The Ordway new era., 1922-06-23
coLoRADo NEWS NOTES,

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Wilkinson. 10 years old, book sales
man living AT Atwood, Colo-' was
crushed 10 death under the car. Carr
Johnson OF Denver. an employe OF the
Denver Fire Clay Company was ur,'-
ing the car. He was accompanied hy
II j Mehserle OF Chicago, a salesman
for the Bausch and Lomo Optical O'in-
pany.
penver-The tangled records OF the
alleged mishsndling of the l. y. Ste
vens $4,000 estate by AlVa A SWAIN,
Denver politician, who was formerly
administrator Of the estate here mas
become : tale Of two cities. charges
were made in open court against SWAIN
before County Judge George n Lux
ford in Il verbal report 10 the court pS
Miss Mary Lathrop. attorney Tor the
estate. Miss Lathrop told the court
that coIuSion, fraudulent in purpose
had been carried On by swain, as ad-
ministrator here, and Mrs Grace Ste
vens Coy. ancillary administrator IN
Philadelphia.
Duran-o-wilh a roar that could be
heard for twenty miles. and with sui
ncient force 10 scatter tile tools IN all
directions. the Ia Plata well, being
drilled by the Midwest Refining Com
pany northwest Of Aztec. y. NJ has
blown in with an estimated flow OF
100000 cubic feet Of gas per day
Some time ago the drill encountered Il
Eas pocket. the flow being measured
at a5.On0,oo0 cubic feet per day As
soon as the gas flow could be con-
;roued the drilling operation were re
sumed.
Victor.-The United Gold Mining
Company has taken over the proper
ties OF the vindicator Consolidated
Gold Mining Company in this district.
Employees of the Vindlcator Mines
have been notified Of the change, and
that the properties would probably be
continued in operation under employees
OF the United company. Sometime ago
the Golden Cycle mine was transferred
TO the Vindicator company, and by this
later deal the United company gets
that property back.
Boulder.-The University Of Colo
RADIO graduated 500 students. the larg-
est class in its history. The week of
festivities surrounding commencement
ended in exercises in Macky auditor
ium, where former Gov Frank o. Low
den of Illinois delivered the graduation
address, and President George Norlin
of the university presented diplomas.
Boulder.-walter Franklin, recent
graduate from the University of Colo
RADIO. has been engaged TO coach the
freshman football team next fall and
assist Coaches witham and Johnson
with the varsity. Franklin is one OF
the best known men in athletics in
Colorado.
Loveland-Battling against the rag
ing rapids of the Big Thompson river
near the Half Way place, west of here
a. L. Soderberg of Loveland rescued
Mrs. Arthur Schoffner. who had fallen
from the foot bridge at the municipal
auto camp grounds.
Fort Collins.-Active warfare against
the common barberry bush. destroyer
of half a million bushels OF grain in
Colorado in recent years, will be
opened by the Department of Agricul-
ture July l, E A. Lungren, state direc-
tor, has announced here.
Arapahoe-Mail bandits stole a
pouch OF registered mail OF undeter-
mined value from the railroad station
here Friday, it became known when
money orders known to have been in
the sack were cashed at Limon.
Canon City.-Work on the repairing
of the Phanto Canon highway is pro
crossing slowly and the prospects are
not bright for the completion of the
extensive and permanent repairs out.
lined before fall.
Las Animas.-To have his fathe,
appear at his farm after not knowing
his whereabouts for years and then die
within few hours was the experience
of R. E. Harris, Bent county farmer
Recently an old man driving horse
hitched to a cart stopped at the Har
MS place and asked If he might camp
in the yard while his horse rested. Il
then developed that the men were ia
ther and son having parted years age
in an eastern state
Greeis.-Contracts were let by tnt
state military board for the construc
ton Of $4,000 armory at Creole,
for use of the Colorado Nationa
Guard and citizens of that place. ac
eordins 10 information given out by
Ad5t- Gen P ]. Hamrock in Denver
Construction of the new building vii
be started in the next few days, and Il
is hoped TO have it completed in rec
ord time
Gunnison--The largest class in til,
history of Colorado State Norma
School was graduated at Gunnison re