The Dolores star., 1924-03-28
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

| NHaiies N. Sreen, causing loss III
stock and building OF 100000.
| Manzanola-Two parts OF the Man.
zanola high school We're destroyed by
fire last week, entailing a loss of ap-
proximately $4,000 before 1t was
brought under control
Pueblo.-The 1924 South Central
High School league track meet will be
held in Pueblo on Central High field
May 3. in accordance with n vote Of
| league coaches held here.
| Glenwood Springs.-Harry O. Swift
ger, alderman and associated with
Mayor Mcdonald in the Mcdonald
| Switzer Hardware Company, died here
as the result of complications settling
in, following recent operation.
Arvada.-Wesley Il. Staley. president
of the First National Bank of Arvada,
and former state senator and represen.
| tative. shot and killed himself while
seated before a mirror in his home at
Arvada. Mr.. Staley had been in Ill
| health for some time and dependency
over his fnilurc to recover Is given by
| relatives as the reason for his act.
| Sedalia.-Fred Jansen, few short
hours after he had beaten his wife to
death in Denver, played with tod
ding child and laughed at its playful
| questions while he ate dinner in n
| restaurant here. These questions and
the questions of the adults he care
| fully put off, and he came and went
| Il mysterious stranger who aroused
some curiosity, but no suspicion.
Boulder.-Leading educators of the
state are to meet In Boulder April 3
and 4 for their annual high school
and college conference, sponsored by
| the University of Colorado. The
| junior college, plans for the Colorado
Education Association, school citizen
ship. the platoon school and its posi-
bilities, professional preparation of
| the elementary teacher duties and re-
sponsibilities of principalship and
preparation of teachers are some Of
the subjects that will be discussed.
Lake City.-The Golden Fleece mine,
located upon the Lake Fork of the
| Gunnison river, about four miles
| south of Lake City, Hinsdale county, Is
| the scene Of a high-grade strike of tel
luride ore, for which this property was
| famous in 1893 and the years follow
| ing, when 1t paid as high as 40 per
cent monthly in dividends, and exhib
tied at the Worlds Fair in Chicago a
slab of tellurium gold-silver ore estl-
mated in value at $3.50, upon which II
was awarded first prize in that min
eral division.
Denver.-As the climax of chase
through downtown Denver streets and
a gun battle in full sight of hundreds
of pedestrians, Lawrence Clifford Mel
son, alleged member of a bandit gang
that has terrorized Denver for the last
month, was fatally shot, and his COM
panlon, Eugene Charles Vos was ar.
rested. Nelson was shot with a riot
gun in the hands of Patrolman Arthur
c. Wachter, when he pulled his gun
from his pocket to shoot the officer
after he had been cornered with Vos
by a police automobile
Brighton.-Under custody of Sher-
iff l.. II. Miller and Deputy Sheriff
Lee Templeton, Troy Dennis, con-
victed automobile thief. was taken to
Canon City to start serving SEN
tence of from five to six years. Ex-
ira precautions were taken with Den
| mis- in view Of the fact that he Is al
legged to have planned to get the Of
hcers during the trip to Canon City
He Is the alleged ringleader of n plot
to escape from the Adams county jail
here recently-a plot that If carried
| through would have involved the
murder Of Clyde Miller, jniler
Denver.-The body of woman, be-
lieved to be that of Mrs Bella JAMS
sen of this city was found at Ogden,
Utah. in a trunk checked to Weed.
Calf. by John J. Smith" of Denver.
Smith" answers the description of
Fred Jansen, husband of the victim.
Loveland. = interests representing
the Midwest Refining Company have
Just appeared for the first time In
the records of Larimer county as ac-
rado oil field. The entry consists of
oil and gas assignments covering l.
| $40 acres in sections 8, 8, 16, II, 20
and q, township 4. range 60. This
| location is about two miles directly
west of Berthoud and about forty
miles north of Denver and twenty-five
miles south of Fort Collins The
transfer is from the Rocky Mountain
Oil Company to G. b. Jenkinson, the
latter being a member of the Mid
west Refining staff 1t is understood
that Sinclair interests are also acquir-
ing oil properties In the Berthoud
field, although the records Of such
transactions have not yet been en-
tered in the Larimer county records.
| Canon City-Warden Thomas lyman
Is reported to have requested permis-