The Ordway new era., 1907-06-28
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Tom Hussie, Boulder local auto
mobllist, has contracted with two
Eastern women to take them In an
auto to Glenwood Springs and back
in six days.
A Denver girl was kidnapped on tho
main business street the other day and
spirited away" to Pueblo. The girl
is II years old, but didn't call for help
until she was 100 miles from home.
A fire at Robinson, near Brecken.
ridge, which originated In mine
boarding house last Sunday, destroyed
ten buildings and for time threat
ened to wipe out the entire place. Loss
$4,000. Elmer HOFFMAN was Sc
yerely burned while trying to save his
property.
Arrangements have been perfected
at the electrical plant at Lafayette TO
send current to Boulder 10 supply
the southern part of the city with
light. Il is hoped 10 have the north
ern part OF the city ready FOR the cur
rent, soon. and after that the plant
here will no longer be used for cleo
tric lighting. but will furnish power
for the street car service for some
time.
]. II. and Z. C. Williams are going
10 make coo acres of desert land bloom
with fine products, according to plans
and specifications recorded at Trini-
dad. The papers state that three
reservoirs, with combined capacity OF
s4.5OO. 600 cubic feet. together with
numerous bitches. will be built. The
land is near Aguilar. and has never
been used for anything except the
grazing OF sheep.
Police Judge d. d. Finch, one of the
most prominent and influential Repub'
lIcan politicians in Trinidad was seri'
ously. II not fatally injured iE run
away accident. Judge Finch had one
leg broken below the knee, the bone
protruding through the flesh. He also
had several ribs broken and It is feared
that he is injured internally. His
horse collided with telephone pole,
demolishing the buggy. Judge Finch
was thrown violently against the stone
curbInE. Judge Finch was at one time
sheriff.
Andrew J. Macky. a wealthy banker
OF Boulder. died last week and afte.
providing for number of relatives,
he willed the remainder of his fortune
TO the State University. and for the
purpose OF building n hospital and
home for dependent children and
widows. the latter to be erected at
Boulder. The bequest to the univers-
ity provides for the erection and main
tenance OF Macky building TO be
devoted TO some branch of education.
The sum OF 100000 is available TO-
this building and s5O.000 for the chill.
dren's and widows home.
The remains OF Morris Havens OF
Colorado Springs. who died at Boulder
from the effects of burns. were sent
TO his home for burial. The boys
brother, Leon. who was with him at
the time OF the accident. says they
had fired several small punches OF
powder left on a stone to dry without
being harmed. Morris fired the last
batch and when the powder blaZed up
In his endeayor TO jump away, he
jumped into the blaze. The boys
hands were literally cooked and the
flesh fell on He did not suffer much,
as the burns were so severe that the
nerves were practically deadened.
United States Senator Simon Gug.
genheim paid Longmont visit re
Gently. He was met by Mayor Brad
lev, Judge F. p. Secor and l.. l.. Breck.
erridge. F. NJ. Downer accompanied
the committee in the drive with the
senator over the city. \ reception
was held in the rooms OF the CONNER
cial association. when the business
men met the senator. Thomas Mo
honey, secretary of the association.
gave a short talk in reference to a
United States geological survey Of the
country lying between Longmont and
the foothills. the object of which is
to determine whether the gypsum beds
are large enough to warrant the man,
ufacture of cement
E. II. Chase. feeble old man OF &c
years. was taken before Judge Lewis
/ In the federal court in Denver recently
| on a bench warrant issued because he
die not appear before the federal grand
| Jury when summoned. The old man
| lives in Paeosa Springs. and although
| h. has made his home in Colorado for
| thirty years he told the court that he
had never before visited Denver He
explained his failure to obey the sum
| mons to his lack of money. He pre-
sented such pitiable appearance that
| Judge Lewis dismissed him without
punishment. He testified before lha
grand jury and was allowed three days
witness fees in addition to five cents
per mile mileage.
For the purpose of personally
observing the route for a proposed
high line canal, Secretary of the
Interior Garfield and Land Com
missioner Ballinger took an auto spir
over the. Orchard mesa and spent
nearly an hour viewing the land neal
Grove Junction last week. They were
favorably impressed. The high line
canal as proposed will cost sl,500,00t
and reclaim hundreds of acres of land
Its construction by the government ha.
been urged for years. but today is the
first time federal officials have seer