The Ordway new era., 1921-11-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Mr.. Mccullough and sons plan to re-
build the grain elevator at o'ney
Springs, which was recently destroyed
hv fire. The building will cost ap-
proSmatcly $4,000.
The cabbage season has closed In
Adams county. During the summer
S2G2, 600 worth of cabbage was han
dled hy the Brighton exchange, and
more than 5000 carloads shipped out
]. f. Couett and L. w. Sprout of
Denver. Henry Brown and Ben Claw
son of Yuma, Colo, and J. y. Lott,
travelling salesman, received severe
bruises and cuts when the auto in
which they We're riding did not take
a curve ON the road just outside OF
breckenridge, and turned over.
Tentative plans for the construction
of two great Colorado state highways
were formed in Il meeting of six civic
clubs called by the Rotary club in the
Denver Athletic club recently. The
proposed roads would extend from
wyoming to New Mexico and from
Utah 10 the eastern border of the
state.
Appropriation of 100000 of the
state Highway for maintenance pur-
poses. to be expended under the direc-
ton Of the highway department along
with 100000 to be furnished by the
counties, has been approved by Gov
ernor Shoup. The governor met with
the members of the highway advisory
board and discussed the budget for
1922 with them.
The short course in agricultural In
Structinn. held each winter at the ASri-
cultural college in Fort Collins, is at
tracing attention Of persons engaged
in the farming business the short
course instruction covers. Bee keep
crS are Interested in the course offer
ed to those proposing to take mp the
care OF the honey makers, and men
who have been years In the business
will try 90 get added knowledge.
y resolution was adopted to form a
committee with three delegates each
frpln the Rotary, Kiwauis. Lions, Op-
timi~ts Motor club and Gyros, who
are ia work for the establishment of
a state organization to push Il cam
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issue to build the roads. Ii was esti-
mated that the highways, which will
Iotal about 1000 miles. will cost in
the ncighborhood of S30000,o00.
John Mitchell. assistant auditor Of
the Broadmoor hotel at Colorado
Springs departed with his Wife, police
authorities were Informed, under cir
cumstauccS thar have led to IL request
for his detention The hotel manage
ment charges that $1,000 disappeared
Mt the same time that Mitchell went
away. part Of it being the hotel pay
roll for the week, and part of it money
alleged 10 have been raised on forged
checks.
With three deaths from acute alco-
holism in Denver in October, the total
of deaths from inbihing moonshine so
far this year is eleven. For all of
1920 only five deaths from alcoholism
were reported to the city health au-
thorlties. According 10 the report of
Miss Florence Leach, registrar Of vital
statistics. the total of deaths from
drinking bootleg in Denver in October
was the highest of any month SO far
this year.
John Iiamer, former secretary of
state of Colorado, has received orders
to report to Washington in preparation
10 taking ,ver the office OF United
States minister to Nicaragua. Mr.. Ra
mcr was appointed minister to Near
aqua oct. > by President Harding.
Ratification by the United States Sen
ate followed. and Mr.. Ramer received
official notification, and letter from
Secretary of State Hughes requesting
his presence in Washington.
Too much TO eat with consequent
lack OF exercise is attributed as the
cause of the appearance of BLACK leg"
among the cattle OF the mountain
districts of northern Fremont county
resulting, it is reported, in good many
deaths, especially among the last
springs calves. y serum is being used
by many stockmen which is said to
make the animal immune.
The civic improvement ticket won
at the city election at Montrose. There
was not much of an issue involved,
though three tickets were in the field.
Those chosen for city commissioners
are A. l.. Anderson, G. NJ. Thompson,
w. G.. Haney, ]. J. Gatschett and w.
A. Scribner The $4,000 bond issue
for Il water works system was car
| ried.
The half burned body of William T.
KeOugh. 45 years old, county assessor,
was found in the ruins of the Frank
Richards house in west Breckenridge.
| The house was destroyed by fire short
| ly before midnight. Della Murphy,
owner of the house. was arrested a
| few hours after keough's body was