The Ordway new era., 1922-06-02
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Boulton of G. u. in the last i"p VI eS
relay here, it closed one of the great
sst track meets in the history OF the
conference. Colorado U. walked OFT
with the honors, but not without
harder battle than was expected ny the
iopesters. The Utah Aggies. with their
star distance man, Hart, gnve Willard
and the other Silver and Gold athletes
a battle that will live long in the an
nails of Rocky Mountain tracks. But
Willard led the state men TO VICTORY
himself scoring fifteen points WIN
first in the hundred broad jump ana
ecO-yard dash. The Utah Aggies
eopped 81 points while State was tax
ing 10. and Colorado CoRege came
third with -.
Denyer.-Though agricultural condi-
tious have been generally unfavorabie
IN all parts of the country during the
past eighteen months, and in most
states the number of farrss in opera
ton this year is less than the number
operated last year, there is apparently
a larger number of farms being oper-
sted in Colorado this year than ever
before. Reports of county assessors to
the State immigration Department,
aow about one-third complete, indicate
that there will be an increase OF at
least 1900 in the number of farms re-
ported this year over 1921, and the
actual acreage under cultivation Will
De slightly greater than that for last
rear.
Pueblo.-As a preparedness meas
are in case Pueblo should ever again
be inundated rs it was last June, a
flood emergency rescue organization
has been formed with more than three
hundred men appointed TO act in any
such event The men will be detailed
TO seven sections of the Fountain and
Arkansas rivers and will do patrol
duty at times of high water. The
measure is being taken through CO.
operation of the city parks and high
way department. the police and health
departments. Dayton Morgan Engineer
Company. the American Legion, Red
Cross and Pueblo county.
Trinidad.-Nore than 100 delegates
and their friends from Denver, with
the entire cast and properties of the
Lions Club minstrel show, recently
staged in Denver, attended the district
convention of the Lions Clubs here.
The attendance of the convention was
one of the largest on record for the
Lions. Lions from southern Colorado
made the journey to Trinidad by auto
mobile, forming an automobile caval-
cade, picking up new delegations at
each town.
Boulder-A class of nearly 800 is TO
be graduated by the University of
Colorado, June II, it was announced
here, the number depending upon the
scholastic work for the remainder of
the term. Seniors who are up in their
studies were excused from all exam
nations for the first time in the his
tory Of the institution, this being done
TO allow them more time for their com
nencement week exercises.
Denver.-Governor Oliver h. Shoup
has appointed five members of the
Moffat tunnel commission recently
created at a special session of the
Colorado Legislature. The members
are: W. P. Robinson, Charles
Wilcox and w. n. w.
Blaney of Denver; Charles H. Lecken-
BY of Steamboat Springs and y. W.
of Yampa.
Denver.-Coal production in Colo
rado during April totaled 4OO, ,9o8 tons,
according to the monthly report of
James Dalrymple, state coal mine in
spector. This is considered an excel
lent showing in view Of the fact that
the general strike order of the United
Nine Workers of America went into
effect on April l.
Florissant--na Daggett, 3-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dag.
gett. died at Colorado Springs hos
pital of conyulsions, believed to have
been caused by eating wild parsnips.
The child WAS found unconscious in
the rear of the Dsggett home here
Fort Logan.-Select infantry troops
on duty at Fort Logan have been de-
tailed by the War Department to
temporary duty in twenty-five towns
and cities over the state to assist in
recruiting for the citizens military
training camp to be maintained here
from July 27 to Aug. 26. The towns
over the state In which these select
troops have been detailed to duty fol-
low: Limon, Arriba, Flagler. Seibert,
Burlington, Fort Lupton, Platteville,
Orchard, Brush, Merino, Sterling, Colo
RADIO Springs, Canon City, Pueblo, Wal
senburg, Trinidad, La Junta, Lamar
Boulder, Longmont, Fort Collins, Gree
ley. Fort Morgan and Brighton.
Boulder.-Newly elected officers of
the Associated Students of the Univer-
sity of Colorado were installed recent
ly when the outgoing officers gave a
for the meaning afficialS