Mrs. Hawkins
Dies.
Word has been received in this city of the death of
Mrs. Harry Hawkins which occurred Saturday at her home in Alamosa,
Colo., after an illness of typhoid fever. She is survived by her
husband and two children.
Mrs. Hawkins was formerly Pearl Van Nostrand, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs.. A.W. Van Nostrand, formerly residents of Fairfield,
but now residing in Monte Vista, Colo. She was an employee of the
Louden Machinery company for a time preceding her removal to
Colorado to reside.
Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport Iowa
September 7, 1927
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FORMER
COLORADO OFFICIAL DIES
Alamosa, Col., Dec. 31-James R. Noland, 56, Alamosa
publisher and former secretary of state of Colorado died at his home
here suddenly at 7:30 A.M. He had been ill only two days.
Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville Illinois
Dec. 31, 1930
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TWO TINY KIDS DIE IN
BLAZE IN COLORADO
Alamosa, Colo., April 15-Two children were burned to
death here this afternoon ehn a fire partially destroyed the home of
Leo Gallegos, a truck driver. One child, 3 years old, as the son of
Gallegos and the other, a 4 year old boy, was the son of Henry Givil,
a miner, who is now in Silverton, Colo.
Mrs. Gallegos was said to have locked the children in
the house while she went downtown on a shopping trip. The house is
believed to have caught fire from a kitchen stove.
The Helena Independent, Helena Montana April 16,
1929
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BOY DROPS MATCH
IN GASOLINE TANK; DIES IN SUBSEQUENT BLAST.
Alamosa, Colo., Sept. 14-A six year old boy died today
in the explosion that resulted when he dropped a lighted match into
a filling station's submerged gasoline tank.
The 200 gallon tank blasted open the ground and threw
Edward Lee Burgess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Burgess, high into the
air. The child died of burns and shock three hours later.
Claude Garner, the filling station attendant, escaped
injury.
The Helena Independent, Helena Montana
September 15, 1938
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Unloaded
Pistol Brings Death to Boy in Colorado
Alamosa, Colo., May 13-A 15 year old boy's challenge
that he could beat a 13 year old chum's "draw" with an "unloaded"
pistol brought him death, Sheriff Maurice T. Smith reported today.
The victim, shot through the brain last night, was Leo
Diederich, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Diederich of Monte Vista.
A coroner's jury absolved Charles Rolling of blame in
the death after he described the fatal game in which young Diederich
thought he could outspeed Charles' draw with a gun the younger boy
said he just had emptied.
Playing that Charles was to attack him from behind with
the gun, Leo was to turn and grab the .22 caliber gun before Charles
could draw, aim and pull the trigger.
Charles told the jury Leo had just started to turn when
he pulled the trigger. The bullet hit Leo in the right side of the
head.
"Leo was my best friend," the boy said.
The Helena Independent, Helena Montana May 14,
1939
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WIFE GONE,
COLORADAN TAKES GAS ROUTE WITH HIS LITTLE BOY OF 5
Alamosa, Colo., March 31-Fred Wellington, 36, of
Alamosa, jockey and rodeo relay rider, and his 5 year old son,
Kendall, were found dead today in a fume filled auto parked on a
lonely stretch of prairie a mile south of the Alamosa cemetery.
Deputy Coroner John Allardice, Sheriff Maurice T. Smith
and District Attorney Leonard M. Haynie investigated and reported
that Wellington had driven the car to the spot, fixed one end of a
hose to the exhaust pipe and brought the other into the auto, closed
the windows and let the motor run.
They said he apparently sat in the rear seat and held
his son on his lap while he was conscious. Wellington's body had
fallen over on the seat and that of his son was found on the floor.
On the glass of a car door was attached a note saying "Gas inside."
WIFE GONE
The authorities said they learned that Wellington's
wife, Marguerite, had left him recently and had gone to El Rito,
N.M.
The bodies were found by a party of Wellington's
relatives-Bert Janney, his cousin; Charles Wellington, his father;
Ted Kendricks, his brother-in-law, and Mrs. Janney.
Janney told the authorities that Wellington had "acted
strangely" since his wife's departure. Janney said he and others
began a search when Wellington and the boy could not be found at
home this afternoon.
The Helena Independent, Helena Montana April 1,
1940
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COLORADO NEWSMAN
DIES
Alamosa, Colo., Sept 22-A.W. Quin co-publisher of the
Alamosa Courier, died today as the result of a paralytic stroke
brought on by high blood pressure.Nevada State
Journal, Reno Nevada September 23, 1935
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Jeremiah Bert Peden
Jeremiah Bert
Peden was born near Floris in Davis County, Ia., April 27, 1871, and
passed away at his home near Mosca, Colo., November 26, 1931. He was
the third child of Margaret and Samuel J. Peden, and was married to
Adella Evans on December 31, 1894.
To
this union were born eight children, all of whom are now living.
They are Jennie Burns of Mosca; Nora Kline, Three Rivers, Mich; Lola
Thomas, Northport, Neb; Wilbur, Frank, Harold, Lawrence and Cecil of
Mosca. He is survived by his widow, Adella Peden, his mother,
Margaret Peden, who is 87 years old, and better known as Grandma
Peden, eight children and eight grandchildren, one sister, Mrs.
Alice Brooks of Mosca, and two brothers, L.M. Peden of Rapid City,
and John H. Peden of Seattle, Wash. One sister, Mrs. Mary Brooks,
and one brother, James Peden, preceded him in death.
Mr. Peden and family came to the San Luis valley in the fall of
1919. He was converted and became a member of the Methodist church
at Mosca during the ministry of the Rev. A.W. Cibbons, and has been
a faithful working in the church up to the time of his death. He was
superintendent of the Sunday school a year and an active worker for
the betterment of the community. His widow and children have the
sympathy of the entire community in the loss of a faithful husband
and a kind father.
The funeral services
were held in the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
the Rev. S.E. Luce officiating Appropriate music was sung by a
quartet.-Contributed.
Mrs. Peden's
brothers, Frank, Henry and John Evans, are Huron residents.
Evening Huronite, Huron South Dakota December 19, 1931
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