The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-26
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

speaker ut the luncheon of the EX-
change Club held at the Kenmark ho-
tel. Mr.. Ammons sketched the history
of the stock show since the first one
eighteen years ago and told how much
the show had done for the stock in
dustry in the state and its worth to
the city of Denver. He said that there
would be about 100 head of Holsteln-
Freisian dairy cattle at the show this
year. The men in charge expected
these to Increase materially the inter-
est shown in dairy stock. He cited as
one of the great needs of the dairy in
dustry the eradication of tuberculosis
by federal supervision and control.
Craig.-Speaking before the local
Lions Club here, A. Il. Patterson, field
superintendent for the Texas Produc-
ton Company, made the first official
statement to be given out in regard
to the oil strike on the Hamilton
dome by his company, near here.
"The Texas well on the Hamilton
DOME" he said, "is one foot down in
the Dakota sand. The hole Is three
inch hole, approximately $500 feet
deep. When flow started oil came to
the top and started spilling over the
top of the casing. Pipes were con-
nected and tanks on the ground OF
1000 barrels total capacity were
filled. The well then was capped un-
til further work can be done on the
well and further storage facilities
provided.
Denver.-Colorado's oil possibilities
took on greater proportions when 1t
was learned that the State Land
Board has issued prospectors' permits,
or oil leases, on 1920 acres of pub
lie school lands in Yuma, Kit Carson,
Cheyenne, Kiowa and Bent counties to
James NJ. Gagan of Denver. This
acreage, which Gagan admits Is OBJ
tanned for himself and wealthy Ne
braska bankers, some of whom are
connected with big oil companies Of
the east, represents almost half of the
total acreage of school lands leased
for oil purposes by the land board to
date.
Denver.-The Republican Newspa-
per Association of Colorado will meet
at the Albany hotel Jan. 20 and 26, ac-
cording to an announcement issued by
G. e. Adams of Grand Junction, presi-
dent, and z. II. Mcdowell of Julesburg,
secretary. The Colorado Editorial AS
sociation will meet at the same time.
This meeting is called to coordinate
the work of the Republican newspa-
pers during the coming campaign. The
association was organized last fall,
and every Republican publisher is a
member.
MISUNDERSTANDING into tub of
boiling water when his mothers back
was turned, the 22-month-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hicks of Durango was
burned mortally. He died soon after
being taken to the hospital. When
Mrs. Hicks attempted to rescue him
on hearing his cries, she was severely
burned, but will recover. Mrs. Hicks
said she was preparing to give the ba-
by a bath and had turned away mo-
ment to get some cold water when he
walked too close to the tub.
Pueblo.-The new conservancy dis
trict proposed for flood protection of
the Arkansas valley from Pueblo to
the county line will cost approximate
ly S150,000, according to figures of the
Dayton Morgan engineers, presented
to the county commissioners. A mil
lion dollars worth of agricultural land
living along the river will be reclaimed
by control of the river through the use
of steel rail and wire flood fences.
Denver.-Among the winners an
'nounced by the National Americanism
Commission in the essay contest held
recently and sponsored by the Ameri-
can Legion, Edna Jean Hershey and
James Gilbert Potter, Jr., of Denver,
and Dorothy Mueller of Delta were
winners in Colorado. Nearly 100000
school children of the United States
participated in the contest and three
winners in each state were chosen.
Durango-George Walker, 16 years
old, was brought here and surrendered
by his father to the sheriff on account
of the death of Jesse Demarco, who
was shot Jan. 13 and died at Cortez.
The boy said he has no recollection OF
the shooting or of anything that trans
pired that day. His story is believed
by the authorities as the boy has been
suffering from an injury to his head
incurred from a fall off his horse four
years ago.
Greeley.-Jesse E. Sprague, until re-
Gently a resident of Greeley, who was
reported to have been accidentally
killed in Los Angeles, may justifiably
be listed as victim of the World war,
according to Information received by
relatives here. Sprague is now said to
have ended his life by hanging during
a fit of temporary insanity induced by
wounds received while he was serving
with the marine corps in France
Denver.-Forty thousand shares of
the common stock of the Great West
vrn Sugar Company have been sold by
tho American Sugar Refining Com