The Ordway new era., 1919-06-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
More than $4,000 has been raised
in Springfield for the erection of a
flour MILL
Cut worms have done thousands of
dollars worth of damage to farm and
garden crops In parts of Weld county
Is the report.
At meeting of the Ouray CONNER
clay Club, 1t was decided to have a
three-day Fourth of July victory cele-
bration. 1t Is the intention of the
committee to make this the largest
celebration ever held on the western
slope.
The famous old Yates house, built In
1877 by Charley Yates and enlarged
In 1878, was nearly destroyed by fire
at Georgetown. Some years ago large
portion of the former famous hostelry
was torn down, as it threatened to fall
into the creek.
Excitement on the western slope
over the discovery of ore in the Bar
stow mine, worth about $4,000 a ton,
is growing The ore shows up in quite
an extended seam and is almost alive
with tiny particles of gold and some
good sized nuggets.
The Beaver Penrose & Northern
railway is now past history. Z. @. Hall
completed the contract of dismantling
the road after twenty-three days work
with force of fourteen men. The
material was shipped to Utah to the
Goshen Valley Railroad Company,
where 1t Will be put into use.
In the great Western Slope Orator
ical and Athletic Association meet just
closed at Montrose, Gunnlson tri-
umphed In the oratorical department
and Delta swept away the hOnors In
the field and track events. Several
fast records were made. Two state
records are claimed in the athletic
events.
| Three boys from each county in the
state will be given free trip to the
state fair at Pueblo this year as
stock judging team to compete for
S25 prize. The teams will be chosen
very carefully and trained hard be
tween now and then. They will be re-
| quired to Judge swine, dairy and beef
cattle.
Denver took S13,947 500 in the Vic
tory loan, or more than $500, 900 above
the total, according to the announce
ment of the Denver Liberty loan com
mittee. In this total is not included
a subscription from the banks, this
amount representing the actual sub
scriptions solicited by the army work
ers In the drive.
Dr. Edward S. Parsons, for many
years dean of Colorado college and
head of its English department., has
accepted an offer of the presidency of
Marietta college, Marietta, Ohio, and
according to news received at Colo
RADIO Springs, he will take up his new
duties at once. The offer came to him
unsolicited and by unanimous vote of
the Marietta trustees.
The state highway commission has
received word that the snow blockade
on Berthoud pass has been broken and
the road is now open for travel. In
formation also reached the commits
sion that n crew of men is working to
get through the snow on Battle noun
tain to open the road between Fairplay
aud Breckenridge, with good prospects
that the task will be completed
shortly.
E. G. Sommers of the state highway
commission announced that road build
ing in the Big Thompson canon would
result in that road being closed to traf
fic much of the summer. The work
will be started at the Estes Park end
Of the road and while the building Is In
progress between that point and the
Forks, traffic will be diverted up the
north fork, the road there being put In
shape to nandle the business.
Eaton IL the first Weld county town
outside of Greeley to be designated a
second class postoffice. The office will
/ be raised from third to second July L.
While the owners were absent on II
fishing trip, fire destroyed the Storm
, Alfalfa Meal and Feed Company's mill
in Longmont The mill was the larg-
. est alfalfa mill in northern Colorado.
The mill was owned by o. G. and N.
II. Storm. Until seven months ago the
mill was protected by insurance, but
at that time the insurance was
dropped, making the estimated loss of
$4,000 complete.
A remarkable showing was made by
Carl Hixon of Boulder county, the Ia
yearold champion boy corn grower of
Colorado. His championship Is based
on record of his acre, the story he
wrote about it and his ten ear exhibit,
each counting one-third in the state
contest. He made a profit of $1S.S2
on his acre of Minnesota No. 13, the crop
alone considered, and in addition, his
receipts amounted to S3S from the sale
of half bushel crate of seed corn at
Sl4 and his ten ear exhibit, which sold
for S24 MT the Boulder county corn