The Ordway new era., 1921-07-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


,zations. including the American hea
| Cross, five civic organizations, the COM
mnnder of the Colorado Nationan
| Guard, and city and county commis-
sioners, a telegram was Terminated
and signed by the various bodies. four
teen in all, and sent TO John w. Weeks
/ secretary OF war. The message stateo
that your published statement gwen
to the Associated Press of June IL, is
not only based on misinformation' put
/ Is misleading, and has done Pueblo anu
| the Arkansas valley enormous INJURY
| The wire further said that more than
800 persons are drowned or missing
665 homes have been swept away;
more than $500 persons are homeless
The United States director of for
ests has granted two-year permit TO
the Colorado Historical and National
| History Society of Denver to examine
excavate and collect objects of antiq-
uity from the ruins within the San
Juan National forest. The Colorado
| society desired n government permit
in order that recent prehistoric dls-
coveries made in the park may be OBJ
tained by the state rather than go to a
national museum. Senator Phipps re-
uuested the permit for the Colorado
society.
Montrose has emerged from the
greatest flood that has ever swept
that district The Uncompahgre river
has receded. due to the remarkable
work of hundreds of citizens and farm
ers who are fighting night and day,
and have built many dikes in an effort
TO keep the water within its banks.
The loss is estimated between 100000
and 100000. Long stretches of rich
fruit land has been ruined and hun
dreds of horses and chickens have
been killed.
Secretary of War Weeks, through
Senator's Nicholson and Phipps, claims
that he had been quoted incorrectly
regarding the Pueblo fund situation,
according TO a message received in
Pueblo The message said that Secre-
tary Weeks statement was miscon-
strued when he is alleged to have de-
clared that Pueblo was asking for too
much federal aid. The message was
In answer to one sent the Colorado
congressional delegation by Colorado
business men.
Lawrence Lockhart, about IS years
old, of Arvada, is in a critical condi-
ton in the county hospital at Greeley
as the result of an attempt to commit
suicide. Lockhnrt placed himself
across the rails of the Union Pacific
tracks, two miles west of La Sale,
and permitted his body to be struck
by an east-bound train. His skull is
severely crushed, the fingers of his
right hand severed and his chest lac
Grated and bruised.
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,
and now many homes are being
planned and are under process of con-
struction. One group of 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.
Leo Sprague, 81, a member of the
United States naval aviation corps,
and son of Albert Sprague of Long
mont, wealthy retired farmer, was in
stantly killed by a passenger train at
Wolcott, Wyo. 1t is believed that
Sprague attempted to board the train
for nnnrar =
fell under the wheels, dying instantly.
Colorado-mined radium worth $780,
600 and measuring one gram, recently
purchased by the Belgian Red Cross
from the Radium Company of Colo
rado, q Denver concern, will be
the company have stated. The pre-
cious metal will be packed in heavy
lead-lined containers.
Pueblo must have federal aid to pre-
vent a recurrence of floods or there
will be no business blocks rebuilt on
their old sites. according to II. 81. Sell
domridge, receiver Of the Mercantile
National Bank of that city. The ae-
counts Of the Pueblo food which ap-
peared In the eastern press fell far
short In conveying an adequate con-
ception Of the catastrophe which has
visited this unfortunate city, accord
ing to Mr.. Ssldomridge.
Three men were killed and three res
cuers were overcome with gas follow
ing an explosion in a mine at Rico.
The dead are Joe Stampfel, Louis
Stampfel, brothers, and Cameron
Stiles. Stiles lost his life when he
rushed back into the mine to rescue
the two men after summoning aid.