The Ordway new era., 1921-01-07
col loRADo NEWS NOTES.

- ~ - n.viIion A grand total oil l.
~ individual entries of STOCK h"
-, ,,,,de and 2O4 carlots TO ne hu'
tioped. Carlot entries are aa'''e
follows: Sheep. :; swine - 'n. ~
t-a this show. Carloi catue tlla
no divided AS follows: Fat, 10 ie'u
s.s 1no. registered heifers, = resls
,ared hulIs. Al. Following is iiSt VI
on entries made for the SHOW anu :.
sffars , fine chance TO study purebreds
,r buy In cheaply: Breeding anu non.
cattle: Shorthorn, 254 Hereford, o.
Ahardeeu-Angus. 81; steers i" iolu''
-nc DAIRY Cattle Holsieins' II
,uIl,iug Shorthorns. 81; Jerseys ~,
Guernseys. -. Total, Dag Horses anu
,yuIes. Percheron, 81; Belgian 10
C,Sdesdale and Shire, ; Grade l'rn.''
:. mules. 20: jacks and iennets' .,
Total. 145. sheep: Miscellaneous II
cotswold. .: Rambouilett, "a; Han,P'
shire IS; Shropshire, 81; Corrieda'e'
22 Southdown, .; lambs and Wetlei :
% Total, 197. Breeding Swine; f"'-
and China. 81; Duroc-Jersey' l''
HampShire, 3S; Berkshire w. RAT
Swine, barrows, 93.
Corn and hogs keep side by sldt' w
corn. no hogs. Colorado is hecoihlhS
corn stnte and that accounts for me
fact that corn show is To be held tilis
year in connection with the Na'iohh'
western Stock Show at Denver Jan.
II TO ~ II is the first corn SHOW ol
srnre.,yide character held in Colorado
/ Corn growing has advanced in TINS
state with wonderful strides, because
,he farmers have come to believe in 1t.
The show will promote this belief ios
raising also has made wonderful au-
vance. and the show management mas
been compelled TO erect an exhibition
building for swine. This pavilion is
lust finished at cost Of $4,000 II is
| 1OOx1s5 feet, built Of brick ana tie
and cement sloping floors An unusual
feature Of the building win be q huge
fireplace around which will be erected
sales and display room. Mt the SHOW
last wear there were ninety head Of fat
swine and 545 head Of breeding swine
entered.
The first biennial report OF the state
blind benefit commission records The
expenditures of S3O,G73.96 from sixty
three counties during the two-year pc
riod. Half of this sum is paid 10y the
state and the balance by the counties
concerned. On November both, the
last day of the biennial period, and
the end of the fiscal year, the state
reports a balance of about $4,000 in
the blind commission treasury, Last
year the fraction of mill tax levy
appropriated by the Legislature for
this purpose brought in about $4,000.
1t is estimated thai this appropriation
will amount to $4,000 FOR 1921. which
added to the balance on hand would
give the commission about $1,000 for
the coming years work.
One bushel of hand-picked Turkey
Red wheat has brought Ralph X Davis
of Moffat county S47.I0 in prize mon
ey. The bushel was first taken 10
Craig for the community fair, where
it won first award and S1470 in mer-
chandise Then 1t took the first prize
of 81 at Maybell and 81 first premium
at the Colorado state fair. This wheat
was awarded fifth premium at the In.
ternational Hay and Grain Show in
Chicago, Mr.. Davis receiving S25.
Ralph Samuels, "a, of Denver, and
Richard II. Freeley of salt Lake City
We're seriously injured when an auto,
mobile in which they were riding
struck bad stretch of road and skid,
ded over ten-foot embankment sam.
uels and Freelcy We're I'll route ia
Grand Junction after spending severa,
weeks in San Juan district. The au.
tomobile in which they We're riding
was wrecked.
The Pueblo office of the United
States Department of Justice has beer
closed and in the future all business ol
the department will be cared for from
the Denver headquarters.
c. G. Solquis, town clerk aud record
er of Brighton, has filed an affidavit
with Acting Gov. George Stephan Ger
tifying that n recent census shows =
total of 3,2l5 population OF the town
and therefore Brighton is entitled +,
he rated as city of the second class
At the same time he requested tn,
governor TO take the proper steps +,
establish the legality of this classifico
tion. After comforting with tbe sacro
tary of state and state auditor, as ra
qu!red by law, Lieutenant Goverpo,
stephan said he would issue an ofei
cial proclamation declaring the tov,
a city of the second class in fou
| days.
Dean o. Dewitt, II, was killed In
stantly and John Scheinek, IL. was 60
riously injured when horse wb,cl
they were riding stumbled and fol
while crossing pasture near Dewi,t,,
home, the I. Fl. Dewitt ranch. six milo,
south of Calhan, Colo.