The Ordway new era., 1918-02-15
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

northern Colorado district is prom
ised growers through the United
States food administration. The 5000
cars of potatoes that must be moved
before March Is in order to prevent
spelling will be realized. according to
q report made by Frank l.. Wood
ward of the Colorado food administra-
ton in a meeting of the Colorado
Council of Defense.
Ralph Voorhees,, treasurer of the
federal land bank of Wichita, ad-
dressed the real estate exchange in
Denver on the subject of the work of
the bank. He said that nearly $685.
100000 in loans had been applied for.
and $S.41S,G97 actually loaned. OF the
amount loaned by the Wichita branch,
$1.s19. $50 was distributed among Colo
RADIO borrowers.
The funeral of Mrs. Elvira J. Chap
lin, one of Denver's earliest pioneers.
friend of the Moffat, H A. w. Tabor
and Byers families. and the first Den
yer woman to POSSESS sewing ma
chine and a board floor in her home,
was held from the residence of her
son. Ben G. Chaplin, 2960 South Ban
mock street Interment was at River
side cemetery.
w. +. Pritts. executive Of the diyi-
sion of bakeries, announced in Den
yer that he is preparing to push the
greater use in Colorado during the re-
naming winter months of corn and
potatoes, OF which there are plenty.
Potato day will be Colorado state
feast day. The date is not settled, but
It will probably be of weekly recur-
renee.
According to Moffat reports, the
Central Chemical Company of Chi
cago has taken a lease on carbonate
of soda deposits east of Mosca. The
company will put In a $4,000 testing
plant and later will probably build a
100000 finishing factory at Hooper.
No nurses who speak with a Ger
nan accent or any other that would
remind an American soldier of the
German country will be accepted for
Red Cross service in the future. ac-
cording to word received at the divi-
sion headquarters in Denver
The United States Senate passed a
bill repeating the limitation placed on
the act creating the Rocky Mountain
National park, which provided that not
more than $4,000 shall be spent in
any one year on its maintenance.
Mrs. Ora Benson, 10, bride of four
days, attempted suicide by taking
poison when arrested in Denver on
charge OF passing forged checks. Her
husband, Ralph Benton, and Ralph
Marshman were also arrested.
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter of
the President. will probably be the
soloist at one of the concerts dedicat-
ing the new municipal organ in the
Auditorium March 21-22.
II. C. Highley, 27, coal miner at
Frederick, was stabbed to death In his
home at that place by William Grant.
40. whom Highley was trying to eject
from the Highley home. Grant is un-
der arrest.
An annual mountain states indus
trial exposition in Denver for the pur-
pose of putting Colorado on the manu-
featuring map of the United States, is
urged by Alfred Benz, Denver manu-
facturer.
The Moffat road was opened up
after being closed for thirty days by
snow and Ice. and seventy-five cars
of bituminous coal were hauled over
Rollins pass on Friday.
William Yardley, "a years old, sex
ton of ST. Johns cathedral in Denver,
for twenty-nine years, died at his
home. Death was caused from hard
ening of the arteries.
Geo. w. Musser former justice of
Colorado Supreme Court, has been
named mediator to settle differences
between four hundred employees of
Denver foundry and machine shops
many engaged in filling war orders
and their employers.
Roy Woodbury., stockman of Par
ker, suffered possible concussion of
the brain when his automobile was
struck by tramway car In Denver.
]. L. Tannehill, well known resi-
dent of South Caiion, was found dead
In his door yard by his children on
their arrival at home from school.
The Royal Gorge coal mine at
Canon City, with an output of 1000
tons per month, was badly damaged
by fire.
1t is stated at La Junta that the
Star Petroleum Company has financed
expenses for well and is ready to
drill.
City Engineer Bice of Loveland has
recommended the construction OF re-
inforced water stand pipe to cost $780,
900.
Last increment Of draft quota or
dered to mobilize Feb. 90.