The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24

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Oscar Lagrow, "A, overseas war hero
of Morrison. was crushed 10 death
when he fell into huge stone crush
err ut Troutdale resort, where lie was
employed.
Seven miles of concrete highway be-
tween Denver and Arvada have been
approved by the local office of the
| United States Bureau of Public Roads
and Will be submitted to Washington
for final action.
one Of the many Innovations and
! special attractions nt the Colorado
state fair this year is the Sunday open
ing on Sept 10. with n full program of
! entertainment events and all the eX-
hibits In order.
In preparation for the buffalo bar
becue. which is to he the feature of the
closing day Of the Douglas county fair.
| September 10Th. the animal was
slaughtered at the Radcliff Dillon
ranch six miles south of Sedalia on
the Perry park road.
For the first time in the history of
the Pixies Peak Cog Road, II motor
car made the ascent Of the famous
peak over this cog route, when Ralph
Milford, driving II Paige automobile,
and with five passengers, climbed the
entire distance without n setback.
The Otero Gas Company, supplying
gas to La Junta, Rocky Ford and
Swink, has applied to the state public
utilities commission for the privilege
of discontinuing service. 1t is contend
ed that for the last three years the
company has been operating ut n loss.
Hugh T. Dempsey Of Colorado
Springs, was accidentally shot and
badly wounded by John ID. Ryan while
duck hunting near Limon. Dempsey
was taken to hospital at Colorado
Springs and twenty-one buckshot We're
removed from his left thigh and leg.
a. II. Anderson, University of
Colorado student, had Il narrow escape
from death when the horse he was rid
ing ran in front of Boulder street
cab. The horse was instantly killed.
Mr.. Anderson was thrown on the fen
der of the ear and escaped with but Il
few bruises.
Ralph X. Mulford made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to lower his own record
for the Pixies Peak climb, which he es-
tablished in 1916 when he used a Hud-
son car and made the climb in IS min
utes "a seconds Using Paige ma
chine, he made the trip in 20 minutes,
81 % seconds.
ii. NJ. Benson, a Denver real estate
dealer, was severely cut and bruised
when the automobile he was driving
went through bridge rail and into the
creek below, two miles north of Colo
RADIO Springs. The accident was wit
messed by Merton Robbins, who pulled
Benson from underneath his over
| turned car.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
passenger and freight depot at Wal
senburg burned to the ground from a
| fire of unknown origin which broke
| out in the freight room. The loss is
estimated to be 5000, exclusive of
| freight stored in the building. Three
men We're in the building at the time,
but escaped and saved the railroads
| records.
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of Railroad Trainmen have been ex-
PEELED for participating in the unau-
thorized strike of switchmen last
spring, w. G. Lee, president, an
nounced at Cleveland, to members of
the brotherhood's board of directors.
Mr.. Lee said that the brotherhood and
the Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea We're not considering any merger.
Sept. % and 30 and Oct and . have
| been fixed as the dates for the Lincoln
county annual fair at Hugo. Plans are
under way to make this the largest
and best ever held in that county.
The new Windsor consolidated dis
trict in Weld county has decided to
take step toward the solution of the
housing problem in providing accom-
modations for school teachers that is
unique In the state and perhaps in the
entire West. The school board has de-
cided to build $4,000 home to accom-
modate thirty-two teachers.
For the last five or six years n
strange disease has appeared among
cattle during the summer months, in
eastern Colorado. 1t is reported again
this year. Cattle, one after another, in
n herd, becomes blind and are unable
to eat or drink. There is temporary
paralysis of certain nerves which sup
ply the lips, eye balls, and tongue.
There is also moderate congestion of
the brain but with very little fever.
The cause of this condition has not
been definitely determined but it is
quite generally assumed to be form
of forage poisoning. Artificial feeding
and watering will save most of these
cases. Water is of most Importance.
A common inquiry nowadays is how