The Ordway new era., 1920-03-19
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


eight years. Charles Gray of Pueblo
In that city. The elder Gray has been
residing in Omaha, Neb.
| Articles of incorporation have been
| filed for Il new commercial club In
Nederland in Boulder county. The
club is organized to promote the indus
! trial interests and general prosperity
| OF that famous mining camp and vi
clnity.
Manufacturers say this year is to
| he the banner year in silo building.
Farmers should get their orders in
they are needed. is the advice of II. w.
Clark, extension specialist of the Colo
rado Agricultural College.
| No opposition has been encountered
| by the solicitors now raising funds for
| building Collbran's new community
house, plans for which nrc now occu-
pying the attention of everybody. Some
subscribers have offered 10 double
! their subscriptions in case of need.
The finding of large body of rich
ore at n depth OF 2,3Oo feet in the
| Portland mine Is regarded as the most
important strike made a: Cripple Greek
| in years. The ore shoot Is sad TO he
| from six TO ten feet wide. The coarse
rock. IL is said, is bringing returns at
| the mill OF $40 n ton. while the screen
ings are running from $50 to $50.
The county commissioners of Doug
las have engaged the services of Ray
mond Miller of Rifle. Colo, MS county
agriculturist for the coming year. He
is graduate of the State Agricul-
tural College and is highly recon-
mended by that Institution. lie also
has practical experience as farmer,
having operated Il ranch near Rifle
for some time.
II. l.. Chntfield OF the Nucla section
Is on the campaign for better roads In
Paradox valley and volunteers 10 drag
the road from his ranch 10 the city.
lie will give $50 on road work in Other
sections. The boosters are looking for
| fifty more men to duplicate his offer.
| They figure the road matters will he
well cared for IL they get the addi-
lional help.
Construction work ON Manitou's lat
est building project, dance pavilion
| aud convention hall. that Is to include
Il hotel. restaurant and swimming pool.
mt II total cost of more than Sl,OOO.000
in all. las been started ut Munitou.
T.. p. Woodsidc OF Colorado Springs is
in charge of building operations for
the I'ike's Peak Hotel and Amusement
Company, which is financed by Chi
cago and Colorado Springs men.
Approximately 100000 of permanent
state school funds have been invested
in state, school and water bonds since
the first of the present month, says
State Treasurer Harry f. Muinix. OF
this amount S9J,0O0 was used to pur
chase state bonds of the national de-
fense series of 1917 to provide funds
with which TO take up certificates OF
indebt edness issued in connection with
the state troop mobilization of three
months ago.
The Grand valley OF western Colo
RADIO, said by experts to be underlaid
with oil sand, is to he prObed this year
by ut least two companies. Il. f. kie'
fer and others of Frnita are planning
to put down y well near Fruita. Inter
l
estate are reported to he contemplat
ing an oil well to he drilled near Iona,
Colo, on the Reed lands. Gas and oil
seeps in various parts of the western
| slope contiguous to Grand Junction
have caused experts to believe that the
center of the supply is under the
Grand valley.
| I ,f
wood used skis for the first 125 miles
of their "trip to n point where they
could get II train to carry them to
Pueblo where they went TO join the
navy. Both were successful in the ex
animation and were sent to Hampton
Roads. Virginia.
The Arkansas Valley fair, with its
er than ever this year. according 10
officials in charge. The association
has taken on II new lease of life and
will make many radical changes in the
grounds before Sept i. Bids are be
ing received until March 10 for the
moving of The race track and all the
buildings. The grounds this year will
present an entirely new appearance.
Books of the larger beet sugar manu-
facturers in Colorado will he audited
by the Department of Justice TO de
eide whether they have been making
unreasonable profits. District Attor-
ney Tedrow of Colorado told Assistant
to the Attorney General ligg that the
prices charged by some of the manu-
facturers seemed unduly high, and he
was promised that auditors would be
sent to Colorado as soon as possible.
The Lions Club of Longmont has