The Ordway new era., 1906-08-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Longmont has been set for August
30th.
The Teachers institute for the
Twelfth district opened at Gunnison
July 30th with a good attendance.
Rural route No. is ordered estab-
lisned October 1st at Olney, Otero
county, Colorado. serving 500 people
and ninety-sIx houses.
The Denver Baseball Club of the
Western League has dropped down to
fourth place and still sliding. Pueblo
seems to be securely anchored at the
bottom.
Lars Nelson. who died In Denver re-
Gently of pneumonia, was one OF the
largest land owners and stock grow
ers of Park county. having lived on
the Cottage Grove ranch near Alma
since 1873.
Bids for new Denver postofiice
site will be opened at the Office of the
secretary of the treasury. Leslie NJ.
Shaw, in Washington on August 14th.
All bids must come within the limit OF
100000.
Escaping only with the clothes they
were wearing. David F. How. chief IL
cense inspector. and family. and
party OF friends camping near Anto'
camp by fire.
G.. =. Miller, employed on the Mer-
ritt lease OF the Reno property on Gold
mill in the Cripple Creek district. was
killed by an explosion on the morning
of July 27th. The accident was due to
n missed shot.
Dan McKinnie, who terrorized the
| guests at party at the Bodkin homo
tV, In MI
assaulted Constable Coates, escaped
and was captured. was sentenced to
sixty days in jail at Greeley.
Chester Seger, seven-year-old
child. was crushed under the wheels
| of an ice wagon in Denver few days
| ago and died within two hours. He
vas climbing on the wagon for ice end
his clothing caught In wheel.
l.. S. Barnes. an old soldier and n
| pioneer resident of Colorado. has been
appointed superintendent OF the state
| fish hatchery at Durango to take the
place OF w. E. Patrick. who recently
was removed by the state game and
| fish commissioner.
| Fortimo Naveretto. the Mexican
| who shot the hat OF another Mexican's
| head at North Longmont, was bound
| over to the District Court. Naveretto
is a brother of the Naveretto who
stabbed to death Yenes Dais near the
Longmont cemetery year ago.
BY proclamation OF Governor Nc
| Donald Wednesday, August 1st. the
thirtieth anniversary of the admission
of Colorado into the Union. was de-
clared half holiday. and the state Of
fees ordered closed during the after
| noon.
A call has been issued by authority
| of the Amateur Athletic Union OF the
United States for meeting at Den
| yer August 11th, for the purpose OF Or
ganizing the Rocky Mountain Associa-
tion of the A. A. u, to comprise the
states Of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico
| end Wyoming. with headquarters at
Denver.
Private George S. Smith. Company
F, Twenty.ninth United States infan-
try, was drowned In the Pike View
! reservoir, near Roswell. in Ell Paso
county, July 21st. He was one OF the
soldiers marching overland from Pu-
eblo to Cheyenne. and was taken with
cramps while in swimming.
The Grand junction Chamber OF
Commerce has telegraphed the secre-
tary of the Colorado State Commercial
Association that it will take con-
siderable amount of space in the pro-
posed state exhibition car which will
be sent East this fall to exhibit the
products of Colorado at state fairs.
John F. Gamsby. in charge OF the
Emerald lakes fish hatchery. in the
southwestern part of the state, has
taken a large amount of spawn this
year. The season began June 29th and
ended July 21st, and they took 1881
600 eggs. The largest amount taken
in one day was 100000 on July 10th.
or the eggs taken 4,524.000 so to fill
the state hatcheries at Durango. Den
yer, Gunnison and Emerald lakes.
Mr.. M, H. Hartung, secretary-treas-
urer of the Wyoming Investment and
Cattle Company, operating near Chey-
enne. will ship into the Peckham dis
trict in Weld county this fall, between
5, 900 and 10000 sheep and lambs,
about 1000 steers and and from 400 to
GOO calves. 1t is believed that the To-
cality will prove to be a profitable one
for stock raising and feeding as well
as general agriculture.
]. R. De Remer. noted civil en-
gineer died at Denver. July 26th. from
a stroke of paralysis. Mr. De Remer
was In charge of the construction OF
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
through the Royal Gorge and Duiit the
remarkable swinging bridge. He was
also builder of the old De Remer opera
house in Pueblo. His work will long
be seen in many Of the most important
pieces of engineering in Colorado.
Clyde, the twelve-year.old son OF
Jacob Huff, prosperous ranchman OF
Beaver Creek, near Florence, was
struck by lightning July 2Sd and in
stantly killed. The father and SON
lwere on their way to Pueblo when q
terrific thunderstorm broke. While the
father was hitching the horses the boy
started to run for shelter under some
trees near by and a bolt Of lightning