The Ordway new era., 1919-11-14

tory or the armies OF me tniteu states
of America and her allies against Ger
many and the survival of liberty and
democracy at home and abroad.
"Now, therefore, /. Oliver II. Shoup,
governor of the state of Colorado. in
obedience to said statute, do hereby
declare and proclaim Tuesday, Nov. IL,
1919. as Liberty day, the same to be
recognized and observed by the people
of the state as public holiday.
"Tell it to the Marines" one of the
old slogans applied to this branch of
the service will soon be changed to
''Show it to the Marines" If the appli-
cants for enlistment keep on trying to
get by the willy recruiters 1t happens
often that men who are anxious to get
In the "Three in One" service will try
methods not up to regulations to be-
come member. John w. Wilson, OF
Lincoln, Nebraska, found out to his
sorrow that the Marines are always
wide awake, he has tried to enlist in
several localities but could not pass
the eye test, having defective vision
of the right eye. Wilson came to Den
yer and decided he was ready to slip
by the local recruiting station and
after taking the required distance for
the eye test, he made the mistake of
reading the letters too fast which
caused the Sergeant to sit up and take
notice Wilson was then required to
call letters at random through mark
er and fell down. He then volunteer
ed the information that he had card
test and had studied the letters for
two months so he could pass and that
he was sorry that he was detected.
Jack Rounds. alleged notorious west
ern slope bootlegger and moonshiner,
was arrested recently while operating
an Illicit still at Grand Junction and
turned over to the federal authorities
for prosecution, was taken to Denver
by United States Deputy Marshal VIII
liam McClelland for trial before Judge
Lewis. Rounds was but recently re-
leased from Jail at Montrose, where he
had been held for botolegging. Several
gallons of moonshine intended to be
sold during the recent IntermOuntain
fair and Stock show was seized and
the still was NJ operation and dropping
LIQUOR when Rounds was taken into
custody.
Continued dry weather for the past
month has been somewhat unfavorable
for fall plowing and the planting of
winter wheat and rye. The planting of
these crops is practically complete and
in most districts there has been suf-
ficient moisture to bring the grain up
partially. Farmers report that little
damage has been suffered by these
crops so far, and good rains in the
next week or two will bring them up
in fine shape The acreage planted ev-
Identity is considerable short of that
planted last fall, though detailed re-
ports on planting have not yet been
gathered by the State Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service.
No damage to the apple crop of the
Grand valley has resulted from the
cold and snow according to fruit grow
ers from over the valley. 1t Is esti-
mated that 400 cars of apples remain
in the valley and of this number 100
car loads remain on the trees. Picking
has been rushed for number of weeks
past and unless the weather should
turn off intensely cold little or no dam
age will be done.
If small boy or young miss, wear
ing the pin of "Modern Health Cru
sader," comes up and taps you on the
shoulder with the grave information
that you are breaking some health
rule, you'll know that the Health In
spector" is after you. Fifty thousand
school children in thirty-nine counties
of Colorado have put their heads and
hearts into a health campaign which
has been inaugurated by the Colorado
Public Health Association and which is
gaining in vigor every day. The cru
sade is growing so rapidly in juvenile
popularity that the youngsters in the
various schools have hit upon the
| scheme of appointing their own
"health inspectors" to enforce the pro-
visions of the new game"
Present indications are that the cen
sus report for next year will show n
population of at least 100000 for
| Colorado, compared with 799,024 for
| 1910 This would mean an increase of
nearly 3S per cent In the past ten
| years. The estimate of the census bu-
| reau places the population of the state
now at above 1,070,0O0, and those of
the state immigration department show
about the same figures.
Buildings to cost S250,oOO will be
erected at Haxtun as result of the
| granting of four leases on the right of
| way OF the Chicago. Burlington &
| Quincy railroad through the town. The
Sterling Elevator Company will erect
| an $4,000 elevator and mill, the Mu-
tual Oil Company of Denver will put in
| an oil station and distributing plant,
the St Clair Oil Company will install a
| set of tanks and retailing system, and
II Il Cnnnar ny-par of tho hoo fortr,