The Ordway new era., 1922-09-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

with graduation exercises. the hrs'
ever conducted in the summer by the
institution. The graduating class VIII
consis, of about thirty. The at'eh"'
ance for the two terms has reached
total of 4.5T6, exceeding last year
record. when the Institution was slNtu
In size In the United States ny l'ol-.
Colorado students 10 the nun'ner oi
!. l.Sa4 have attended the sessions "e
first session has ~ Coloradoans ana
the second 62a. Missouri leads the
other states with 4S7. Kansas comes
second with 415. Texas third with +lo'
There are Representatives present
from nearly every state. emma mas
six, the Philippines two, ana Sahau"
one student in attendance.
penver.-A large percentage of the
s., 1000, 600 permanent fund OF the state
schools. held under control OF the
State Board of Land Commissioners
Is invested IN bonds OF the various
school districts OF the state. These
bonds. for the most part, have oeeh
purchased direct from the districts
Recently an unusual amount Of these
bonds have been redeemed and the
State Board OF Land Commissioners IS
now placing this money with school
districts in the purchase OF their
bonds, an Investment that is conSid-
cred the very safest possible 10 MAKE
not excepting even United States gov
ernment securities.
Estes Park-The twenty-eishth an
nual convention OF the Colorado fet4-
Grafton of Women's Clubs will convene
at Estes Park, Sept. 1916, 1922. The
executive board will meet on Tuesday,
Sept l., at 80. The general conven-
ton headquarters will be in the libra
ry in the village. The credentials
committee will be in session Tuesday
from p. N until 8 p. m. in the
church, and at headquarters Wednes-
day, 0 a. m- until and from . p.
III. until 5 p. u, and also at the place
of meeting.
convicted and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment in connection with the
murder of Lemuel Hecox Of MOntrose
county. made an unsuccessful at
tempt to break jail recently. He
greeted the entrance of Jaller Walter
II. Beckley into his cell with volley
of red pepper. As he attempted to
dash past the partly blinded man he
was seized by the leg and the two
grappled on the floor.
Denver.-Pointing a revolver to his
right temple as he sat in his office at
1921 Blake street, Lou f. Willoughby,
rs, manager of the American Type
Founders Company, said good-hy to his
stenographer and puued thet rigger.
Willoughby died twenty minutes Later.
Denver.-Mary Gertrude Foster, g.
year-old daughter Of N1r. and Mrs.
Pinckney 3. Foster Of $40 Pearl street,
was killed instantly when her head
was crushed between the elevator and
the door of the seventh floor Of the
Metropolitan building.
Durango.-James McGuigan, former
captain of the beach life guards at
Long Beach, Calf, and later promi-
nent ranchman near Durango, died at
hospital at Durango of fractured
skull received when an emery wheel
broke into pieces.
Denver.-President Harding and his
cabinet will travel to Mooseheart, Ill,
to attend the national convention of
the Loyal Order of Moose, according
to t. NJ. Howell, district supervisor of
the Moose, who left Denver for the
convention city.
Loveland.-While excavating fol
road material in South ST. vrain
cafion, workmen unearthed what is
supposed to be an old Indian fire.
place and which was probably used by
the redskins many years ago.
Denver.-The Chicago, Burlington X
Quincy railroad took out u building
permit from the city building depart
ment for 100000 for construction of
the roads new shops to be built in
Globeville.
Grand Junction.-Robert A. Gilmore,
who came to Grand Junction a month
ago with q street carnival company,
shot Patrick O'Neill of Fruita In that
town, after having been attacked by
O'Neill, who accused Gilmore of pay
ing undue attention to Mrs. O'Neill.
Gilmore was on his back, lying in the
street, having been knocked down by
blow on the head from pistol.
O'Neill died two hours after the shoot
Ing.
Boulder.-The sale of the Boulder
Milling and Elevator, advertised by
the sheriffs office, was halted by an
order from the United States District
Court, where an application for invol-
untary bankruptcy has been filed by
former creditors. The mill was to
have been foreclosed to satisfy trust
daad of $40 600 hold hy q Gzoa<l "a