The Dolores star., 1924-10-17
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

the history OF the institution. Practi-
cally every community in the state
sends some OF its boys and girls to
Colorado's tencher-training institution
some time. and Il large part of the
state Is represented in the big student
body there this year. The registration
at the opening of the school this year
was nearly 100 above what II was
year ago. The largest Increase of any
one wear over another Is recorded this
time
Fort Collins.-Four additional large
tanks have been ordered for the tank
farm of the Union oil Company of
California north of the Whitaker well.
Two of these will probably be 5000
barrel tanks and the other two each
of 10000 barrels capacity. The com
pany is building heating station and
putting in testing plant and pump
ing station at the tank farm. 1t Is
also building n commissary cellar and
has let the contract for Its hotel and
company house near the tank farm.
Denver.-Colorado's future rs one of
the leading oil producing states of the
nation gained greater assurance with
receipt of word from the western slope
that daily flow of 100000 cubic feet
Of gas had been struck in the Eckert
field, and the announcement here that
the American Gasoline and Refining
Company of Los Angeles is planning to
start activities here, beginning with
the construction of "A large gasoline re-
finery at the Fort Collins field within
very few months.
Fort Morgan.-Modern college and
high school life, with petting parties
frayed nerves, gin, whisky and jazz
dancing, cannot be compared with the
lives of grandma and grandpa despite
claims that the present generation is
no worse than those gone before, de
clared J. A. Thompson, president of
Tarkio college, Tarkio, Mo, in his ad-
dress here at the Nebraska synod of
the United Presbyterian Church. Mr.
Thompson spoke on the present sltua-
ton and trend of higher education.
Denver-'Peach salad" Such was
the listing of Princess Colorado, Miss
Evelyn Florence Conard of Greeley on
the menu of the noon luncheon given
mt Tulsa, Okla, by the Tulsa Hotel
City Club, honoring each of the twelve
princesses who are representing their
states at the International Petroleum
Exposition. That she is truly a"peach,"
is attested by the applause she has re-
rpiynI a tho ltIn.hnnng
and functions ut which she has ap-
peared
Fort Colllns.-Dr. Charles A Lowry.
president of the Colorado Agricultural
College, in an address to the Colorado
realtors in convention here, declared
that the realtor of today and the real
estate agent and mining broker of ear
lier days have taken more important
part in the development of the state
than they are usually given credit for,
and said that because Of the misdeeds
of few of their number. the whole
group often has been criticized.
Fort Logan.-A rigid investigation
into alleged bad conditions at Fort Io-
gan in connection with drunkenness
was ordered by Col. William S. Mapes,
commanding officer, when he was In
formed of charges which were made in
United States District Court in Den.
yer that soldiers stationed ut Fort Lo-
gan were constant violators Of the pro-
hibition laws, that they made Il prac-
| tice of riding in taxicabs while in a
state of intoxication.
Loveland.-Wilhelm Frank, 30 years
old, was taken to the Loveland hospi.
tai with broken back. The injury
was received while stacking hay on
his farm east of Loveland, the hay
stacker falling over on him and break
| ing his back. The spinal cord is not
| completely severed, but paralysis of
| the lower limbs leads the attending
| physicians to have grave fears for his
recovery.
Walsenburg. - The third annual
| Huerfano county stock show came to an
end here with stockmen from every
| part of Colorado acclaiming It n big
success Hundreds of visitors from all
cattle regions in the West filled the
big show buildings for the three days
of this annual event, and watched with
keen interest the bustling activities
Fine exhibits of farm products, ami
mails, and sewing and cooking exhibits
from the schools proved to be the main
attractions.
Pueblo.-Murder charges are to be
filed in Little Rock, Ark, against Mr..
and Mrs. L. X. Green, who were ar
rested here in connection with the sIay-
Ing OF Green's father and the myster.
ious disappearance of the latter's wife
at Little Rock, Police Chief Ratten.
burg of Arkansas City has advised Ar
thur Grady, local chief of police.
Craig-Curiosity Of Roster Bruner,
s-year-old farm boy, to find out what
made II shoot" brought death to his g.
year-oId brother Valentine here. The
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