The Ordway new era., 1906-01-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Carbondale had a public Christmas
tEee' Tor all the children in the town
and vicinity.
Lawrence Wolf. we'll known real
estate man. committed suicide in Den.
yer on the 28th ult. He leaves n widow
and six children.
Leon c. Johnson, a prominent resi-
deAt of Fruita. was serioiisly burned
by the explosion OF can OF powder
at the Nugent coal mine, December
18th. died on the Goth.
Michael Skorec, an Austrian EN-.
ployed 1t the ore crushing plant of
the Pueblo steel works. was caught in
the crusher and almost ground to
pieces. He lived three hours.
The new chime Of fifteen bells at St.
Johns Cathedral In Denver. was ring
for the first time on Christmas eve,
pealing out "Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing" at midnight. after having been
formally blessed by Bishop Olmstead.
| Il. ID. Childs., son of the Rev. II. S.
Childs and a former telegraph operator
on the Santa Fe road. was run over
and killed by ID. & X. G. train at
Canon City on Christmas day. He was
thirty-fve. years Of age and unmarried.
Mrs. Stephen X. Bamber OF Denver
found gold nugget the size OF n small
pea In the crop OF goose that she was
dressing for her Christmas dinner.
This may have been the goose that laid
the golden eggs-unless 1t was
gander.
| Firebugs made another attempt Sat
urday night to burn Canon City and
only by the prompt work OF the city
fire department We're several disas-
frous fires nvertcd. About 7:45 o'clock
fires started almost simultaneously in
three different parts OF the city.
| w. ID. Wilholt OF Lincoln. Nebraska,
who was struck by lightning on the
summit of Pixies Peak last July, has
! collected insurance. from three sepa.
rate companies. all acknowledging the
responsibility. despite the omission of
a lightning clause In the policies.
William ]. Wilson. the well-known
frHttieman, who was murdered by But
termilk Bill" Henslcy at Denver few
| days ago. left his entire estate. valued
at about 3225.000. 10 his wife and two
young sons. The wife died few years
ago. leaving the sons the sole heirs.
All OF the buildings comprising the
Philadelphia Smelling plant at Pueblo
are being thoroughly Overhauled and
painted. For u long time the Philadel-
| phia has not been In operation and
most OF the machinery has been moved
and added to the other three smelters.
A handsome new building is con
templated by the domestic science de-
partment OF the State Agricultural Col.
i lego mt Fort Collins. 1t Is said that
number OF entcrprisiug citiAens-of the
state will contribute TO this building
and also to an endowment fund for Its
support.
The Union Pacific Is making mum
ber OF improvements Mt Carr station,
A twenty miles south OF Cheyenne. which
fs taken. to INDICATE that the road has
j no intention OF building n cutoff which
Il would eliminate Athol hill, the-steepest
grade on the line between Cheyenne
and Denver. +
The following postmasters have been
appointed in Colorado: Calcite. Ere
mont county. Frederick W. Feldhauser
vice G. p. Wilson. resigned; Eureka
+ San Juan county. Ghesley A. House
tyice A. w. HelMboldt. resigned; White
Cross. .Hinsdale county. Iamess IL
Sloan, vice II. II. Lynde. resigned.
At the close of its session in Denver
the Colorado Teachers Association
elected the following officers: Prest
dent, X. u. Snyder, Greeley: secretary
a. w. w. Remington. Denver; treasurer
4 II. s. Phillips. Denver: director. w A.
Oiiphant. Monte Vista; auditor. Fred
Dick. Denver.
4 On request from State Treasurer
Holmberg. Assistant Attorney General
Melville has rendered aIftopinion de
ciaring that all social SHd athfetic
clubs which sell ,liquorsvwill have to
pay the state hcenSerof $25 TO sen
iio,lor. Some of the Gibbs Of the state
have not been paying this license.
Col. ]. H. Stead. one OF the oides,
and best known citizens OF Saiida, dieu
Christmas morning. after four months
Illness, from typhoid fever. He was
seventy nine years OF age ana ieaves
widow and one son, Charles. the III,
ter being well-known resident o,
III,eadville.' He was nember' Oh '"'
e. "A. r. and the Odd Fellows.
f. .Flordffce. officials Of thee. +. and l.
\ state that the Beag.Gulch, coal mine az
Fremont will be made the largest IN
J thecArkansas valley. Before the nre ~
kSeutember. which destroyed all the
buildings, the mine maintained pro
duction OF 400 tons day. AFTER tht
I.new machinery is placed and several
acres OF new coal land opened. Its Gu
pacity will be 1000 tons day.
The annual conference Of the Asso
c,ation of Colleges Of the Interior VIII
hc held nt Colorado Springs. February
9fst and 22d. representatives OF twenty
institutions Of higher learning being
expected. The conference was ne.o
| Inst year in Chicago. Colorado Springs ass