The Ordway new era., 1905-12-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

and children.
Fruita prides herself on the fact
that she Is to have ballast roads and
mountain water.
Two rival electric railway com
panies propose to build lines between
Canon City and Florence.
Who says Colorado isn't n winter re-
sort? A butterfly was captured at
Florence a few days ago.
William c. Thomas, assistant cash
Ter Of the First National Bank at Den
yer. died on the 4th inst, from an at
tack OF pneumonia.
The high school students OF Colorado
Springs have been ordered to disband
all their fraternities on pain OF expul-
sion from the school.
Customs revenue collected in Colo
RADIO during the past fiscal year
amounted to $139,9SS, while land ONCE
receipts reached $292.16s.
T. ]. Dugan. president OF the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce of Denver,
has decided to drill wells for artesian
At a special election to vote upon
the refunding of the Lake City water
bonds. the vote was almost unanimous
III lhNOT VI tHe pTopOSItioh. tWo NotihS
against and 210 for 1t.
The ONCE building at the mouth OF
the Cave of the Winds. near Manitou.
was burned on the night of the 9Th inst.
1t contained small stock Of valuable
curios. which were destroyed.
The State Supreme Court has de-
cided that life insurance companies
are not subject to a money judgment
unless the insured personally makes
q revocation In favor OF his creditors.
Albert II. Branch. formerly manager
OF the Denver Gas Company and one
of the most prominent members Of the
Masonic order in Colorado. died at
Denver on the 9th inst. of disease OF
the lungs.
Crude oil by the bucketful has been
struck at the Gwillim ranch. twelve
miles northeast OF Colorado Springs.
ut 920 feet. The second oil stratum
has been penetrated. and rapid prog
ress Ia expected.
William II. Dixon OF Denver. an old
time mining man and inventor OF the
Dixon ccncentrator and other mining
machinery, was killed by fall in the
Cash mine at Gold Hill. In Boulder
county. on the Sth inst.
An election will be called at Fort
Morgan to vote bonds to construct an
electric light plant to be owned and
managed by the city Of Fort Morgan
and run In connection with the water
works plant In the same building.
A New York dispatch states that the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company has
sold Its entire output OF steel rails for
the year 1906 and practically all Of the
product for the year 1907. The dis.
patch estimated the output OF rails at
100000 tons.
The handsome new school building
at Alamosa, Just erected at cost OF
SIS, 900 and not yet occupied. took fire
on the morning of the 10th inst. from
stoves that were being used to dry
the plasterinE, and was almost entirely
ruined.
Five men were badly scalded at tho
Fort Collins sugar factory on the 7th
inst. by steam from heating drum.
Charles Anderson Of Chino. California.
died from his burns and Nesb,s Els.
more was seriously injured. The other
three were not dangerously hurt.
The United Association Of Plumbers
and Filters OF the United States and
Canada is negotiating for the purchase
Of the sanitarium at Fairmouut park.
in Pueblo. for the purpose Of convert
ing the building into national home
for members Of the organization.
Harrison Il. Martin. ono Of lhe best
known and most highly esteemed col
ored men OF Denver. who has been EN-
ployed in the office of the Board of
Public Works for the past fifteen
years December 1st. He leaves n
nIn ,htllrnv,
The Durango City Council passed .
resolution commenting President
Roosevelt for his message and another
resolution to be forwarded to Colorado
senator's and representatives. asking
them to aid the President In his ef.
forts to secure railway rate legisla-
ton.
After q years disuse, the curfew
hell again rings every night ut Greeley,
and hereafter the ordinance regarding
It will be strictly enforced. The cur
few rings Mt O'Clock and all children
under seventeen years of age. unless
accompanied by older persons, are
compelled to be in their homes.
Gen. w. J. Palmer and z. G. Sim.
mons, the latter owner Of the Manitou
cog road, have each donated $1,000 to-
ward the payment OF the $13,500 in
aebtness of the Sisters OF Mercy. who
conduct the Montcalm sanitarium At
Manitou, and the debt viii be liquidated
soon. judging from present pledges.
DR.. Harlan A. Trask OF Colorado
Springs, who has been In the FL PasO
county jail eighteen months awaiting
action upon his application for n writ
Of superscdeas. after having been SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for six to
eight years for larceny OF jewels from
. patient, has been granted a new
trial.
Clifton Lowe. Washington attor-
ney, offers to collect the sum OF e13,-
A6A dlaA fhA atnfe nl Colnrndn under