The Ordway new era., 1922-10-13
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

provided car of this special wheat TO
the farmers of the San Luis valley 'or
planting last spring, and from 'uo 10
500 acres were planted with II. Inc
average production an acre is from
fifty-four bushels to sixty-five bushels
TO the acre. whereas the average bush
els in the United States Is fourteen TO
the acre. This wheat is known as
Kitchener, and originated ON the farm
of DIR. Sager Wheeler of Saskatche-
wan, the Burbank of Canada. sa,
Mr.. Sweet.
Fort Collins.-After the jury had
been out for twenty minutes in TIE
case in which Robert B. Nichols WAS
charged with killing his brother-in-iaw,
Sterling Z. Bills, in quarrel over
gravel pit privilege, a verdict OF not
guilty was reached. Bills died March
~ ON the way to the hospital after lie
had been struck on the head IN the
gravel pit. Nichols WIS churSed with
striking him with his shovel. Nichols,
however, declared that he put up his
shovel TO ward off blow OF Biils
pick and >he pick glanced back ana
the point OF 1t struck Bills on the
head. inflicting the wound when
proved ,tal.
Loveland. high school
football team this year will play for
the championship of the state Super
lntendent H. W. Truscott attended u
meeting at Denver in which the seven
leagues of the state were represented
and for the first time the champion
ship of the state will be contested this
year. The preliminary game Will be
played Nov. %, at which time the
Northern league will play the North
Central league; on Thanksgiving day
the winners will play the winner of the
Eastern league, and on Dec. . the final
post-season game will be played to de-
termine the high school championship
of the state.
Glenwood Springs.-The annual wa
ter fete for the pupils of the Glen
wood Springs schools was held in the
big pool here. The pool is from 10
to 120 feet across and the greater
number of the races were for those
distances. \ large number of events
We're contested, gold medals being
given the girl and the boy to win the
greater number. Miss COrnelia Burdge,
II years old. won the medal offered
the girls, and Maurice Mechau, 16, the
boys. The contests between the
classes was won by the sophomores,
with no points; juniors, 81 points;
freshmen, 54 points, and seniors, 10.
Durango.-The original May Day
vein has been redlscovered 800 feet
to the east of where it had faulted,
and vein 1000 feet long. producing
ore that averages $3.50 to the ton has
been found, according to officials of
the May Day mine, who estimate that
values uncovered will be large. The
vein is three feet wide and Is said to
run from 2 to 20 ounces of gold and
s to 7S ounces of silver across the
face, with picked samples running
much higher
Denver.-Who in Colorado had
1920 income of between $5OO,OOO and
S75O,O00? Whoever he stands in
class by himself SO far as the state
is concerned. Somewhere in Colorado
also is an individual with an annual
income of between $4OO,OO0 and $780,
600, and another whose income aggre-
gates between $3OO.OO0 and $4OO,O0O.
These figures were given out by the
internal revenue collector In Washing
ton in his report for 1920.
Fountain.-At the Fountain COM
munity fair held here, a vast number
of displays of farm products, live
stock, garden truck and poultry were
placed at the grounds, the showing
being greater than in previous years.
Burlington.-One of the largest ex-
hibitions of live stock and agricultural
products In recent years was shown
at the Kit Carson county fair.
Pueblo.-Traveling, according to
witnesses, ut a high rate of speed, u
car driven by Frank Roar of Colorado
Springs, crashed into a cur driven by
f. X. Stockstill of this city on the
Colorado Springs-Pueblo highway, in
juring d. S. Williams of Colorado
Springs, an occupant of the Roar
car, and 6-year-Old girl, daughter of
Mrs. A. Kastner of Pueblo, who were
in the Stockstill auto. The Roar car
turned turtle after hitting the other
car.
Pueblo.-Algie p. Davis, "a years
old, son of the postmaster at White
Rock, Colo. was found dead in the Gel
lar of a deserted ranch house near
White Rock by neighbOr. He had
committed suicide In fit of melan-
choly, it was said by the coroner, who
found small caliber rifle near the
body. Davis shot himself through the
chest, death coming instantly, the cor
oner said.
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