The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-08
LATE NEWS
From All Over
COLORADO

luortn oI mere on the Fort Collins
dome. The well Is about 1,400 feet
deep and the cement has been laid
at this depth.
Pueblo.-Secretary Work has direct
ed the land office Mt Pueblo to offer
for lease tract embracing 240 acres
of public coal lands in Euerfano
county, Colorado. The lease will pro-
vide for government royalty of 10
cents n ton.
Denver-B. b. Allen; mayor of Sill
verton and cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of that town, has been APP
pointed member of the state high.
way advisory board TO replace ]. A.
Clay of Durango, whose term on the
board Is expiring.
Fort Morgan. = Predictions made
here that development of the oil and
gas pools in northeastern Colorado will
make Fort Morgan one OF the largest
cities in Colorado has caused ami
mated discussion and marked inter-
est in real estate values.
Englewood.-A lone, unmasked
bandit entered the Aldridge and Ben
ton grocery store, held up Aven
Aldridge, mayor of Englewood and
proprietor of the store, and his wife,
and escaped in an automobile with an
accomplice after obtaining $3.50.
Denver.-Latest available reports
show that there Is now in Colorado
7,753,21S acres of unreserved and I'M
appropriated land, popularity known
as homestead land. This is 116S per
cent of the states total area, and Is
compared with 1880 acres year
ago, or 11.9S per cent of the states
area.
Calhan.-After kissing his three
children goodbye, Robert W. Parsons,
farmer living three miles south vi
Calhan, stepped out of the kitchen
door, placed the muzzle of n Peal
iber rifle to his head and killed him
self Financial difficulties, as well us
domestic troubles, are thought to have
deranged Parsons temporarily.
Pagosa Springs.-County Superin-
tendent r. NJ Thomas is busy arrang-
ing for the county spelling contest,
which will be conducted at the court
house in Pagosa Springs Saturday,
March %, for the purpose of sending
a winner to the state contest at Den
yer March 81 The test will consist
of 100 of the most troublesome words,
which will be in writing.
Denver.-Rosalind Elsner, one of
the heirs to the 100000 estate of the
late Dr. John Elsner, who disappeared
Sunday while awaiting an examina-
ton into her sanity by lunacy board
appointed by the County Court last
week, was found in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
with w. A. Sharpe of Denver, and
taken into custody by sheriff's Off
GERS at the request of Denver police.
Durango. = Edmumanis Maestaz,
held at Aztec, n. NJ, for the murder
of Juan Maestaz, permitted officers to
take his photograph while standing
with the skull of his victim in his
hand before him. The murdered man
was no relation to the prisoner.
Maestaz is said to- have confessed the
Staying and to have admitted burying
the body in a clump of sagebrush,
where he later led officers.
Leadville.-Society and business cir
cles of Denver and Leadville received
a surprising shock when news reached
Denver of the marriage in Spring
field, Ohio, of Jesse f. Mcdonald,
former governor of Colorado, and Mrs.
w. G.. Harrington, prominent society
matron of Denver and Leadville, The
wedding took place Feb. 16 at the
home of Mrs. Harringtons married
laughter, Mrs Edward Gilcrest.
I.oveland.-A crew of men under
". II. Campbell, road overseer, is
blasting large rocks in the Big
THOMPSON river, in the canon west of
I,oveland. This is done as a matter
of flood prevention.
Iimon.-The most important meet
ing of the campaign by the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association,
Chicago. Rock Island e Pacific rail
road; Colorado Springs Chamber of
Commerce and others for better farm
ing in eastern Colorado was held here
last week. The Limon Commercial
Club arranged for the gathering of
70 farmers and business men of Lincoln
county. The crowd was one OF the
largest ever assembled in Limon.
Fort Collins.-Oil experts are mysti-
fled by the constant flow of natural
gas from the bore of Fort Collins well
No. /, located three miles north of
here on the Whitaker ranch, which is
now at a depth of 1900 feet. APPROX
mately 100000 cubic feet of gas is es-
Gaping daily from between the twelve
inch casing which is inside of flf-
teen-inch casing. The larger casing Is
to be withdrawn and cement packed
about the smaller within several days,
It was announced.