The Ordway new era., 1922-06-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

and n delegate from the TypograpIlcai
union of Colorado Springs, was re-
fused a seat in the convention OF the
Colorado State Federation of LABOR
recently. The vote, which was 100 10
As against seating Reilly, was taken
after more than four hours of discus
sion, during which vigorous ATTACKS
were made by delegates on the sth'e
Industrial Commission as body anu
the decisions of Mr.. Reilly as mem
her.
Denver-Eleven years ago Harold
Frank Henwood, former Denver soci
ETY. favorite, committed in the barroom
of the Brown Palace hotel one OF the
most sensational murders in the an
nails of Denver criminal history. FOL
lowing n persistent and protracted ie-
gal battle, lie has left the state penn
tentiary at Canon City free man
Governor Shoup has signed an execu-
five order committing the sentence OF
the life-termer subject 10 the one
proviso: That Henwood shall not re
turn to Denver.
Colorado Springs.-John McParlahu
was reelected president of the inter
national Typographical Union In the
election held May "A, according to re
turns from $50 of the 80 local unions
received at the Union Printers home.
Mcfarland defeated Walter w. Bar
rett. present first vice president, b.
3,1OO votes. Charles z. Howard was
elected first vice president, James j.
Hoban second vice president. and John
W. Hays, secretary-treasurer, the lat
ter being reelected by $500 majority.
Boulder.-Public and private I'M
provements exceeding S1,5OO,000 in
value are being made in Boulder, or
are in the process of being ordered,
A paving contract has been let for
S2SI, 900 and as much more is con-
templated by districts now being or
ganized Taxpayers recently voted
100000 for school improvements. Pri-
vate building operations, which have
already exceeded the city's record to-
tai in excess of 100000.
Greeley-One of the worst hail and
rainstorms which has struck Greeled in
the last twelve years caused damage
unofficlally estimated at S25OO0O, II
few days ago. Sweeping q path more
than two miles wide, a downpour of
hailstones, some as large as golf balls,
shattered hundreds of windows in res
licences and business houses, damaged
young crops in the outlying districts
and flooded many Easements in the
heart of the city.
Denver Expenditures totaling
S5S6,OOO of national forest highway
funds for the construction of Jog miles
OF roads in Colorado have just been
approved by the secretary of agricul-
ture, 1t was announced here. This
money was made available for roads
serving the national forests and for
roads within or adjacent to the forests
that are of primary Importance tc
states, counties and communities.
Colorado Springs.-A decision by
City Attorney G. NJ. Irwin that the
municipality has the authority to regu
late rates of hotels and rooming
houses in the same manner that public
utilities rates are controlled on the
basis of reasonable return of profit
has led the City Council to take steps
ordering all hotels to furnish theil
rates for each room Immediately.
Canon City.-Loua Pacheco, convict
No. 10327, who escaped from the pris
on gang working on the Canon City
armory, by unhitching horse from q
wagon near the armory and riding off
was captured six miles from Beulaf
In the foothills of the Greenhorr
mountains by Lieut.. Billy Green ant
Jesse T. Salyer.
Walden.-E. c. Randall of Boulder
has been in Walden looking over the
situation with view to starting {
cheese factory. He has cheesemakel
direct from Switzerland, and the Wal
den factory Will consume large
amount of milk produced in that sec
ton.
Steamboat Springs.-More than 800
assembled here recently to celebrate
the success of the Moffat tunnel bill
Beautiful weather marked the occa
sion and brought hundreds of Moffat
Grand and Routt counties. The Com
mercial Club had charge of the affair
which was held in a large tent, seat
ing nearly 1000. Hundreds had t
stand, and enthusiasm was every
where manifest.
Denver.-Permissio to abandon
twenty-five miles of track and road
bed on the Canon City branch of tn
Santa Fe railroad from Pueblo t
Portland has been granted by the Cole
rado Public Utilities Commission. OF
ficials Of the road said this stretc
was damaged heavily by the Jun
floods last year and that industria
conditions did not warrant rebuildin
at present.