The Ordway new era., 1922-01-13

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sociation.
Colorado Holstein Club.
Colorado Guernsey Breeders Club.
Western Poland China Breeders As
sociation.
Colorado Duroc Breeders Associa-
tion.
Conference of War Finance Corpor-
alton committees and agencies of the
live stock growing states west of Mis-
souri, river.
The last lap of the flfteen-mile
stretch of concrete highway between
the city limits of Denver and Brighton
Colo. has just been completed, 1t was
announced at the State Highway De
partment. Laying Of concrete was be
gun in 1918 under the Hewitts project
which embraces one and seyen-tenths
miles of road beginning at point neaI
Riverside cemetery. The cost of This
project amounted to S41,9s1. The re
malning four projects. all of which
were built under federal aid, totaled
S4l9,sT5, making grand total of
S461, ,S57.23 This amount represents
the state and federal expenditures in
building the through concrete stretch
between the city limits OF the two
points.
There was a decrease of 3,575,59
tons in production of coal in Colorado
in 1921 compared with 1920, according
to James Dalrymple, state coal mine
inspector. There was a decrease in all
save two of the coal producing coun-
ties, the exception being Pltkin, where
there was an increase of S44 tons, and
Weld. where there was an increase Of
12,S46. The average number employed
was 14,145, compared with 1925 in
1920, and In the average number OF
days worked in each county was 16S 6.
The University of Colorado hospital
has been given to the city of Boulder
for two years, provided that the Com
mercial Association will maintain the
institution satisfactorily and without
expense to the university. At the end
of two years the building is to be used
by the university for whatever purpose
it may see fit. The building was orig
inally used as training school for
medical students, but due to the trans
fer of the medical school TO Denver 1t
is no longer needed.
The second annual meeting of the
Colorado State Board of Realtors Will
be held in Boulder Jan. 12. Speakers
include Gov. Herbert s. Hadley, A. A.
Reed, president of the U. 8. National
Bank, and George w. Looms and Zeph
Charles Felt of Denver.
Andrew Carlyle Carson, state his.
torian of Colorado, designer of the
Colorado state flag, and for eleven
years manager of the Orpheum thea
ter here, died at his home in Denver
Mr.. Carson retired from the active
management of the Orpheum theater
in May, 1912, because of failing health
and had devoJ'd most of his time since
then to writing photoplays and to his
torical and biological writings. He had
been Ill for only three days preceding
his death.
Otis L. Burton, confessed hoIdup and
alleged member of gang operating in
Pueblo and possibly Denver, pleaded
guilty In Colorado Springs and was
sentenced to from seven to ten years
In the state penitentiary by Judge ]
w. Sheafor in the District Court. Bur
ton was arrested when B. Fl. Taggart
so, whom he attempted to rob, beat
MIN with a set of lead quoits he wa,
carrying home for a Christmas present
Benjamin Harrison Simpson, an ex
service man, has been appointed actin,
postmaster at Edgewater to succeed
Charles E. Spicer, who has resigned
1t is expected that the appointment
will be made permanent as soon a,
Simpson takes the civil service exam
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A suit for $4,000 damages agains
Sheriff Gary Kerr of Jefferson count,
Tor alleged Illegal arrests following tn,
mysterious death of S. Yarmagucb,
wealthy Jap, last February, was dis
missed by Judge Samuel johnson a
the opening Of the District Court a
Golden.
One man was shot and killed durin,
a brawl, another is in a critical cond;
] ton from knife wounds and thrs,
more persons are suffering from seri
Gus gunshot wounds as the result n
overzealous New Year celebrations 1,
| Denver Saturday md Sund,r