The Dolores star., 1924-09-19
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

La Junta.-The corner stone for the
new Masonic Temple in this city was
Mid last week with ceremonies bent
ting the occasion.
Pueblo.-There are 800 more Pueblo
horleS in Stages Of construction TINS
year than 1923 at this time. Building
Inspector Il. J. Roberts stated Il few
days ago.
La Juntu.-Workmen ut the wen OF
the Jones Point Drilling Company
have been Instructed to move the der
rick 10 another point close by, where
mother well will be drilled Mt once.
nglewood.-Overcome by financial
difficulties. Carl Carlson, Of Watkins,
Colo, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the mouth with % cnliber
rifle which he had evidently purchased
earlier in the day Mt Enslewood.
Estes Purk.-After ninety-mlle
automobile ride from Denver, John W,
Davis. the Democratic presidential
candidate. arrived here to spend two
days in quiet hotel, secluded in a
picturesque clearing at the top OF the
Rocky mountains.
Denver.-The first of the checks for
the - per cent refund on income taxes
paid for 1923 will he mailed from the
Internal revenue office in the custom
house on or about Sept. -, it was
announced by Collector Frank w
Ilowbert.
Political indications in the country,
particularly in the West, are "emi-
nently satisfactory" from the Demo
cratic standpoint, John w. Davis,
Democratic presidential nominee, said
this morning on his arrival in Denver,
the farthcSt point west of his swing
over the nation.
PueblO-Gravel surfacing Of thir
teen miles of the Santa Fe trail in
the Eastern part of Pueblo county has
been started by Schields & Kyle, Pa
gosa Springs contractors, who were
awarded the S10i000 project by the
State Highway Department About
fifty men are employed in the work,
which will require several months.
Denver.-The War Department has
notified Col Paul 7. Newton, adjutant
general of the Colorado National
Guard of the total required strength OF
national guard and reserve officers
corps for mobilization purposes. In
event of war, for instance, Colorado
would be expected to supply 20,977
men and 933 officers from all sections
of the state.
Pueblo.-The third annual conclave
of the Police Protective Association
of Colorado will convene in Pueblo
during state fair week, Sept. % to 2T
over 100 members of the association
to be here at that time. The policing
of the fair grounds is to be done by
sheriff's men from over the state and
the police convention will bring many
other officials from all over Colorado.
Denver-Confinem in Leaven.
worth penitentiary for the next two
years faces the Rev. Father Walter
A. Grace, former pastor of the Shrine
of st. Anne ut Arvada, following the
dismissal In United States Circuit
Court of Appeals Of his appeal from
conviction last year on charges fol
forging whisky prescriptions. Grace
did not appear nor was he represent
ed in the brief hearing.
Estes Park.-Seven hundred execu
tives representing three-fourths of s
million Boy Scouts of America and
nearly every community of the United
States, heard DR.. jeremiah II. jerks
of New York University, tell how 6
few years ago spent more than foui
months in writing the Boy Scout oath
and law, which now guides the acti
of thousands Of scouts throughout the
country.
Colorado Springs - Announcement
has been made of the selection by the
city of site for the new S500,0O(
steam plant to be constructed as par
of the municipal ownership project b,
the firm Of Wood and Weber of Den
yer.
Craig.-Colorado fifth oil fiel,
and the fourth developed in the las
ten months, was definitely provet
when the Midwest Refining Compan.
drilled in its test on the lies dome
Moffat county, with an estimated in
itial output of close to 5000 barrel
daily. In the first nine hours afte
the Dakota sand was reached, tn
| flow filled 1,OO0-barrel tank and n
no other storage was available tn
| well was capped.
Denver.-The sugar beet harves
opened in Colorado Sept. 10. Wha
this brief announcement means to tn
irrigated farming communities of tn
state is indicated by thousands of job
opened to field hands and factor
workers, by msslng of railroad car
to transport the roots. by new life in
fused into commercial lines through
out the sugar producing counties an
by an early distribution of millions q
dollars to beet farmers.
| Denver.-The greatest area of Col,