The Ordway new era., 1906-06-22
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| and engineer, was 0roWu0u N LILY
ley lake In Denver June 18th while In
bathing.
| The President June 18th sent TO the
Senate the nomination Of Charies b.
Timberlake to be receiver OF public
moneys at Sterling.
Albert Abernathy has been. ap-
pointed regular and James c. Rose
brouEh substitute rural carrier ON
route 3 at Monte Vista.
The American Association OF Coop
erative Mutual Insurance Companies.
at their convention just closed In Bos-
ton. selected Denver as the next meet
ing place.
Ida, the twoyear-old daughter OF
Jacob Brothe:son. was drowned In n
barrel Of water at the ranch home OF
the family. Ave miles northeast OF
Black hawk. on the 10Th inst.
| The assessed valuation OF Fremont
county property this year will be $6.'
600. or sl25.0OO more than last year.
The Increase Is due TO improvements
made in the vicinity OF Canon City.
The carpenters scale of 81 a day. an
advance OF so cents over the former
schedule. has gone into effect mt Colo
RADIO Springs. and plumbers wages will
be raised from $3.50 a day TO IS July
| lst.
George Foster. an exert mnchinist.
was fatally injured by the bursting OF
an emery wheel at the steel works rail
mill in Pueblo on the 10th instant and
died next day. He was member OF
the A. o. U. w.
In the District Court at Colorado
Springs. Judge Seeds ruled that the
City Council has full power to revoke
liquor license. The case was that OF
druggist who appealed from the
County Court.
Judge Charles NJ. Campbell, for
many years = promins at lawyer or
Denver, died at St. Joseph's hospital In
Denver on the nth instant OF hemor.
rhage OF the brain. He had retired
from active practice about two years
ago.
The counties of Fremont and Teller
have decided to construct steel
bridge over Wilson creek on the new
state road. The cost. $1,000. will be
borre jointly by the two counties. The
bridge will be forty feet long and six
teen feet wide.
j. A. Graham. who had been work
ing on the roads In Boulder county.
18th inst. by hanging himself on the
raftcrs of house with strap. He
was afflicted with tuberculosis and be-
came despondent. He was about thir-
ty-five years Of age and single.
Cyrus l.. Mann. an accomplished
landscape gardener, committed sui
eide Mt Denver on the 18th instant by
taking opium. He had previously made
several attempts to kill himself. Do.
mestic troubles. leading to n divorce
from his wife on account OF his use OF
liquor and drugs, were the source OF
his downfall.
Byron Buford was recently taken to
the county Jail at Canon City on the
| charge OF insanity. He was possessed
| with the idea that people were burning
him with electricity and paraded the
town of Portland without clothing, car
| rying a quantity of nitro-glycerine.
Under the influence Of his delusion he
| walked all the way from Pueblo to
Portland.
AT the convention OF the colored
women of Colorado In Denver, Mrs.
| Joyce-Jackson was reelected presi.
dent. The following named delegates
| were elected to the national convention
at Detroit. Michigan, July goth: Mrs.
| Helen Gatewood OF Pueblo. Mrs. kath-
arine ID. Tplman of Colorado Springs.
| Mrs. Ida Depris and Mrs. Eliza B.
Butler of Denver.
| At the department encampment Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic at
| Greeley, on the 18th inst, resolution
was unanimously adopted expressing
| their desire that Brig. Gen. Frank d.
Baldwin. U. S. A.. should receive. in
recognition from the government and
| as a reward for his long services. the
rank and pay for a major general be-
fore his retirement on June 26th.
The annual meeting Of the Denver &
Intermountain Railroad Company.
formerly the Denver, Lakewood &
| Golden, was held at Denver, June 18th.
| The officers elected are as follows:
Samuel Newhouse. president: c. G.
Parsons, first vice president: II. X.
Brown. second vice president: Frank
W. Loveland, treasurer; William Nor
rison, secretary; Caldwell Yeaman, at
torney.
That the output OF goods manufac-
| tured In Colorado has increased
twenty per cent. annually during the
lest four years is a claim made in a
| statistical statement issued by Gen.
| eral Manager Thomas c. Scott Of the
Colorado Manufacturers Association.
The entire output Of manufactured
goods during 1905. according to the
statement. amounted to $133,S21 900;
the capital invested was 800. 100000,
Surveyors are making the final sur
vey for the proposed Gilpin & Clear
Creek District railway. financed by
Colorado and eastern capital. Tho
new road is to be less than twenty
miles in length and will connect Cen.
tral City and neighboring points with
the Moffat road, and compete with the
Colorado & Southern. 1t will be broad
| gauge and dirt will fly as soon as the
first hve miles OF final survey have
| been made.