The Ordway new era., 1921-04-15
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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A blaze swept the Denver shsle
orickyarIis AT Swadley. 81 mile and
quarter northwest of Arvada. causing
damage estimated ar $1,000.
The trial of RienEi Dickens, charged
with the murder of his aged father,
William H Dickens banker Of Long
mont Nov. -. 1915. has been post
ooned until September
Henry c. Watson. the man who
made the Greeley potato famous
/ throughout the United States. died al
Long Beach. Calf. from heart trOu-
Die. according 10 word received in
Greeley
Frank W. Howbert. jury commission
ar Of Denver. will be the new internal
revenue collector for Colorado. Recon-
nendation for his appointment has
been sent TO Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon by Senators Phipps and Nichoi'
son.
In decisions handed down. the Colo
rado Supreme Court denied the valid
lty Of the Recall of Decisions amend
ment TO the state constitution passed
by popular vote in the fan of 1912. and
upheld the ccnstiJutionality Of the thir-
ty-day clause Of the stale industrial
law
James Duce. state oil INSPECTOR, act
ing for the people Of Colorado. has
filed suit in the District Court against
the Sommers oil Company for So
79I.IS. alleged 10 he due the state as
tax collected under the session laws Of
1919. The complaint was drawn by At
torney General Victor E Keyes-
As the result OF an agreement be
tween The Republicans and Democrats,
Golden viii not hold an election this
spring and thereby save approximate
ly $1,000. The plan i 10 lei the pres
ent City Council hold over and TO re
ceive designations 10 those aldermen
who do not desire 10 hold their office
longer.
Two additional air mail routes out
Of Salt Lake City, one 10 Los Angeles
and another To Denver, are contemplate
ed by the government according TO
Col. John \. Jordon, superintendent OF
the western division OF the United
States air mail service. He said that
the two routes may be established ear
ly this summer
William W. Prantz, former convict
al the Colorado penitentiary. is in jail
in Littleron. charged with the robbery
of the Strasburg bank and the depot
at Byers. Both crimes We're com
mitted last month When arrested
several railroad tickets. said TO have
been stolen from the depot at Byers,
were found on Pransz-
The Leadville Chamber OF Com
merce has recently issued folder de-
scribing and Illustrating the charms
and advantages OF Leadyille, City of
romance and beauty at the crest of the
continent The Illustrations are artis-
tic and map showing the mining and
scenic region adjacent to Leadville
adds TO the value of the folder.
Denver will bloom with poppies May
50 when as reminder of the war sac
rifices 1000 French poppy blossoms
will be distributed on the streets More
posts including the Denver units,
launched a campaign that will termin-
ate on Memorial day with the wearing
by every American of French poppy.
Ole Hansen. CO. resident of Jeffer.
son county for nearly forty years
whose home was two miles east OF
Golden. was eOred 10 death by a bull
on a neighborins ranch while attempt
ing to save the life OF woman. Han
sen was working in his field when Mrs
Buyciand. nother-in-law of Steve Rog
ers. who owns the bull. shouted fol
Hansen 10 come TO her assistance
Plans have been drawn at a meet
ing Of the Rocky Mountain Radio AS
soeiztiou for the establishment in Den
yer Of one of the largest amateur wire
I less telephone stations west of th'
Mississippi
Six business houses were burglarizet
in Kersey- near Greeley The thieve;
then stole q Union Pacific hand cal
and made their escape on it The SAT.
| OF the Boise-Payette Lumber Compan!
was opened and SIS taken. Efforts tt
break the safes Of the Kersey Lumbe
I COMPANY and Tom l. Schank's sees
mill we're unsuccessful. Fifty dollar
was taken from the cash register IL
/ the E a Collins meat market
/ Richard Winnerah, 12-year-ol'
schoolboy of Ouray county. is tn
champion talker of Colorado. He wa
awarded first prize in the annual ora
toricaI contest conducted by the Colo
rado Association of County Superin
Iendenfs and Institute Workers a
Corona school in Denver. Eighth grad
pupils from every county in the stat
competed At the same time NIildre
Akey. pretty little 13-year-oid miss O
Wray. Colo. was declared the chan
pion eighth grade word speiler of tn