Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-04
COLORADO ()ll 20.
STATE NEWS
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, duy in Colorado in an executive proc
lamation issued here. Residents OF the
/, state are requested to observe the DAY
with fitting exercises.
Ordway.-A cloudburst broke over
Olney Springs, near here. The down
pour lasted for forty minutes, flooding
and destroying hay fields, irrigation
bitches, creeks and farm lands and
sending the flood Of water down upon
Ordway. .-. '.....-..
Deta.-Delta's million and half
dollar sugar factory will operate this
year. The Delta factory was erected
In 1920 and ran fifty days, but last
year stood idle on account OF insuffi-
cient acreage being promised by
growers ~
Denver.-The Peterson flood preven-
ton bill, passed by the State Senate,
was passed in the House on second
reading without a dissenting vote aft-
er previous tests Of strength had
shown an overwhelming sentiment for |
the measure.
Fort Collins.-Optimism for the fu-
ture of the cattle industry In Colorado |
and the West was expressed here ut
meeting of over three hundred stock |
men from northern Colorado gathered |
at the Agricultural College for the an
nual feeders day. .....
Pueblo.-Temporary spans have re-
placed nearly dozen bridges over the
st. Charles river and several other |
smaller streams in the Arkansas valley
that were washed out when cloud
bursts caused several streams to reach
flood stages. ..
Silverton.-Wage readjustments are
asked by five leading metal mining
companies In the Silverton district, H.
E. Curran, secretary of the Colorado
Industrial Commission, has announced
in Denver. NOtices of wage reductions
aggregating 80 cents daily were filed
with the state Industrial board, effec.
. tive in thirty days.
Denver.-Land in Colorado, includ.
ing city and town lots, pays about ~
per cent of the general property tax
+ assessed in the stnte, though only 1854
per cent of the land In the state lie
z on the tax rolls, according to cOmpila.
i tions made by the State Immigration
E Department for the Colorado year
: book. Agricultural land pays nearly
/ 30 per cent of this tax. .... .,.-.
Canon City.-The residents of what
is known as Little Webster Park, Q
Turning section, lying some fifteen to
twenty miles north of Canon City, are
, engaged In a volunteer rond-buildine
, project which when completed will
bring them within easy reach OF
Canon City. and open UP section said
to rival in scenic grandeur the vistas
of the Royal Gorge and the Red
Cafions. p: rI.
Colorado Sprlngs.-Col. F. W. Wood,
grandfather of William Wood, city ed.
. itor of the Durango Herald. slain in
. Durango by Rod S. Day, editor of the
!, Durango Democrat, lost his life. In
Kansas Us u result OF his defense OF
prohibition in that state, John Wood, q
brother of the Durango. editor, stated
!, here. Colonel Wood was slain while
a member Of the Kansas Legislature
Wood said. '-'.s t''-t -.
. Boulder.-The Caribou hill ore body,
reported last week after over sixteen
feet Of drifting, has widened to over
four feet OF. solid mineral, increasing
in size and in value every round. Mug.
gets Of f'hish'grnde silver ore are com.
ing In the breast. 1t is expected that
the body, according to the present in.
dicntiOns, will continue ut least an.
, other twenty or thirty feet, and will
make one Of the biggest ore shutes
ever uncovered in this district.
Fort Collins.-JOhn Burnside, Il
years old, must face trial here on q
charge of violating the prohibition law.
Colorado Sprlngs.-Four colleges
have signified their intention of enter.
ing the Intercollegiate golf tournament
to be held ut the Broadmoor, May q.
Three, Colorado College, the Univer.
sity of Colorado and the School OF
Mines, entered teams in the tourney
last year, while the Aggies will be rep.
resented for the first time. Efforts are
being made to draw Denver Univer.
sity into the meet. but there seem few
likely candidates from whom to choose
a team. .-.. -".IT
Yuma.-Colorado's rain belt sec.
tion," comprising 6OO,OOO acres of
wheat land, is soaked. A t:!enty-four-
: hour rainfall has drenched the section
and put thousands of dollars into the
: farmers pockets. So heavy has the
rain been that roads are flooded,
bridges washed out and the easements
of many homes filled with water. But
these difficulties are being met with
smiles. Dry winds have prevailed for
the past few weeks and the wheat
crop, 1t was feared, would be Il loss.
Loveland.-A situation said to be
bordering On the verge of violence de-
velOped In the Dry Creek oil district