The Ordway new era., 1922-02-03
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


tv Known as the grand Old man Of the
,pcsr industry and pioneer foundeF
- The Manual Trsinins High School,
5isd Of double pneumonia at his home
:, Denver. Mr.. Mcrey created the {
AIorev Mercantile Company, twice
.arved on the school board organized
n. Great Western sugar Company
and was chairman of is board OF u''
racters ut the time OF his dedth- LuT
70 his activity In developing the susa'
and wholesale grocery interests IN liie
West he has been rated one OF the
vsslrbi.sr men in Colorado. He came
TO this state fifty years ago IN III
health and since had become known as
one OF its most publie-spirited ana
nhilanthropic citizens
Pueblo.-one holtup man is dead
and two Pueblo police officers ar
wounded, one seriously, as result OF
2 gun battle here. when the officers
srteuDfed 10 arrest tvU men charger
with holding UP pas>ers6y under Tue
Main street viaducr. The second hold
up man escaped. The officers hurt are
Charles O'Conner. the oldest man on
the Pueblo police force. and Marvin
Porter. The dead man Is believed 10
h.. one wanted Ia New Mexico on
charge Of double murder. Tattooet on
his arm is "Death hetore ti>honor-
He was identified as Earl Harrison OF
Pueblo.
ouray.-Cupid was the lccksmith
who unbarred the gates q the United
states TO Ann Ondreuko and her son,
Powell. who had been detained by the
immigration authorities at Ellis Island,
Mick Garchar. q genial lrishman OF
Ouray. Colo, related q love story that
touched the hardened hearts Of the
chiefs in the immigration service and
persuaded them 10 permit him TO send
Mrs. Ondreuko TO the altar. Garchar
convinced the authorities he means
business. matrimonially speaking, and
that he will marry Mrs Ondreuko and
adopt her son as soon as they arrive
IN Ouray.
Denver.-A large delegation Of edu'
Gators from Col0rado VIII be present
1t the annual meeting Of the depart.
ment OF superinyrul-uce, which IS to
be held in Chicaga Feb. = 20 March
!. according TO al announcement made
by STATE Director Il. b. smith, Den
yer will be represented ny state Su
perintendeut Katherine L. Craig, Su
perintendenr H 4 Newton, +. Z
Phillips, A. L. Thre,keId, George W
Frasier, r. A. Putfer {. II. Pugh
Minnie B. Addleman and Fred Bur
kert.
Colorado Springs.-Potatoes and
grain will cease to be mountain farm
crops in the Ute pass section west OF
Colorado Springs this season, with the
formation of a cooperative lettuce
growers association which will plant
several hundred acres this season. The
Midland railroad has made arrange
ments TO build shipping sheds and
plans for refrigerators are being com
pleted now. The lettuce territory viii
Divide
Windsor.-Some person entered tn,
Windsor depot in the night am
iimrnied the safe so badly that tn
employees had to get help to open i
in the morning. The thieves could no
get into the same and then turned
their attention to the contents of tn
depot. They stole all the clothes in
trunk belonging to a young womal
near here, and took two suit cases be
longing to California man. The loo
is estimated TO be worth $3.50.
Loveland.-Attorney a. S. Sherman
president of the Loveland Civic Assc
citation, has called q meeting at whicl
time plans Will be perfected 70
Strengthening the banks of the Bi
Thompson river and changing tn
channel in several places to preven
future flood damage Last sprin
crops were destroyed, the city street
flooded and goods damaged in tn
easements Of mercantile establish
ments.
Grand Junction.-George Garrett Q
Junction and taken up his work as tn
new city manager. He is to receiv
a salary of $500 per year, a consit
erable advance over the salary he r,
ceived at La Grande, where he mad
a record for efficiency. Mr.. Garret
is now considering number of appl
cations for municipal appointment
but VIII not announce his decision u,
til later.
Pueblo.-Reopening of the Minnequ
plant of the Colorado Fuel and Iro
Company on scale greater than tina
for several months is predicted b
some of the company officials here. ]
is believed that all departments of tn
big plant will be in operation by Eel
9. Crews OF workmen are getting som
Of the open hearth furnaces repaire
and w fn, nft