The Ordway new era., 1919-10-10

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Colorado for taxation is sl.4SI .931 .l9l,
according to complete reports from all
counties in the state of the Colorado
Tax Commission.
The budget for the city of Boulder
for next year. as submitted to the City
Council by Manager Salter, calls for
expenditures IN the amount of S12O,22 80,
which is the estimated total of re-
ceipts
Excellent crops are reported in the
Arkansas valley by the secretary of the
dairy division of the Civic and Com
mercial Association, who has returned
from IL trip through Rocky Ford, La
| Junta and Ordway.
| Stock raising is, next 10 mining,
Colorado's oldest industry. The cen
sus bureau found the value of all do
nestle animals sold and slaughtered
last year close 10 S125,OOO.0O0 or 4J0
per cent hetter than in 1909.
| S. Il. Carver, Elkton. Colo. 80 years
old, pioneer miner, was killed at the
| Cresson mine, near Cripple Greek,
when two tons of loose rock fell on
him in slope between the seventh
and eighth levels of the mine.
The town of Ault, Colo, has applied
| to the State Utilities Commission for
certificate of convenience and neces-
sity authorizing it to proceed with the
construction and operation of muni-
cipal light and power plant.
Franklin Pierce Parker, 81 years old
end the father Of nine children, who
has been farming dry land near Stone
ham for several years, became discour-
aged because OF crop failures and com
mitted suicide by taking poison.
Tony Marmone Of Mt. Harris mar
rowly escaped death at Oak Creek
when he backed out of the Newberry
garage into Oak creek He was caught
underneath the automobile and held
there several minutes before he was re-
leased.
More than two-fifths of the beans
raised in Colorado this year are being
grown in three counties-Weld, Ebert
End FL Paso. Pintos are grown largely
in the last two counties named, while
Weld county produces n large acreage
of seed beans.
Through an agreement between the
State Highway Commission and Tie
commissioners of LariIner county Sp'.-
| 600 viii he spent in improving tn"
| LovelaDd canon road between Love
land and Estes Park. 1t is expected to
have the work completed before travel
to the hills starts next year.
Clinton W. Dexter. 23, sugar fac
t.,s, IL
suffered when he was struck by an an-
tomobile at LOngmont. Dexter made a
leap for Il passing truck in order to get
IL ride home, when he missed the vehi-
Gle and stepped in front of an autOmo-
bile coming in an opposite direction
The Ward -Nederland road, a high
line road connecting the two mountain
towns about twenty miles west of Boul-
der, has been completed at a cost Of
$4,000 The road is 10sJ miles long,
and is through some of the most rugged
mountains in the Colorado Rockies II
is thought to be one OF the most scenic
drives in the entire state.
The strike of the steel workers at
Pueblo has resulted in the closing of
the canister qunrries ut Canon City
and the throwing ont of work of a con-
siderable number of men who are eni-
ployed there. Canister is used as a flux
in the making of steel and large quanti-
ties were furnished by the quarries
tere to the Minnequa plant.
Business men of Nederland, tung-
stem mining town twenty miles west of
Boulder. have organized a commercial
association.
Threshing machines are busy in ev-
cry section of Routt county and the
yield of grain is far above expectation.
Notwithstanding the dryest season
known for many years, Routt county
maintains its position as n section that
las never known Il crop failure. In
quantity the weld is satisfactory. in
some cases phenomenal.
The Colorado Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service Is making an effort
this year to determine as accurately a
possible what percentage OF corn and
sorghmus is grown for grain in this
state and what percentage cut green
for silage. Inquiry is also being made
to determine what proportion OF tn,
rye and oats crops Is cut for grain and
what parts are cut Tor hay or other
purposes. This information has never
been available before and will be OF
much value to those interested in
knowing the approximate amount of
silage produced in the state and the
amounts of these various crops grown
for grain.
Lora Doak, 16-year-old son of Mrs.
Chalon Moon, twenty-five miles south.
east of Hugo, accidentally shot himself
while out hunting. The gun was dis.
charged while the Young man was tax
ing IT out of the wagon. the bullet strik-
ing near the heart. Doak lived but a