The Ordway new era., 1921-05-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News ser'ice' ),

Both were candidates for re-electioh'
Robert b. Wolf was reelected presi-
dent of the Colorado Springs school
board. l.. NJ. Hunt elected vice presl-
dent and Thomas j. Fox and Samuel d.
Giles reelected secretary and treas
urer, respectively.
The Rocky Mountain Climbers Cinb
has blazed new trail from Boulder 10
the summit of Bear mountain through
Fern canon. This club, which is COM
posed largely of University students
has spent three Sundays on trips TO
Bear mountain.
The members of the Grand Junction
Rotary Club enjoyed II calf barbecue
at the mouth of Monument canon, ten
miles west of the city, and 100 people
took part in the festivities. A big PIT
was dug and the veal was cooked over
cedar fire.
Grand valley. Colorado, stands out
as virtually the only fruit district IN
the United States that promises full
crop this year, according to the OFF,
cial report of the American Railway
Development Association, made public
by W. II. Olin, supervisor of agricul-
ture of the Denver & Rio Grande.
The farm buildings on the II. d. Por-
ter ranch. southwest of Fort Morgan,
were burned when Hobart Porter. Il
son. was burning weeds in field near
the buildings. A barn, granary, cattle
she'd garage all buildings on the prop
| erty except the house were burned.
The loss is estimated at more than So,
900.
Two hundred and thirty forest of
ficers are scattered over the fifteen
national forests of Colorado and they
know the thirteen million acres of for
est land intimately. One ranger will
know that there are three wolf dens
on his district, another has seen lion
tracks in two widely separated places.
and this knowledge will be invaluable
in mapping the locations of these killers
of livestock
Three thousand two hundred and
eight sheep and fifty-four cattle were
killed on the forest ranges of Colorado
alone during 1920 Wolves, coyotes
and mountain lions were mainly re-
sponsible for this slaughter. The q.
S. Biological Survey plans to employ
constantly in the district AT least four
or five expert lion hunting outfits, and
two or three wolf hunters of proven
ability, according to word received by
District Forester Allen $. Peck.
A. A. Foster, IS years old, who for
many years was editor of the North
| American Review, is dead AT Montrose
| In 1868 he established the Wakefield
Banner, which is still operating, and,
after many other journalistic ventures
became the editor of the North Amer
lean Review, which position he held
until he was forced to come West he
cause of his health. During his four
teen years residence in Muntrose he
has continued his contributions to the
Review and other national magazines.
Burned beyond recognition in less
than a minute, little 4-year-old Ernest
Nelavec was victim of playing with
matches at Salida. The little fellow
was playing near an old wagon con-
tanning some hay. He had picked up
match somewhere and proceeded to
set fire TO the hay. His screams at
racted his mother, Mrs. Tony Nelavec.
She rushed around the hay-fllled wag-
on and grabbed the suffocated and ter
ribly burned boy from the fire, but too
late. He gasped his last in his moth
| er's arms.
Arthur E. Simmons, an infant, ii
months old. died at Bethel hospital in
Colorado Springs from injuries sus-
tanned by the kick of a mule. The
child's parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. VI.
Simmons, live in Simla. William Mey.
er, n boy years old. also is at the
hospital, suffering from a mule kick
sustained near his home in Kendrick.
The Hayden school board has Sc.
lected Charles A. Stoddard, at present
principal of the community school al
Easton, Ill, for school superintendent
for the coming year. Mr.. Stoddard is
a graduate of Knox College of Gales.
burg, Ill. He served in the air service
months, of which seventeen months
were spent in France and Germany.
After a search of more than a year
Joseph Christopher of Fort Collins
found his 5-year-old daughter, Sarah
Adeline. at Cripple Creek, at the home
of her grandmother. The child was re
stored to the father by Sheriff vor
Phul. Christopher asserts the child
| WAS Eidnaped nv her mnthar onl
grandmother and taken to points in
Kansas and Oklahoma and lateI
brought here.
Tobe ]. Guess of Norwood, well
known ditch rider, was critically in
5ured when part of the bank of ditcf
l in which he was workipU c,yad l.,