The Ordway new era., 1922-11-10
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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has been stute leader of Boys ana
Girls club work for several years, was
mnde director of the activities of all
the women specialists of the extension
service. She also will continue TO act
as state leader of club work. L. l.
| Cooper, extension agent OF CoheJos
county. was employed as specialist IN
agricultural engineering ana r. H.
Lamb chosen 10 succeed him as eNteh-
sion agent in Conejos county. Author-
ity was also given the extension OH
cials to employ a nutrition speclnllst
TO take the place made vacant by the
resignation Of Miss Miriam Haynes.
Fort Collins.-A municipal recrea-
! ton area has just been set apart for
the city of Fort Collins by the Forest
Service on the Upper Poudre rlNer'
embracing IN area of 40 acres Nhile
| this still remains part of the Colo
| RADIO National FO.est, ii is reserved
and dedicated 10 the purposes of
recreation area for the city, upon
which will be placed improvements
costing in the neighborho0d of S36,uOO,
l. is the plan of Fort Collins to de
velop this into an ideal mountain play
ground.
Colorado Sprinss.-Owners OF build
ings in Colorado Springs who fail to
comply with the grand jury recon-
mendations us 10 fire escapes and 9th
er improvements for safety will be ar
rested IL they do not Immediately
comply with the grand jury's wishes
When the jury reported TO Judge
Arthur Cornforth, the judge gave IN
structions tu Assistant District Attor-
ney L. {. Turner that if the recom-
nendations II are not carried Uut, To pre-
pare informatlons against the property
owners Immediately.
Denver.-Attorney General Victor Il.
Keyes has filed with the Colorado Su-
preme Court on behalf of the Colorado
Tax Commission, brief intervening in
the case Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company against the county assessor
and the county treasurer of Weld
county. The brief upholds the efforts
of the county officers 10 obtain taxes
on mineral lands granted the railroad
company by the government.
Colorado Springs signs
on Ell Paso county highways which
mar the scenery and Interfere with the
view of landscape by motorists must
20. This is the edict of the Advertis-
ing Club, which is 10 present the coun-
ty commissioners with Il referendum
vote on the matter to get action this
winter.
Denver.-Demurrers filed by NJ. S.
Hudnutt, l.. T.. Hill and other defend
ants in the 100000 libel suit brought
against them by Gov. Oilver IL. Shoup
were overruIed in West Side Court by
Judge Charles c. Butler.
Starbuck. - Approximately 125,00O
trout measuring four and five inches
In length are to be reieased by the
State Game and Fish Department in |
Bear creek soon, from the fish raising |
ponds at Starbuck.
Fort Morgan. - Mrs Jennie L. |
Schocke, wife of a. L. Schocke,
farmer living three miles northwest OF
Fort Morgan, committed suicide by sat
uratlng her clothing with kerosene and
then lighting them.
Boulder-Home-Co Coming day, the an
nual reunion date of the alumni of the
University of Colorado, has been sci
for Nov. 4, in connection with the Ag-
gIe-C Colorado football game to be played
at Boulder.
Colorado Springs.-Monument farm
ers are feeling better, following the
Staying by F. w. Simpson of the huge
old mountain lion that for years has
been taking his toll of calves and
young stock.
Georgetown.-The Capital Mining
and Milling Company plans to send
approximately $4,000 for improve
ments on the Capitol mine in George
town which the company recently pur-
chased
Greeley.-AIiss Elizabeth Gault, %
years old, chemistry instructor in the
Eaton High schools, died at the hos
pital at Greeley from injuries received
in an explosion. Miss Gault was work
ing in the chemical room, sealing wood
alcohol in cans with paraffin. She
struck match to light candle and
the alcohol exploded. setting her
clothing afire.
Denver.-Declaring that Colorado's
constitution now has thirty-five
amendments, while the federal consti-
tuition has only nineteen, Charles ii.
Pierce addressed the Allied Council of
Denver Improvement Associations and
urged support of the proposition to call
constitutional convention.
Branson.-Citizens whose repistru-
tion records were destroyed by the re-
cent fire will be permitted to vote at
the general election Nov. Z, by filing
affidavits of their registration, accord
ing to an opinion handed down by At