The Ordway new era., 1922-08-18
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


the state has there been more 'h'n
that number In confinement Inc
ord was established in February i'io
The prison population has .o ihcrenseN
II per cent since December i'-o'
Young men. many well educated "ie
swelling the prison roll today IN sn"'p
contrast 10 the criminals OF the .u9'
generation, the report SAID. i"e
smallest prison population IN oon"
radios history was recorded In l9l''
following the coming Of prohlplti"n III
the state in 1916 according to lholnas
]. Tynan, warden of the prison. me
warden hlames the aftermath OF the
war and the Illicit liquor traiilc i"'
the present increase.
Denver.-Pollce are seeking an ers'-
while tramway motorman who mas
vanished with $3.50 he is alleged TO
have obtained from Il green car pilot
in one of the neatest confidence gaines
on local police records. The missing
n,otorman drifted 10 Denver from
Kansas City in the tramway strike
two years ago Recently he was IN
structed to teach u green youth from
Kansas the art of handling street
car. \ few days ago the youth re
ported that his tutor had gone on
vacation after selling him the tram
way car for $50. telling him lie could
hire conductor on shares and make
pile of money
Greeley.-One hail and wind storm
near Platteville and another near
| Brighton. few days ago, destroyed
hundreds of acres Of garden produce
and wheat, unroofed buildings and did
damage that cannot be estimated. The
storm in the Platteville district eN-
tended over an area of seven miles
east and west and four miles north
and south. Ii extended as far west
us Gowanda and to Mead, which Is
ten miles from Longmont The wind
| in Platteville is described as one of
the most severe ever known there. 1t
uprooted trees and tore roofs from
| buildings.
Denyer-Joseph \. Kane, the first
information cop to hold the position
in a postofflce in the United States,
took up his duties a few days ago in
the lobby of the Denver postuffice. The
appointment was made by Frank L.
Dodge, postmaster, upon special dis
pensation from Washington. The idea
was expressed by Mr. Dodge to Post
master General Hubert Work when he
visited Denver several weeks ago. This
move, II successful, may lead to n SIM
liar service throughout the United
States, officials believe.
Pagosa Springs.-The archaeological
expedition from the State Historical
and Natural History Society and the
University of Denver, which Is work
Ing In the prehistoric ruins twenty-five
miles west of Pagosa Springs, reports
the finding of rare piece of pottery
in the form of mountain sheep. This
Is IN extremely valuable object, be-
| cause of the fact that animal flgurlnes
made from pottery have been found in
only one or two cases In the prehistoric
ruins of the Southwest.
Brush.-Fire caused by an exploding
film resulted in stampede of the au.
dience and damage of $500 at the EN-.
erson theuter at Brush. Because of Il
| teachers Institute that was being held
| a special feature was being shown and
| the film pavilion was crowded. Sew.
eral received minor Injuries in the
| rush for exits. The coolness of sew.
eral ex-service men who were In the
audience prevented anyone being seri
ously injured.
Walsenburg.-A rnnchman searching
for lost cattle came on the bodies OF
two men lying by n wrecked car in an
arroyo of Big Sandy, creek bed neal
the Pueblo -Walsenburg road. The bod
les were Identified us those of Anto
| Walsenburg. The two men were over
taken by cloudburst in the arroyo
II few days ago.
Sterling-The body of P. Z. Tyrell,
SO years old, has been taken to his
home in Snyder, where the coroner
will hold an inquest to determine re-
sponslbility for his death. Tyrell was
u garage keeper Mt Snyder. He was
driving his automobile across the
Union Pacific tracks near Snyder
when his car was struck.
| Akron was visited by the same
storm, which ruined many wheat
fields. where the grain was eithel
ready to cut or in shocks. The los,
to some farmers Is complete, as thu
hall destroyed all kinds Of crops, ant
the territory covered was large. NJ
estimates can be made of the damage
Boulder. = Leonard Beckwith, IL
charge of the construction Of tele
phone line over the Fall River road
stated that he would complete his con
tract within few days. The tele
phone will connect Estes Park ant
Grandlake. 1t Is being built by tn,
/ I-rital Stut1s. s,atioxaal No arlx