The Ordway new era., 1906-08-31
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
Labor Day September Sd.

: Tho State Fair at Pueblo opens Sep.
tembcr 10th and lasts Ave days.
The Western Slope Fair will be held
At MoDtrose. September 18th to 2Ist.
About 800 teachers will be employed
In the schools OF Denver for the com
Ing year.
In an open letter County Judge Ben
b. Lindsey OF Denver formally an.
nouEces himself a candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor.
James G. Pierson. driver for stor-
age company, fell under slab OF mar
BILE that was jostled on his wagon near
tho United States mint in Denver, and
WIS instantly killed.
The Denver Trades Assembly Is
making preparations for an immense
parade on Labor Day. Monday, Sep
teinber Sd. 1t Is expected that 10000
people will be in the line of march.
Manual training has been adopted as
part OF the curriculum OF the high
school at Boulder. Prof. ]. C. Chester
has been appointed director, and a con-
tract let for an extensive Quitting of
tools.
According to the Denver Union Wa
used daily In Denver Is $50 gallons to
each inhabitant OF the city. And yet
there are many dirty looking people in
Denver.
The Grand Valley National bank of
Grand Junction has been made a
United States depository. This Is n
distinction enjoyed by but one other
bank on the western slope, the First
National OF Montrose.
l.. w. Lewis, the negro who was
blown up by premature explosion in
the stone quarry near Starkville. was
taken TO Trinidad and had his right leg
amrutated. He lost both eyes, one OF
his hands and his left foot.
George L. Corb.n, Sr., member OF the
CoIbin Dairy Company, died at his
hCme In Denver August 2ist. at the age
of seventy.nine years. Mr.. Corbin was
cousin OF Major General Corbin and
was one OF the wealthiest dairy men in
the state.
The famous evangelist, Billy Sunday.
ard his assistants. vii hold n big re-
vival In Salida. beginning September
goth. Mr.. Sunday, known us the base
ball evangelist, at meetings ut Canon
City two years ago added over a thou
sand converts to the churches.
Attorney General Miller. In com.
| munication 10 Governor Mcdonald. an
| nouncCs the opinion that the county
courts of Colorado have no authority
10 naturalizc citizens under the new
law passed ut the last session OF Con-
greSs.
The cooperative creamery at Rifle
at present produces 1000 pounds OF
butter per week and can not supply the
increasing demand for its product.
having TO scour the adjacent country
as faT MS Basalt and 'Carbondale for
cream.
It ie rumored that the Colorado &
Southern will shortly start town
sonth of Cheyenne. directly between
Cheyenne and Fort Collins and which
will be called Lone Tree. This would
Indicate an intention to soon build 4
line Ia that district.
The dam and headsate at the outlet
OF Timberlinc lake on Beaver creek,
some thirty-five miles west OF Fort Col
Inns. have been carried away by n
cloudourst and with them went 2o,000,.
goo cubic feet OF water that was being
hela back for late irrigation.
Henry o. Morris, Pueblo agent OF
the Colorado Humane Society, notified
a mounted policeman that hereafter
when cows or horses being taken to
the pound refused to be led or driven,
an animal ambulance should be put
into commission for the purpose.
At the inquest into the death OF
Borito Borego, who was killed at FL
Moro by a Denver & Rio Grande en-.
piue. a verdict was returned by the
Jury stating that the death OF the man
was due TO the negligence of Pietro Pa
Indie. who was driving the wagon at
the time Of the accident.
Tho corpse OF an unknown man was
found August 21st at the bottom OF
cliff in Chimney canon, near tho road
To Lockout mountain and two miles
west OF Golden. The flesh was almos;
entirely. decayed and the only clues to
the mans identity seem to be dark
blue coat and a derby hat.
George Gaskill, g. barber. was run
down and killed at Denver August
Goth. by an automobile driven by Gill
bert II. Denton, president OF the Vul'
can Iron Works Company. Mr.. Den
ton claims that he was running slowly
and that the bicyclist was on tho
wrong side Of the street, coming d.
rectly toward MIN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. G. Williams.
n i.ewly-married young couple OF Den
yer, on their way to Korea as mission
ar;es. were on the steamer Manchuria
wren It fan on the reef at Rabbit
Island. near Honolulu Monday. Both
we're recent graduates Of the Uni
yersity of Denver. They were safely
rescued from the steamer.
The Santa Fe Company will spend
about $4,000 In enlarging the station
at La Junta and in providing better
accommodation for passengers and
baggage. Another story story will be
added to the station, making 1t three
stories in height. A portion OF tho
additional space will be utilized fol din.
ing and sleeping rooms.
Rev. Cyril Ross and wife OF Canon
City, for several years missionaries OF
Ia