The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-02
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| Association has been invited 10 con-
| duct Its midsummer meeting in Boul-
der. The invitation was sent by the
Chamber of Commerce.
Boulder.-A coroner's jury here ab-
solved Motorman Ben Atkinson OF any
| blame in the tram car-railroad crash
Sunday in which Mrs. Lena G. Brown
| ing was killed and several others in
| jured.
Denver.-Seventy-fi manufacture
| ers of the state Will maintain exhibits
at the annual Industrial exposition of
the Colorado Manufacturers Associa-
| ton to be held in the City Auditorium,
Feb. 1S to %.
Colorado Springs-Earl G. Pruitt,
| foreman in charge of the oil and gas
oline division of a local motor COM
pany, was SO seriously burned at his
home when he started fire with ker-
| osene that he died at a local hospital
| where he was taken.
Fort Collins.-Gas from the huge
| Wellington gasser was used for fuel
| for drilling at the Union Oil Company's
| well on the Fort Collins dome, eleven
miles away, when traps to separate
| the oil from the gas were tested near
the gasser and the gas allowed to en-
| ter the pipe line between the two loca-
| tions.
Denver.-After the removal of mil
lion dollars and $S,302,36S assets
through Denver streets, the Denver
National Bank consolidated with the
Hamilton National, and the Home Saw
| hon nlyc
dation of the Merchants Bank and the
Home Savings and Trust Company
| opened their doors for business as two
larger banking institutions.
Pagosa Springs.-Pagosa Springs ex-
perienced another disastrous fire when
| the grade and high school building and
all equipment were destroyed by fire
of unknown origin. Only the brick
walls of the building remain. The loss
is estimated at $4,000, 1000 of
which is covered by insurance. The
building is two-story high with ten
rooms and basement.
Denver.-Patrick Byrnes, publisher
of the Pueblo Indicator, was unani-
mously elected president of the Colo
RADIO Editorial Association in the clos
| ing session of a two-day convention
here Other officers elected were John
NJ. Green, Colorado Springs, editor of
the Ell Paso County Farm News, as
vice president, and George t. Hau-
| brich,, Denver, reelected as secretary
| treasurer.
Denver-The Denver Tourist Bu
reau is out to raise S150,000 for adver-
I. Ill
and to make 1924 bigger than 1923,
which topped all previous records by
| bringing travel returns of $45,500,00O
| to the various interests in the state.
| The campaign for funds, which has
| met with the approval of the Presi-
dents Round Table Club, will be held
from Jan. % to Feb. 2.
Golden.-Arthur III. Mitchell, Den
yer plumber, was sentenced to hang by
Judge Samuel w. Johnson in District
Court here, after the court had over
ruled a motion for retrial of Mitch
ell on charges of killing Mrs. Georgia
A. Bryan and Andrew Sherie in the
early morning of Oct. %, 1923, in the
Sherie ranch house following a drunk
en- party. The court set the date of the
hanging for March IS to "a.
misunderstanding to his home
for the first time since he disappeared
last fall, and as his six children, 13
months to IA years old, looked on in
terror, William II. Chick, 30, ranch
er, sixty miles west of here, shot and
killed his wife in their ranch home
and then turned the weapon upon him
self They died instantly. He fired
five shots at Mrs. Chick, saving the
last one in the revolver for himself.
Denver-Police Inspector John d.
Coughlin of New York City announced
that $50, 200 of the 100000 worth of
jewels stolen from Mrs. c. p. Hugo
Schoellkopf of Buffalo, in the early
morning hours of Jan. 1, 1923, after II
New Year party, were found in Den
yer in a sealed fruit jar.
Denver-C. o. Stiles of Pueblo was
elected president of the Associated Re
tail Credit Bureaus of Colorado and
Wyoming, at the closing session of the
two-day conference of credit bureau
secretaries here. Other officers elect
ed for the coming year were Frank
Field of Greeley, vice president
Charles NJ. Reed of Denver, secretary
treasurer; William H. DeVere of Chey-
enne, director, and III. III. Wolbert of
Delta, director.
Castle Rock.-Six coaches of Den
yer & Rio Grande passenger train No.
8, southbOund, were derailed at Orsa,
five miles north of Castle Rock, when
the wheels of the first car left the
tracks at a switch. Traffic was de-
layed about four hours. The derail-
ment was due to either spread rails or
split switch, according to railroad
officials at Castle Rock. The six
coaches left the rails but stood up
right and did not leave the ties. |