The Ordway new era., 1920-06-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

DouiucT, Soio.s huu Wihiuh f. NiuS,
Sterling, Colo.
According to announcement by Floyd
+. Fairhurst, head of the motor vehicle
department of the secretary OF states
office, 2G,1 121 automobile licenses had
been issued In Denver up to May 81.
This number Is within 172 of the total
of licenses issued for. the entire year
of 1918.
Charles Hunt was killed by sewer
gas encountered when he was attempt
ing to clean a cesspool near u drug
store opposite the main gate to United
States Army Hospital No. 81, at Aur
ra, and two others were so badly over
come by the gas that their condition is
critical
Fred Lebsack, 20, a returned soldier,
was found dead by his brother, Carl,
near a pumping plant on his fathers
ranch, which is about four miles east
of Berthoud. The boy is believed to
have lain down TO rest near the cx-
haust pipe and inhaled the poisonous
gus while asleep.
The Colorado State Highway Com
mission has submitted plans for five
new roads, 10 the district engineer OF
the federal bureau of roads, for consid
Grafton under the federal aid allow
ance The total cost for the five roads
amounts to S302,5O3 Federal aid Is
asked to the amount of S15O.95J.
Work has begun on the opening of
the Gore road to automobile travel,
the state highway commission to cx-
nn rf nf hn
road and the county commissioners to
put it in good repair up to the county
line. The Yampa and Oak Creek Com
mercial Clubs have brought about the
opening Of this historic road, which is
n matter of importance to all north
western Colorado. 1t will give new
and attractive connection with that
part of the state.
The American Library Association,
in its convention at Colorado Springs,
adopted Il resolution embodying an en-
larged program which provides for the
equipping of new libraries and the i'm
provement Of equipments in libraries
already established. The program, IL
carried out in full, will require an ex-
penditure of s2.OO0,O00. The resolu-
tion will be presented to the executive
board as bnsis for guidance in adj
ministerinK the enlarged activities OF
the association.
An interesting series of free lectures
has been arranged by Prof. Milo g.
Derham for the students of the Uni
versity of Colorado summer school and
citizens OF Boulder. Two or more free
lao rfx-Av, nnl. 1n,,
throughout the summer quarter, June
"A to August IS. In addition, DIR. Der
ham has arranged for mountain excur-
sions for Fridays and Saturdays, and
has given Endorsement to the program
that has been adopted by the Boulder
branch OF the Colorado Mountain
Climbers Club.
Reports of county assessors now be-
ing made TO the State Immigration De-
partment show very substantial in
crease in the number of farm tractors
In operation in the state tlis year as
compared with last year, and also a
substantial increase in the number of
silos in the state. The reports last
year showed 2,24I farm tractors owned
by farmers. in forty-four counties. Re-
ports this year show that there will be
about fifty counties reporting farm
tractors, and that the total number will
be in excess of 5000. Assessors re-
ported 2,73S silos last year in thirty-six
counties. More than forty counties
will report silos this year, and appar-
emily the total number will be In ex-
cess of $500.
Pat West, n 14-year-old boy who re-
Gently went to Craig with II. Il. Nc
Gonagle from Iowa, is an expert with
tractor and will be boss of the plow-
ing crew at the McGonigle ranch this
season. =.
William Norris was sentenced to life
Imprisonment at the state penitentiary
at Canon City by Judge l.. c. Stephen
son at Akron. Norris pleaded guilty |
to charge OF statutory offense
against his own daughter.
More than sS4,OOO,OOO Of life insur-
ance was written in Colorado during
1919, compared to s49,OOO,OOO during
the preceding year, according to the
annual report of State Commissioner
of Insurance Claude w. Fairchild,
which has been submitted to the gov
ernor. The people of the state paid
$40. 0.407 900 in life insurance premiums
during the year, an increase of almost |
S2,OOO,OOO over 1918, the report stated,
In 1919, 1921 100000 of fire insurance
was written as against S405, 5,O00.OOO
during the previous year During the
year, the State Insurance Department
collected S3Ts,53l.32. The operating
expenses were S31,5122O.
Alex Dummy Miller was found
guilty of first degree murder at Gree
ley for the slaughter of Adam Shank,