The Ordway new era., 1921-06-24
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Colorado rangers tells it. When he
made an inspection trip through the
flooded regions at Pueblo he looked
into n rnilroad coal car over which
flood waters had flowed. He found
grunting therein large, 'ealthy SOW
and wriggling family ol newborn
pigs The high sides OF the car ana
the fact that hogs are never shipped IN
coal cars. left only one explanation.
The sow was swept into the car by
the waters. penned there and left high
and dry when the water leaked out
through the cracks. The sow then far
rowed her new litter. Captain Dennis
found the car and its family near
Canon Junction.
Promise of federal aid for the Pueblo
flood district along three material
lines, ip addition to the relief work
low being done. is indicated in infor'
nation received in Denver, They are ;
Dispatchng of commission of engi-
nrers from the United States Recla-
nation Service to devise plans for
safeguarding the area contiguous TO
the Fountain and Arkansas rivers. Co
operation of United States bureau of
public roads with the State Highway
Commission in repairing highways and
bridges. Looming of money by the
Federal Farm Loan bank TO farmers
and live stock men who sustained
losses in the floods.
Flood waters in mountain streams of
Colorado have destroyed thousands of
fish. according to reports reaching Ro-
land G.. Parvin, state game and fish
commissioner. Hardest hit by the
flood has been Bear Creek canon,
where mud and silt have brought de-
struction of hundreds of trout with
which the stream was stocked early
this spring. In other places the trout
have been washed upon the banks of
the streams and have died there.
Building in Fort Collins is beginning
to increase rapidly. While there were
comparatively few building permits
issued the first of May they have since
been steadily increasing in number,
und now many homes are being
planned and are under process of con-
struction. One group OF a half dozen
is being built near the Agricultural
College at one time. Apparently times
are just about back to normal here in
the building line.
The Harold DeHaan Post No. 10 of
the American Legion, Fort Morgan, is
fully prepared to handle the biggest
crowd of people over the Fourth of
July that has ever assembled in Fort
Morgan. The occasion is the American
Legion roundup, which begins July
and ends some time during the night
of July Z. All the cowboys of the
Rocky Mountain region are expected
to come to Fort Morgan for the cele-
bration.
Nationwide search for Mrs Minnie
GagnOs, So years old, and her pretty
daughter, Mrs. Lena Hauser, both of
Cheyenne, Wyo, wanted on land fraud
charges in Colorado. filed by NJ. D. Nc
Entry, chief of the Denver field divi-
sion of the United States general land
office, led to their arrest by Depart
ment of Justice officials in Baltimore,
Nd. according to word received in
Denver.
The school population of Ell Paso
county increased 531 in 1920 over 1919,
according to complete report com
piled by Mrs. Inez Johnson Lewis,
county superintendent of schools. The
census includes persons between the
ages of 6 and 81. The school popula-
tion of the county is 12,O25. The IN
crease over the preceding year III the
rural districts was 1914, and that of
District No. II was 337.
Flags of all Colorado American Le-
gion posts will fly at half-mast for
thirty days in respect to F. w. Gal
braith, Jr., national commander of the
Legion, and colonel in the world war,
who was killed in an automobile acci-
dent near Indianapolis, his home.
Charters of the posts will also be
draped for the same period.
Andrew Zurick, 26 years old, mayor
of Louisville, sacrificed his life to save
a 10year-old boy from drowning. Aft
er rescuing the lad from deep water in
lake of the Western Light and Pow
er Company at Lafayette, Zurick was
stricken with what is believed to have
been heart attack, and sank in sight
of fifteen companions. His body was
recovered fifteen minutes later.
A registration in excess of 1000 is
expected by authorities In charge of
the University of Colorado summer
school which has opened at Boulder
for two six-week terms. The school
had an attendance of 1,76O last year
and from inquiries that have been re-
ceived 1000 seems to be a conserva-
tive estimate.
The Farmers Union Milling & Ele-
yatOr COmDany will hufId n copcrato