The Ordway new era., 1920-03-12
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

student at the University of Colorado
and son Of F. L. FarnswOrth of Culli-
son, Kan, committed suicide by hang
ing himself to bed post with trunk
strap at Boulder.
The famous Libby Belle property OF
the Park Tunnel Company Mt Aspen
is planning on shipping rich silver ore
this year. Some good ore has been
discovered. This mine had not been
run since the 9Os.
The beet growers of Crowley coun-
ty, at a meeting held at Ordway, or
gnnized and elected Dale Belshe pres
ident. The new body plans many i'm
portant changes and has outlined an
extensive campaign.
Because the county road signs have
become targets for private rifle ana
revolver practice, Rio BlancO county
Is offering II $50 reward for evidence
leading TO the conviction OF any per-
son defacing the placards.
| Denver Is second In buildings opera
tIons for january in the tenth federal
reserve district with 2O4 permits anu
ninety-three for new buildings and II
value Of S1,5O6, 100. This Is an In
crease over January, 1919, of 1,S26
per cent.
John Godfrey, superintendent of the
Emerald mine of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, one mile northwest
of Williamsburg, Is dead at Alamosa.
killed instantly by the explosion OF
| giant caps and IL small quantity of
dynamite which lie carried-in his coat
pocket, and which ignited when he was
going into the mine.
Galley Brothers of Creighton, Neb.,
| have sold the Genoa State Bank to
Jesse f. Shyrack. until lately assist
ant cashier of the Hugo National
Bank. Galley Brothers founded this
bank nearly eight years ago and have
had charge of its operations down TO
the present time. The new owner
takes possession Immediately
Tie finding of large body of rich
ore at a depth Of 200 feet In the
| Portland mine is regarded as the most
important strike made at Cripple Greek
| in years The ore shoot Is said to be
from six TO ten feet wide. The coarse
rock, it is said, is bringing returns at
| the mill of $40 n ton, while the screen
ings are running from 500 to $50.
Forest service officers in Colorado
are to be appointed deputy state
health officers under a plan given ap-
proval at u meeting of the State
Board of Health In Denver. The for
est officials will be empowered to en-
| force the state laws on health and
| sanitation and Will have the author
ity to make arrests when necessary.
Fifteen hundred people were ON
hand at Hooper TO witness the "spud-
ding In" of the test well which is to
he drilled by the Travellers OIL and
Refining Company for the purpose of
deciding whether oil Is present In this
vicinity. While no oil has been found,
| numerous gas wells have been brought
In, which lead the firm TO believe thnt
| oil will be located II deep well is
drilled. A standard rig has been
erected and the company is prepared
| to drill to any reasonable depth.
AIoffat county in general will ex-
perience Its. biggest year of develop
ment in 1920. Beginning with the
completion of the electric light plant,
Craig's construction program will in
clude IL postoffice. hotel, newspaper
office, hardware store, plumbing shop,
bakery, creamery, ice refrigeration
plant and a soft drink factory. The
water system will be enlarged: main
street-a part of the state highway
will be paved and surfaced, and a
bandstand and race course will be
| built by the Craig band.
What is estimated to be the largest
coal vein in the lntermOuntain coun-
try has been located two miles north
of Duchesne. Its depth is sixty feet.
A school survey made by a citizens
committee at Rifle resulted In the re-
quest that the school board call spe-
cial election for the purpose of voting
on a $4,000 bond issue for a new
school building.
The trail to the Mountain Top mine,
at hest only deeply worn but useful
path In deepest snow, has been com
pletely closed by gigantic snowslides
which have caused havoc. The trails
to many of the mines have been de-
strOyed, buried, obliterated and made
wholly impossible, cutting off the
mines from communication with Ou-
ray.
Phoebe A Bates, 90 years old and
reputed TO be the first white woman
horn In the city of Denver, died at her
home Colorado Springs. Mrs. Bates
spent her childhood in the portion OF
the city now occupied by the city hall
and which at That time was the resi-
dence part of Denver. She was promi-
nent in pioneer circles both in Den
yer and Colorado Springs.
improvements to cost S20O,OO in.