The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-10
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COLORADO

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Louis of Denver, struck small auto
mobile at the railroad crossing at Fifty
first and Vine streets.
La Junta.-Prof. J. IL. Schriber, rural
superintendent of the Colorado State
University of Boulder, was in Otero
county for several days recently visit
ing the various rural schools, working
in the interest of the university.
Boulder.-Charles A. Semrad is the
new president of Boulder Rotary Club.
]. w. Valentine is vice president, DR..
David Williams, secretary; Theodore
| G. Lahley, treasurer. Judge F. z. Secor
is the new president of the Longmont
Rotary Club.
Denver.-Appointme of Prof. Lind
say B. Longacre as acting president Of
the niff School of Theology to replace
DIR. Edwin w. Dunleavy, who resigned
as president to accept an Indianapolis,
Ind, pastorate several weeks ago, was
announced by the executive committee
| OF the board of trustees for the school.
Leadville.-The Ibex Gold Mining
| Company, better known as the Little
| Jonny, which has to Its credit at least
| five fortunes that are reckoned in the
millions, has just declared and paid
a 80 per cent dividend on Its 100000
shares of capital stock, meaning $32,-
600 for the immediate use of the for
tunate owners.
Longmont-Richard Martinez, age
| 80, is being held on charge of having
robbed a Longmont jewelry store and
two filling stations ut Longmont a few
days ago. He is alleged to have brok-
en- a window glass and to have stolen
a tray of watches from the Miller jew
elry store and to have taken automobile
accessories from the two filling sta
tions.
Loveland-Loveland' first real ac-
tivity in oil exploration took definite
form when two carloads of machinery
arrived and was trucked to the drilling
site of the H. B. Wilcox Company, two
miles north of the city. The rotary
type of drill will be used to sink the
first well. The company has $500
acres under lease just off the paved
Loveland-Fort Collins highway.
Pueblo.-The Pueblo Commerce Club
has received n message from United
States Senator Alva B. Adams to the
effect that the Senate has adopted an
amendment as requested by the local
club, making it possible for every flood
conservancy taxpayer in Pueblo to
charge up as expense the annual flood
tax assessed, including interest and
sinking fund to retire the bonds which
will be levied for a period of thirty
years.
Denver.-The name of Miss Emily
Griffith, principal and founder of the
Opportunity school, has been forward
ed by Governor Sweet to the secretary
of the Woodrow Wilson foundation in
New York, with the suggestion that
Miss Griffith is the best qualified per-
son to receive the $4,000 award OF
that organization, given annually to the
person who has rendered the most not
able public service, it was announced
here by Hale Smith, the governors sec
retary.
La Junta-A troop of Boy Scouts
digging a cave on the Fort Lyon reser-
vation for their own pleasure, came up
on what they supposed to be cocoa
nut. After clearing 1t off they found
that 1t was the skull of man, and aft
er continuing their investigation they
discovered the entire skeleton. The
body is supposed to be that of an In
dian, as the skeleton was found in a
hunched-up position in which some
tribes buried their dead. The bones
were taken to the reservation as
prize of the scouts.
Observation-Disclosures High school
won the honors at the western Colo
RADIO scholarship contest in Gunnison,
with 80 points to 81 for Grand Junction
and 20 for Canon City. Eleven schools
participated. May Hardy of Montrose
took first place in English; Gwen Cof-
fin of Montrose, placed first in history
and civics; Constant Marks of Mont
rose was third in general information;
Eugenia Rolfe was third in Latin. The
team was met upon Its return by a
band and a big delegation at the sta
ton.
Pueblo.-The first step toward plac-
Ing the 1924 Colorado state fair upon
n firm basis was taken recently with
the announcement that the outstanding
premiums on the 1923 fair and all bills
for newspaper advertising which re-
main unpaid will be cleared up soon.
Joe Wood of the state examiners Of
| flee was in Pueblo Il few days ago and
| Mt that time announced to President
John II. Thatcher and Manager Dick
| Jay of the fair commission that ar
rangements have been made to clear
up all such premiums and accounts,
and checks will be placed in the mail
| within few days.