The Ordway new era., 1922-06-30
CoLvhADo NEWS NorEs.
Pueblo.-A wireless display and

the coming Colorado state fair, open
inc a, Pueblo September 25. which In
score and completeness Will surP"s'
ANYTHING of the kind vet produced "es'
Of the Mississippi river. Inc s'a'e
fair commissioners and the manager
are more than delighted with the op-
portunity TO give demonstrations anu
make displays of apparatus ana equip
ment. such as has never Net peen
shown at any state fair, ana VIII 'ii.S
fall he shown at only one or two ON
ers in the country. Complete sending
and receiving apparatus VIII pe ~
stalled. Soundproof glass booths VIII
be used. and elaborately equipped eA
tensions will he located in the grand
stand at the fair grounds, in all the
larger buildings and at outside points
where crowds will congregate,. A
ten-watt station will be ins,allea On
the fair grounds. and this VIII pe CON
nected with the 5OO-watt plant down
in the city. From all the broadcast
ing instruments there will be gwen out
in the human language all the p's
news of the days and nights '"e
speeches of eminent orators. all sorts
of public announcements, the great
musical concerts in the large eastern
cities. and everything else Of puplc
nature that is going on all over the
world.
Denver.-Wfth favorable season
through harvest time Colorado shoulu
take second rank among the states thiS
wear in the production of lettuce pe-
ing surpassed only 10y California IN
1919, according to the reports oil tile
United States census bureau. CoIofauo
ranked eighteen in acreage devoted 10
this crop. This surprisingly rapid au-
vancement in lettuce production mere
is due TO the development of new IN
dustry in Colorado, the growing OF
head lettuce at high attitudes. The In
dustry was born in Chaffee county in
1920. and II was discovered that an
excellent quality of head lettuce could
be produced to go TO market at time
when almost no head lettuce was be-
ing shipped. The demand for the pro-
duct was excellent and the industry
developed in 1921 in a number of 9th
er mountain counties.
State-owned property has
encreased in value by more than 3d.
100000 in the last twelve months, thus
pushing the total valuation of Colo
RADIOS public property 10 SlsO,O00,0O0
according to estimates made by State
Auditor Mulnix. This property in
cludes state educational institutions,
armories, the capitol new state office
building and the like. The state itself,
Including private and public property
and available resources, is now worth
more than $1,000, 100000, 1t was said.
La Junta.-Dr. Ralph s. Johnston of
La Junta was selected president of the
newly organized Arkansas Valley Med
ical Association formed at meeting
of physicians and surgeons held In this
city. DR.. r. f. Holmes of Cafon City
is vice president and Dr. n. r. Low of
Pueblo is secretary of the association.
| which will meet twice year, and in
cludes medical men from Canon City
to Holly and from Trinidad to Ord
way.
Mirags.-An attempt to blow up the
intake dam of the Cotton Greek Irri-
CATION COmpany's $4,000 steel flume
was frustrated by the arrival of the
watchman. The watchman was in his
cabin when he heard the explosions
and got to the scene in time to see a
number of men fleeing. Dissatisfac-
ton over the distribution of water ID
said to have been the cause for the
attempt to destroy the dam.
Estes Park.-Three hundred and
twenty college men from thirty-nine
colleges in the Midwest, scattered over
dozen states, attended the Rocky
Mountain student conference held at
the Y. NJ. c. A. grounds. The student
conference is the largest and most i'm
portant that has ever been held here,
according to Ben N. Chsrrinston, in
ternational student secretary for the
Rocky Mountain district.
Pueblo.-The Colorado state fair will
be foremost among organizations of
the kind in the use of radio for max
ing announcements to fair visitors and
furnishing concerts and addresses to
them by the same means. When the
Colorado fair opens on Sept. IS, the
buildings and ground will be equipped
with radio station and every fair WIS.,
itor will be in the vicinity of a loud
speaker from which the announce
ments, addresses and music will ema-
nate for this entertainments.
Gunnison.-The summer session of
the Colorado State Normal school
opened here with the largest attend
ance in the history of the school. The
total attendance for the summer will
reach 800. In order to make 1t possible
to house this Increased attendance, cit
izens financed the building of High
land Village, group of thirty summer