Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

the region north of the Navajo noun
| 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
were 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
ton where these ruins were found is
almost inaccessible except to person
| on foot.
Paul Jones, = confectioner. while
playing ON the links at Fort Morgan,
missed the hall In a stroke and frhc-
tured his right arm, being the only
case of its kind ON record. according to
golf authorities Jones made partic-
ulariy heavy swing for drive, but
missed the ball and swung himself half
around by the force OF the delivery. A
sharp pain In his right arm caused him
to groan and the arm hung limp at his
side. Other players came TO him and II
wes seen TINT his arm was fractured.
Spawning crews OF the State Fish
Department are busy at Electra lake.
where they expect 10 gather 100000
| eggs before the season closes. They
are hindered by high water The prin-
clpal spawning ground IL at the mouth
of Ebert creek, where II empties into
the lake. The creek has been very
high with the result that only 100000
eggs have been gathered, whereas the
spawners expected to be able 10 gather
2,000,00
Two more companies OF Colorado
National Guard have been granted fed
eral recognition by the War Depart
ment. The companies and the officers
are as follows; Company VI. infantry,
Fort Morgan. Nelson ID. Wells, captain !;
Floyd F.. Fine, first lieutenant; Samuel
c. Crawford. second lieutenant Com
pany A. infantry, of Craig, Frank ID.
Miller, captain; Ralph b. Yoder, first
lieutenant; Curtis N. Chapman, second
lieutenant.
Lieut. L. h. Bowers of the United
| States air service and c. L. Talmadge,
formerly OF the Royal air corps OF
Great Britain, had narrow escape
from death when attempting to make a
forced landing near the outskirts of
Colorado Springs The plane landed
In tree, tearing off the wings and
running gear and disabling the engine
The landing Is said to have been
forced by running out OF fuel.
Quo warranto proceedings in which
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the six members of the city council OF
Engiewood are being contested have
been filed In the District Court at Lit
| Teton. The contests are brought on
| the ground that the nominating petit
tions of the successful candidates were
insufficient, in that the sigDers 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
crop expected this season. w. c. Vor-
reitsr. A. V. Benson, John X. Handy,
Hugh Scilley and c.. A. Benson we're
named as board of directors, and
plans were made for handling /, 500, 900
pounds of cherries alone this season.
Colorado ranks third In list of
twenty-on states in the matter OF bus
iness recovery, according to survey
just completed by the National Indus
trial Council, of which the Colorado
Manufacturers Association Is unit.
Taking Feb. ], 1920 as 100 per cent,
the production of Colorado Industries
on Feb. l, 1921, is given as 81 per cent.
Only California and Texas show high
er percentages of production.
Walter AcAfee, farmer near wig
gins, may lose his eye through an odd
accident. He was repairing u fence
when staple glanced and struck him
in the eye, cutting deep cash.
All old Missourians, native born or
former residents, are invited TO 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 SedaIa 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 Ioveland band for free CON
certs this year. the citizens have taken
it up and are making collection to
provide the funds. The Rotary Club
has pledged $3.50 Of the 81 900 neces-
sary. the Lions Club has appointed
committee to solicit funds. and severa
individuals have contributed from s.
to $40 each.
Several hundred Indian arrowheads