The Ordway new era., 1906-08-24
coI0RADo News iTEms

n q. Simmons, oWner OF S1e fke
Peak COG road. has sold the !rol
Springs hotel In Manitou to John IA
for $4,000.
The Colorado Federation Of VIC
mems Clubs will meet In twelfth an
nuL convention at Pueblo October 1s'
continuing In session i've days.
Tho Western Slope District Confer
ence. Federation OF Womon's Clups
will meet Mt Gunnison August 30th ane
3lst. An open rate OF one fare ana
NTH has been authorized by the ran
roads
The value of real estate in Trinidad
| has increased twenty per cent In the
last year, according to real estate men
who attribute the rise to tho coming
OF upwards Of 1000 people to the city
in that tima
Louis Knox Keiso has been sen
fenced to twenty months in jail NJ
Pueblo for selling bogus one-Quarter
interests In mining claims said TO Dc
located in Grand county. There were
ten complaints against him. mostly BY
women.
In q at Of alteration OF mind Mrs.
Mary Ammo Begley OF North Denver
wandered away from homo and was
drowned IN q shallow ditch near
Golden. She was from Scotland and
thought that she was going TO the
Grampian hills.
In helping TO extinguish a fre in an
outbuilding OF the Barstow mine. near
Ouray, Jack Mccoy was struck IN the
thigh and seriously hurt by n bullet
from revolver In the building. which
was exploded by the heat. His thigh
bone was fractured.
Frank Conway. alias George Fergu-
son. admitted in police court at Pu-
eblo that he had changed his name
when he went to work In n grading
forced to pay the employment agent
who had secured him the Job.
Fred Stroum. n painter and paper
hanger, riding alone on horseback
from Ouray to lronton. fell or was
thrown from his horse over n cliff,
4 distance of 200 feet and was killed.
The horse returned to Ouray. but
Stroum's body was not found until
week after the accident.
Durango's public library is assured.
Andrew Carnegie has given S12.5o0 for
n building. plans and specifications are
being drawn by Denver architect.
and bids will be called for within three
weeks The site is three lots on Sec
ond avenue. donated by General w. J.
Palmer OF Colorado Springs and val
ued At $4,000.
Opposition to the Incorporation OF
Morrison has been withdrawn and the
suit in the District Court mt Golden
The town Will be governed
by ordinances which were enacted by
the trustees several months ago. but
which have not been enforced while
the quit was pending.
Tho VIII OF ]. W. De Remcr. the Col
orado railroad builder who died several
weeks ago. has been probated by Judge
Charles Mccall In the County Court at
Denver. The value OF the property Is
given Mt several hundred thousand dol
lars. and the widow. Anna NJ. named
in the Will as eSecutrix, furnished pond
OF 100000.
A Colorado firm has secured the con-
tract for the construction OF n portion
of the Pacific coast extension of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road. Orman G. Crook OF Pueblo have
been awarded the contract to build n
portion OF the line from Butte. Mon.
tana, westward The amount of the
contract is sl.5o0.000.
The Secretary OF the Interior has
ordered the withdrawal from all forms
OF entry OF 529,92S acres of land in
southwestern Colorado .or the pro.
posed San Miguel forest reserve. Tho
tract is located In San Miguel and Do
lores counties and includes n part of
the San Miguel plateau and the Sah Mi
yuel mountains and is about thirty-six
miles from Telluride.
The Grand Lodge knights OF Ply.
thias, in session at Denver. elected
the following officers: w. d. Warner
Srand chancellor: L. b. House. grand
vice chancellor; A. G. Sven, grand
prelate; masterat-arms. o. d. Pyle:
grand inner guard. +. G.. WI
liams; grand outer guard. II. A. Wal
bert: master OF the exchequer. W. G.
Winchell; grand keeper of rolls ant
seals. w, s. oBrien.
George l.. Keener. prominent min
ing man. died at Colorado Springs. or
the 18th inst. Mr.. Keener came to Col
orado fourteen years ago and WIS on,
Of the first pioneers in Cripple Creek
lie was n mining expert, and for sew
eral years was superintendent Of the
famous Mary Mckinney mine. A shor
time prior to his death he resigned thi,
position to assume charge of the ieas
ing system adopted by the executor.
of the Stratton estate.
For catching and retaining a shor
trout James McDougal was arrcste,
near Antonito few days ago. and h,
was fined s25 and costs BY the justic
of the peace at that place. according t,
information received at the oficc O
the state game and fish commissions
| in Denver On tho 7th inst :, v,,,r ,,,,,