The Ordway new era., 1919-03-14
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| iicntion that even this vast sum Will
be raised several millions of dollars
before the final sum is reached Ap-
prOximately 100000 acres of beets had
been signed up for by the Great West
ern Sugar Company in northern Colo
| RADIO and 1t is possible that the final
| figures will reach 100000. Basing the
beet crop, however, only on 100000
acres and with an average of twelve
tons to the acre, on the $40 flat rate
ton to be paid by the Great Western
Sugar Company, there will be 1.6So,OOO
tons of beets or $16,sO0,00 paid to the
farmers.
The Bigelow House bill regulating
the practice of dentistry in Colorado
was the subject of Il lively debate
when efforts We're made to amend GER
tain of Its provisions. Senator w. f.
O'Brien, who introduced an identical
bin in the Senate, took the lend in sup
port of the measure. He is dentist.
The bill amends in a number of re-
spects the present law regulating den
tistry, bringing under its provisions
| dental hygienists as well as regularly
licensed dentists, and providing legal
machinery for procedure In case,
where licenses are revoked by the
State Board of Dental Examiners.
The dream of the American dough-
boy that some day he might sleep in
the Kaiser's bed has almost been real
iezd by Lieut.. Gilbert II. osincup, son
of Dr. and Mrs. C. ii. Osincup, Colo
rado Springs, who is In the medical
in, tIx. Of 4 ion
tenant Osincup is occupying the room
OF the crown prince in his country
estate near Cologne. He has bathed in
the princes Turkish bathroom and he
has pounded his ear" on the pillows
that the crown prince used.
ThA establishment in Colorado of an
immense hospital for discharged sol
diers by the United States public
| health service is an assured fact. Word
has been received from Washington by
the officers of the Colorado Develop
ment federation that both Senate and
House have agreed upon bill which
assures the hospital to Colorado and
that S1.500,0OO will be available for
the institution. The hospital will be
conducted separately from the recuper-
alton camp at Aurora.
DIR. Frost Craft, secretary of the cor
poration of the University of Denver,
died ut his home, 2052 South Fillmore
street, in Denver, while he was pre-
pairing for breakfast Members of the
family heard DR. Craft choking and his
sister-in-law, Miss Annie McKeen Shu-
Ter, dean of women at the university,
| Iii 10. ,st,
utes, of apoplexy. Death came in a
similar way to DIR. Henry NJ. Mayo of
the university on February 1st.
The greatest building boom in the
history of Pueblo is in sight. NUM-
cipal improvements are contemplated
when spring comes. Two new paving
district petitions have been filed with
the city commissioners and two peti-
tions asking for the creation of two
other paving districts are being cir
culated among the property owners
and the response is such that there is
no doubt but that they will be included
in the work this spring.
State superintendent of schools has
offered bronze tablet to the school
showing the largest holding per capita
OF War Savings stamps. 1t is said that
Pittsburg, Pa, and Breckenridge, Colo.
pupils are running meek and neck
with S75 to the pupil. Mrs. Melissa
Hayden, superintendent of schools OF
Summit county. Colorado, Is confident
that the Breckenridge schools will
prove to he the winner of the bronze
tablet
Among those adopted on third read
ing in the House was the Davis-Lacy
bill giving teachers in the public
schools of Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo, a tenure of office after
three years service, and providing
that they shall not he removed with
out a public hearing and an opportun
ity to defend themselves
The contract to build the new road
between Georgetown and Silver Plume
for which $500 had been appropria,
ed by the state, the county and the tive
towns, was let to August Swanson ol
Georgetown, whose bid was S4,6T5. The
road will form part of the state high
way from Denver to Leadville and the
Lincoln highway OH the Western slope
by way of the old Loveland pass sthgt
route.
The Western Sugar Company
through its representatives has ex
PRESSED desire to city officials ant
others of Littleton to construct one ot
the biggest sugar factories in the state
In Littleton. II the factory Is decided
upon construction probably will be un
dertaken within a few months.
The Allen bill to submit n constitu
tional amendment exempting the prop
erty of civil war veterans of the Unior
army or navy from taxation TO th'
| axtopt nf nOA boc passa.l tho Harrss