The Ordway new era., 1906-08-17
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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Calhsn 10 TO have potato bake and
agricultural display Octobsr I'd ana
Earl Donham. aged twelve. was run
over and killed while playing around
some freight cars At Trinidad on the
10th inst.
The county commissioners OF Boul-
dor have appropriated 975 In aid OF
representation Of the county At the
State Fair at Pueblo.
Hon. Franklin e. Brooks. congress
man. .at-large for Colorado. has written
Q letter stating that hc will not be
candidate for denomination.
Perry Newbrough, a young man OF
seventeen, son of George NewbrOugh.
was drowned In Monument lake In Ell
Paso county on the 18th Inst. while In
swirnming.
Tho handsome Montelair Casino
Country Club building. In the suburbs
OF Denver. was burned on tho night OF
the 18th inst The loss IL estimated at
about $4,000.
Capt. c. II. Warren OF the Salvation
Army OF Trinidad is planning to erect
permanent barracks for the army at q
cost OF $4,000, of which amount about
one-fourth has been subscribed.
A branch OF summer apples less
than eight inches long and containing
seventeen flno apples was recently on
exhibition at Joslin's dry goods store
In Denver from the farm OF +. NJ. Oak
ley. six miles west Of Denver.
Gactano Fiurlno. an Italian. living
on Delgany street in Denver. was shot
and killed by his wife on the 9Th. inst.
because he accused her of going with
other men and started to write let
ter to her brother in Italy. telling him
SO.
Thirteen cases OF Illegal liquor SELL
ing brought by the town of Ault have
been decided against the liquor sellers.
The city administration, aided by citi.
zens. raised $500 and hired detectives,
whose work resulted In many convic-
tons.
The body OF the man found dead ut
the headgate of Robinson's lalo and
irrigating reservoir. eight miles north
OF Denver on the Globeville road. on
the 9th. inst. has been Identified ms
that OF Fred Luksik. a resident OF Den
YER
The offer of Abraham Bosler OF Phil.
adelphia to purchase certain OF tho
assets of the defunct Western Bank
at Denver. said to be worth $4,000
for $4,000. was refused after an ex-
preston against II by n meeting Of de-
positors
The September term OF the District
Court at Trinidad promises to be one
OF the longest ever held In the county.
There are twenty-one cases on tho
criminal docket mt the present limo
and the officers state there probably
will be ten or twelve added during the
month. Three are murder cases.
The beautiful granite monument
which is to be erected by the cxecu-
tors of the Stratton estate at the grave
of w. S. Stratton. In Evergreen Gem.
ctery. at Colorado Springs. has been
completed and will arrive September
LIST. The monument. which cost $4,000.
will be set up over the grave without
public ceremony.
FL Paso county Is given n valuation
of s23.s50.0 900 in the annual report of
Assessor +. +. Schneider. The valua-
ton Is about fifty per cent. OF the ac-
tualiy due. making the wealth OF the
county approximately s50.00000o. OF
the assessors estimate. $lG.35o. 900 is
on real estate. 100000 on personal
property and $500. 900 on railroads.
The Denver & Intcrmountain rail-
road has been having n new line sur
veyed from Johnson's Crossing for
short distance up Clear Creek canyon.
This road was formerly the Denver
Lakewood e. Golden. and Is operated
between Denver and Golden partly by
steam and partly by electricity. II is
denied that any immediate extension
Is contemplated.
Insane jealousy over his young and
pretty wife was the cause Of murder
md suicide near Rouse. coal mine
camp thirty miles north Of Trim
idad. on tho 9TH inst, when
Juan Duran. a Mexican. fired
two bullets into the body of his wife,
Isabella Duran. killing her Instantly.
and then ended his own life with bull
let through the heart.
Mayor Speer OF Denver has ap.
pointed n full list OF delegates TO the
National Irrigation Congress. which
meets at Boise. Idaho. September I'd
to sth. Frank b. Goudy. a vice presi.
dent OF the congress. will nave charge
of the Colorado delegations Among
the addresses to be delivered will be
one on Dry Framing" by Robert
Gauss of the Denver Republican.
j. J. Manuel. an employe n. the state
capitol. Rev. John +. Ford and B. w.
Fields have been selected by the Peo.
pies Sunday alliance and the colored
business men OF Denver as delegates
to the National Negro Business League.
which organization will hold conven.
tion in Atlanta. Georgia. August 27th.
2sth and 29th. The Denver delegates
will endcavor to secure the 1907 con.
vention.