The Ordway new era., 1921-06-17
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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sors indicate that the combined acre
age of spring and winter wheat planted
In Colorado for the 1921 harvest was
perhaps slightly larger than that plant
ed for the 1920 harvest, and possibly
the largest in the history of the state.
Reports had been received on June
from 24,2o5 individual farmers in ~
counties. The total number of farm
ers reporting through county assessors
las year was 49.11T, and indications
are that the total number reporting
this year will be fully as large. The
area of winter wheat reported up to
June 1 was I10534 acres and that of
spring wheat 1S5,642 acres, or total
OF S96.lT6 acres. County assessors re-
ported total of 103i.143 acres of WIN
ter wheat and 3S4, ,S66 acres of spring
wheat in 1920, or 100000 acres of
wheat.
Charles Hayes of Mancos has re-
turned after nm exploration trip into
the region north of the Navajo noun
tains. He reports the discovery OF
some of the most marvellous ruins ever
seen by white man. Where the
Navajo mountains break away into
deep canons that open into the san
Juan and Colorado rivers the ruins
We're found In almost every canon.
many of them of good size and some
even better preserved than those of the
Mesa Verde National Park. The sec
tion where these ruins were found is
almost inaccessible except TO a person
on foot.
Quo warranto proceedings in which
the election of the mayor and four OF
the six members of the city council or
Englewood are being contested have
been filed in the District Court Mt Lit
Teton. The contests are brought on
the ground that the nominating petit
tiOns of the successful candidates were
insufficient, in that the signers of the
petitions did not make the oath re-
quired by law.
An issue of $4,000 first mortgage
bonds was authorized at special
meeting of the Loveland Canning Com
pany. The issue is TO prepare the
company for handling the large fruit
reiter, \. V. Benson, John r. Handy,
Hugh Scilley and G. A. Benson were
named as a board of directors, and
plans were made for handling 100000
pounds of cherries alone this season.
Colorado ranks third in a list of
twenty-one states in the matter of bus
mess recovery, according to a survey
I,
trial Council, of which the Colorado
Manufacturers Association is a unit.
Taking Feb. 1, 1920 as 100 per cent,
the production of Colorado industries
on Feb. 1, 1921, Is given as 50 per cent
Only California and Texas show high
er percentages of production.
All old Missourians, native born or
former residents, are invited TO a great
birthday party in Sedalia August 10
in celebration at the Missouri State
Fair of the Tooth anniversary of the
admission of the state into the union.
This big birthday party is being ar
ranged by the Sedalia Chamber of
Commerce, and Secretary NJ V. Car
roll writes that every old Missourian
will be welcomed.
Because the city council did not feel
financially able to make contract
with the Loveland band for free con-
certs this year, the citizens have taken
it up and are making a collection to
provide the funds. The Rotary Club
has pledged $3.50 of the $1,000 neces-
sary, the Lions Club has appointed a
committee to solicit funds, and several
individuals have contributed from IS
to $40 each.
The police department has been de-
tailed to patrol the city diligently ev-
cry night TO locate, if possible, the
young people who have been stealing
flowers and strawberries from a num-
ber of local homes at Palisade. The
early Strawberries are just coming in
to bearing, and several patches have
been badly damaged by the miscreants
Spawning crews of the State Fish
Department are busy at Electra lake,
where they expect to gather 100000
eggs before the season closes. They
are hindered by high water. The prin-
cipal spawning ground is at the mouth
of Elbert creek, where it empties into
the lake. The. creek has been very
high with the result that only SOC, 600
eggs have been gathered, whereas the
spawners expected to be able to gather
100000.
A class Of 234 was graduated by the
University of Colorado at Boulder in
the newly completed Macky auditor
ium. The storm interfered consldera-
bly, with the attendance and kept a
number of the graduates of the mod
ical school from attending. This was
the largest class since 1914. 1t includ-