The Ordway new era., 1920-06-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Building permits for the first five
months of 1920 represent $2,2l1 $50
more than for the same period Of time
year ago, according to the monthly
report issued by Frank NJ. Ladd, city
building inspector of Denver.
All of northern Kareli northwest
RussIa) has been conquered by the
Bolshevists, according to a Helsingfors
dispatch to the National Tidende. The
Karelian population has fled to the
forests.
John Lawrence, cattle foreman Of
the Maxweil-Miller Cattle Company.
breeders Of thoroughbred ShOrthorns
at Steamboat Springs, will leave soon
for Scotland, where he will purchase
fine stock for that company.
An important local realty deal was
made ut Victor when A. Il. Reynolds
sold the postOffice block to J. B. By
ers for $1,000 The building is Occu-
pied by the postoffice, the Bank of Vie
tor and several business firms, and IL
probably the best income property in
the Cripple Greek district.
Glen Siverson. a student OF Lowell,
school, who was accidentally hit In the
head with u bat ut Colorado Springs
while playing baseball Mt the school,
Is dead, Tho boy, who was IL years
old, was catching and stepped too close
to the home plate, when he was hit as
the batsmnn drew back to strike ut a
ball.
Victor johnson, 10, miner living at
Georgetown. was instantly killed when
motorcycle in which h. was riding
skidded In muddy stretch of the high
way on Floyd hill and upset. George
Gallagher, who wis driving the motor
cycle, was uninjured. The body was
taken TO Georgetown. Johnson leaves
his mother and one sister.
Mrs. c. w. Lowther, the wife of n
prominent church worker in Cripple
Creek and resident of Victor, Colo,
was given sentence of two TO five
years in the penitentiary for grand
larceny. Mrs. Lowther was convicted
of stealing several rugs and other
household goods from the home of Ern-
est $. Kidd.
The people of Arvada have voted,
173 to 10, for $4,000 In bonds to be
used in completing n new high school
Arrangements have been made for the
disposition of the entire issue of this
disposition of the entire issue. This Is
sue supplemented similar issue OF $40.
600 voted some time ago, but which
was found inadequate for the purpose
Denver is overwhelmingly Ameri
c,,n, according to figures. compiled
from the official census received by
the Civic and Commercial Association
giving the city population in 1920 OF
56,369. In 1910 the number of native
horn citizens was 173,632 as against
2OS, ,IO7 In 1920, u gain Of 20.2 per cent
as compared to n gain of pol per cent
in the entire population.
The man who was killed at James
vile, Wis, was not Earl Ballard, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. T.. Ballard OF
LOngmont. This was proven when the
casket supposedly containing his body
arrived from GAINESVILLE. Mrs. Ballard
mother of the supposed dead man, ant
several of his sisters and brothers ant
other relatives positively disclaimed
any resemblance between the dent
man and Earl Ballard.
benjamin F. Smith, alias Hal H
Hubbard, Jr., 90 years old, was sen
fenced to term of six to ten years
in the state penitentiary on charge
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, by District Judge Charles Corn
forth Mt Cripple Creek. Smith is nj
legged to have passed number of bat
checks in Colorado Springs and Salida
hut was successful in obtaining money
on but one check here.
Lieut.. Col. w. S. Furmnn. marsha
of the day In GrnndsJunction's Memoir
| ial day demonstration, was seriously
injured in the parade when his hors'
| fell on the pavement, crushing Fur
mans left leg and foot.
Elmore Peterson, secretary of tht
| Greeley Chamber of Commerce, Is tt
| become a member of the faculty of tht
| University of Colorado. He will be di
rector of the extension department
with which he was formerly associated
| during the years leave of absence tha
has been granted DIR, l.. ID. Osborn. HI
will teach economics and will be secre
tary of the bureau OF business ant
commercial development in the exten
sion division.
| As result of the exceptionally fa
orable weather for blowing and plant
| ing in all sections of the state farmer,
have made slight revisions in theii
plans In most districts, according to re
ports received by the COOPERATIVE
Crop Reporting Service, and the resul
will he slightly larger acreages of sucl
late crops us corn, beans, sorghums
etc, than were originally planned. Win
ter wheat Is generally in fine condition