The Ordway new era., 1906-03-23
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aays 10 nine divorces we're grsntsd
IN two hours.
The Idaho Springs Chamber OF Com.
merce proposes to raise . fund fot
the purpose Of advertising the spring.
a 4 summer resort and . mining anu
business center.
The secretary OF the interior has
withdrawn from public entry section
Is. township IL south. range u west.
in connection with the Uncompahgre
valley project In Colorado
The people Of Loveland have ap-
nointed n committee to confer with the
ofYicials of the Denver, Yellowstone e
pacific Railway Company for the pur.
pose of trying to induce them 10 ouiio
through Loveland.
The $1,000 monument to the late w.
8. Stratton, designed by MISS Neihe
Walker Of Chicago. Is completed ana
will probably be placed at the grave III
Evergreen cemetery. Colorado springs
ON Memorial Day.
The Denver Real Estate Exchanse
and Colorado Manufacturers Associ1
tion are very much troubled over the
closing OF the Rocky Mountain paper
mills and have appointed commit-
tee to consider some plan for retaining
the plant
The executive committee OF the Citi-
zen's alliance at Cripple Creek has
decided 10 establish an employment bu-
reau for its members. The club rooms
will be reopeued. The president VIII
appoint a large advisory committee to
consist of employees OF the mines.
Bepeath a cave-ip OF hundreds OF
tons OF coal in the williamsville mine.
north of Colorado Springs. William
Needs. Papetown miner. was IN
stantly kIiied on the 18th inst. His
brother Ernest. who was working only
A few feet distant from the victim at
the time OF the cave-in. escaped unhurt'
The Colorado Springs Telegraph. to-
gether with its Associated Press fran
chise. has been purchased from c. =.
Dodge by C. F. Yeager, +. +. Mckay
and c. L. Perry. all OF whom have been
identified with the paper In the past.
The consideration is not made pubic.
but Is understood to approximate Sloo'
900.
Leonard Imboden and James A. Hili.
under sentence OF from nine TO ten
years for wrecking the Denver Saw
ings bank, were committed to the state
at Canon City March 18Th.
They were received by Warden CieG'
horn and enrolled on the prison rec
ords. Imboden will be known as No.
6.53s and Hill as No. 6.5io.
At meeting OF the county com.
of Delta county and
Gunnison county. at Delta. an
agreement was reached for the set
Ina -
They will have the line surveyed by
the surveyors OF both counties, work
ing Jointly, and their starting point is
to be the northeast corner OF Montrose
along the 10th parallel.
The State Land Board has awarded
e5.3sl acres OF indemnity school land.
all the indemnity land TO which the
state at the present time is entitled.
The property lies in thirteen different
counties. The land in question Is
taken in exchange for that upon gov
ernment reserves and the board re-
reived application for 100000 acres.
The county commissioners OF Ere
mont have decided to use the convicts
from the State Penitentiary In build
ink n wagon road. In short time q
large force will be employed between
Florence. Coal Creek and Rockvale.
The great amount of heavy coal haul
ing keeps these roads in bad shape and
an excellent macadamized thorough
fare Will be constructed.
Adolph Berrich, an old German scout
and trapper, who had been wandering
about in the cold near Edgerton, north
Of Colorado Springs. was finally located
by County Physician Richardson. Sher-
III Grimes and Deputy Scoheld in a
cave at Edgerton. The aged man was
unconscious. both feet and legs were
frozen and death would have ensued
had he lain exposed many hours.
George y. Marden. who twenty-five
years ago cams to Colorado College as
professor OF history, and is now treas
urer OF the institution. was presented
a few days ago with handsome silver
loving cup and luxurious chair by the
trustees. faculty and many of the older
pupils OF the college. The occasion was
the seventeen birthday OF the reci-
pient, and the twenty-flfth anniversary
OF his arrival at Colorado College.
Col. F. T. Davis. adjutant OF the de-
partment OF the Colorado. has re-
ceiyed orders from General Baldwin to
inspect the state militia companies of
Colorado. II is General Baldwin, q
preference that field officer do this
work and the colonel will personally
conduct 1t during April. These inspec
tions are made by the army in oil
states that are working under the Dick
law and receiving support from ths
government.
An enthusiastic meeting was held at
Agular on the 18th inst. to push the
proposed formation Of a new county
out Of the northern part Of Las Animai
county snd In which Aguilar is to bs
the county seat. Among the enthusias
tic advocates Of the new county, who
made speeches were Senator Cashmere
Barela and ]. r. Aguilar. The petition