The Ordway new era., 1905-08-18
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Bee Crowley. fourteen.year-old son,
OF David Crowley Of Golden. was killed
by lightning August 11th at the
Churches ranch four miles north Of
Golden.
The Las Animas County Good
Roads Association has been formed
at Trinidad. with 8. w. Busk as presi-
dent. and Mayor c. H. Nichols vice
president.
John Barbee, q we'll known pioneer
Of the Cripple Creek district. died at
Cripple Greek on the 10th inst. of
miners consumption. at the age OF
sixty years.
Examinations for state teachers
diplomas will be conducted by the
state superintendent Of public instruc-
tion at the capitol building in Denver
August Gath to 26th.
Engineer G. w. Thompson was killed
on the 18th inst. by the overturning OF
his engine between Red Mountain and
6ilvertoR. The train remained on the
track and no one else was hurt.
Governor Mcdonald. on the recon.
mendation Of Surgeon General NJ. H.
Root. has appointed DR.. Morris Kahn
OF LeadvIlle to be a captain and as
sistant surgeon in the state militia.
One hundred and sixty people at
Boulder have subscribed an aggregate
OF 14.3O0 toward the erection Of Y.
M. C. .. building. and there are 200
more people for the committee to see.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
Clayton C. Williams and L. F. Twitch.
ell as delegates from Colorado to the
National Irrigation Congress which
meets in Portland. Oregon. August
e4th.
James P. Arthur, former state sena.
tor from Larimer county. and twice
mayor of Fort Collins. died at Fort
Collins on the 11th inst. Of neuralgia
of the heart. He was seventy-two years
Of age.
Col. w. w. Ferguson. assistant quar-.
termaster general OF the G. a. r. at
Denver and custodian OF the war mu-
scum in the capitol building. has had
a siege Of typhoid fever from which he
now seems to be recovering.
The Fremont County Good Roads
Association has requested the county
commissioners to make reQuisition on
Warden Cleghorn OF the penitentiary
for at least $50 convicts to be EN-.
ployed In matchmaking roads in Flor
ence and Canon City.
Sixty tons OF hay. valued at 5000. was
totally destroyed by fire at the Strat,
ton ranch. south Of Colorado Springs.
on the 14th inst. as n result OF the
carelessness Of some small boys who
threw the lighted stubs OF their cigar
cites on the haystack.
The delegates appointed by Cover
nor Mcdonald to represent Colorado
at the Transmississippi Commercial
Congress. to be held mt Portland. Ore
gon. August 10th. are Arthur Francis
OF Cripple Creek. F. NJ. Bisbee OF La
Junta and H. p. Spencer OF Denver.
Frank Mueller, who died at Foun,
tain on the Sth inst. at the age Of
eighty years. was one OF the pioneer
ranchmen Of Ell Paso county. During
the Civil War he served in the Third
Colorado Cavalry and was present and
took part In the historic battle Of Sand
Creek in 1864.
The contract has been let for a new
city hall at Greeley. 1t will be OF
pressed brick. two stories high. To-
Gated on Seventh street. and have ac-
commodations for fire department
and all city Offices on the ground floor:
the second story to be used as a coun-
Gil chamber. The cost will be $4,000.
The first message to be received at
telegraph came on the Sth inst to one
OF the commission firms. The dispatch
was sent from Pueblo. and was taken
from the receiver recently erected
| on the top Of the big smokestack of
the Grant smelter. near the yards.
D. Malando, a Mexican sheepherder.
was instantly killed by lightning at
Troy. a small settlement in the south
eastern part of Bent county, on the
18th inst, while sitting In his tent dur
Ing a severe rain and electrical storm.
About q month ago another sheep
herder vas killed near the same place
in q like manner.
A Rawlins, Wyoming. dispatch OF
August 11th says: Guy Cooper of
Denver was brought here to-day from
| Craig, Colorado. where he has been
locating coal lands. to receive surgical
attention to a shattered ankle. the re-
suit of his horse falling on him. He
suffered greatly during the rough over.
land trip Of 100 miles.
George Godfrey committed suicide at
the hotel where he was staying In Du.
range on the 18th inst. by taking car
bolic acid. He was to have started
, that day for Salt Lake city in com.
pany with his fiancee. Godfrey was
the son Of w. J. Godfrey, former
member Of the Durango City Council
and owner Of the Vulcan iron foundry
OF Durango.
According to the decision OF District
Judge Mullins at Denver. George E.
Smith and Frank Anderson. former
county commissioners Of old Arapa-
hoe county. who were legislated out
Of o'lice by the Rush amendment, are
still entitled to serve. He bases his !
decision on the recent decision of the
Supreme Court in the case OF other
county ofacers.