The Ordway new era., 1906-07-27
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

or the entertainment fund of the Inter.
national League of Press Clubs.
From q thirty-acre apple orchard
upon his farm, nine and one-half miles
west OF Denver. c. Il. Parfet will ship
this year 10000 boxes of apples, IL the
present indications of a ninety-two per
cent. crop are fulfilled.
AT meeting of the Colorado
Springs Ministerial Association COM
mittee was appointed to cooperate
with the Anti-Saloon League and the
Christian Endeavor societies in the
fall political campaign
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of ]. ii.
Slater, ]. w. Boiling. w. Bailey, George
Weisbad, Charles Wansled and others
to organize the First National bank OF
Eads. with $4,000 capital
The historic Cherry creek in Denver
Is to be walled from Larimer street to
Broadway and n boulevard constructed
on the north side of it. A contract has
been let calling for the completion Of
the work in ten months.
The banks In Colorado Springs.
Colorado City and Manitou have all
been supplied with the Pike medal
lions, which have been struck by the
government In honor of the centennial
celebration to be held this fall.
Harley Harris. twelve-year-old son
OF George Harris. prominent ranch
man OF FL Paso county, was dragged
and kicked to death by fractions
horse at his home in Calhan. July 10Th.
The boy had the halter tied around his
waist.
Because OF the Mexican law which
prohibits the removal OF body from
that country in less than three years,
Stanley Pearce. the metallurgical eX-
pert, OF Denver, who died at Magda-
lena. Sonora. July 10th, will be buried
there.
The cornerstone of the new woman's
pavilion OF the National Jewish Hos.
pital for Consumptivss at Denver was
/ laid Sunday, July 22d, under the aus
pices OF the Independent Order OF B'nai
Birth. Rabbi Friedman delivering tho
principal address.
Samuel Gallagher, one OF the Oldest
residents of Tin Cup. who located
there when the camp was first started
In 1879. and who has been there ever
since. having been in the mercantile
business for the past seventeen years,
died ut his home In Tin Cup on the
9th inst.
Mayor II. c. Rose and Alderman
Peter Jennings indulged In n rough
house" during a meeting of the Lead
vile City Council. during which his
honor the mayor hurled missile at
the alderman similar to that used by
aiartin Luther in his little bout with
his satanic majesty.
Convict f. L. Thomas escaped from
the penitentiary at Canon City on tho
afternoon OF the 18th inst. He had
been trusty for several months and
was at work In an alfalfa field near the
prison. Thomas was sent to the prison
eighteen months ago from Gunnison
| county to serve n term OF three to four
| years for fclonious assault.
/ Bids for the reconstruction OF road
between Tennessee pass and Dcbeque
are to be opened in the Office OF the
state engineer on August 1. About
| $4,000 is to be used In constructing the
road. The plans to be followed are
| in line with those for the establishing
OF good roads throughout the state as
formulated by State Engineer Jaycox.
Harry Collom, at work on the lisa.
bella mine in the Cripple Creek dis.
trict. was Instantly killed on the 18th
inst. by becoming caught in the COM
| pressor. Collom's hve-year-old boy
witnessed the catastrophe and, terror
stricken. summoned the engineer. who
stopped the compressor, after the un-
fortunate man had been nearly torn
to pieces.
| Miss Katherine L. Craig. state super
intendent OF public instruction. has
made the semiannual apportionment
OF the school funds OF the state. The
total apportionment is $115,6S2.70, and
1t is divided among the various coun-
ties, according to the school popula-
tion. Tho number Of children OF
school age in the state. according to
the last census. Is 1886.
At the Elks convention in Denver
the first and second prizes for the best
decorated store buildings were consol-
idated and awarded on tie to the
Daniels & Fisher Stores Company and
| the Denver Dry Goods Company, each
receiving $3.50. The second prize,
raised to $3.50, went to the A. T. Lewis
| & Son Dry Goods Company, whose dis
| play was nearly, II not quite. equal to
the others.
An explosion occurred at the river
| portal OF the Gunnison tunnel on the
| 18th inst. by which Ed Beth Of Kan
sas was instantly killed. Pete Jalozok
and Isaac Hill were injured. probably
| fatally. Jalozok had both eyes knocked
| out and Hill suffered the loss OF both
hands. Mike Marskoxitch, John Jalo-
| sok, Martin Yuroff and A. Klodufer
| were but slightly hurt. The explosion
| occurred while the men were tamping
the powder in one OF the scvcn-foot
drill holes.
Deputy Sheriff James D. Romero was
] held at Trinidad by the coroner's jury
| for the murder Of Louis vianca early
Sunday morning at Starkville. The
| fury returned verdict that the killing
| Was without provocation or cause. The
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