The Dolores star., 1924-02-15
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

office by Deputy Sheriff Miles McPhil'
lips on charges OF first degree murder
in connection with the killing OF Pa
trolman Elmer F. Cobb early on the
morning OF Nov. 10 last. The arrest
of Chief Head followed the filing of
direct information by District Attorney
Louis b. Reed, Greeley. OF the Eighth
Judicial District. charging Head and
Norman Drake with the murder of the
patrolman. Drake was arrested last
week and is being held in the Greeley
jail. Chief Head had been waiting In
his office for the arrest
Dove Creek.-George Walker, IA
year-old Dove Creek bay, must face
t-lal on the charge OF first degree mur'
der for causing the death OF Jess De
marco, Italian humesteader OF the
same section. The boy is alleged to
have opened fire upon Demarco with
rifle, inflicting wound which later
caused fatal Infection. Young Walk
er was given n preliminary hearing
before n justice of the peace ut Rico
and was bound over to the District
Court for trial District Attorney
George W. Lane has Indicated that he
will file an information charging first
degree murder.
Denver-The Colorado Association
of Life Underwriters is making prep
aratiOns for the annual sales congress
of the association here on Feb. %
a oil
over the state. Harry w. Wood direc-
tor of the school OF life insurance of
the University OF Denver, and first
vice president of the Colorado assOci-
alton, is the general. chairman Of the
committee of arrangements, and he
and his subordinates are looking for
ward to an attendance of 1000 agents
artl' managers.
Denver.-Reports now being re-
ceived by the State Immigration De
purtment from the various counties of
the state Indicate that bond issues for
educational purposes against the sew
eral school districts have increased
fully 800 per cent since 1915. There
is now scarcely county in which
some school district has not an out
standing bond issue and some of the
larger counties have as many as fifty
standing.
Fort MOrgan.-After narrowly es-
Gaping death when she tainted in the
burning store and postoffice at Oleson,
Colo, forty miles south of here, in
Adams county, Mrs. Laura Prescott,
pcstmistress, escaped with only the
clothes on her back. She Is said to
be destitute and being cared for by
nelghbors, as the result of the fire
which followed the explosion Of ten
gallon barrel of gasoline, which threw
the flaming liquid over the building.
Colorado Springs-Plans of two men
to duplicate the New York Schoell-
kopf jewel robbery were frustrated
here when one of the pair got cold
feet and tipped the plot off to the
police and to the two women who
were the intended victims. The haul
had 1t been successful, would have
netted about 100000 worth of dla-
monds and other gems, the property
of two Chicago women, guests at n
local hotel.
Fort Collins-The Union OIL Com
tions to drill well on the Nelson p
Warren rnnch, in the northeast quar-
ter of section S-9-6S, four miles north
and one miles west of Wellington, and
will be ready for actual operations
within the next few days, according
to Paul F. Work, field manager for
the company.
Craig.-The erection of many oil der
ricks in Moffat county Is expected dur
ing the coming months, following an
announcement from the Texas Com
pany that five wells will be drilled
soon on the Hamilton dome, where oil
was recently discovered A number of
other companies are making inquiries
concerning leases near here, 1t is said.
Pueblo.-The first move in plan to
change the cattle business on.San Isa-
bel forest lands and those adjacent to
it, from Il beef cattle industry to that
of dual purpose animals, has been TAX
en- by ranchers in the Florence Wet
more district, who have formed the
Mountain View Dairy Association, with
fifteen members.
Fort Morgan.-The alfalfa mill of
the Superior Milling Company, four
miles west of here, together with
eighty tons of hay and two wagons,
was destroyed by fire, said to have
been caused by sparks from a railroad
freight engine. The amount of loss Is
not known, but the plant was covered
by Insurance.
Montrose.-Charles l.. Blake, one of
the best known lawyers of western
Colorado, died suddenly in his home
here, after an operation for appendi-
cltis two weeks ago. He had recov-
cred sufficiently to be removed from
the hospital to his home.
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