The Ordway new era., 1922-11-24
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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conservnncy scheme for Pueblo. The
original bluff" plan, as II was known,
which would swing the river chaiine'
back to its original course along t"e
bluff opposite the Union depot was
opposed by the railroads entering the
city. and Arthur +. Morgan mas pre-
sented another which seems TO ne more
feasible. The latest plan Of protection
would cost about Si,0OO,OO0 ana woulu
provide channel 12,600 feet long, 2oo
feet wide, % or 2S feet deep ana would
allow flow of 1250OO cubic teet Oh
water a second.
Pueblo. - Representatives OF the
teams of the southern Coiorauo hish
school athletic conference met IN fu-
eblo recently for the purpose Oh
amending the conference constitution
and taking up the matter OF oashe',
| ball schedule Central and Centennial
of Pueblo were represented, the other
schools being Canon City, Florence
Trinidad, Walsenburg, Leadviiie, Sd
Ida and Colorado Springs. Waiseh-
burg may not play in the league be-
cause of lack of an adequate iloor ON
| WHICH 10 practlce.
Denver.-Two women were killed,
another was shot down and TWO ponce
men were wounded by II whisky-crazeu
negro who ended bloody battle Dy
blowing out his own brains. The shoot
ing occurred in the hall of 2I]3 IRE
mont place. Walter Jones, the killer,
had held seventy-five police ut bay Tor
half an hour. Mrs. Holmes wilson,
colored, was shot and almost instantly
killed in the house Lulu Jones, cousin
of the slayer, died ut the county hos
pitaI later.
Denver-The Colorado chapter of
the National League of District Post
masters was split into three districts
ut the closing session of the organiza-
tons convention. Other important
changes in the bylaws were made
Each of these districts will be pre-
sided over by vice president under
the direction of President II. Il. Rose
The vice presidents named ut the con-
vention are Il. a. Buckley of Crook,
John 7. Adkins of Holly and Mrs
Mabel f. Bradley of Cranky.
Pueblo.-E. d. Spruill, W. d. Keen
and Thomas Kelly, all well-known real
estate men of Pueblo, have been APP
pointed by District Judge james a.
Park to act as the board of appraisers |
of the flood conservancy district. one |
of the members will be elected treas |
urer. The board will appraise all land
to be needed and condemned in order |
to carry the flood plans. Arthur Il.
Morgan of the Dayton Morgan engi- |
neers Is in the city and will assist in
getting the work started.
Fort CoLlins.-The new armory at
Fort Collins, which will house company
Fl, 157th infantry, and the newly or
ganized regimentai band, was dedl-
Gated here during snowstorm with
exercises appropriate to that occasion.
Following a parade in which local
military and patriotic organizations
Joined under the direction of Maj. g.
II. FRANKIE, commandant at the col
lege, a salute was fired and the flag
hoisted over the new structure.
Fort Collins.-The defeat of Judge
Gilbert A. Walker of Steamboat
Springs, candidate for reelection to
the district bench in the Fourteenth
district, will mean that hearing In
u water adjudication case in this dis
trict will have to be repeated. Judge
Walker has returned the files Of the
case to the District Court here with
the statement that he can not reach
a decision in the matter before his sue
cessor takes office.
Grand Junction.-Up to Nov. there
had been building permits issued In
this city during the year amounting to
more than $3.50, 600 and all the inhabi-
tants have the feeling that this augers
tremendous jump in the Importance
of Grand Junction as n future center
of activities. New and important busi-
nesses are coming in every week.
Pueblo.-John w. Lockin, 20, editor
of the Sunday Opinion here and u
newspaper man of Pueblo for the last
forty years, died recently in his home.
He had been in falling health for sev-
eral years. He was born in Fond du
Lac, Wis. He Is survived by his
daughter, Mrs. Florence Z. Brown.
Lockin's weekly newspaper, because of
the quaint personality of the editor,
was much read throughout the south.
ern end of the state.
Limon.-Four persons were burned
one seriously, In an explosion and fire
which destroyed section house O.
the Rock Island railway near here re
Gently. Clifford Salisbury. 80 year
old, is in the Limon hospital and hi
brother, Max Salisbury, Mrs. Ma,
Salisbury and Charles D. Collew wer,
badly burned about the hands an,
face.