The Ordway new era., 1905-07-07
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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OF the Republic national encampmentl
| fund.
The Western Passenger Associations
VIII grant excursion rates from all.
towns In Colorado to the state fair at!
Pueblo In September.
Secretary OF State Cowie is dis.
tributing the session laws OF 1905,
which have Just come from the hands
OF tho printer. 1t is book OF 45il
pages.
The revenue to the state from liouor
licenses for the first seven months OF
the fiscal year has been s54 900. which
exceeds the total income for the year
OF 1904 by s525.
Bert Brennan. the nine-year.old son
oil James Brennan. at 1lG2 Stout street,
Denver. was instantly killed by light-
ming while playing in the yard on the
afternoon Of July LIST.
The National Association of Fire
Insurance Agents will meet in con
vention in Denver August 10th for a
three days session. There will prob
| ably be C.000 delegates.
Mrs. Bert White OF Longmont was
fatally burned on the morning OF the
I'd inst. by an explosion OF kerosene.
age and leaves three small children.
The First National Bank OF Granada.
Colorado. has been authorized to begin
business with $4,000 capital. Starr
c. Gregory is president: LImburn,
Boggs. vice president. and James,
'Mayiield. cashier.
Postmasters have been appointed In
Colorado as follows: Green Mountain
-s.II Ipu. n,-t
vice ID. ]. Shoup. resigned: Fulford.
Eagle county, Mary d. Burgess. vice
T. Stremme, resigned.
w. B. Bristol has sold his large stock
and dairy ranch on Box Elder creek,
sixteen miles north OF Fort Collins.
containing 5000 acres OF hay and pas1
ture land, for n sum stated at about
$4,000. to F. C. Cradle.
Max Rub. formerly editor OF the
Glasmik of Calumet, Michigan. has
purchased the printing apparatus and
good will OF the Mir Publishing Com.
pany and will publish weekly Aus
trlan newspaper at Pueblo.
Great numbers OF potato bugs have
appeared in the nelghborhood OF La
Sale and Big Bend in Weld county.
Some fields. planted on stubble'
tirelv DESTROYED by them.
James II. Mcclure. formerly miner
at Goldfeld. Colorado. committed sui
eide at Trinidad June 27th by shooting
himself through the head. He was
| fifty-ive years OF age and leaves "
| wife. son and daughter.
A movement is on foot among the
school people OF Colorado to raise a.
t.tt oil a. Ts,f nj
exhibit at the Portland fair. the state
boat, of managers not having money
enough for this purpose.
There have been more building per-
mits issued in the first six months of
this year in Denver than were Issued
| in any whole year from 1888 TO the
present time with two exceptions. The,
total for the month of June is $761 ,43G-
DIR. Taylor, secretary of the State
| Board of Health. has sent out letters 10
all the county and city boards, as well
as TO all the physicians in the state,
stating that the law in regard to the
reporting of births must be enforced
| hereafter.
The application of F. w. Flanders.
T. w. Paxton. II. l.. Wood. T. p. Me-
OuIre and C. A. Bradley to organize
the Longmont National Bank of Long
mont. with $4,000 capital, has boch
approved by the comptroller OF cur,
rency.
Charles o. Peters. the remaining
one of the trio of Youngblood muir
,lerers. who was reprieved on account
of alleged insanity is said to be rap.
| idly growing worse at Canon CITY ana
he is not expected to live more than a,
| few months.
The University of Colorado has Sc
cured Prof. Saul Epsteen to hll the
vacancy in the department of maine
matics. caused by the departure u
Prof. Arnold Emch, who has accepted
n chair of mathematics in SwitzerT
land.
The census of manufacturing INDUS
tries and factory products. which Is
being taken in Colorado by the census
bureau, is nearing completion. III
about three weeks more the actiVe
work of gathering statistics Will nave
been completed.
The Union Printers Home IN coio'
RADIO Springs. erected for old ana lnu'
gent members OF the lnternationai
Tvnographical Union, is rapidly De-
| coming crowded to its capacity, now
| having 1877 inmates. The trustees
have been notified OF this condition.
Hon. James b Belford of Denver
I'M won his suit in the District Courl
Mt Colorado Springs against the W q;
stratton estate for balance claimed
to be due him by Mr.. Stratton for a asl
torney fees. The verdict is for ss.ooo:
hut the executors have given notice OF
an appeal.
Michael Harding. superintendent OF
the Ioe Dandy mine in the Cr1ppleI
| Creek district, was covered with nearly