The Ordway new era., 1920-01-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
COMING EVENTS.
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A well attended meeting called by
the Bureau of Mines was held at the
City hall in Idaho Springs TO enter a
strong protest against the contemplate
ed raise In its power rates which the
Colorado Power Company has sched-
uled TO 20 into effect Jan. 20.
The $4,000 municipal water bond is
sue carried in Fleming almost unnni-
mously. Following announcement of
The results of the election, city off
cials stated that construction work on
the project will he commenced as soon
as materials can be obtained.
Bert I.add, ,Nowner of the City Barber
Shop at Brush, died of what attending
physicians said was wood alcohol poi
soning. Before he became unconscious
I.add said he drank II quantity of face
lotion from his barber shop last night,
thinking it would serve us n bever-
nge.
Rigid restrictions may he placed on
the sale of wood alcohol and of prcpar-
ntions containing 1t in Denver and the
rest of the state as the result OF in
vestigations begun by Wilbur #. Cam
non, state food and drug commission
/ nr. following announcement of the
death of Bert Ladd. -. ut Brush. Colo.
All bids for the proposed gymnasium
at the Colorado School for the Deaf
and Blind. which We're opened at Colo
RADIO Springs ut n meeting held by the
board of trustees Of the institution,
We're rejected as being entirely too
high. The board agreed 10 postpone
aIl plans for building the new gymna-
sium until buildings costs have
dropped to ~ lower level The state
has appropriated 100000 for the work.
Sheriff Earl +. Harper states that
| farmers in the western portion of Rio
Grande county and eastern portion Of
| Mineral are of late bcsieged with elk
which have been driven from the
mountains by the heavy SHOWS which
have covered all the grazing lands.
These elk are eating up the hay, stack
after stack. and there being no way to
get rid of the elk except to Kill them,
and that is unlawful, the farmers are
letting them help themselves and the
state fish and game commissioner has
| promised TO pay the bills.
Taxpayers of the Ault school district
will vote Jan. 9th on the proposition to
issue $1,000 bonds for the purchase of
the Ault armory for community pur-
poses. The urmory was built by
stock company of merchants fifteen
| years ago for the militia company
| which was in existence mt that time.
| II is the only large hall in the district
| suitable for dances and public enter
| tainments In order that it may be
kept for community enterprise the
owners have agreed to turn over the
building to the school district ut much
less than its present value. If the dis
trct iakes over the property it will be
used for school gymnasium and IL
community center.
| With stone imbedded in her skull,
Dorothy Dye of SaliiG, aged . years,
| walked from the high school grounds
| to the Rainbow hotel, of which her
father, w. ii. H. Dye, is proprietor.
| The skull was fractured by the stone,
which was so firmly imbe,lded that 1t
could not be removed until she was
taken to the ID. & II. G. hospital. Dor
| othy and Two girl companions set out
to play at the high school grounds.
| They We're romping near Il barbed wire
fence when Dorothy tripped and fell,
| striking the top of her head against
a small sharp stone. Her companions
tried to pull out the stone, but failing
they hurried with her to town. She is
resting easy and is apparently on the
road to recovery.
The wrestling squad at the Colorado
Agricultural college is making great
headway under tile efficient coaching
methods of Alfred Westfall, instructor
of English at the college. WestfalI is
an oldtmer at the wrestling game,
having participated in number of
bouts in the big Ten conference.
Boxing as well as wrestling, is pro-
crossing. The initial dual meet will
lie held on Ian. 23rd, with the Uni
versify of Colorado as the opponent.
Greater systemiZation of the govern
ment's activities in the interest of dis
charged Ianks and closer co-ordina-
tion of all agencies for soldier employ
ment--fcleral, state and lOcal-are
chief among Il series of recommended
tions made by the state committee for
the relief Of exservice men and wom-
en-, in II report submitted to Gov. Oliver
ii. Shoup. The report winds up the
committees duties incident 10 the cam
pnign which was conducted under its
direction between Nov. 18th and Dec
itli, resulting directly In the finding
Of employment for 1927 eX-Yanks.
This figure covers only instances ac-
tually listed, many additional place
menis having been brought about
through the impetus of the campaign.
Burton Orr, miner and railroad sec
tion boss, killed his wife, ella Orr, at