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


wound in his right arm, received when
he was shot by Max Gonzales.
Paonia.-Neighbors of Robert L,
Rockwell, lieutenant governor of Colo
rado, and his friends from all parts OF
Delta county, met here last week and
formed the first Rockwell for Governor
Club.
Denver.-The Denver tourist bureau
is working hard TO raise a fund of
S1J0,Ooo to advertise Colorado climate,
Colorado scenery, Colorado industry
and Colorado homes throughout the
United States.
Canon City.-Mr. and Mrs w. Y.
jenkins recently celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary ut their
home here. Warren Y. jenkins and
Susan Virginia Boone were married
February ., 1864, at Hlllboro, III.
Denver.-Senator Phipps introduced
4 bill in the Senate last week provid-
tng for the issuance of grazing per
mits on unreserved public cOmains in
much the same manner MS permits are
Issued for grazing on forest lands.
Denver-John A. McCann, an as
sistant United States district attorney
Of Colorado, is in Washington consult
ing with Department Of Justice and
Postoffice Department Officials on the
law relating TO the use Of mails TO
defraud.
Montr0se War Department at
Washington announced that Gwen T.
Coffin of Montrose, Colo, has been
designated us candidate to take the
West Point examination March with
view to entering the military acad-
emy July l.
Durango.-John C. Campbell, form
er president of the Burns National
Bank of Durango, and Clyde Potter,
prominent sheep owner of southern
Colorado, are charged on twenty
counts with misappropriatIon of S52,-
900 Of the banks funds in a secret
Indictment returned by the Federal
Grand Jury in Denver.
Denver.-A decision by the Inter
state Commerce Commission in the
Denver < Rio Grande Western Rail
road reorganization case Is not expect
ed for some time, according to james
A. Marsh, former city attorney, who
returned n few days ago from Wash
Ington, where he appeared before the
commission rs special counsel for
Colorado in opposing the scheme.
Colorado Springs-A gift OF $500
from Simon Guggenheim of New York
City, former United States senator
from Colorado, to Colorado Colleges
endowment fund, has been announced
mt the college. Special services were
held last week at the college IN com
memOratlon Of the fiftieth anniversary
of the founding of the institution. The
charter for the college was signed on
Feb. 4, 1874
Denyer.-Colorado farmers now
have 1886 900 head of live stock on
the farms and ranges compared to 81
001, 900 on January /, 1923, according
to the report released by the federal
state crop reporting service. The val
ues of this stock is placed at $751;
10000 this year, compared with a
total of $93,516,0O0 last year This ic
a decline in four years Of 46 per cent
in value.
Denver.-An expenditure of more
than a million dollars for postoffice
buildings in Colorado is outlined by
Secretary Mellon in communication
to Congress last week. Mellon esti-
mates that S250,0O0 will be required to
construct a federal building at Duran
90, or Sl50,000 more than the balance
now available. Amounts required In
other Colorado cities follow Canon
City, $4,000; Monte Vista, 100000; !;
Montrose, 100000; Sterling, S125,OO0
Denver-A feeling of close cooper
alton and fellowship such as never
before existed between the business
men and city officials of Denver and
the editors of Colorado's newspapers
unquestionably was established last
week during the convention of the
Colorado Editorial Association In this
city
Golden.-The tenth session of the
''uISe lor prDSpcclOrS ana pructlcal
mining and mill men has opened at the
Colorado School of Mines. Students
registered from Denver, Aspen, Our;iy,
Edgewater, Pueblo and other Colorado
points. Among the outside students
were men from Ohio, Iowa, Tennessee,
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Tex
as, the petroleum sections being well
represented.
Walsenburg.-H. d. Mustain, mayor
of Walsenburg, issued n statement CON
cerning the booze graft charges made
against him and Charles II. Sanchez,
night chief of police at Walsenburg.
in the Huerfano County District Court
and by the Federal Grand Jury In
Denver. Mustain does not make di-
rect denial of the charges, but asks
the public to withhold Judgment of
him until he has been tried in court.
Calhan-The townsite of Calhan,
comprising 24O acres, lying along the