The Ordway new era., 1922-03-17
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

selling price OF the Cahheu
This contract is now being oiieFeu "
tho Ioveland Packing Cou'PaH
cherry growers. 1t provides ior -
. mound for cherries when the se'',,.e
-, ~ charries nj wholesale is Slu
per dozen for No. 10 cans OF ea
variation of 80 cents dozen III 'i,'
selling price OF the finished preou'''
n, additioual one-halt cent 5 adueu o'
spbtracted from the orislnai 80
,-ice This means that II canned 'De'
ries sold for Sl1 per dozen the grove
would he paid 5is cents per pound 5 "l'
II cherries sell for 80 per dozen eai'ueu'
the grower would get but Az cents per
pound.
Fort Collins.-one boy from eAeh ..
thirteen Colorado counties VIII RECEIVE
a free scholarship to ei'her the o',g'
RADIO Agricultural College OF the Co'o
RADIO School Of Agriculture next ial' a.
a reward for excellence iu corn, wheat
porsto beet. calf or pig club work,
The scholarship will oe worth so anu
will include transportation from ti'e
students home to and from Fort COT
lins. The counties included IN t'e o.
fer are Adams. Ara0ahoe, Boulder
Chevenne, Denver. Ebert Lar'mer'
Lincoln. Logan. Morgan. SedgWick'
washington and Weld. The offer Is
being made by the Union Pacific rall-
road. through its president, G. K Gray
Greeley-From the Atlantic to the
Pacific colorado State Teachers Col
lese has gone to get the best men
available in the educational world to
serve on the special faculty for the
summer school, Or. Frederick l.
Pierce. professor Of English literature
at Yale, is coming from New Haven
Conn. and DR.. Lewis N. Terman'
noted psychologist and professor OF
education at Leland stanford Junior
University, is coming from California.
DR.. Emanuel Sternheim. lecturer at
New York State University and resi-
dent Of Boston, Will come from the
Bay state.
Pueblo. Colo.-Flre which destroyed
the Grand Opera House, one of the
handSomest buildings in the West. sew
eral days ago, was not extinguished
for three days. The estimated loss is
$4,000. partially covered by insur-
ance. Loss on building i about $500
600. while the Pueblo store, dry goods,
lost about S250,OOO. The Rocky Noun
tain Theater Company, many lawyers
and doctors, and a cigar store were
among the other losers.
Alamosa.-Legislation by the Unit
ed States looking to the establishment
of a branch of the Federal District
Court at Alamosa 10 relieve the pres
sure Of court business at Pueblo, was
predicted when ii became known that
the Senate judiciary committee had
reported favorably on the proposal
Federal Courts terms are regularly
held at Denver Pueblo, Grand juno
ton, Montrose and Durango.
Colorado Springs.-Announcemen OF
the payment on April 10 of dividends
of cents regular and cents extra /,
stockholders of the Cresson COnsoli
dated Gold Mining ana Milling Com
pany is considered by local mining mel
as one OF the best evidences of re
turned prosperity to the Cripple Creel
gold camp. The payment will tota
s122, 900 and will be made TO stockhold
ers OF record on March 81.
Alamosa.-Andrew McLaren, forme
United States soldier, has been ali
solved Of any connection with the re
cent Denver Rio Grande train hold
up at Alamosa. Although he was he'll
by authorities at Alamosa, his innC
cence was established and police sa
he has aided materially in the invest
CATION.
Pueblo.-The Grand Opera Hous
fire in Pueblo on March l destroye
the city office of the Colorado Stat
Fair Commission. All their records, il
Guiding the list of 1922 exhibitors an
prize winners, some of which have nc
been paid, were lost in the fire.
Denver.-The cost of grade school
and high schools in Colorado last yea
was SlS,677,340. or almost half th
states total expenses of s42, ,26O 81
which property owners are paying
taxes this year. With the s., 1854, ,42s r
| quired by state educational institution
added. the total cost of education
Colorado was 21,561,7es, more ths
half the states total revenue. Sin,
1918, the first year that separate est
mates on school revenues were cor
piled by the State Tax Commissio
taxation for grade schools and his
schools has Increased 100 per cent.
the same period school attendance h,
increased "a per cent.
Grand Junction. Colo.-Four m,
were injured when an automobi
stage in which they were riding w
struck by a Denver & Rio Gran,
Western light engine between Gra,
Junction and Gateway, Colo, recent
The stage was reduced almost to spli
tiers. The injured, who were broug
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