The Ordway new era., 1920-10-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| county, was accidntaliy killed Wniie
hunting bear In the Sangre de Christie
mountains, fifty miles west of Canon
City. Coleman, in company with a
hunting party, was trailing bear in
tion of the mountains. While he was
walking in a STOPPING position the
hammer of the shotgun he was carry
ing struck projecting rock. The
weapon was discharged, the heavy
charge of shot entering his chest and
inflicting a frightful wound from
the effects of which he died almost
instantly.
| The twenty-thIrd annual convention
of the American Mining Congress in
Denver, Nov. 1919 will be gathering
| from all over the United States of hun
dreds of mine operators, both coal and
metal. They will discuss and deal with
| the many serious problems and after
war conditions" now confronting the
depressed mining industry, and the dis
| turbed coal mining industry, looking to
"A revival and paciflcation which, indi-
rectly, will beneficially affect the
| farming, manufacturing and other in
| dustrles. A revival of metal mining
means better home market for farmers
and manufacturers. A pacificat'on in
| the coal mining industry means much
| for the consumers.
A total of 1,O27 .Ss4 tons Of coal was
produced in Colorado during Septem-
ber, according to a report issued by
James Dalrymple, state coal clne in
| spector. This is n material Increase
over the previous month and an in
crease of 1,44S,976 tons to date over
1919. The total coal mined throughout
the state for the nine months ending
Sept. 30, WIS 9,033,050, as compared
with 1854, ,074 for the same period last
year. All but six coal producing coun-
ties in the state showed increases. The
most notable decrease from last year
is shown in the production of Routt
county, which is 154,232 tons behind
the 1919 record
Stepping on one of his shoestrings
and falling head-foremost down
flight OF stairs while making his get
away with valuable silverware and cut
glass, proved lucky incident for the
masked bandit who attempted TO rob
the home of George L. l.. Gam of Pu-
eblo. Two shots fired by Mr.. Cams
chauffeur, who was aroused by noise
made by the offender, would have
struck the latter in the upper part of
the body had 1t Lct been for his fall.
A project statement providing for
the Improvement of q seven-mile road
stretch between Lamar and Granada,
Colo, has been approved by the United
States Bureau of Public Roads. The
proposal submitted by the state high
way commission provides for proper
| drainage and a. gravel surface, twenty
| feet wide. at a total cost of $50, ,047.S4
| Federal aid to the extent of 80 per
cent has been requested by the state.
Governor Oliver h Shoup, as hon
orary chairman of the 23rd Annual
Convention of the American Mining
Congress, Denver, November 1919,
| has invited n number of governors,
and all senator's and congressman of
| the mining states to attend the con-
vention. Hon. Horace S. Lunt, Colo
RADIO commissioner of mines, has sent
out special invitations to all state min
ing officials to attend the convention.
More than one-half of the sugar beet
crop of the Loveland district has al
ready been harvested, according to
statements made by the office of the
Great Western Sugar Company. Farm
ers have taken full advantage of the
fine weather this last month, and are
pushing the harvest ahead as rapidly
as possible.
George Hendel, 81, died Mt st.
Mary's hospital as the result of in
juries sustained when he fell ninety
feet from wooden railing upon con-
crete floor at the Pueblo flour mill,
where he was employed. His neck was
| broken.
Formal notice that controversy
now exists between the employees and
the Arkansas Valley Railway, Light
and Power Company of Canon City,
has been filed with the State Indus
trial Commission. The employees are
demanding flat increase of 81 day
above the present scale, which is S135
a month for engineers, s120 for fire.
men, yard and boiler men, and S1O0
for oilers and repair men.
Miss Fannie Elizabeth Bartlett, 8S
years old, resident of Longmont
since 1872, died at the home of Mrs.
Il. S. Carl as the result of exposure
sustained after she fell from bed in
her sleep. Miss Bartlett had been an
invalid for number of years and
lived alone. When she fell she sus-
tanned broken arm and dislocatlon
of the shoulder, which, with her chron-
ic ailments, made her helpless.
His mind unsettled by the loss of his
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