The Ordway new era., 1906-10-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

YER. December 9th to 11th.
The shops OF the Florence & Cripple
Creek railroad at Canon City. which
were recently destroyed by fire, will
be rebuilt.
The national convention of whole.
sale druggists will be held at Denver
next year at the same time as that OF
the retail druggists.
Herman Hofmeister. thirteen-year.
old son of Casper Hofmeister OF
Golden, was killed by the kick of
horse at his fathers ranch. north oi
Golden. on the 7th inst.
Up to the 9th inst., the county clerk
OF Fremont county has issued eco
hunting licenses since the season
opened. This is the largest number Is
sued In the history OF the county.
A public.spirited citizen, who with
holds his name. will present the city
OF Greeley with fine bronze drinking
fountain. 1t is to be ten feet In height
and will be located in South Lincoln
park.
The Roaring Fork Plaster Company
of Florence, which a few months ago
acquired n large gypsum quarry on
the Roaring Fork river near Glenwood
Springs, is preparing to build mill on
the property.
The demand for hands In the beet
fields is said to be making It next tc
impossible for contractors on the Mof
fat road to secure workmen. Con.
struction work may be set back for as
much Us six months by the scarcity Of
labor.
w. A. oliphant. the popular and EN-.
cient superintendent OF schools IL
Monte Vista for the last four years,
died on the 10th inst. OF appendicitis,
after an illness Of about ten days. He
was thirty-six years old and leaves q
widow.
In a quarrel in billiard hall al
Hotchkiss on the night of the 9Th inst
David Meyers. farmer. was shot and
killed by p. b. Reynolds. an employe
of the establishment. Reynolds gave
himself up to the authorities and wal
placed In jail.
| The county commissioners Of Gilpin
county have appointed l.. G. Todd Of
Central City as county judge to fill the
unexpired term OF Judge Flor Ash
baugh. who has resigned on account
of being a candidate Tor judge OF the
First judicial district.
The second annual Tomato Festival
at Fort Lupton. on the 18th inst. at
tracted n large gathering. Pies and
sandwiches were served and an OF
was roasted whole. The sports in
cluded sack races. foot races, horse
races, q novelty horse race and potato
races.
Oliver P. Virgins of Denver, the
noted eighty-fve-year-old scout and
/ ~ " a
paralytic stroke n few days ago, and
sequently rallied with apparent
chances of more or less complete re-
covery.
The United States Fish Commission
has forwarded $4,000 brook trout fol
deposit in Los Pinos creek near Del
Norte, $1,000 in Currecanti creek neaI
Sapinero, 10000 in Elk creek at Sapi
nero. 10000 in Sapinero creek and
5000 each in the Grand river and
South Boulder creek.
Lieut.. Frank Lahm of the Sixth
cavalry, who recently won the James
Gordon Bennett cup in the interna
tional balloon race at Paris. is a
nephew of Mrs. r. NJ. Harding oi
Canon City. and the grandson Of Mrs
Henrietta Lahm, who for many years
has made Canon City her home.
]. p. Osburn, late Socialistic candi
date for governor of Georgia, was ar
rested few days ago for "loitering'
on the corner of Sixteenth and Champa
streets In Denver, but was discharged
by the police magistrate. Osborne was
speaking and attracting a crowd and
did not move on" as promptly as the
police desired.
At Breckenridge, on the 7th inst,
while John Sweeney was feeding the
crusher at the Old Union concentrate
ing mill. his left hand and wrist were
SO badly crushed that amputation
may be necessary. This would leave
him without hands. Several years ago
while working at railroading he lost
his right hand.
company F, Eighth Illinois cavalry.
dus,ng the Civil War, and well known
in Colorado mining circles since he
came to the state in 1880, died at Den.
yer on the 10th inst, after long i'll
ness from epilepsy. Mr.. Granger was
the inventor of the Granger dry con
centrator and portable stamp mill.
At Grand Junction, on the 9Th inst,
Judge Stevens ordered the release Of
Vincent st. John, formerly president
of the Telluride Miners Union and
prominently identified with the West,
ern Federation of Miners. The court
ordered the prisoners release because
Of the prosecution being unable to
verify certain evidence against him.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
pany's canal, which is now forty-ave
miles long and fifteen feet wide, and
which has been in the course Of con-
struction for nearly a year, will soon
be completed. Gangs of men are now
working a few miles from the steel
works. The canal will convey water
from the Arkansas river to the steel
works at Pueblo.
Il HhiIa standing In front Of mirror.