The Ordway new era., 1905-12-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The assessed value of taxable prop
erty In Fremont county Is given At So
434.73I.
The Florence & Cripple Creek rail-
way shops at Canon City, that were re-
GENTLY burned. will be Immediately re-
built.
Frank Zindle OF Greeley, twenty-four
years OF age. accidentally shot himself
while out duck hunting November 26th
and died instantly.
The Democratic Club OF Denver will
give dinner to GOO poor children who
are charges OF the city and county OF
Denver. on Christmas Day.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed II.
A. Morrison of Denver delegate to the
National Immigration Congress. which
meets In New York December 9th and
7th.
The Forest Service Bureau has
granted the privilege to the Colorado
Telephone Company OF Fairplay OF
the right Of way for telephone within
the Pixies Peak forest reserve.
The thirty.fift anniversary OF the
coming Of Union colony to Greeley was
celebrated by q big dinner and re.
union Of pioneers at Greeley November
25th. at which 125 colonists were pres
ent.
The residents OF the North Side OF
Trinidad and the country north Of the
river have circulated a petition which
will be sent to the postmaster general
at Waship gton, asking for a sub-post-
office.
Former Alderman Ben Donahue OF
Pueblo reports that he has discovered
vein of good coal within fifteen
miles OF the city. and has exhibited
samples which shows It to be a su-
perior quality.
The jury In the District Court at
Greeley found Thomas NJ. Jones guilty
OF mayhem on the person OF John N.
Ryden. Mrs. Jones. who was Jointly
accused with her husband of the crime.
was acquitted.
The alfalfa meal mill at Sterling was
burned on the night Of November 24th.
1t had capacity OF fifteen tons OF al.
falfa meal day. and was the only mill
Of the kind In the state. having been
running since last August.
Neal Woodruff. P. A. Mcclellan.
Fred Powell, C. A. Clayton and Robert
Hilliard. who were tried at Gunnison
for taking trout by means OF seine.
pleaded guilty and were fined $25 and
costs each. amounting to $135.
A heavy wind Saturday afternoon on
Boreas hill. east OF Leadville. blew the
Colorado & Southern train OF the
track and almost down the embank-
ment. The train bumped along on the
ties several feet before 1t stopped. No
harm was done.
The new manual training school OF
Montrose was opened with public re.
l...h
and equipment cost about 10000.
Prof. J. b. Kesler. late of the Denver
manual training high school. will be
in charge of the school.
The Western Passenger Association
has agreed to make $25 round trip
rate from Chicago to Denver and Col
orado common points for the Elks' con-
vention at Denver next July. The Den
yer Elks have agreed to raise 100000
to entertain their visiting brethren.
In the federal court at Denver. Judge
Hallett sustained the demurrer of the
city of Aspen IN the suit brought
against 1t by the Castle Creek Water
Company OF West Virginia and dis
missed the case. This leaves the city
free to manage its own water plant.
An organization known as the Col
ored Orphange and Old Folks Home
Association of Colorado. is raising
funds to aid in building home for col
ored orphans and old folks of the state.
A tract Of 160 acres has been procured,
on which the building will be con-
structed.
w. G. Brandenhurg. representing
the State Commercial Association, has
started on a tour of the central west
ern states, where he will deliver lee.
lures on THE Contrast of Arid Amer.
lea" and "The Story OF Colorado" IL.
Illustrated respectively by 200 and $50
lantern slides.
The water power plant of the Salida
Light, Power and Utility Company was
started to work November 23d. The
plant is a large one, costing about $685.
900 and being capable Of producing 25,.
900 horsepower for electric light use
and the development Of power for me-
chanical purposes.
Mountain lions have been seen be-
tween Bailey and Shawnee, In Park
county. Mis- b. T. Mack saw one
Thursday evening while riding from
her home to Greenisle. Saturday even
ing Miss Hunt and Miss M. Graw en-.
countered one near the same place on
the way to the river.
l., s. Thompson and family of Red
Bank, New Jersey, returned to Glen.
Wood Springs recently from hunt
after big game in the Muddy country
under the guidance of Jake Borah. The
party were out four weeks and secured
seven bear, four lynx, nine bobcats and
one mountain lion.
The roof OF the big Princeton hotel
at Chalk Creek In Chaffee county was
blown of during fierce wind storm
November 26th and the plate glass
windows blown in. The property is
owned by H. HoyIe OF Pueblo, and G.
q. Robb OF alesburg, Illinois. It
has never been finished nor occupied
except by a caretaker