The Ordway new era., 1906-12-14
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at the Uuivessity oe Colombo.
Two hundred and forty-eix marriage
licenses were granted In Weld county
from June 57th TO Decembsr <tA.
The President has no0iuatod Emma
G. Burke ~ postmaster at Sterling and
y. A. Bunker p0stmaster at PAonia.
Tho yearly poor report fled with the
Secretary Of State By kiowa county.
shows that there II ono poor person
I'm tho county and the cost Ut caring
for him last year was e63.lS.
Emmett Ardell. son OF y. A. Ardell,
mcnt to tho United States naval acad.
emy at Annapolis. Emmet In seven
teen years old and was born and raised
In Pueblo.
! Il 10 now = violation OF the city or
.dinanco to plant cottonwood or box
elder trees In Denver. The cotton
from the cottonwood tree In strongly
objected to and the boxeldcr ts tabooed
as q breeder Of worms.
Tho Fremont County National bank
mt Canon City. formerly the Fremont
County bank. opened for business on
the third inst. II 10 capitalized at $780,
loco and has 1s70.000 In deposits and
36it. 900 cash In hand.
The Democratic county committee
mt Pueblo reports an expenditure OF a
little less than $1,000 for election ex.
lpenscs and the Republican committee
h little more than 1880. OF which
Isl. 900 came from Denver.
Felix Powers. an cmployc OF tho Sil.
Ner Stnto Canning Il Produce company
Int Fort Lupton. was badly burned
about tho head and face by the ex.
plosion OF n can OF hot pumpkin. whilo
III was being run through the cooker.
For the sum OF SEE 800 ten Greeley
business men have purchased the j.
Armstrong 1G0-acre farm one mile
from the center OF the city and west OF
he State Normal School. for the pur-
bose OF converting It into u nne coun'
Try club.
Edwin v. Brake. state labor commits
sioner. Is preparing factory inspec'
ion law to be introduced Mt the next
Legislature to protect the employees
from working In cramped quarters and
zee that the factories are kept In san
ptasy condition.
Tho restaurant men and the church
people OF Denver have united In an
effort 10 procure the passage OF an ordi-
nance nbolishing the free lunch system
IL in the belief that It will reduce the
hobo CROP"
BY n careful canvass Frank Lampcr
of Weldon was found to be the largest
beet grower in the Greeley district.
Lamper farmed 23S acres of beets.
from which he harvested 5000 tons
and for which he received $4,000 cash
from sugar company.
Tho deadlock In the Colorado
Springs City Council was finally broken
and liquor licenses were granted to
ten out of fourteen druggists who mp
piled. The four licenses withheld will
be Investigated by n committee OF
three aldermen in regard to alleged vi.
olations Of the liquor ordinances.
Figures from the state treasurer's
Office show that collection OF interest
on state credits during the past bi-
cnninl period has been $51.9S90C. Dur
ing the period from 1903-04 the collec-
tions amounted TO $42.354.46. showing
an increase OF $9.625.G0 for the period
just closing.
f. NJ. Gets OF Delta county. who Wis
tied the State Horticultural Department
at Denver few days ago. reported
that c. ]. Leppart and numerous other
fruit growers Of his section have been
raising strawberries up to within the
past two weeks. The berries have all
been full grown and suitable for table
use.
The Colorado Springs police have
arrested eight boys, charged with par
ticipating in the assault on Mail Car
| rier +. T. koupa on Thanksgiving day.
! The cooperation of the federal authori-
| ties in the prosecution is assured, and
the affair will be vigorously investi-
gated. Carrier Koupa is able to carry
his route.
Formal application for an electric
railway franchise through Manitou has
| been made to the Manitou town board
by w. c. Dotterer and Wesley Comp
ton, representing an eastern syndicate
| which proposes to expend in the neigh
borhood OF 100000 in the cCnstruc-
tion OF scenic electric railway from
Manitou to Crystal park.
John Crater, superintendent OF
Mitchell park at Pueblo. was attacked
by one Of the deer in the park, aud but
for the timely arrival OF two men at
tracted by his cries for help, would
have been killed by the infuriated ami
NAL. He escaped with number OF
decorations and bad bruises. inflicted
by the hoofs and antlers OF the animal.
A third annual dividend has been de-
clared by the directors Of the Denver
Union Water Company, the dividend
being five per cent. on $7.500,000
stock. The dividend will be payable
January LIST, and will amount to about
IS share. a total Of $375,000 being
rePdy for distribution. The presaut Of
fc,rs Of the company were reelected
by the directors.
At Greeley on the Sd inst. a meeting