The Ordway new era., 1919-11-07

organized mainly for the exploitation
of the investors money, members or
the local Chamber of Commerce ex-
pressed the urgent need of a city ordin-
ance which would make 1t necessary
for the stock in every concern that was
offered for sale be first investigated
and approved by a responsible local or
ganization, probably committee ap-
pointed especially for this purpose by
the mayor Of the city.
The body of Frank Maxwell Camp
bell, Is years old, former member of
the students army training corps and
former student at the Colorado Agri-
cultural College and at Washington
State College, Pullman, Wash, was dis
covered with bullet wounds in 1t at
Fort Collins by Clarence Drexell, stu
dent at the college, who recognized
Campbell as his classmate last year.
No cause for the murder has yet been
solved.
c. A. Van Dorm, president of the
First National Bank at Craig. MOffat
county C. ii. Wise and II. S. Hamilton
of the same town filed application with
the State Public Utilities Commission
for a certificate of public necessity and
convenience for the establishment of
power and light plant at Craig They
are about to organize the Craig Serv-
ice Corporation, they said in their ap-
plication, and have already obtained a
franchise.
Helping to drive out the bandits who
for long time have infested the
mountainous jungles of Santo Domingo.
Private Lester NJ Keeton, of Eaton,
Colorado. is now serving with Squad
ron I'D" of the United States Marine
Aviation Force which makes its head
quarters at San Pedro de MacOris In
the eastern part of the island of Haiti.
Private Keeton is son of Mrs.
Martha Keeton of Eaton, Colorado.
A net decrease of S2005S0 in the
states total assessed valuation for the
next year was shown when the State
Tax Commission completed compila-
tion of changes made by the board of
equalization, which ended Its annual
work. Reductions made were S7OS,9G
and increases were $50S, $3.50. making
the approved valuation for the entire
state 81, ,494, ,s43.4 .449.
Archuleta county has fallen short
this year in the production of potatoes.
Ranchers are realizing that they have
once more made mistake in not
planting larger acreage for the coun-
ty produces fine spuds without irriga-
ton. Many car loads were shipped out
last year but fear o. not getting good
price and lack of demand has ham,
pered the crop this year.
Fifty persons in a total of seventy
nine, the largest naturalization class
ever examined in the district of Colo
RADIO, were granted United States citi-
zenship by Judge Robert f. Lewis in
the Federal court yesterday. Repre-
sentatives from sixteen countries were
among the applicants, including Germ
any, Austria and Hungary.
The trial of John S. Little, charged
with having killed Richard Pullian at
the Leyner Engineering Works, near
Littleton, on Aug 6, terminated when
jury, after three hours deliberation,
found Little guilty of second degree
murder. The penalty is from five to
twenty years in the penitentiary.
A Denver produce company has pur-
chased carload of celery grown in
the Brewster and Rainbow Park dis
trict near Florence, and has shipped
1t to Denver where 1t will be dis
tributed. The same firm has also
shipped out three carloads of cabbage
from local growers the past week
Following up President Wilson's
virtual command to the coal miners to
call off their threatened strike in the
bituminous fields, government officials
disclosed that the adoption of drastic
measures are contemplated in the
event that the unions defy the execu-
tive and shut down the mines.
at is practically assured that legis-
lation will be enacted at this session
relieving miners of all assessment
| work for the year 1919" This state
ment was made by Ravenel Macbeth,
| Western mining promoter, who is in
| Washington working for this legisla-
| ton.
Approximately $500 workers will
rally to support the Red Cross in the
campaign next Monday morning and
canvass the entire city for S95, 900
Denver's quota of the S15,00O,OOO to be
| raised in the country to carry on the
work during the reconstruction period.
Greeley building contractors have re-
fused demands of the union carpenters
for an increase in pay from 75 to 80
cents an hour. Contractors say they
have contracted ahead for work for the
remainder of the year on the basis of
the old wages and cannot meet the de-
mands of the men. Buildings aggre-
eating at least $3.50, 600 will be delayed
by n strike.