The Ordway new era., 1919-03-14
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

convicted of second degree murder at
Akron.
George Andrews, SO, resident Of
Boulder since 1863, is dead from pneu-
monia. He was one of the largest in
dlvidual property owners in the city.
Two machines, driven by NJ. f. Laf-
ferty of Leadville and NJ ]. Hedke of
Denver hold the honor of being the
first TO make the trip from Denver to
Leadville this year.
The annual value of ColOrado's farm
output has increased more than 125
per cent since 1910, yet less than
one-fOurth of the arabic land in the
state is now in cultivation.
| De Beque Is preparing for n big
building boom this spring as the devel-
opment Of the oil shaie field this year
is going to he enormous and De Beque
is the center, according to reports.
| A party of members of Congress,
many accompanied by their wives,
have left New York for visit to the
Panama canal. Among them will be
Representatives Reavis, Nebraska, and
Taylor, Colorado.
Five thousand dollars damage was
done and ten nuns were forced to flee
hurredly in their night clothing when
fire caused by an overheated furnace
partly destroyed the school conducted
at Sterling by the Sisters of st. Fran
els.
Eleven hundred jobs for returned
soldiers and sailors have been obtain
e ! through the Rocky Mountain Auto
Trides Association. This statement
was made by Harrison Goldsmith, sec
retary, ut the annual convention in
Pueblo.
A 15-year-old negro boy surrendered
to the police the other night at Pueblo
and asked that he be sent to the State
Reformatory because lie feared that
his mania for stealing anything he
could get his hands upon would finally
land him in the penitentiary.
The next few days will determine
whether there is any oil in Pueblo
county. The drillers operating at the
well of the Overland-Big Eight, five
miles west of Pueblo, have gone
through the red beds and claim to be
in the cap rock, which is just above
the supposed oll-bearing sands.
A banquet, reception and ball in
honor of the soldiers and sailors of
eastern Fremont county was given at
tho Elks' home in Florence. The Cham
her of Commerce gnve the banquet and
the Florence lodge. No. GIL, B. P. O.
lIlis, guve the dance. The reception
was given by the citizens of Florence.
If present plans rmaterialize. Colo
RADIO Springs will observe "Pershing
day" this summer in a joint celebra-
tion of The victory of the American
forces in Europe and the dedication Of
the Pixies Peak Ocean-tO- Ocean high
way MS the Pershing Transport route
the first Of the government military
roads.
! Sevcnty-eight new members were
added to the Rocky Mountain Auto
Trades Association, and its annual
two-dny convention closed at Pueblo
with u hig banquet and smoker at the
Congress hotel Optiilism marked the
trntle talks made both days. Colorado
Springs was selected for the 1920
meeting.
A. D. Kenyon and associates of Den
yer have bought in Red Mountain In
cline railway at Manitou from Richard
CIough of Colorado Springs. The con-
siderafion was not made public, hut it
is understood to he approximately $25,-
600. The sale Includes the right of
way up Red mountain. the terminals
and all the cars and trackage of the
company.
. Finding little to do since the cessa-
ton of hostilities the Women's Council
of Defense Of Trinidad has formed IL
self into n. Community Welfare League.
The business men Of the city have set
ont Ia raise $1,000 as ~ sinking fund
5 necessary to equip the headquarters of
tn" organization Late reports show
that considerably more than the de-
sired amount had heen raised.
A broken arm. Il wrenched shoulder,
e an injured spine. bruised hip, a
: badly cut face and numerous other
e cuts and bruises. together with II
1 broken and damaged automobile. is the
( net result Of the playfulness OF a dog
mt Windsor which ran out In front of
Q mn automobile driven by Raymond
:, Darnell and containing three other
r reople The car struck the dog and
|. somersaulted.
n 1t has become known at Leadville
n that between 400 and 500 unnatural
q ized aliens. most of them Austrians
= intend to return to their native land
n as soon as the government lifts the
a bars on emigration. THE minute the
4 government raises the bnrs. between
, 400 and 800 unnnturnlized men in
Il Leadviilc district will start hack tc
Austria and Italy," stated Michael D
Phillips. local clerk of that city.
:, Elmer Jensen won the amateur sk