The Ordway new era., 1919-05-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

go to make up the program for the
summer include she $15O,OOO court
house, the $35,OO0 city hall, the S15,-
900 Main street paving. the *la,oOo
residence street paving, the S5oOoo no
tel, the $4,000 hospital, the $4,000
dehydration plant, the $4,000 Congre-
gntiondl Church. the 5000 Christian
Church, some $4,000 in new resi-
dences. and added to this tine $4,000
now being expended in new buildings,
the amount in sight for probable 1913
construction makes a total of $780,
600. The erection of the S35O,OOO fed
eral building is slated for, 1920, and
possibly the erection of a $l,OOO,OOO
sugar factory in 1920.
Reports received by the State Co
operative Crop Reporting Service indi-
cate in general way better sup
ply of farm labor at this time than
was available at this time last year.
Marked shortage has been reported in
some sections, particularly In parts or
the San Luis, Arkansas and Uncom-
pahgre Valleys. General reports indi-
cate that the labor. supply is from 8
to 10 per cent greater. but still ap-
proximately 10 per cent below normal.
There is a surplus of labor reported
In many of the towns, but difficulty
Is encountered In getting people from
the cities and towns to go into the
country and undertake farm work.
| Three new sugar factories have been
determined on by the Holly Sugar
| Company, all to be erected on the
western siope-one at Delta, one at
Montrose and the third at Olathe.
Work will begin at once upon the Del
tn factory, which, according to plans,
will cost over $1,25O.OOO. Beet grow
ers of the territory adjacent have
taken 100000 of the stock on four
years time, with an option to pur-
chase the entire plant at any time
ton Of recent years has given the
western slope farmers greater encOur-
agement.
The signing of the Girard-Dolan act
by Governor Oliver H. Shoup brings
| the total of bills signed by him to 209.
1t was the last bill of 210 in the stack
left him by the recent Legislature, the
governor having vetoed one, the An
drew libel bill. The Girard-Dolan act
makes an appropriation of $4,000 for
the University of Colorado, so that in
stitution may hold school through the
summer, thus placing its curriculum on
quarterly basis The appropriation
allowed in the bill brings the total of
approved appropriations made by the
state to S4,424, ,944.40, the highest on
record.
Sergt. I. A. Day and l.. N. Hagood,
recently discharged from the army,
have reached Kremmling, in small
car of universal reputation, being the
first tourists to arrive In Middle Park
in 1919. They came from La Grange,
No., looking for homestead locations
They drove through Wyoming to
whence they went to Grand Junction
and Montrose, then to Glenwood
Springs and wolcott and State Bridge.
A cafeteria for the employees of the
Swift Company's packing plant at the
stockyards has been opened in Den
yer. Meals may be secured for "a to
% cents and the profits will revert to
| the employees, who own the restau-
rant. Girls at the plant will act as
servers during the meal hours, which
last for an hour and half. There
will be three shifts at each meal so
that the total organization can be fed.
| Abusing an officer for his conduct
in law enforcement is something that
is rarely successfully indulged in. At
Brighton, after being called vile names
and warding off blow from w. n.
Rankin, painter, Undersheriff Harry
Falkner slapped the abuser with such
force that he fell, striking his head on
the sidewalk, and was unconscious for
several hours.
frankie Mason outfought John Ertle
In every round of their ten-round fight
at South Bend.
Karl A. Mnnn enjoys clipping young
Indies tresses. Several years ago,
when he was employed at Cripple
Creek as n mine electrician, he in
tlulged his little fancy in picture shows
until the police sent him to Jail for
six months. Several days ago, Sheriff
Won Phul received letter from Chief
of Police Rynex at Schenectady. N. Y.
asking for picture of Mann. Won
Phul suspected he had been up to his
old tricks, and forwarded photo
graph. Sure enough, 1t was the clip
ping Mr.. Mann who was stopping with
the, New York police. and they said
he had been shipping off young ladies'
braids and curls again.
blossom Sunday"-was celebrated in
the Grand valley and autos and inter
urban cars were crowded with people
driving into the orchard district In rec
ognitlon OF the day. The fact that
clouds were lowering. as per the wea-
ther mans forecast, failed to discour-