The Ordway new era., 1920-08-20
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

such superb and numerous prizes IN
the swine department, that the show
Ing Inst year was n marvel TO all Wis
itors. But this year the showing will
he 50 much greater MS 10 amaze even
the breeders themselves. The early
entries show all ages and classes of
Poland Chinas, Durocs, Chester
whites, Hampshlres, Berkshires and
other varieties. and the entries are
from all sections of the state and from
stnte institutions, from associations
and individuals. Not alone are the
state fair prizes large anI varied. but
the various swine ussoc ,ftions of the
country are offering immense and va
ricd premiums Some of the associa-
tions are offering cash prizes running
from $500 to S1,20O Special prepnra-
tions have been made for the housing
of the displays and for the caring for
them in the most perfect manner. One
of tie very Interesting features in the
swine department will be the competi-
tions for Boys and Girls Pig Clubs.
This was carried out most successfully
last year, and will be greatly improved
this year.
Stirred to action by numerous auto
mobile accidents on state highways
the members of the state highway com
mission have promulgated Il traffic
code for all state highways. The chief
provisions of the new traffic code for
automobiles OIL state highways, are :
Speed limit for automobiles, thirty
five miles an hour on ordinary roads |
and twenty miles an hour on noun |
tain roads. Speed on all turns limited
to eighteen miles an hour. Speed of
vehicles weighing between 6,0O0 and |
10000 pounds limited to fifteen miles |
and for vehicles weighing in excess of
10000 pounds to ten miles an hour |
Width of vehicles using prairie roads
limited to twelve feet and mountain |
ronds to nine feet. Automobiles required |
to carry two front and one rear light
All other vehicles, including bicycles |
motorcycles and wagons must carry |
one white and one red lamp Vehicles |
overtnking another vehicle going in the
same direction must sound warning
signal before passing. Vehicles going |
in opposite direction must pass on the
right. venicle passing another going |
in the same direction must pass to II
left.
The completion of the road thru the
Hardscrabblc cannon in the San Isabel
national forest opens up roadway
that is II distinct and valuable uddi- |
ton to COlorado's system of scenic
highways. The opening of this road
completes circle trip of almost 100
miles from Canon City thru Florence,
Silver Cliff. Westciiffe and the canon
of the Arkansas river.
Sam Heindel, owner of the Mazeppa
mine, has been working this mine in
the South Mineral district near Silver
ton, and has found d rich body of lead
ore. 1t has been known for some time
that this mine contained valuable min
eral deposits, but the ground was so
hard that large sum of money was
needed to do development work.
Two hailstorms, causing damage to
crops and property estimated at $780,
600 swept thru different parts o
Weld county Farmers in the vicinity
of Ault, Eaton, Num- and Dover say
that about 10 per cent of the total
crops We're destroyed, most of the
damage being done to the wheat crop,
WHICH wis Only NIL utFNesttu-
After nine months trial of 7-cent
fare the Durango Railway and Realty
Company has thrown up the sponge
and made application to the State Util
tiles Commission for permission to
junk the line, which WAS granted. The
company operated an electric line two
and half miles long.
]. George Leyner, so. founder Of the
Leyner engineering works, now known
ms the IngersOll- Rand Engineering
Works, near Littleton, was seriously
injured when his automobile over
turned on the Colorado Springs road
near Llttieton.
Denver has been placed under mill
tary control with the arrival in the
city of $50 federal soldiers from Fort
Logan under command of Col. G. c.
Bailou. The Fort Logan soldiers
came into the city and took charge of
the situation growing out of the Tram
way rioting Five hundred additional
troops arrived from Camp Funston,
following request from Governor
Shoup to the commander of the CEN
tral department for federal aid in con-
| trolling the situation.
The opening of the Fall River road
from Estes Park to Grand Lake to
travel is expected by the state high
way commission by Sept 10 as n re-
suit of the progress made by road CON
tractors this season. The work still
to be done is all above timber line,
along the top of the continental divide,
and offers no great difficulties in en-
gineering.
The CHASTITY scars Of forest fires on
| Pixies Peak are being covered by for