The Ordway new era., 1920-02-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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COMING EVENTS.
Denver Automotive Show viii be held
in Denver. March to ., at stock
yards Stadium.
The necessary number of names for
| post of The American Legion has
been secured nj Glenwood Springs and
all Of the preliminary s,eps7taken for
its establishment.
The shortage of srars, which has
held back the shipment of potatoes In
the Carbondale district, leaves hun
dreds of tons of the valuable tubers
still unmarkeicd.
Beet growers of the Longmont dis
trlct will get an extra S.li.0OO from
the payment of 81 additional a ton Of
beets by the Great Western Sugar
Company, according TO an announce
ment made by " II. McCreery of the
Longmont factory.
Mrs. Nevada j. Haywood, 30 years
old, and wife of William -. Haywood,
general secretary OF the |. w. W.. who
was recently released from Leaven-
worth prison, died in Denver at II san
itarium of which she had been an in
mate since last August.
Frank =. Lane. living near Grand
Junction. Is under arrest. charged with
having killed two deer out Of season.
The report of the game warden. &. Il.
Nichols, was that Lane was found
with the butcliered carcasses of two
fine venison in his home.
ii. \. Gitz, II farmer near Monte
Vista. died. the victim of the Influenza
epidemic. which has caused Monte
Vista authorities to place Il ban on all
public congregating and public amusc-
ments The disease This winter is not
so malignant as in the epidemic last
year.
Coal production in Colorado de-
creased from 2.e5S olj tons in 1918 to
I0Sa5.5G3 tons In 1919. total decrease
OF = 2t2, ,4g2 tons, the report for Decem
ber issued by State Coal Mine lnspec
tor James DahNmple showed. though
production in December alone was
greater tl!an 100000 tons
sam Biuch, matt handler in the
y v smcltcr at Leudvillc, was pain
fully burned on one OF his heels. max
ing the first accident in the plant in
ninety-siX days. The plant had been
ON II "safety-firSI" basis. This ninety
eisht-day, stretch Of time without an
accident broke all former records.
Students Of the University of Colo
RADIO at Boulder will establish co.
operative store, If charges of prof.
teerine against stores on -'the hill'' are
lin las issued II statement calling for
Il probe OF the alleged profiteer>.
Manager Bryant Smith Of the Asso-
ciated Students has also asked for an
investigation
The government IS now building a
splendid road from Thompsons
Springs Utah. to Moab. Utah. the To-
cation of The recent oil strike. The
road is To cost S200.OOO for the thirty
seven miles when completed and will
he iwerty-rour feet wide on the flats,
eighteen ON hillsides and sixteen feet
in deep cuts II is being pushed rapid
ly.
Sending his attendant on false
pursuit hy declaring another patient
had planned escape and had Just fled
around corner OF the building as
they walked from the dining hall 10
ward. Don =. Blackwood. former
Denver lawyer. who WAS committed ts
the state hospital for the insane last
month, escaped from the state institu
tion at Pueblo.
Another new discovery OF ore bear
ing gold and silver and one of the
richest finds in tlie SilVcrton section
in years, is reported from the prop
erty of the Gold King Extension
Mines Company on Bonita mountain
The lind was made in eighteen inche'
of white quartz and values up to J0'
ounces of gold per ton and 40 TO a
ounces OF silver are reported.
Colorado National Guardsmen. VIII,
We're called. for federal service alon.
The Mexican border. may receive
claims against the federal government
totallny s1.a.o00 as result of Adjt
Gen. William \. Spansier's successful
| efforts To have the cases reopened Il
Washington. The claims We're origi
naIly disallowed, because Of misun
| derslandin-. according 10 a messag'
received by the State Military Depart
Iuent. which aros.. while the chief q
the claims bureau was in France.
Monte vl>.a's fifth annual stocl
show Will he held this year on Feb. Ii
l. and IL The State Board OF Stocl
Commissioners has donated $50 To
ward the premium list for the big show
| THIS stock show i the premier even
of the Kind in the valley and Is sivei
under The auspices ~ the ii. o. q. As
sociajinu. The Io,s,l growers ani
commercial association. This year
total Of $1,000 in live stock prizes will
i,e awarded. IL is estimated that 500
ono worth of livestock will he on eS