The Ordway new era., 1920-09-03
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

TApTtSS SeTNltt over tnt Siluihhu
Terminal railroad to Cripple Greek and
Victor, which has been in effect under
contract for more than twenty years
will be discontinued at midnight,
August 31st, due to change in
contract terms between the railroad
ind the American Railway Express
Company. according to an announce
nent by Manager w. w. Cowen. "The
directors of the Midland Terminal road
rave refused to sign further contract
with us on the former basis" Mr..
Cowen said this morning. "This means
hat we will be able TO make connec-
lions to Manitou over the Denver &
Rio Grande Road. Further than that
hey have the complete right of way"
A trade extension tour through the
Arkansas valley, sponsored by the
Commerce Club and iDdorsed by the
Pueblo Manufacturers Association, is
planned for September 14th to 18th in
elusive, and is TO be taken by at least
100 persons, representing all business
houses in Pueblo. Special attention
Will be paid to the towns of Baca
county which are soon to be connected
With Pueblo by rail, the boosters to go
east to Holly and to return through
Eads, Haswell, Arlington, Sugar City,
ordway and Crowley.
Huerfnno Post No. 10, American Le-
tion, Walsenburg, has started move
whereby they hope 10 interest. first,
The American legion posts of Southern
snln hap ,f tl,a mt 70
N a plan TO have the January session
of the Legislature consider law
which will require that all juries in
the State be composed of English
speaking citizens. 1t is aimed to have
he same law contain a measure which
will require that all court judges and
officials speak the English language.
Fireworks, the finest ever seen in
the entire country, will he Il feature
zach day, and the great feature each
night. Every afternoon the infield will
De enllvened with day fireworks OF the
most modern discovered or invented.
Each night the pyrotechnic display will
be given in the form OF distinctive
program there viii be no repetitions
each program will differ from all
others.
Twenty-elght cans of brook trout
were received by the Sportsmen's As
sociation at Steamboat Springs from
the federal hatchery at Leadville, to
be placed in the fishing streams around
that city. This is the first of three
shipments expected in addition to the
shipments expected to come from Dem
YER through recommendation of Fish
and Game Commissioner Il. G. Parvin,
who has been negotiating for 1t.
The Census Bureau has announced
the population of Incorporated places
in COnejos county, Colorado, as fol-
lows: Antonito, 937 in 1920, as against
6S1 in 1910. Lajara, 521 in 1920, as
against 44S in 1910. Manassa, 906 in
1920, as against 7SS in 1910. Sanford,
555 in 1920, as against 564 in 1910 San
Rafael, 293 in 1920. as against 261 in
1910.
Marian II. Sylvester, % years old,
employed in the coke oven department
of the Pueblo Steel works, was fatally
gassed while clearing a benzol tank at
Pueblo. q Sylvester was wearing a gas
mask supplied by the company, but it
failed to keep out the gas fumes. Fell
low workmen saw him fall, and for
more than an hour attempted to revive
him by artificial respiration.
Frank Norman, who was helping
tear down the old coal breaker ut the
Ruby mine near Floresta, met death
when throwing big beam to the
ground, 30 feet below, and spike on
the falling beam caught his arm. He
was hurled violently to the ground His
neck and both of his arms were
broken, but he lived fifteen hours.
Rico citizens, threatened with losing
the telephone system, as the company
had decided to take out the local of
flee, have purchased the telephone Of
flee and equipment from the telephone
company and service has been resumed
after Il short break.
There will be six big days and six
big nights at the 1920 Colorado State
Fair. Opening on Sunday, September
10, 1t will close on the night of Friday,
and there will not be n dull moment
during that entire time. There will be
some good racing on the opening day
-Sunday-and some other appropriate
attractions beside the multitude of dis
plays. There will be major attractions
which it would require whole news
paper to mention, much more to de-
scribe.
Clerin I. Woods, pioneer of Lari-
mer county, died at his home near
Fort Collins at the age of sixty-seven
years, after n years illness. Woods,
In,