The Ordway new era., 1905-09-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

usually large attendance.
Rev. Henry J. C. Gerland, pastor Of
the German Evangelical Lutheran
church on Evans avenue, died on the
9th inst.
w. Van Austen Of Crested Butte,
who marched in the Grand Army pa
rade at Denver. is past eighty-three
years OF age.
Victor was pretty badly flooded by
an electric storm on the night Of the
9th inst. There was heavy fall OF
both rain and hail.
The success OF the recent Harvest
Day festival at Greeley has resulted
in the formation OF an organization to
make II an annual AFFAIR.
Mayor Connor OF Cripple Creek ap-
pointed a committee OF 500, citizens to
entertain the visiting members OF the
Grand Army of the Republic.
James Alvord. a miner working the
Mammoth shaft at Leadville. was
killed on the 9Th inst. by the falling OF
rock from car above him.
The City Council OF Colorado Springs
appropriated $500 for the entertain
ment of visiting G. A. r. veterans and
the citizens raised $1,000 more.
Dean Richardson OF the Harvard
Medical school has notified the author
tiles of Colorado college that work
done in the college will be accepted In
the Harvard Medical school.
w. II. Tabor. for several years head
of the police department at Florence.
died at Folsom. New Mexico. on the
9th inst. OF strangulation OF the gall
duct. He was forty-four years of age.
Gen. A. ]. Sampson, formerly of
Colorado and now envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary for the
United States to Ecuador. was present
at the Grand Army encampment in
Denver.
The South Cheyenne Canon com.
pany Mt Colorado Springs offers to re-
duce its admission charges from so
cents to 25 cents II the city will grant
a franchise for trolley line 10 the
entrance gate.
A run Of the Denver fire department
on Fourteenth street. with red fire and
Roman candle accomplishments. was
one OF the most striking features o;
the entertainments offered to the
Grand Army visitors at Denver.
Senator Cashmere Barela has issued
n statement ia which he declares posi-
lively that he has not made nor will
he make any effort to secure pardon
or n reprieve for Joe Johnson, the con-
demned murderer of John II. Fox at
Trinidad.
A great many G. A. r. visitors were
shown through the Bessemer steel
plant at Pueblo. One clerk was kept
busy writing passes for these visitors,
as the instructions from the officials
hat ha uh la
mitted to visit the works.
The Trinidad City Council paved the
way for u permanent water supply for
Trinidad. An option was secured for
$4,000 from Charles Francis Adams OF
Boston on North Lake. The site OF
the lake covers 300 acres and it will
make an ideal reservoir. It is be.
lieved the council will take up the op.
ton.
The application OF o. H. Shoup Of
Colorado Springs. Max Buchanan, ].
l.. Warren, J. r. Mckinnie, A. ]. Ben
die and v. z. Reed to organize the
American National Bank of Alamosa.
Colorado. with $4,000 capital, has been
approved by the comptroller of the
currency and the bank authorized to
commence business.
At Durango on the Sth inst. Judge
Russell sentenced Robert ]. Taylor to
not less than three years nor more
than five years In the penitentiary and
Mrs. May Wilson to not less than two
years nor more than three for the
crime OF robbery. Taylor and Mrs.
Wilson last June held up F. ]. Parker
and took $25 from him.
The second annual fair Of Mesa
county, September 18th to 22d inclu-
sive, promises to surpass all other
events of a similar nature held at
Grand Junction. There will be horse
and bicycle races, baseball and trap
shooting. There will be increased
prizes on fruits. farm products and
stock.
Owing to the increased demand for
greater knowledge along agricultural
lines and the limited time which the
majority Of young men and women
who are engaged in agricultural pur.
suits have at their disposal. the State
Agricultural College at Fort Collins
has announced a special short course
in agriculture and domestic science.
beginning December 5. 1905, and clos.
ing February 2S, 1906.
Oscar Telling. district secretary of
the United States Civil Service Com
mission. announces that an examina.
tion for stenographers in the Philip.
pine and departmental services will be
held in Denver on October 10th. On
November 18th there will be an ex-
animation for clerk-carriers in the de.
partmental service. The salary is 5000
a year and the age limit is eighteen
to forty. All applications must be ON
file with the district secretary not
later than October 18th.
The county commissioners of San
Juan county have granted franchise
to 8. H. Blair and associates to con-
struct a street railway along the
county ROAD between the Smuggler
Union and the Tomboy mines, dis