The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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the biggest sheep men of the commu-
nifty. He has been experimenting In
| crossing the Cotswold sheep with the
black Karakule sheep the hardy wire
wool sheep from Europe, with aston
ishing results. He has secured larger.
healthier sheep with finer and gloss
Ter wool, but the black spots which
come in the wool makes his problem
one Of further breeding to eradicate
this feature.
The Colorado state treasury is facing
deficit. which can only be avoided
by continuance of inheritance tax re-
ceipts at the 1919 rate, according to
state officials. The 1919 Inheritance
tax total wns almost $1,0OO.OOO. al
though only $T2O,O00 ns estimated for
the entire biennial period. This unex-
pected figure was due to the settle
ment of an unexpected number OF large
estates. Receipts are now very much
slower
A years gain in resources of 26l
state and savings banks and trust
companies of $17, ,925.3S is shown
in an abstract report by State Bank
Examiner Grant Mcpherson. The gain
Is on total resources for the close of
business February 2S, 1920 compared
with March 4, 1919. Resources of ma
tional banks are not included in the
report, which shows total resources
for the state institutions of $120, 109,-
S99.76. t,
Alex Miller, the deaf mute who is
held in the county jail ut Greeley.
though no Information has yet been
filed against him, will probably not be
arraigned before the May term Of the
District Court and possibly not until
the November term, according to As
sistant District Attorney F. j. Green,
who said that the arraignment and
trial may occur close together without
the formality of n preliminary hearing.
Manitou park, for years a famous
resort in the Pixies PEAK region. is to
become the site next year for sum
iner military school and camp for boys.
This was virtually assured when Col.
]. w. Wilson, head of the New Mexico
Military Institute at Roswell, and Maj.
Il. II. Spencer of Denver, associated
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acres comprising the park from ]. $.
Wilson, the owner.
II. +. Marcellus, n rancher living ten
miles west of Grand Junction, was run
over by a switch engine in the yards
at Minturn, Colo, while on the way
to Cheyenne, Wyo., with n carload OF
blooded Holstein cattle. He died al
LeadviIle while he was being taken to
hospital mt Salida. He had just been
to lunch counter and was run down
on his way back to the train.
Petitions have been sent out to the
landowners in six of the school dis
tricts surrounding Saguache proposing
consolidation of the district with the
town schools of Saguache. 1t is moi
planned to erect new buildings at this
time, since it is thought that the old
ones will accommodate all pupils who
may be added to the enrolment
through such action.
The home of Sam Richie, n miner al
ROckvale, was completely wrecked
when a bomb placed by blackhanders
exploded. Sam Matore, son-in-law OF
Richie, was the only person in the
house at the time. Matore had been
sleeping, but just before the explosion
wens into the kitchen to get drink OF
water. He escaped injury.
Robbers obtained $1,000 In cash and
checks from the safe Of the Platte Val.
ley Milling and Elevator Company al
Fort Morgan. The thieves broke the
lock and We're not hindered by the com
binatiOn, which was not set. Officers
say that the robbery was the work OF
professionals.
Track work has started at the Gree
ley High school. Coach Jones has
more than 100 boys who have reported
for work and Indication is that Gree
ley will make a good showing this
year on the track.
Grand Junction will raise 1000, ant
Mesa, DeBeque and Palisade will eacf
raise like amount, to make the 81,
600 which the government says must
be raised to pay for the building o.
the link road between Mesa. Colo, ant
the national forest. ihe edge to con
meet Mesn,- Colo, with the Mesa lakes
The government is to spend $4,000 OF
the roal, work on which will be start
ed shortly
The beet growers of the Western
Slope won a decisive victory over the
Holly Sugar Corporation when thai
company agreed to pay the growers
minimum price of SO ton for tht
1920 crop, based upon so sugar ano
Sill n ton additional for each 81 ovei
50 that the seaboard prices Of sugar
average during the four months of No
vember, December, 1920, and January
and February, 1921.
The Red Cross official who discov-
cred the Grand Duchess Olga hiding in