The Ordway new era., 1918-03-08
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

be increased in Pueblo April l in all
parts of the city.
Members of the Ouray Teamsters
Union. Local No. 430. OF Ouray, have
sent large package of smokes for
Sammies.
The citizens of Fort Collins will vote
at the election in April on a proposal
to abandon the commission form of
government
News was received of the death at
the Sailors and Soldiers home in
Monte Vista of A. W. Redd. pioneer
prospector and mine operator OF Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. George Vaughn of Hillrose do
mated rooster to the Red Cross work.
and 1t was auctioned. The fowl was
sold eighty-three times. the result
being $250.50 for the cause. Hillrose
claims it to be the highest priced
chicken in the state.
The action which the government
at Washington may take with respect
to the price of silver. and steady
market for the same, will largely in
fluence the restoration of old mines
in the pioneer districts of Boulder.
Gilpin and Clear Creek.
Eighty-two thousand two hundred
and eighty-four tons of gold ore carry
ing gross bullion value of $S69 $50. 20
was mined in the Cripple Creek dis
trict during February. The average
value was $10.56. Dividends paid dur
ing February amounted to $4,000.
Inheritance tax receipts during the
last half of February amounted to Sc,
3l0.71. representing seventeen estates.
This makes a total of 1898 ,S9O5S for
the biennial period to date. The larg-
est estate was that of Beth Campbell
Snyder of Denver, valued at $685.
S1736.
1t is reported that lifting the ban
on mutton and lamb as food in Colo
rado will increase the consumption
10000 pounds week, and means $751;
800 additionally paid for food. and
brings the total mutton and lamb
consumption in the state up to 240.-
600 pounds week.
Damage to the extent of several
thousand dollars was sustained Feb
26 when forty-mile gale sweeping
over Denver smashed show windows
in downtown business houses, wrecked
tramway wires, uprooted telephone
and electric poles, and swept sign
boards before its path.
Thirty-five thousand women of Den
yer would be found of genuine use in
war work should the emergency arise,
according to the report of the results
of the recent womens registration.
which was made before the executive
board of the Women's Council OF De-
fense in the Senate chamber at the
Capitol.
Relatives of Ray d. Harrigan, Den
yer auto livery man, who died in
hospital in Cheyenne after being shot
through the head by member of the
state constabulary squad in search OF
bootleggers when he failed to stop his
motor car, declared, 1t is stated, that
they were ready to sign a warrant on
charge of murder for the arrest of
the member of the squad who fired the
shot. They further stated that sui.
would be begun at once to secure not
less than $4,000 as damages for the
killing.
Denver police have been asked to
solve the disappearance of Coker RAM
sey, As years old, who has been miss
ing for over two weeks. Ramsey, for
merly head watchman for the Union
Pacific railroad mines at Lay. twenty
miles from Craig, went to Denver
about three weeks ago. On the morn
ing of Feb. IA he left his room at
hotel and has never been seen since.
According to persons who knew him,
he quit his job with the railroad, af-
ter he fell heir to a large estate of
relatives in the East He confided
to friends that he had purchased
large ranch along the Moffat road.
AS a result of secession by a num-
Der of locals from District No. 5 and
the formation at Pueblo of a new or
ganization, James F. Moran, acting
president of the district for the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, called
p convention, to be held at Denver
The meeting was called. he announces.
to draft a new constitution for the
district.
Denver established a record among
all other cities in the United States in
the drive made by the letter carriers
for Salvation Army war relief funds.
A total of $1,000 was collected by $50
carriers who participated in the drive.
and an average OF s54 for each was COL
lected in this city as against $40, the
highest previous record. which was
made by the Chicago letter carriers.
modern. sanitary public market
building of reinforced concrete. COW
ering 25.000 square feet of floor space.
three stories high and containing nine