The Ordway new era., 1921-04-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

,,con.d with more than $500 In cash.
.,r, ,uro bandits were in the county
i., In Trinidad. The bandits, WITH
,he money in n sack, We're rounded up
,v J'ndersheriff +. +. Cole ana
,osse of citizens on the road SIN ih'ieS
,orth of Trinidad. The bandits gave
,be,r names as VIII Avery and Is. L.
Sloan. and say they are life insurance
agents.
The pay roll and prosperity cam
oaign initiated by the Denver 'N"'
and Commercial Association TO snow
Colorado people that the prosperits
and happiness of every ndlViduai III
he state is enhanced by purchasing
Colorado-made goods, began by offer
ing 500 in prizes for the best ten-word
slogan which most forcibly expresses
the fundamental idea of the campaign
The slogan must be mailed TO the pup
fishing and publicity committee OF the
civic association, whose members Will
he the Judges in the contest.
Mrs. Pearl Burgman, widow OF tlle
late Fred c. Burgman, who died IN
Grand Junction Sept. 16, 192o, on the
operating table in the offices of l)rs.
]. Henry Hook and James Keen,
osteopaths. has filed suit asking Slo,-
600 damages. She charges malprac-
tice Burgman was operated upon on
that date for the removal of tonsils.
The complaint charges that the de-
ceased came to his death through lack
of ability on the part of the doctors
who performed the operation, :
Considerable uncertainty exists and
there is much difference of opinion
among the fruit growers rs TO the dam
age done To the fruit crop of the
Canon City district by the severe
frosts of recent nights. Horticultural
Inspector Bruce Mcintyre estimates
that nine-tenths of the fruit buds are
killed. but if the surviving buds are
sufficiently scattered and remain un-
injured by subsequent freezes there.
will still be enough left for "A good
yield
The first contest among the CONNER
cial classes of the western slope high
schools will be held in Montrose May
6. when representatives from five cont
mercial departments will compete fol
the western slope honors. The coun-
ties to compete in this arG. Montrose,
Ouray, San Miguel, Delta and Hins-
dale, and the victor in the contest will
90 TO Greeley for the state tournament
on May %. :!... .r.-...
Twelve years of litigation Between
the executors of the estate of j. Pier
pone Morgan, who died in 1913, and
Col. James A. Ownbey of Boulder, ter.
minated when the United States Su,
preme Court announced decision af'
firming action of the District Court OF
Delaware awarding judgment for
100000 against Ownbey.
The city council of Fort Collins has
accepted the proposition of the Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
Company whereby the company will
withdraw its injunction suit pending
in the Federal Court to prevent the
city from enforcing lower rates, and
the city will permit the present rates
TO remain in effect.
Thousands of visitors from all parts
of Colorado and from neighboring
states are expected to be in Denver
for Music week." May 10 TO 20 The
committee in charge is giving wide
publicity to the affair, and cities all
over the state are cooperating with
Denver in the idea. II
For the benefit of tourists from
Texas and other southern states. a
movement has been launched by. Trin.
idad business men FOR the building OF
direct route into the San Luis VALLEY
from that place.
Two hundred and fifty Denver &
Rio Grande railroad shopmen. repre-
senting practically all of the mechan
ical departments crafts, have been puI
back to work after being laid off since
March 16.
A deck of cards decided the fate o
alderman's position and member of the
city council at Goldfield. H. A. Han
sen and Fred Hanna each received
twenty-eight votes at the election hel,
L
In the town hall it was decided TO Gu
the card deck to see who. would Ian,
the position. Hanna drew the four o
diamonds and Hansen cut an eight o
hearts, qualifying for the office.
One hundred and ninety-six boys an,
girls are enrolled in the various bows
and girls clubs of Montrose county
according to the report of Count,
Agent Ben III. King. who stated tina
the county now needed a regular clul
leader to handle the various activitie
of the boys. The organizations con
duct work in care of and raising pigs
calves, poultry, sewing, canning an,
| potatoes. ~
Thirty-five dollars a., month. wifi
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