The Ordway new era., 1918-02-08
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

up with Bull hill. A sacked consign-
ment of high grade ore, weighing s.
900 pounds, or four tons. and estimat-
ed to be worth 20 cents a pound. or
81 900, was loaded out from the portal
of the Squaw mountain tunnel. on the
southwestern slope OF Squaw noun
tain. The rich ore was mined and
shipped by Pete Peterson, well-known
prospector and miner residing at Hol-
lywood, east of Victor, who recently
secured lease on the Guess lode
mining. claim, of the Petrol Gold Min
ing Company.
There is more than enough coal to
keep all of the factories in the United
States running night and day. without
enforced holidays. right in Colorado.
according to members of Darden Po-
mona Grange, No. l. and Clear Creek
Valley Grange. No. 4. This coal is in
the west part of the state and can be
mined and shipped to the East by the
construction of the Moffat tunnel
Continued ownership and operation
OF the railroads of the country by the
government after the war was prophe
sled by Arthur Powell Davis, director
and chief engineer of the United
States reclamation service. in speech
to sixty-five project managers OF the
service gathered in Denver from six
teen Western states to hold an ef-
ficiency conference.
The Colorado Prison Association
met at dinner in Denver to commem-
orate Its twentieth anniversary. with
seventy present. Among those who de-
livered addresses were w. Il. Collett,
F. L. Paddleford. NJ. p. Capp. Thomas
]. lyman. Chancellor H. A. Buchtel
and Miss Cooley.
An antelope, said to be the finest
specimen in the state will be mounted
In the rotunda OF the first floor of the
court house at Sterling. 1t is one of
the antelopes shot recently in Logan
county by number of hunters who
paid the state rather handsomely for
the sport.
Owing to a shortage of houses fur
niture storage warehouses In Pueblo
are crowded to capacity and hundreds
of families are living in hotels and
rooming houses. 1t is estimated that
500 cottages in Pueblo could be rent
ed If they were available.
Sam w. Pierre. a contractor of Nor
rison, who had charge OF building the
new road in Deer Creek canon from
Pritchell to Littleton. was seriously In
jured when a rock rolled down upon
him. breaking his right leg and inflict-
ing other injuries.
Business men of Pierce are plan
ming jubilee celebration to be partic-
ipated in by everybody living in that
section. The occasion is the prosper
ity, which has increased 100 per cent.
over the corresponding period of II
year ago.
Thomas B. Stearns, federal food ad-
ministrator for Colorado, issued to the
citizens of the state request that
they give special attention to Presi-
dent Wilson's message proclaiming the
new United States war ration regula-
tions.
Orders to cooperate with the state
officials in the breaking up of Illicit
distilleries have been received by Har-
vey Slusser, United States internal
revenue agent for the Colorado dis
trict from the head office in Washing
ton.
Katie Bankart. young girl living
near Sterling. is held to the District
Court on charge Of stealing 1915
from her father. The girl says she
took the money because her parent
owed her for work in the beet fields.
For the first time in its history. Ker-
sey is without hen. rooster. chicken,
turkey or fowl of any kind Everyone
who owned poultry has sold it, The
high price of chicken feed is blamed
for the absence of poultry.
John p. Smith of Denver serving
as fireman aboard the receiving ship
Norfolk, was commended for bravery
by Secretary Daniels for having
leaped overheard to rescue drown
ing companion Jan. 12.
The Catholic Colonization Society
Of the United States has started ma
tion-wide campaign to aid landseekers,
and has decided upon Colorado as one
of the best states to which to direct
prospective settlers.
One of the largest natural gas wells
In the West. estimated to be flowing
at the rate of 15,0O0.O0O cubic feet of
gas a day. has just been opened six
miles east of Delta
Trinity Methodist church in Denver
has placed its first gold star on its
service flag in memory of the death,
from pneumonia. of Fred w. Kent at
Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
The total amount of timber out on
the national forests In the fiscal year
1917 was S40.612.OO0 board feet, as
against 714,5O5.00 board feet in 1916.