The Ordway new era., 1921-01-14
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Mrs. Andrew (Aunl Fanny fa!he'
said to be more than 100 yeaTS Old io'-
mer slave and pioneer Of Middle park
: dead
R.y. Ellington Of Denver mas oeeh
appointed state supervisor OF traues
ana industrial education At the Colo
rado Agricultural College
The bin extending FOR six months
the time in which 100 assessment
work on mining claims ean he done
was signed by President wilson.
W II. Gott.e, foreman Of the charge
floor Of the Arkansas Valley smelter
was killed at LeadviIle when l'op-
pouud elevator which ne was repair
ing fell on him.
Abe Buck. well driller on the Red
lands. near Grand Junction, accident
ally was struck on the nose By tel-
low workman with 4 sledge hammer
His nose was badly split.
Dominic George. a Frenchman, %
years old. steel worker. was found with
his head cut open with an ak, by me
police, at his home in Pueblo, The
motive for the crime is believed TO
have been robbery.
Sfxtv.five School of Mines students
are in Idaho Springs finishing their
practical work in the mines, instead OF
having to do it in the summer. Fif-
teen of these are chinese, who are be
ing sent to the Golden school by their
government.
Although abnormal conditions have
made the mining Of gold an uncertain
business the Cripple Greek district has
to It's credit an output of almost So
OOO.OOO for 1920. Not all the mines op-
Grated but those that worked produced
a gratifying tonnage Of good ore.
Sorghum took a new place in Colo
RADIO agriculture in the year just end
ed. 2gs. .72o acres Of grain sorghums.
122. .T9s acres OF sweet sorghums and
24,o30 acres of sudan grass being
grown, this total of 4i4,S47 being a
marked Increase over the 430,s92-acre
total for the previous year.
Colorado's coal production during
1920 exceeded that of the preceding
year by nearly 100000 tons and fell
only about quarter Of million tons
short of the 1918 output when the
twenty-one coal-producing counties of
the state established high production
record of 12,65s,G5j tons.
Colorado's open season on deer lasts
only four days, in October, but forest
glass, saw party several miles distant
strapping deer to a saddle horse. Aft
er two days trailing a rancher was ar
rested, pleaded guilty to killing the
deer and paid fine OF S120.
More than 10000 visitors passed
through the halls OF the Denver mint
during the year according to an actual
count by guards and attendants. The
heaviest month proved to be August
when tourists from east and west meet
in Denver. Approximately 5000 peo
pie passed through in this month alone
The total number of marriage Ii
censes issued in Denver during 1926
was 4,OO4. This surpasses by over SOC
the 1919 record, which was 1896 Ii
censes, and that year broke all preyiou.
records. For several years prior tt
1919, the average number of licenses is
sued was around 2.400, with the high
mark 2,70O.
The Nucla State bank has changed
hands, Gee Hawkyard of Montros,
having purchased a controlling inter
est from c. o. Earnest and C. r. Hen
derson, the former of Montrose. tb,
latter of Nucla. Mr.. Hawkyard is nj
experienced banking man and plans +
big improvement. Mr.. Earnest remain,
president Of the bank, retaining a lit
tie stock.
George Jersey, 62 years old, was sen
fenced to life Imprisonment at Ster
ling In the District Court by Judge I.
2. Stephenson when he pleaded guilt,
to statutory offense against an II
year-Old girl who lived at his homo
The girl was sent to the state home y,
the, court
Denver is assured of one of tb,
greatest medical schools and state hos
Iitals in the United States as a resul
OF Governor Shoup's decision to rec
ommend to the next Legislature that ,
fund OF s50o,OOO be appropriated tt
meet the requirements of the Rockefel
Ter Foundation, which has promised
ssOo,OOO Of the necessary 81, 600 fo,
the construction Of the great institu
tlon.
w. H. Harvey. convicted in the wes
Side Court In Denver of stealinp th.
automobile au OF w. E. Doetschman, Sept
w. was sentenced to the state reform
atory by Judge Henry ]. Hersey Har
vey, according to the state's evidence
was the ringleader Of gang of youtb
winch was making business of steoI
ing motor cars, altering them in COW
shed near Aurora and later dIsposIn,
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