The Ordway new era., 1922-02-10
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

= aa ,an for the colorado State Fa'r'
Corr.snondence has already been 'a'
r,sd an hv Manager ]. l. Beaman iooN
ing 10 such a result. and me 80
live stock breeders association i'"S ."
ranged TO offer number 'i >l'e'si"'
nrizes. Correspondence win h..''"i'',
turerS OF dairy equipment 'i al S"' ~, -
made everywhere. shows there WI"
a tremendous showing made bS S''
such factories. All ot The lhous''i'''
and one machines and appliances u>F
for the manufactures OF tne
number Of milk byproduct> VIII
nlaced on exhibition. anu t"ee'''S'
vifb these there VIII he demouStra-
rionS i'm the manufacture OF every INNS
Of which milk Is the uase. IaltH ga
tie people are taking 50 heartily TO M
nr,nosition that il seems rost OF the
rarrle space in the new live si',A IN
vilion will be required FOR dairy 'al''s'
and the proposed Colorado state AR
doiryinc exposition promises 10 ne ny
far the biggest and best thing ot me
kind ever attempted in the West
Danver-The. federal government
will spend more tlun $4,000 in Colo
RADIO in the next twonJyfour months
in the construction OF highways ana
imnorrnnt trails leading through or
near the fifteen national forests ot the
state, it was declared here recently,
OF this sum more thau S6phopo Will
be devoted To the COMPLETION OF hlne
federal road projects rs follows be.-
thoud pass. $4,000; puraso-SilYerton
highway, $4,000; Red Mountain road
10000: Cumbrs> pass. SlSetsO :
Cameron pass. SIlo0h; North Hard
scrabble road. SGo0o0; Independence
pass. S35.oOO; Grand mesa, $5n,V"';
Arapahoe Glacier road, S41,HN
Montrose.-Tho plight OF the settlers
in the Uncompahgre region was graph
ically presented 70 Secretary oI the
Interior Fall by delegation headed by
State Senator John J. TOhin OF Mont
rose. Several of The members OF Con
greS> from Colorado We're present The
secretary OF the interior was asked TO
defer the opening Of the Uncompahgre
project for one year 4 soon as Lhe
project is opened the payment for
water rights will be due, and it was
represented TO the secretary that the
settlers are not now In a condition 20
make these payments. Secretary Fai.
doubts his right legally TO grant the
request for an extension Of time.
Colorado Springs-ln special slec-
ton Colorado Springs voters defeated
a proposal TO repeal the compulsory
vaccination ordinance, the majority be
ing 500 in a total Of 1900. An ordi-
nance initiated by the fire department,
seeking an increase OF pay ranging up
to SIS a month, was defeated by more
than 500 votes; an ordinance passed
last April raising the pay of the po'
lice department was repealed, the ma
jority being less than 100, and anoth'
er ordinance passed last April proyid
ing that a special election must be
held before any public improvements
could be voted. also was repealed, by
nearly 500 majority.
Colorado Springs-A fifty-gallor
keg of fine wine and $50 bottles OF
choice liquor, part of the estate of the
late Charles B. Ferrin, are no more
Under the terms of his will, the resi-
due of his estate, after numerous be
quests had been paid, went TO the Y
NJ. C. A, Y. W. C. a. and the Saliva
ton Army. The liquor was part of tn,
residue and had been kept in tn,
vaults of the Exchange National Bank
executor OF the estate, for man!
months.
Boulder.-John Williams, So years
old and pioneer of Boulder, commit
ted suicide recently by shooting him
self in the head with an old model IS
caliber revolver in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. 4. B. Search, where he ha.
been living for several years.
Windsor.-The Farmers State Banl
at Windsor closed its doors for bust
ness by resolution drawn by III,
board of directors, on account of low
reserves, according to a report tc
Grant McFerson, state bank commits
sioner.
Denver.-How agriculture is sup
planting mining in Colorado is showl
by one comparative statement. In 100
Colorado produced about $4,000. 600 II
gold and s7.sO0.O0O in wheat, and Ii
1920 the gold output was s1o,25o, 90
and the wheat production s3o,s0O, ,OOC
In these twenty years the acreage o
wheat increased from $4,000 to 1910
COO and the number of bushels fror
10000 TO q. PSI 900.
Pueblo.-Frank Biby, 81 years OLD
found guilty OF the murder of his brid
Of three weeks, Charlotte Biby, Aug
8, 1921, has been sentenced to twenty
five 10 thirty years Imprisonment b
Judge ]. Strimble of the Distric
Court here Even with time allowe
for good behavior the sentence mean
that Biby will have 10 spend ninetee
or twenty Years ", rarfSnu ua ,bant-a