The Ordway new era., 1919-03-07
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

sanles for control Of the meat busi~
.sss The measure provides that e1ties
nd r01-nz may operate abaft1irs ana
r,id storage houses senator Napier
and fellow supporters Of the measure
iselared that such municipal owner
,lliu and operation would be weapon
sSzlnsf the packing trust and be
lar step toward bringing meats 10
,alr Level Of prices for the consumer.
e;r.eley claims the distinction Of hav-
NJ more kinds Of rats In the business
secrion than any place In the United
states. According To the night polles
rfi0 spend much Of their time patrol
snx the alleys, there are white rats,
5laek rats, gray rats, calico rats and
5rs1rn rats now running at large. Ac-
.orninz 70 old-timers here the vari-col-
5red rats are the result Of some per-
6or7nlng white rats which escaped from
travelling amusement company some
Tears ago and interbred with the com
mon rats
OUT of a membership Of nearly 100
5nIy thirteen we're present at the an
aual meeting Of the Old Colony Asso-
eiatlon Of Greeley. The same officers
md directors were elected for anoth-
sr year and the Colorado University's
history Of Onion Colony. which found
ed Greeley in 1870. and which has been
IL process OF completion for two years,
was officially endorsed This Is the
first of a series Of historical volumes
which are being prepared for various
communities In Colorado by the histor-
ical department Of the university
4 After mfraculousIy escaping death
I in an automobile accident In ltoiy.
where he is in the war work service
Of the Y. n c. A., John v. Barker of
Denver, prominent in business circles,
4 Is reported 70 be recovering. 4 cab,c-
gram 70 his wife. now at indianapolis,
reports that the physicians Interested
I IN the unusual case Of Mr.. Barker Js-
IIeve he Will get well, although per
hays two years viii be required 10
I heal his spine. two vertebrae OF which
were fractured in a plunge down ii
mountain side.
4 dozen snow slides have run in the
7 secrlon around Ouray and played
/ strange pranks but with little damage.
Z The Guadalupe mine buildings, eight
miles south Of Ouray, were swept sew
/ eraI hundred feet TO the bottom Of a
I gulch- leaving Mine Manager Aekerson
nlarooned and partly buried in a tun-
I lssI- The one Thing left intact was the
( telephone switchboard, which Acker-
SOC managed to reach and summon
miners vino dug him out.
] Sensational Developments are ex-
pecred TO follow a threatening letter
received by Thomas Purcell, a young
attorney Of Colorado Springs. Purcell
IS defending Sydney A Wilson, on
I trial in the District Court for a statu-
tory offense. The complaining wit
ness is 15-year-old niece OF Wilson.
The letter, which has been turned over
to the postal authorities for inyestiga-
ton, declares that Wilson must go to
the pen or die"
/ Authorities of the United States i'm
migration service have started TO in
yestigate the circulation in Denver of
| pamphlets. said TO PROFOUND Bolshe-
! visit principles The circulation OF ths
| pamphlets has been under way for sev
eral days. Several Of the leaflets have
fallen into the hands OF the officials.
and they are now consulting with the
| Washington office with reference to
| handling the situation.
The favorable report of the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Commit
tee of the United States Senate on
\ the omnibus public buildings bill.
which includes an increase of S250,OOc
to the 100000 appropriation for the
Durango public building to house all
federal offices located In the city, has
caused number of concerns there to
contemplate the erection of several
modern buildings.
BIuesky Legislation to be considered
/ by the Senate is confined to one meas
| ure. II is Senate bill Ne. 3 and was
reported out of the judiciary commit
Zee by Senator Henry o. Andrew,
| chairman. The bill bears the names
Of Senators Knauss, Peterson, Dun
kIee, Tobin and Andrew. The measure
| is a composite bill representing what
the committee believes to be the best
features contained in several submit
ted by Republicans and Democrats. 1t
Is not designed TO Interfere with spec
ulative securities that have merit, but
does contain provisions that will drive
the "wildcatter- from the state and
provide pcnitentiary terms for those
who misrepresent facts.
Operations of the merit system In
Colorado may not be confined to state
and district appointments, but may ex-
tend to public offices in the smallest
political subdivisions Of the state, It
developed in the discussion OF the