The Ordway new era., 1922-06-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Las Animas-A class of twenty-1our
fourteen girls and ten boys-re-
ceived diplomas as graduates from the
Bent county high school.
Durango.-An attempt is being made
to stock southwestern Colorado with
ring-necked Chinese pheasants under
the direction of Henry Dietrich of the
State Fish and Game Department.
Denver-Richard Pinhorn, proprie-
tor of the Manhattan restaurant, the
most widely-known restaurant IN the
West. died at few days ago at his resi-
dence in Denver, of ureInic poisoning.
Rocky Ford.-Bert Hopper has re-
ceIyed two carloads of bees colonies,
numbering more than 900. which is the
largest shipment TO this section for
years. The bees were shipped from
New Mexico.
Lamar.-The Citizens State Bank
of Lamar failed to open its doors last
Saturday morning. A notice posted
gave the information that the bank
was in the hands of the state bank
commissioner.
| Longmont-The annual summer
field meeting and basket picnic of the
Colorado Hone. Producers Associa-
ton, and the Lariiner and Boulder
County Beekeepers' Association was
held in Longmont. June 3.
Canon City-Edward Qrish) o'Day.
veteran auto stage driver between
Canon City and the Cripple Creek dis
trict. made his three thousandth trip
between Cripple Creek and Canon City
by the auto stage route.
Denver-The City Council has
pledged $4,000 to the fund for the
| University of Colorado medical school
and hospital, thus completing the
s150OOO public subscriptions needed to
start work on the 81, 100000 structure,
La Junta, Colo.-Mrs. John Rich
| ards, 10 years old, was burned to
death when can of gasoline which
| she was using to burn out nest of red
ants exploded The woman became
living torch and was dead before TAX
en- to a hospital.
Grand Observation-Disclosures Apparel
| Shop was damaged by a fire of un-
known origin here recently. The fire
started in the upper basement and
\ spread rapidly, endungering the bust
| ness section of Grand Junction, but
soon was brought under control.
Denver-Fruit growers in all Utah
and Colorado districts served by the
| Denver & Rio Grande Western railway
are assured of normal crop OF
plums, peaches, pears and apples this
20 nr~f, a a h.
lie here by the railway company.
Colorado Springs.-Captain Millear
| and Lieutenant Stackhouse of the Forl
| Sill aviation squadron, miracuiously
| escaped death when their DeHavilane
/ plane overturned as it was making
a landing at Kelker field. Although
badly bruised and shake up, the tive
ayiators escaped without injury.
Saguache.-The commissioners OF
Saguache county, at their last meet
ing, allotted the $1,000 necessary te
make available the forest service al
lotment of $4,000 for the construction
| of a road to the Carnero Ranger sta
ton, which Will open up to automobiit
and truck travel considerable scope
of country at present hardly accessi
BILE by wagon.
Pueblo.-Miss Consuelo Baca, 1d
years old, the daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
J. F. Baca of Pueblo. was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Joseph
inc La verta, IS years old, Spanish
girl, who was later arrested by the To-
cal police. The shooting occurred at
the Pueblo Loretto Academy, where
Miss Baca is student and member
Of the graduating class of next month.
Loveland.-Officers of the Loveland
Civic Association are preparing a re-
| ception for the members of the Rocky
| Mountain Highway Association who
are expected to pass through here on
the trip from Denver to the opening OF
the Yellowstone national park in June.
Grand Junction-Twenty members
of the local Lions Club organization
spent day at the camping grounds at
Hannah Creek Intake" the location OF
| the city's water system headgates,
where they cleansed out the brush and
made clean and presentable for tour
lists and campers large area of cedar
and pine-covered mountainside, pro-
viding fireplaces, etc.
Las Animas.-The largest irrigation
development in Colorado during the
last ten years is being made in Bent
county, in the lower Arkansas Valley,
under direction and control of the
| State Board of Land Commissioners
and the state engineer. The land was
government land, segregated and
passed to the state under the terms Of
the Carey act, and comprises a fine
body of 25,OOO acres. The majority Of
the land owners come from northern
Colorado, with others from the middle