The Ordway new era., 1906-11-30
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

A large bald eagle has been roosting
for several weeks among the columns
ut the base OF the dome of the state
capitol building in Denver.
Five hundred and fifty thousand
pounds Of potatoes were shipped from
Greeley recently to Forts Brainard
Huachuca and Riley, for the use of the
army.
The movement to secure a large
| sugar factory at Boulder Is being
| pushed. and It is believed that the
requisite acreage contracts can be se-
| cured.
The Denver Fire and Police Board
has passed a resolution that there shall
be no increase of the number OF sa-
looms In the city. New licenses will be
granted only rs old ones are relin
| quished or revoked.
A leaking gas jet occasioned . fire
| In the warehouse OF the Colorado Gas
ket Company ct Denver on the morn
ing of November Goth. which resulted
in the loss Of 5000 collins. valued a,
! $4,000.
Diilard F. Parker, yard brakeman OF
the Colorado & Southern, was run over
at Fort Collins November Gath. while
switching cars and. and was instantly
killed. He leaves a widow and an In
fant girl.
The people OF Salida are urging the
residents OF other towns along the Ar
kansas river to join with them in a
movement to prevent the pollution OF
the river by the placer mining opera.
tions near Granite.
The Office OF the surveyor general
In Denver is to be removed from its
present quarters In the Barclay block.
Mt the corner of Eighteenth and Lari.
| mer streets. to the new Empire build
ing. Sixteenth and Glenarm streets.
The Crystal River & San Juan rail.
road was completed to Marble, Gunni-
son county. November 23d. and the
people of Marble celebrated the event
with no little jubilation. This means
the opening up OF vast deposits Of val
| liable marble.
| Lieut.. Z. L. Scranton. u. S. N. has
been detached from duty In charge of
the navy recruiting station at Denver
and ordered TO the naval station at
Tutui!a. Samoa. for duty. He will be
relieved at Denver by Lieut.. J. II. Com
fort.
| Resolutions upon the discharge Of
l ehe coiOTeu CouipsfuieS vi tue lWeuty-
fifth United States infantry were
passed at n meeting in Zion church.
Denver, attended by about 600 colored
people. A copy was sent to President
Roosevelt. asking modification OF the
order.
The restaurant men and the church
| people OF Denver have united in an
effort to procure the passage OF an ordi-
nance nbolishing the free lunch system
in saloons. Policemen are said to favor
IL in the belief that II will reduce the
'hobo crop"
Mr.. Fred A. Gordon. game warden
at Glenwood Springs, reports to the
state game and fish commissioner that
the Ute Indians have now been driven
back out of Colorado. About forty
Utes broke over the line into Routt
and Rio Blanco counties and killed
few deer. but nil have now departed
and no further trouble is feared.
A marble column bearing a bronze
sun dial has been presented to the
state and set up on the capitol
grounds at Denver by the Society Of
Colonial Danes OF America In Colo.
RADIO. Mrs. Elizabeth G. Goddard OF
| Colorado Springs, president OF the SO.
ciety. made the presentation speech,
which was responded to by Governor
Mcdonald.
It is reported on what is claimed to
| be good authority that work will begin
In two weeks on the new steam rail.
way to be built into the country east
of Greeley by the Greeley Railway
company. Workimen now employed to
the number OF 400. with teams, on the
Empire resrvoir In eastern Weld
county and in Morgan county. will be
brought here to grade and build the
road.
Rev. e. W. Work. pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church at Colorado
.Springs, who a month ago was ten.
dered the presidency Of the Presby-
! terian State college to be established
| in Denver, announced in a letter to his
congregation few days ago that he
had decided not to accept the position
and would remain at the Springs. The
congregation gave rising vote Of
thanks and sang the Doxology.
Judge Melvin, grand exalted ruler
| Of the Elks. has appointed Mai. A. v.
| Bohn, deputy grand exalted ruler for
| Colorado, Major Bohn is one of the
| best known mining men OF Leadville
and has been an Elk for the last flf-
teen years, having been a representa-
tive Of the grand lodge on several oc-
| casions. He was recently elected
state senator from Lake county on
the Republican ticket.
The Westinghouse Manufacturing
company will build mica plant In
Denver which will employ $50 persons
and will consume the entire product OF
| its three Wyoming mines. At present
the Westinghouse mica plant 10 10
Gated near It's Custer mine in Custer,
South Dakota, but owing to inability to
secure labor, 1t has been decided to 70
r,nvo u - Oonvor and run II at ita fn1l