The Ordway new era., 1922-06-30
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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pastors from Wyoming. Utah and Colo
RADIO recently held their annual conven-
ton here.
Denver.-Six hundred of the Olinger
Highlanders now are in their summer
camp at Glacier basin in Estes park
More than 500 of the boys left Den
yer recently for the camp.
Antonito.-Lewis Braiden, 26 years
old. only son of James Braiden.
wealthy pioneer cattleman of La Jara,
was drowned trying to swim horse
across the swollen ConeioS river.
Alamosa. - The Denver business
mems special trade tour of the San
Luis and San Juan country started
with swing through the San Luis
valley that included Monte Vista,
Center and Del Norte. winding up in
AlamoSa with great mass meeting
attended by representatives of Il score
of San Luis valley towns.
Grand Junction-In desperate
gun battle between Sheriff Frank
Ducray of Mesa county. w. II, Trim
BILE, special prohibition officer, and
John Talarico. long considered by of
ficers as the leader of a notorious
gang of hootleggers, Talarico was shot
dead and officer Trimble was
wounded in the right ear and the left
side.
Denver.-An increase of 195,00C
tons in the production of coal was
noted in Colorado during May as com
pared with the April output, accord
ing TO a report made public by James
Dalrymple. state coal mine inspector
The total production for May was
placed at 595,222 tons. A total of y
9T6 men We're employed in mines OF
the state during the month.
Colorado Skidding in the
sand ON the Denver Colorado Springs
road near Hustled. twelve miles north
of here. an automobile driven by
Thomas \. Ryan of Denver, turned
over, pinning him beneath the wreck
age. and injuring two women, Marjorie
and Minnie Hickey. tourists from Mo
bile, Ala. Felix O'Neill, Denver attor-
ney, was in the car, but escaped in
jury.
Durango.-At least 1000 acres of
land IN the Animas valley, north of
here, have been inundated by the an
nual overflow of the Animas river and
damages estimated at more than $780,
900 has been caused. The warm spell
of weather which struck this section
has caused snow in the mountains 10
melt rapidly. All that saves the sec
ton from disastrous flood is that
there has been no rain.
Colorado Springs.-The Colorado
Dental SOciety's annual convention,
held in Colorado Springs, closed with
the election of officers us follows: A.
c. Withers, Denver, president z. I.
Roberts, Rocky Ford, vice president
H w. Wilson, Denver, reelected Sec
retary. and William Smedley, Denver
reelected treasurer. More than $50
dentists attended the meeting. 1t is
likely that the 1923 meeting will again
be held here.
Fort Collins.-A hail storm sweep
over Fort Collins and the territory
northwest recently, covering regior
five miles square. The first hail fel
for ten minutes. and another fall OF
like duration came an hour later. The
greater part of the territory visited
was between this city and La Porte
quantities. Green houses. gardens ant
fruit suffered damage. but grair
crops and alfoIfa are reported to have
been touched but slightly.
Boulder.-D. Johnson, gatekeeper a
EldoradO Springs, is under arrest, ant
Angelo Gabrielle of Marshall, lies il
a serious condition at his home as ,
result of a fight that occurred at tn,
gate TO Eldorado Springs. Johnson /;
said to have struck Gabrielle with {
gas pipe after the latter had refused
to remove some tools that he hat
dropped in Johnson's path.
Steamboat Springs.-Reopening o
coal mines in Routt county, shut dowl
early in the spring because of tn,
blockade on the Moffat railroad, is ex
pected before the middle of July,
was declared with announcement tina
the tunnel blockade of that railroa,
probably will be ended by July 1e
Thousands of tons of coal and othe
commodities will move at once towar,
Denver and the plains part of Colo
rado, coal and railroad officials said
Many of the miners, who formerl.
made their homes in Routt county an,
who worked in the mines of the Victor
American, the Moffat, the Hayden, th'
ColoradoUtah and other coal mine
operating in the district, are expected
to return Immediately to the distric
so as to be there when transportation
on the railroad Is resumed.
Cripple Creek.-Thomas Bailey, II
years old, the son of Jack Bailey, for
mer superintendent of the Portland