The Ordway new era., 1919-10-03
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


TDeof. Including I.ls0 Insurance claims
which are being paid by the bureau
of war rf-k insurance TO beDeficiarie-
named at the time application was
made by soldiers. sailors and marines.
now dead Disabled soldiers a. well
Is widows and children and dependent
parents Of those who have died are be
ing made comfortable By the govern
r1eni- which Is paying i6s eompenss-
fion claims 10 residents Of this state
This is the zisi Of report which has
been sent out from the Treasury De
psrtment concerning the work which
| the war risk insurance bureau is do
| ing In Colorado Other statements In
Guided in the report are that in adhi-
tion to the compensation claims whtrii
are already being paid Sol cases for
claims are under Investigation by bu-
reau representatives
Another name WIS added TO the me-
mortal roll of Colorado Springs when
Sergt. Ben DJamin Harrison Bailey died
from the effects Of shell shock and
I,oison gas at his home in thai city
The young soldier was one of tn Iir-,t
enlisfmenfs from Colorado Sprins~ ;iS'i
serred with the British before N'.nt-
didIer and with the engineers NJ ca.Ii-
brai- Time after time he escaped
death by fractions Of an inch until q
the closing days 0f tine war. he was
shell-shocked at the Areonne fors--',
and while lying helpless on the baitse-
field became victim Of poisonous
gas
he =
abstract of assessment Jackson coun-
ty's valuation for tax purposes this
year is Sj.7j5.455 There are 1870
head Of range cattle, assessed a an av-
ersge OF $44.91 per head. a total Of S.
o3G.76J, which makes the largest item
on the list. There are 6,i.I2O acres Of
Lay land. assessed at 81 1851 40; graz
ing land. s61s.GI5: improvements on
land. s231.215. There are 3.7i7 head
Of horses in lie county, valued At
S1Ss.14j
\ falling off Of nearly 100000
bushels in the production Of corn for
the state i Indicated rs q result Of dry
weather late In the season. The condi-
tIon Of the corn crop is found to be
only e2 per cent Of normal, which in
dicates production, on approximately
100000 acres devoted 10 the crop. Of
I3.9j0,OOO bushels, compared with a
production of 20,Js5,OOO bushels on
$4,000 acres last year. The acreage
planted this year IS the largest on rec
ord
Painters at Trinidad, who We're pre-
pared to go on strike for higher wages.
are at work OH the basis OF Il wage
compromise reached at a meeting OF
employers and journeymen and Arl-
FIncber, investigator for the state in
dustriai commission. The painters
formerly received 10 cents an hour.
They agreed 10 return to work at SIIz
cents an hour until Jan. ], after which
their wages. will be 90 cents. Twenty
eight men were affected.
Increased traffic on Main avenue al
Durango has made necessary the pass
ing of an ordinance by the City Coun-
Gil pre- enting the parking OF cars
along that fhoroughfare for Il longer
period than thirty minutes AT any one
time. \ special traffic officer has
leen added 10 the police force TO en-
force the parking order.
Two Arkansas valley counties,
Crowley and Otero. produce 30 per
cent of the cantaloupes grown in Colo
RADIO. and this state ranks among the
leaders in the production of canta-
Ioupes..
\ total of 307 applicants have been
granted for a total allowance of $780,
90 under the new state benefit Of the
blind law since the beginning of its
operation this year, the State Board
has announced
| Mining in the La Plata district shows
more activity at the present time than
at any other time of the year and plans
are under way in many of the proper
| ties for an alI-winter operation.
The condition of the apple crop in
| the state at this time is Go per cent of
normal. compared with 30 per cent al
| this time last year and an average con-
| dition of "a per cent The estimated
production is 2,S39.0O0 bushels, or
more than 100000 bushels in excess
| Of last years output. The quality of
| thief ruit is good. The peach crop is
being marketed rapidly and is general
| ly of excellent quality. The produc-
| tion is estimated at 9O2,OoO bushels,
compared with 833,0OO bushels last
year. Tie pear crop Is also good, the
estimated production being 21I,OOO
bushels, compared with $4,000 bushels
last year.
President ]. f. Welbori. of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company at
Pueblo, has ordered the company
mines at Sunrise, Wyo., where the
bulk of the raw material used ut the
local plants is mined. shut down for
an indefinite period Five coal mines,
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