The Ordway new era., 1921-12-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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on his person. He was unable to tell
officials what he was doing or where
he lived.
Drake University will play its first
| inter-sectional football game in Des
Moines, Iowa, Nov. IL, 1922. when IL
Will meet the Colorado Aggies from
Fort Collins, Colo, according TO an an
nouncement made by X. l.. Wilson,
athletic director.
Denver's postoffice receipts were
S214, 4,645. 40 in November, compared
with S196, 1886 in November last
wear, Postmaster General viii Hays
announced in Washington. Receipts
for the month just ended represent a
gain of SIS, ,45oO3, or 9.41 per cent over
November, 1920.
Judge Lindsey of Denver, in an adj
dress ut Chicago, warned against bru-
tality In the handling of criminals that
inspires hate and revenge, but assert
ed he was no sentimentalist who
wanted to defend the criminal. I'VE
are entering new era" he said, "and
we should do all In our power TO ad-
vance it."
School District No. l of jefferson
county, which is the city of Golden, mas
called special bond election Dec ~,
for the purpose of submitting the
question as to whether or not the peo-
pie shall vote 100000 in bonds for the
erection of new high school. The
bonds will run for twenty years with
interest at per cent.
tc
ported to have been the parting ad-
monition of hosts of breeders and
stockmen of the West and middle West
who attended the recent International
Live Stock Exposition mt Chicago. The
one big show of the season after the
International is that held at Denver
This season it will be held during the
weekof Jan. Ia to u.
Although escaping from the Fitzsim-
ons General Hospital at Aurora, Colo,
thirteen months ago while patient Mt
that institution, Robert Wright, %
years old, has been arrested finally
and is again in the custody of the Of
ficials. He was taken into custody by
State Ranger julius Weinberger at
Walsenburg, Colo, and was turned
over to army officers.
Expenditures of approximately $15,-
600 as the balance of the apprOpria-
ton authorized for building construc-
ton and repairs at the State Fair
grounds has been approved by the au-
diting board. The money was made
available for the construction of
poultry house and other buildings. 1t
is expected the state will save between
$1,000 and $1,000 of the appropriation
through economy.
During the past week the War FL
nance Corporation has approved 258
advances, aggregating $13,2S0,00O for
agricultural and live stock purposes.
OF this amount, 100000 went to Colo
RADIO banks, which in turn will lend it
to live stock raisers of the state. By
these advances farmers are able to
borrow money to meet old obligations
at their banks without having to sacri-
flee their live stock by selling at dis
astrous prices.
The statewide poultry culling cam
paign to be staged in Colorado next
July, August and September will add
poultry industry of the state. The
campaign which is being planned by
the Colorado Agricultural College Ex-
tension Division will be carried out
with the farmers over the entire state
In cooperation with the county agri-
cultural agents, county club leaders
and home demonstration agents.
Tourist travel to national parks
broke all records in 1921, and the Ma
tional Park-to-Park Highway Associa.
tion, cooperating with the Department
of the Interior, seeks to continue its
work in 1922 through a proposed bud.
get of expenditures totaling 100000
This amount is to be raised through
membership campaigns in Colorado
and ten other Western states
The thirtieth annual National Horse
Show, which was this year held at the
Squadron A Armory, New York City
was a wonderful success and the own
ers of these horses are expecting t.
bring them to Denver in January fo
the National Western Horse Show
This circumstance alone causes tn,
show to promise to outdistance any o
: its predecessors in numbers as well a
in the quality Of the horses.
Rumors to the effect that the annua
sale Of Holstein cattle at the Nationa
Western Stock Show would be aban
doned during the sixteenth annua
! show in January were set at rest b
I, the stock show management when tn
latter announced that Thursday morn
ing, Jan. 10, has been set as the sal
date. The offering Of purebred mill
ers will be made in the main pavilio
beginning at 10 o'clock.
e Although the state is without suff