The Ordway new era., 1922-11-24

Passes Away.
| Fred z. Johnson, prominent news
paper man of Colorado. died 1T hi:
home In Denver, Wednesday, Novem
ber S, his ailment being primarily
Bright's disease.
Mr.. Johnson was perhaps the best
authority on the live stock industry in
the West, having been identified with
and studied II for years. His early
training had been in the newspaper
field both east and west, and ut his
death half owner in the Denver Daily
Record -Stockman, known throughout
the entire western country.
Fred Johnson was the founder of the
Denver Live Stock Exchange and
largely instrumental in the develop
ment of Denver us live stock and
packing center The first daily re
ports from the Denver Union Stock
Yards was through him, seeing as he
did vision Of greatness for his adopt
ed city in this wonderful industry.
His newspaper life began ut Toledo,
Ohio Later he established Il paper al
Boulder Colo, and utterward the
Daily Record Stock man ut Denver.
Colorado Sprlngs.-The sale of -four
business blocks situated on TETON
street in the center of the city to the
L. X. Steel Realty Development Cor
poration for S250000 was announced
recently. This is the largest real es-
tate transfer in the business district
of the city for many years.
TrInidad.-A bandit, masked and
armed with two revolvers, held up an
automobile on the outskirts of Coke
dale, near here, and robbed the three
occupants of $4,000 payroll In cur
rency and silver. His partners, armed
with a shotgun, remained behind
tree. The bandits escaped to the hills.
L. r. Gottlieb, proprietor of the Gott-
lieb Mercantile Company of Trinidad,
with his store manager, Charles Cham
bers, and Guy Howe, a guard, were
taking the money out to Mr.. Gottlieb's
store at Cokedale to be used in paying
off men of the American Smelling and
Refining Company's mine who cash
their checks at the store.
Denver-The Department of Com.
merce at Washington has announced
that the census reports show an in
crease in the quantity of beet sugar
produced during the year 1921, al
though there was a decrease in the
value. The output of beet sugar in
1921 amounted to 1,018,7 700 tons, valued
at S127, JOB, 900. and in 1919 to 721 900
tons, valued at 13S,0O0,0OO. The to
tai value of products reported by the
establishments engaged in the indus
try was S135, 5,997 600 for 1921, as com
pared with S149, $4,000 for 1919, de
crease of S.S per cent. Colorado, the
leading state in the industry in 1921
produced 20 per cent of the total value
Of products in that year.
Denver.-A fossil identified by {
number of biologists as the tooth of {
dinosaur, unearthed by workmen OF
the Squirrel creek forest road in Gus
ter county, was brought to Denver b.
j. L. Brownlee, assistant district en-
gineer of the United States fores
service. The tooth Is one of the yer,
few of its kind ever found in the state
according to the official.
Grand Junction.-The American Jer
sey Cattle Club has rewarded honor
in Colorado to Jap Dayda's Maybell
4S2622, owned by George La Grange
Grand junction, and she Is declare
the new yearling champion of Colora
do. She produced 1O,OO4 pounds Q
milk and 473.53 pounds of butter ia
starting test at year IL months. He
average test was 4.73 pounds.
Grand Junction.-The Red Gil.
Chamber of Commerce recently ser
word to this city that the county con
missioners of Eagle and Lake countit
, have received machinery that wi
keep Tennessee pass open to mote
traffic the year round. This is an al
nouncement Of great Importance to II
western slope, which has long felt Il
need Of a twelve-month in the yes
auto route.
Denver.-Miss Emily Griffith
Denver Is the new president of IL
Colorado Education Association, 4,
the coming year. according to the a
nouncement Of officers chosen at Il
recent convention. Miss Griffith Z
principal Of the Denver Opportunll
school.
Pueblo.-Robert Burns pump te
der employed at the site Of q ne
bridge over the st. Charles river. sI
miles out Of Pueblo, was found dea
and II believed to have been asphyx
ated BY gas fumes from the ensir
nsed tn operate the pump.