The Ordway new era., 1922-09-15
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

plant 4 few days ago, when operations
were resumed in the fourteen-inch mill,
/ forty-inch mill and rod mills Nos.
[ and =. The force also was apprecia-
I bly, increased in some of the other de
I rartments of the plant, which nave
I been operating with below normal
/ forces In addition to putting the men
/ back after several weeks of idleness
substantial Increases in wages are 10
! be made. Chance for conference be
tween officials of the company and
workmen's representatives to take up
that matter with the exception of the
rail mill conditions in the steel plant
are considered more favorable than
they have been in months.
Pueblo.-Suit for damages against
seventeen Colorado coal operators
probably will be brought by District
Nc, 10. United Mine Workers and an
effort made to collect between $780,
GOO and 100000 in back pay alleged
To be due the coal miners employed
in those mines, according 10 Felix
Posliano. secretary of district No. 10.
Mr.. Pogliano claims about seventeen
coal operators working under Il signed
agreement with the union, broke their
contracts several months before the
contracts expired on April l, 1922. and
the men were forced to take a lesser
wage for several months previous to
April l, when the contracts expired
and the mine workers went out Gu
strike.
Denver.-According to the report
just released by Charles Sperle, repre-
sentative of L. 5. Truck Crop Report
ing Service, as the result of special in
yestigation. the acreage devoted to
commercial production of Mountain
Head Lettuce in Buena Vista, West
cliffe, Hardscrabble, Divide, San Luis
valley districts and the western slope
totals approximately 4.S43 acres. Acre
ages by counties as follows: Alamo
s;l, 81; CostiIla, 80: Conejos, 6S; Gus
ter, 700; Chaffee, 900; Eagle, 500,
Fremont, $50; Gunnison 40; Mineral,
300; Pitkin, $50; Rio Grande, 293;
Teller, 800.
Durango.-Believing that the man
addressing her was representative of
a telegraph company led to the arrest
of Mrs Allie Johnson, alias Mrs. Mar
tin. at the auto camp grounds at Du-
range, on a charge of forgery. The
arrest was made by Sheriff George
y. Rowe upon telegraphic orders from
Sheriff Calmas Merritt ut Lake VII
lage, Ark. The woman, in company
with u male companion, had been
trailed TO Durango, the pair travelling
in an auto. Mrs. johnson was known
to be in Durango, she having wired
back for money to be sent her by tele
graph.
Fort Collins.-The stork has done his
best to make the Clyde O. Dale family,
living at 524 Edwards street in Fort
Collins famous. The Dales have three
children who celebrate their birthdays
the same day. \ daughter was born
June 13, 1918; son was born June l3,
1920, and another daughter was born
June 10, 1922.
Pueblo-Colorado coal miners who
have been on strike since April 1 were
authorized to return to work as soon
as the wage scale in effect prior to
Nov. /, 1921, is restored by mine own
ers, following a meeting of the execu-
tive board of District 10 of the United
Mine Workers of America at Pueblo.
Denver.-Lightning struck and in.
stantly killed w. B. Heath of 3O9O
South Acoma street few days ago.
Heath, who is a widely known con-
tractor and former city alderman, was
fishing along the Platte river seven
miles south of Denver when the cleo
trical disturbance arose.
Somerset-While taking snapshots
of wild life on Mount Marcelline, 16-
year-old Irene Miller of Denver was
charged by an infuriated bear. Miss
Miller sprang fifteen feet to ledge of
rock below, evading the animal.
Akron.-"There was something do
ing every minute" at the Washington
county fair here.
Boulder-An automobile obtained
from ]. NJ. Pike of Boulder, through
what is said to be a fraudulent trans
action, last October, has been recov-
cred at Spokane, Wash, along with
child, which Mr.. Pike stated was not
included in the accessories sold Il man
who gave his name as Fred Il. Hoff-
man. The child is being held in the
detention home at Spokane and the
car, which has been badly used, at
the city garage.
Durango. - Miraculously escaping
death, five Durango residents suffered
serious cuts, bruises and broken ribs
when their automobile plunged over
the Moccasin grade in Mesa Verde Ma
tional park, turning over four times In
its wild plunge down seventy-foot
embankment. The car was total
wreck. Mrs. Effie Carol was the most
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