The Ordway new era., 1919-10-24
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

| Western Newspaper Union News service
Gov. Oliver II. Shoup has not yet
definitely set the date calling the eN-
tra session of the Legislature, 1t was
declared ut his office. but 1t will be
mot later than Nov. 10"
The seasons excavating work on the
| cliff ruins In Mesa Verde park have
been completed and as result the
| detailed construction Of two more
ruins has been revealed for the inter
est OF students and curious sightseers.
Creating OF a permanent state in
| Quisitorial body TO battle the high cost
OF living will be recommended by At
torney General Victor +. Keyes as a
part of the program To be included in
| the special session called by Governor
| o. II. Shoup.
The supreme Court has granted per
mission to New Mexico To file suit
against the state Of Colorado for the
purpose of determining the correctness
of the present boundary between the
states The case was made returnahle
next March LIST.
rwcnty-nine of the sixty-three coun-
ties In Colorado have areas OF more
than i.oo1ooo acres each and the aver
age size Of Colorado counties is larger
than the average sire OF counties in
any state except Arizona. New Mexico,
Nevada, Wyoming and Montana.
San Luis valley farmers are deter
mined that the Mosca-Hopper drainage
project. affecting nearly a half mil
lion acres Of wheat, will become the
most productive portion Of the valley
and calling for the expenditure ~ q
million and half dollars. will 60
through
Private Hubert Il. johnson OF Com
pany II, 9th Machine Gun battalion. U.
s. Marines. who showed exceptional
courage under fire during the engage
ment at Belleau Wood In which the
Marines lost 50 many men, is 10 be
presented with the CroiN De Guerre
and citation from the French govern
ment Private Johnson is native Of
Fort Morgan. Colorado,
Years of patient prospecting and per
sistenj belief in the ultimate value OF
the gold and silver claim that he was
working We're rewarded when Peter
bingham sold his claim for half mil
lion dollars TO New York mining inter
ests, The claim is on Mount Wilson,
along Rear creek. few miles from
PlaccrvIlle. and it developed rich
vein OF gold and silver ore
That the United States is at last to
have the privilege OF hearing real
Indian opera with real Indian girl
as principal Is now an assured fact. for
nenvcr's own Indian soprano. Tsia-
nina. has been engaged for a cnSst-to-
coast tour to sing the title role in Cad
mans opera ''Shanewis,- which has
had unusual success at the Metropoli-
tan Opera house. New York City.
Joe Geiser. for several years travel
ing engineer for the Western Light
and Power Company in northern Colo
rsdo territory. has accepted a commits
sion from the Gucgenheim interests to
build \ biz electric power plant in Chi.
hushua. Mex. Geiser graduated from
the University Of Colorado engineer
ing collese in 1914. He recentiy re-
turned from service with the A. EF.
in France
Colorado wealth is Increasing. ae
corSiins TO s report issued by Daniel
c Roper. commissioner OF internal
revenue at Washington. based en- the
income lax report for the year 1917.
According TO the report. Colorado had
iS mIliienaires during the year 1917.
This report is hasci on the income
tax report for that yesr, and shows
that sots. persons fled irco-ne tax
returns in Colorado in 1917, ccnpsreS.
TO 4.4S5 in 1915
Gov. Oliver II. Shoup designated Fri.
day. Oct -. as Roosevelt American
issiion day and asked that il he Oh
served in Colorado as recommended by
the Roosevelt Memorial Association
Medical Officers killed in action met
death accidentally within the usezninS (
Of the Standard Accident Insurance
cNantrScts- the Supreme Court in estec-
held by declining ~ review Federal
Ccers eeooees awarding Edith 4 Les
Ter Ss<s.o from an accident insurance
ecvnpsny for the death OF her husband.
Mai FiiHy Z, Lester OF the Colorado
National Guard. killed while on duly
during the c,osl miners strike in tia,
state in 1918
A municipal landing field will he
purchased and equipped AZ once by the
Chamber ~ Corazne0ce Of Colorado
Springs, and the city will he listed as
station % the North American Ak
Line Association, which IS expeczed 10
he the standard route for future coSss-
1c-c,ssst flights \ cNencrese getaway
for use in Wet weather IS - he in
stalled, = big cezzseas srra~ Will intsi-
cate 10 ince-,ias flyers the eess posi-
lion sor landing Snd 8 modern hangar
! Will yrSs1ecS psSne> scxirS. the