The Ordway new era., 1920-07-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

equipment furnished by tne State
Highway Commission. II Is understood
that Routt County is TO spend from
two to five thousand dollars on that
portion of the road lying between
Toponas and the county line, dis
tance Of ten miles. Three miles OF
this part S almost completed. 1t 10
nearly forty feet wide and comparn-
lively straight, and when completed
will be almost level The remainder
of the road from the county line or
Routt and Grand over the top OF the
range Is to he repaired with money
supplied by the State Highway Com
mission, 1t IL said. The commission
10 furnish $4,000 in money and the
same In equipment.
The State Public Utilities Commits
sion has n petition signed by num-
ber of residents of Manltou. Colo, So
Letting assistance in locating any one
who would acknowledge the RESPONSE
bility for the operation of water
company which serves or is alleged
10 serve a number of residents in the
outskirts of that town. The ManitOu
road, confesscs to having owned and
operated the utility several years ago,
but now contends that it was later
leased to the city of Maniiou. The
city fathers of Manltou dlsclaim any
connection with the water plant, bring
ing into evidence the fact that the
lease was never approved by an aye"
and may" vote, an absolute require
ment of all official city council busI-
ness.
The gospel of Goods Made in Dem
yer" was preached to visitors from
twenty-four different states through
the medium of Denver's first indus
trial exposition, which closed with n
total attendance of G2,SSS for the week
Orders booked by local manufacturers
whose goods were on display at the
exhibit show that business men from
Massachusetts, Florida, Washington,
California, Texas, Pennsylvania and
adjacent states not only visited the
exposition. but placed orders for sub
stantlnl shipments Of Denver-madt
products.
The Mesa County Jersey Cattle Clut
organized at Grand Junction elected
james ID. Reed as its president. A
committee was appointed to confer
with the Intermountain Fair Associa
tion, with a view to getting larger
and better premiums Oh the premium
list this year for hlghgrnde dairy
stock. r. A. Butcher heads the COM
A In. nd lat, f,,e,
tour of the valley is planned for Aug
4. George La Grange is the chairman
Of the committee nsrranging for the
tour. The organization decided to meet
quarterly.
Echo lake, in the Pike National for
est district, may be obtained rs a part
of the Denver Mountain Park system,
according to Walter B. Lowry, manag
er of parks and improvements, who
stated that city attorneys will begIr
condemnation proceedings on the prop
erty within the next week. The lake,
when obtained, will be connected with
the chain of parks by the Mount Evans
highway. which is soon to be com
pleted.
As the elimination of movement
that has been in progress at Canon
City for many years and which has
failed from time to time owing to legal
and other difficulties. the voters of
the two school districts including
Canon City. South Canon and their
environs, in mass meeting at the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
voted to consolidate by vote of $40
to 10.
]. II. Cavanaugh, present head Of
the Missouri State Bureau OF Markets,
has been elected secretary of the
Greeley Chamber of Commerce and
will be there on August to take over
the duties of his new office.
George Bosko, under death sentence
at the Colorado penitentiary for HIS
share in the murder of w. I. Hunter,
Pueblo automobile salesman, has been
declared sane by board OF alienists
appointed to examine his mental con-
dition and will be hanged during the
week beginning July 10, unless Cover
nor Shoup grants him respite or COM
mutes his sentence to life imprison-
ment.
Oren Kurts OF SnowshOe shot his
fiftieth bear last week In the Gunni-
son national forest. His brother, Otis,
had wounded the bear, who sought
refuge in Its den Otis made reflec-
tor out Of tobacco can and threw the
light so that Oren could crawl Into the
hole, where he discovered the bear
huddled in a corner, growing. Oren
had to shoot lying on his stomach.
Every winter some part of the state
is hit by severe weather and high
prices of feed. To overcome this con-
dition farmers should be providing a
certain acreage OF silage crops. These
crops put into the silo will reduce or
obliterate heavy expenses and increase
tho nrofitS tho Staelnan naYt win.