The Ordway new era., 1906-10-12
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The director OF the mint October
Sd purchased 100000 ounces OF silver
at 69.21 cents per fine ounce, delivered
at the Denver mint.
Col. James w. Penrose, for many
years special agent for the Union Pa
cific. and ). veteran OF the Civil War.
died at Denver on the 2Gth ult.
Paul Hentchel. saloon keeper OF
Evans. has been found guilty on two
counts OF violating the state law
against selling liquor ou Sunday.
1t is reported that James +. Burns.
the millionaire mine owner. contem-
plates the erection OF n 100000 opera
house at Colorado Springs.
A good many cases OF typhoid fever
have been reported In Denver during
the past month. Diphther'a and scar
let fever have been less prevalent than
usual at this season OF the year.
The ColoradoNew Mexico Fair at
Durango closed on Saturday. the Both
ult., with Indian dances, games, races
and a run by the fire department. The
exhibition as a whole was highly sue
cessful.
Edward ]. Livernash of San Fran
cisco has become managing editor OF
the Denver News, succeeding Edward
keating. who will remain on that force
as political writer-a field that he
prefers.
The Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems
Association at its meeting in Den
YER passed strong resolution In Ia
vor of building of interurban electric
lines to connect the cities and larger
towns of Colorado.
The third annual Douglas County
Fair closed successful three.days' ex-
hibition on the 30th ult. at Castle Rock.
The stock exhibits and the dry.farm-
ing grain exhibits were specially no
t.ceable.
A business mems convention will be
held at Fort Collins. October 24th.
25th and 26th under the auspices OF
the Fort Collins Chamber OF Com
merce and the Colorado State Com
mercial Association.
John Connor committed suicide at
Steamboat Springs Oh the 29th ult. by
shooting nimself through the head. He
came from Kirksville. Missouri. about
five years ago and was living with his
brother. Edward.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows and
the Daughters of Rebekah Will meet
at Florence. October 18th. and remain
in session during the week. Canon
City lodge has planned for the dele
gates to spend u day in Canon City.
Terrill Yocum, Colorado & South.
ern fireman, suffered n double fracture
OF abe left leg in an accident at Al
pine tunnel on the 5th inst. He was
carried to Pitkin for treatment. The
accident was caused by the breaking
of driving pin.
The first car of apple boxes to come
into western Colorado this fall was re.
ceived on the 4th inst, by the Grand,
Junction Fruit Growers Association
and the famine In apple boxes. which
threatened with loss Of the crop of the
entire western slope Is partially re-
lieyed.
Carlos Martinez and Sanchez Val
deZ, two Mexicans accused OF waylay-
ing and killing Jose Trujillo Septem-
ber 2Gth, are confined in the county
Jail at Montrose, having been bound
over for trial In the District Court.
Valdez attempted suicide after being
placed In jail.
The new superintendent of the State
Industrial School for Girls, Miss Mar
ion Rudgers of Bedford, New YORK,
who succeeded Miss Gertrude Smith
few weeks since, has SO far got along
smoothly with her charges. the school
being apparently a model Of good order
and industry.
The application Of NJ. s. Raynolds.
Joshua S. Reynolds, George F. Rocka-
fellow. r. s. Lewis, G. A. Baker and
C. A. Biggs to organize the Fremont
County National Bank of Canon CITY.
Colorado. with capital Of $1OO,0OO,
has been approved by the comptroller
Of the CURRENCY.
Martha Owens, the Oldest woman In
Weld county, died at Greeley on the
4th inst. She was born October 16.
1913, and was nearly ninety-three
wears of age. For years she wove rag
carpets at Greeley, but for i've years
she mad been blind and deaf and help
less as a child. She was the motner
of the late Mrs. George Howard and
her son-in-law took care OF her.
Copies of ten hooks for the blind
have been received at the state library
in the capitol building In Denver, pub
lished in New York raised type. The
United States mails will carry these
books free of charge. and although
the state library is not circulating
library, it will send any Of the books
to AFFLICTED persons desiring them, for
reading. There are 200 blind people
in Colorado.
The contested election case from the
city of Rocky Ford came up in the
District Court at La Junta. before
Judge voorhees,, who. after hearing the
arguments of the attorneys. decided to
have the ballot boxes opened and the
ballots counted. which was done. The
recount showed the election OF the no