The Ordway new era., 1920-11-05
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union News sesvice.

dead at his nome lie was veteran
employe of the Colorado & Southern
Railroad Company at that place.
Sirparents were fined in the Coun-
ty Court at Fort Collins for failure To
keep their children in school. Their
children, under II years of age, had
been working in the beet fields. The
three couples each were fined S25 anu
costs.
Ray weiser OF Sapinero, killed two
mountain lions near his cabin on Soap
mesa. The lions had been molesting
stock around the Weiser place for
some time. weiser is having the hides
prepared for mementos of the occa-
sion.
Andrew NJ. Hamrick, Washington,
d. C, meteorologist, has been assigned
to take charge of the Grand Junction
offices of the United States weather
bureau 10 succeed Esek S. Nichols,
who resigned some time ago to settle
in Seattle.
The farmers of Colorado have lost
total of S20,309,110 in the value of
principal crops during September from
price recessions, according to an csu-
mate compiled by the Colorado Co.
operative crop reporting service and
announced yesterday.
Ernest Lowry, arrested and fined
$500 recently for wholesale theft of
alcohol supplies from the Hausman
Drug Store at Pueblo and who escaped
from the city chain gang, has been a.
rested for the third time, this time
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An increase in output was reported
this year by the Loveland factory OF
the Empson Packing Company, con-
pared with their output of 1919. Fig
ures cited by II. II. Oviatt, manager
of the plant, showed a production of
approximately 10000 cases of peas and
beans the past season.
E. Goldstein, % years old, a junk
dealer, living three miles southeast of
Louisville, Colo, was killed whel the
automobile which he was driving
struck an interurban train at Brene
Sper. near his home The train crew
declared that the whistle was blown
but Goldstein failed to take the warn
ing.
The discovery of vanadium ore of
high grade in the cliffs to the east
and north of Telluride has caused n
great deal of talk and some excite
ment in that camp. The finding of
vanadium ore in close proximity to
that city will probably result in ex-
tensive development and new sources
of revenue for local interests.
Assessments estimated at more than
81 100000 have been levied against
bootleggers, Illicit dealers and manu-
facturers in the Denver division of the
federal supervising prohibition officer
since Jan. 16, 1920. according to Hen
ry A Larson, director. These assess
ments are virtually various forms of
taxes payable to the government.
The fifty-third annual meeting Of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Colorado, opened at Longmont with
approximately 1000 delegates present.
Degree work at the session of the
grand encampment at which Charles
Ankele of Salidn, grand patriarch, pre-
sided, was the feature of the first
day.
Russia, before the war, occupied
first place as timber exporter. When
settled conditions shall again obtain,
Russia will export timber in much
greater quantities than ever. Its tim
Der resources, occupying an area three
times the timbered area of the United
States and Canada combined, will per-
init greater expectation than in the
past.
The McFadden bill provides for an
excise tax of ten dollars $4,000 an
ounce on gold used by manufacturers,
the tax to be given to the miners. The
price at the U. S. Mint will remain
the same so as not to disturb the
monetary standard. The matter will
be taken up at the Gold Producers
Conference to be held during the Min
ing Convention held in Denver, Novem-
ber 1919. The Gold Producers Asso-
Citations in various states are arrang-
ing for strong delegations to this con-
vention.
The U. S. census report for 1920
shows that, since 1910, seven typical
Colorado mining counties have lost
nearly so per cent of their population.
Similar conditions exist in other states.
The mines are not played out This
serious decline in population mostly
dates from the commencement of the
war in 1914, but especially since 137.
when this country entered the war IT
mainly resulted from "war conditions"
and still continues by reason of after
war conditions" 1t is to be hofeo
that the mining convention in Denver,
November 1919, will be able to do
something to revive the mining ill.,
dustry.
The evening school in Americaniza-
aion and continuation classes has