The Ordway new era., 1920-11-12
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Theodore Anderson. 70, suffered the
loss of his eft arm, which was caught
| in a corn shredder on ranch near
Castle Ro X.
Frank X. Crawford. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Crawford. living east of
| Oak Creek. is dead as the result of
| injuries received when he fell from a
horse.
Mining men from the La Plata dis
trict report that the snow there is
from two to five feet deep. but that
work is progressing favorably and from
Indications considerable activity will
be shown during the winter months.
James Kelley, 30 years old, promi-
lent sheep man of Montrose, is dead.
his father, Daniel Kelley. is dying, and
his brother, Daniel. Jr., is wounded ms
n result of an alleged murderous as
sault made by John J. Baker, wealthy
| Grand Junction man.
Charles \. Campbell, n miner, for
merly of Leadyille, was shot and al
most instantly killed at Crcede by
Mack Davis, owner of a restaurant and
well known as musician. Following
the killing of Campbell, Davis surren-
dered TO the sheriff. He declares that
lie shot in self defense.
Patrolman Albert Cox was killed by
n shot fired by his wife with felonlous
intent, according to n verdict returned
by the coroner's jury in Denver. Cox
died in the county hospital following
an operation performed in an effort to
save his life. Mrs. Cox is said to
have admitted the shooting.
Eugene A. Stoneburg, 3S years old,
Il prominent farmer of Keenesburg,
| Colo, died at st. Luke's hospital in
Denver as the result of blood poisoning
following the amputation of his right
arm. His arm was severely mangled
in a threshlng machine while working
on his farm Sept. 8.
Mrs. Stella Francis, s. years old,
fatally shot her husband, Ray Francis,
81, at their home, four miles east of
Num-, Colo, upon his return home from
! Pierce, where he is said to have been
drinking moonshine. Francis was shot
in the abdomen and died in the Gree.
ley hospital.
Governors of Wyoming New Mexico
and Colorado, mayors of the principal
cities in these three states, educators,
professional men and citizens who are
interested in education are to be in
vited to attend the Citizens Confer
ence on Education to be held In the
state house at Denver Dec. and o.
Among the subjects considered by
the twenty-third annual convention of
the American Mining Congress, No
vember 1919, will be legislation in
Guiding tariff pertaining to the prod
ucts of the mines. uniformity of ma
tional and state mining laws, revision
| of the general mining code, state and
national ''biue-sky" laws, employers
liability laws.
The best milk and butter production
record ever made by any cow on the
westren slope was made by cow
owned by Loesch Bros, prominent Hol-
stein breeders of Montrose county. In a
seven-day test the cow produced 30
| pounds of butter and 600 pounds of
| milk. This was an official test. This
cow is Montrose county product,
having been born and raised here.
A total of $4,000 has been received
by the State Highway Commission
from Washington, D. c., ms federal aid
money since Oct. 10, ]. E. MalOney, en-
gineer for the commission declared
in Denver. This is the first money
we have received from Washington on
the 100000 due u.s. This money was
due the commission as the federal gov
ernments half of the cost of certain
highway projects which we have COM
pleted."
More than 1l,jOO,OOO acres of stock
raising homestead land and $500 acres
of land embraced under the enlarged
homestead laws were classified during
September in eight Western states. ac-
cording to statement given out by NJ.
d. McEniry, chief of the field division
of the United States general land Of
flee. Almost $4,000 acres of land in
Colorado are embraced under both
classifications, 1t was announced.
Seven of the principal crops grown
in Colorado declined in value $50, 0,323,
$50 during the month of September, or
12.S per cent, according to calcma-
tions made by the State Immigration
Department., based upon average
prices Sept. l and Oct. 1, as reported
by the United States Bureau of Crop
Estimates. The crops in question are
corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes
and hay. Their value on Sept. 1 at
prices prevailing on that date was
S15S, ,13S.2 .240, and on Oct. it had fallen
TO S13T, 500, ,130, The decline in values
in Colorado was not quite so severe as
for the country at large, the percent
age of loss on the principal crops for
the United States being 1876 per cent,