The Ordway new era., 1919-03-28
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Farmers of the Grover and Larson
districts, In eastern Weld county, are
preparing to ask the District Court
for surveys of the land In the two dis
tricts.
Average annual precipitation varies
In Colorado from six inches to about
forty inches, the lowest being in the
San Luis valley and the highest In the
San Juan mountains.
The smallest man in the army, Ros-
coe Schwartz of Colorado Springs. has
returned from service In Maryland, a
different man. Schwartz grew two
inches during his service Of twelve
months.
Municipal ownership of the utilities
In Colorado Springs is being bitterly
fought by all factions in the city and
1t Is the consensus of opinion that the
measures will be defeated at the
spring election.
As simple and impressive as their
usual Sunday religious services was
the dedication ceremony of the Chris
tian Science church building at Gree
ley. The new church building is of
the bungalow type and cost something
over $4,000.
Reorganization of the old Santa F6
racing circuit has been undertaken by
Secretary J. L. Beaman of the Colo
RADIO state racing commission, and in
this work he has the assured support
,f 81 Of
RADIO to an extent which spells positive
success for the enterprise.
Colorado and Wyoming will pay
tax on 1918 incomes totaling between
$40, O,OOO, 900 and $5O,O0O,OO0, 1t was esti-
mated ut midnight Saturday by Mark
A. Skinner, internal revenue collector
for these two states. The income tax
payments for these two states year
ago totaled S2s,635,000.
The farmers of Brighton organized
cooperative elevator company with
capital of 100000, and within a few
minutes subscribed for S27,500 worth
of stock in the concern. An elevator
will be built and be ready for business
by June l. 1t Will have a capacity of
25,000 bushels.
Sheep feeders of Eaton who have
been experimenting with the new feed
known as the Wasatah bean, have
found it almost equal to corn in fat
tening properties and much cheaper
for finishing sheep for the market
The bean was imported from Mexico
few weeks ago in large quantities and
used by several feeders,
The Yak Mining Company Of Lead
vile announced wage reduction OF
81 on all wages to take effect April
10. The number of job seekers now
greatly exceeds the number of avail
able Jobs. Where few months ago
mines were threatening to shut down
ON account of the scarcity of labor
they are now swamped with men seek
ing work.
Colorado's own military unit
the One Hundred and Fifty-Sev-
enth Infantry regiment-will be
demobilIzed at Camp Kearny, CAL.
not later than April 10, ac.
cording to announcement made III
San Diego by Maj. J. c. Dooley, intel
ligence officer of the Fortieth sun
shine" division. The One Hundred and
Fifty-seventh is a part of this division
The sum of $4,000 is being ex-
pended In Colorado by the United
States bureau of plant and animal in.
dustry in making a survey of Colorado
forests, with view of discovering and
eradicating diseases which destroy
large quantities of lumber annually
The survey is being made by a group
of government experts under the d.
rection of Ellsworth Bethel of the
Bureau of Forest Pathology, Washing
ton.
Double funeral services were held in
Louisville over the bodies of Lyman
#. Elwell and his wife. Both were
victims of Spanish influenza.
The Colorado Springs and Cripple
Short Line, running between Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek, passing
| through II beautiful scenic section, will
not be junked as reported some time
ago. On the contrary, the road will
be put In first class condition as soon
as possible for the resumption of
traffic. 1t is hoped to have the road
in shape to handle the heavy summer
tourist business that is expected.
A unit of the reserve officers train
ing corps is to be re-established In
Denver, according to information from
Washington. Training will probably
begin about April /. All physically
fit students of the university will be
| eligible to take the course, which will
| require three hours week. The stu
dent officers will receive S12 month
and complete equipment, including
rifle and uniform. In addition they