The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-19
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East Mesa. aged s, was accidentally
shot and instantly killed by his elder
brother when they were examining
rifle used for butchering.
Fort Morgan.-An Increase Of 272
ears of freight including both outgoing
and incoming shipments, is the record
Of the Burlington railway in Fort Nor
gan for the first three months of 1924
over corresponding period in 1923.
Manitou.-Another Ince nld airy
school fire in Colorado was attempted
here few days ago. Alarm was
sounded when blaze was discovered
in an annex to the county high school.
The blaze was extinguished before
much damage was done.
Colorado Springs.-Forty-thre floats
have already been entered in the ker-
mess parade, which Is to be one of the
features of the three-day festival to
be presented by the trades unions of
Colorado Springs in May, according to
recent announcement.
Nederand.-Resumption of work In
the Wolf Tongue Mining and Milling
Companys properties was ordered last
week by William Roach, local mana
ger for the company. Orders aggre-
eating 300 tons of ferro-tungsten have
been received, according to MIR. Roach.
Walsenburg.-Localp police are shoot
ing every unmuzzled dog appearing on
the streets of Walsenburg. One wom-
an is under treatment by the county
physician after being bitten by dog.
and children are being kept from the
streets by their parents. Walsenburg
is in the grip of a mad dog" scare.
Denver.-Saved by the timely arrival
of police from the hands of an angry
group of ranchers who appeared to be
making ready to lynch him, Lawrence
| Tracy is being he,d at the city jail for
investigation in connection with the
burning of an automobile at East Thir-
ty-sixth avenue and Monaco boulevard.
Fort Collins-The Sunset OIL Com
| pany of Wyoming has entered the Fort
| Collins oil district with the leasing OF
the Buckeye ranch, two and one-half
miles north of the gas well brought In
several months ago on the Wellington
structure and the acquisition of addi-
tional acreage near by, 1t was reported
here few days ago.
Greeley.-Dr. George Willard Fra
sier, vice president and executive head
| of the State Teachers College here
since several weeks before the death
of the late president, DR.. John G.
Crabbe, was elected president of the
Institution by the board of trustees.
DIR. FrasIers election was by unani-
nous action OF the board.
Cripple Creek.-Ore assaying as high
as $4,000 to the ton has been taken
out here In Cripple Creeks latest gold
strike, 1t was announced by Eiart May,
| superintendent for the Reaton COM
pany. The find is regarded as certain
to give added iD.2etus to the revival of
the mining industry In this section.
| The find was made In winze of the
Sangre de Christie tunnel in the Black
| Diamond vein of TenderfoOt hill.
La Junta.-Avanell Childers. 4-yenr-
old daughter of John Childers OF La
Junta, wheeled her tricycle. out onto
| Second street few days ago to ride
along like the big cars A moment
later she was struck by an auto going
at high rate of speed and died with
Malouf a Las Animas merchant, was
driving the car which was responsible
for the girls death. Accor ding to wit
nesses, he attempted to pass another
machine and did not see the tiny tri-
cycle which was creeping along the
street. His brakes were poor, he
claimed to police, and he was unable
to stop in a short distance.
Denver-Frederick Jansen, wife
murderer. was sentenced by Judge q.
]. Morley to the penitentiary to serve
n life term ut hard labor for the slny-
ing of Mrs Bella Jansen, last month,
as she knelt in prayer at their home.
A West Side Court jury had found him
guilty of first degree murder. He
waived raotion for a new trial.
Colorado Springs.-Two unidentified
bodies have been found in this vicinity
in the past two days. Recently group
of hikers discovered the body of an
aged man half way up the incline rail-
way on Mount Manitou. 1t had appar-
emily been there since last fall. A
body severed in two places was also
found on the Rock Island tracks at
North Weber street.
La Junta.-John Malouff, a mer-
chanto at Las Animas, was found
crimnally liable by a coroner's jury
here for the death of Avenell Chill
dress, who was killed when struck by
an automobile driven by him. When
arralgned in Justice of the Peace
Court on a charge of mansaughter,
Malouff waived examination and was
bound over to the District Court in
bond of $1,000.