The Ordway new era., 1922-06-16
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

ar st the Reyal mine. one niie not''
west Of Aguilar, and wilbur n, r
cuson. -, Of Sact> Maine, Junior ~
the colorado State School of Mines
who was employed temporary! as
watchman ST the Royal property "e'e
shot 10 death few days ago ny 'o
seph McGonigal. 81 Waterman e'.
ployed at the Jewel mine. Inc siov
Ing followed threats McGonisai Is saw
TO have made against Ferguson anu
occurred in the Royal mine hoardihs
house. as Ferguson was wriuns
Ter to his mother in Bangor, Me "'Ss
Centers was at work IN the room u"
NeGonigal entered. McGonsa' i''eu
once the bullet striking Ferguson III
the heart and killing him instantly
As Miss Centers ran screaming rom
the 6eSse. McGonisal fired again. rms
second bullet struck the girl IN the
leg. She sought refuge in an arfuHo
while MeGonigal secured si'ol'
gun. supposedly in the boardins house'
and started in p,gSuit- She was run
ming along the dry arroyo t'"aru d
bridge where five men were WoFAi"s
and was begging loudly 10 McEonleai
nor 10 shoot the workmen said, wheh
the armed man raised the shotgun 10
his shoulder and aimed slowly ihe
charge Of huckshot struck her heao
and killed her Instantly.
penver.-The state Board OF Iihihi-
grafton has just begun the dlStrieo'loh
II the 1922 edition OF the Colorado
Year Book, which came from the press
June /. Thed istributiOn will require
about ten days, the book going 10 all
public libraries in Colorado and many
libraries in other states, TO all com
n,ercial clubs in Colorado and TO few
II other states, To all newspapers IN
Colorado and n few in other states
and 10 certain public officials in Colo
RADIO and other states. Among the
county officials who receive copies OF
the book are county assessors. county
superintendents of schools and county
commissioners, who all furnish much
of the statistical information found in
the county tables.
penver.-The second bandit to be
shot and killed in an attempted holdup
in Denver within ywenty-fOur hours,
met death q few nights ago when he
entered the White Star garage at Cher
ry street and Leafs Dale drive, on the
Sullivan-P Parker road and engaged IN
a gun batrlew ith George T. Carson,
s gun battle with George 7. Carson,
of the garage. An accomplice is be-
ueved to have escaped on a motorcycle,
From letters found on the dead ban
dts badly, his name is believed TO be
W. l. Stephenson, and he is thought
to have relatives in Colorado Springs
Boulder.-A beef steak fry each
Wednesday during the summer, an all
day trip each Saturday, with special
weekend mountain trips, has been an
nounced by the Boulder group OF the
Colorado Mountain Club. The sched-
uIe will start June u, the first We'd
nesday after the opening of the Uni
versity of Colorado for the summer
term The club caters especially to
summer school students. Several trips
are TO be conducted TO the Arapahoe
glaciers and TO Longs peak
Denver.-The ousting several months
ago Of Earl Wilson as insurance COM
missioner of Colorado and the subse-
queav Judgment of District Judge
Henry ]. Hersey giving title OF office
to Jackson Cochrane has been upheld
by the Colorado Supreme Court BY
the high court ruling, Mr.. Wilson loses
sill hope Of retaining his position and
now must forfeit his desk to his sue
cessor at once. unless he institutes
some new court action
Aspen Colo.-A coroner's jury failed
10 solve the mystery surrounding the
death Of Frank Solberg, %, and Wal
ter Mckenzie, II. The jury decided
Mckenzie committed suicide The
men lived OF AcKenzie's ranch where
Solberg had been employed for twelve
yearz Solbere was found in ditch,
30 yards from the house where Nc
ksazie's body was discovered with the
top Of his head blown off
Leadville--The organization of a
SKI club 10 operate all during Lead
vills's long winter and make this city
z secord St Noritz- at meeting just
held hare proved the sentiment is in
favor sf Organization Of large club
LeadTiIle has from four to five
Eozrhs q real winter weather during
TEIeb sAI1e Is fine and there are
zzzly places where elegant courses
can Be uzds and some fire leaping
=roU1s rroTided
Lsnar-C A MeCIeary. proprietor
q tie Royal Cafe here. was shot and
killed by Jesss LinzchEm- rubercular
patient frun Oklahoma Tie shooting
occurred i1-frozr q the cafe on Mair
szres1- L slsEt q seprss of psssersby
LEzSs-tl-l : sad 70 have told Sheriff
sInaEs.71 q Pro~e-s county that he
sAo- NefIezry because the restaurant
Dzl ESs assisting Ifuschurl.s u-;fa .r