The Ordway new era., 1920-08-27
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

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| elevator.
Unusual prosperity is being expe-
rienced by Delta due to the large pay
rolls at the three factories now being
built or recently opened for operations
there.
W. f. Enfield has sold his 4O-acre
ranch near Montrose for $40, 900 to
Frank Chase of Paxton, Neb. This
10 probably one of the fanclest prices
ever paid for land in that region.
A special grand jury 10 probe the
strike riots which resulted in seven
deaths, fifty-two injuries and property
loss running near the 100000 mark,
| Will he impanelled In Denver by Dis
trict Judge Clarence J. Morley.
Charles McCarty, neld on bur
glary charge at Topeka, Kan, con
fessed that he 10 an escaped convict
from the Colorado state penitentiHry
| al Canon City. He expressed a desire
TO he returned to Canon City rather
| than stand trial.
All southern Colorado is looking for
ward 10 the great Labor day program
to he given at Walsenburg, Sept. g.
Live wires from the various camps
and the Walsenburg Commercial Club
have arranged "A day full of recreation
and sports.
| Remarkable progress in the agricul-
tural development of Moffat county is
shown for the last year by the report
of the state board OF immigration. The
report shows there are 78l land own
ers and homesteaders and fifty-five
renters, with "a total of 4S,3IS acres
under cultivation, .TTS acres of farm
land not yet broken, and with an in
crease of 1916 acres OF land raising
crops
The twcnIy-third annual meeting OF
the colorado Bar Association was held
in the court house at Colorado
Springs Al the same time and place
the annual meeting of the State
Judges Association was held. Spenk-
ers at the meeting were w. l. Dayton,
president; Gov. Henry j. Allen OF
Kansas, Judge Jesse G. Sorcutt OF
Trinidad, and Senator Charles $
| Thomas.
A disagreement between officials OF
the Denver and Salt Lake railroad and
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
psny resulted in the telegraph com
| pany issuing an order abandoning
service on the MOffat road. The state
public utilities commission immedi-
ately notified the telegraph company
i that it's order was in conflict with
Colorado laws and that such discrimi-
nation would not be permitted. The
order was Immediately rescinded by
| the telegram company
william Ziensenhenne, Cripple
Creeks near "Enoch Arden" has re
turned to his wife and two children
now grown 10 manhood, whom he left
eighteen years ago. He stepped out
OF the automobile that had brought
hin over The Yountains from Colorado
Springs and entered home that had
had another husband and father after
the wife he married twenty-three years
ago had remained faithful to him foi
ten years while. supposedly dead. he
was "hoboing" around the country.
The Denver 4 Salt Lake Railroad
Company has filed with the State Pub
lie Utilities Commission a petition re
questing that II he permitted to nd
vance freight rates on Its line 35 per
L
per cent as requested by the other
Colorado railroads located in the terri
tory west of line drawn north and
south through the Colorado common
points. which include Cheyenne. Den
yer, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Trim
idad
Automobile bandits entered the An
| dprson general merchandise store at
Haxtun and carried away about 50 600
worth of mems clothing. The men
"pailed the job when the night mar
slial was in another part of the town
and escaped without a person seeing
them.
Nearly complete reports received by
the State immigration Department
from county assessors show that the
area in cultivation in Colorado this
year is slightly in excess of 5000, ,OOC
acres, exclusive of orchards, compared
with total of 4.793,192 acres reported
In cultivation by county assessors last
year. These figures include the area
devoted to wild hay, amounting to
about 100000 acres each year. The
largest increases in cultivated acreage
this year are In the areas devoted to
winter wheat and corn, with consider
able increases in acreage of sorghum
crops and moderate increases In alfal-
IN acreage. The reports Of county as
SCISSORS show that something more than
100000 acres Of raw land was broken
for the first time this year, compared
with about 375,OO0 acres broken last
year.
National conferences to revive the
metal mining industry OF the United
Sta.aS ,xill hn hnId In Dnnvnr tho xranI