The Ordway new era., 1907-11-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

mobile that cost about Slo'V"V'
The Union Pacific has completed
LARGO water tank ut Platteville ana win
sonn berin remodeling and charging
the depot. .,,o,, of the
new city hall at Trinidad Will De iet
January LIST. Additional ground ior
,ha si,e has been donated by Edward
West.
An Illinois association was started
ot Doulder few days ago. ana now
the southerners are contemplating
Dixie club.
The annual reunion of Union Colony
nioneers will be held at Greeley De
cember 9TH. II is now thirty'seVen
wears since the first settlers came.
The ladies' Of Greeley gave banquet
TO the members OF the Greeley Ihhh'
her OF Commerce on the night oil no,
vember 22nd. at which plates were lald
for l7j persons.
Instructions have been given the po'
lice Of Colorado City to rid the town
of its opium dens and cocaine joints.
and vigorous campaign VIII be op'
encd against such places.
Tho citizens of Johnstown have
voted unanimously for the issuance oil
500 600 bonds for the building OF a
water works system. The water Will b.
furnished by the Highiinc ditch.
The town OF Frederick in south.
western Weld county. has peiitoned
to become incorporated. Firestohe,
Frederick and DacOmah are coal
towns. within mile OF each other,
In excavating for the new addition
to the Denver pOstofIice Il few days
ago the workmcn found an old hint
lock musket. Pioneers say that the
ground was once occupied by Colonel
Chiyington's cabin.
Work has begun on the new !. o, o.
F. hall at Eaton, to cost $4,000. To
erect the building company was In.
corporated and bonds issued bearing
per cent interest. payable semiannu-
ally. Most of the bonds were taken by
the lodge. which numbers liO mem
bers.
The groccrymcn of Delta have de
CiGcd to accept the certificates TO De
issued by the Grand Junction Sugar
Company. Almost half the bcets used
by the Grand Junction factory are
grown in Delta county and the acre
age this year is over 1000. rs against
500 acres last year.
Thursday. November 2lst. was
Cleanup Day" In FTuita, in pursu
ancc Of proclamation by the mayor.
Nearly all the citizens turned out. and
by night the town was "as clean as
whistle" and the workers ready for
the big banquet rendered them by the
women of Fruitn.
A Rocky mountain sheep passed
through the principal street of Wood.
land park In Teller county few days
ago In broad daylight, his advent
causing considerable excitement
These animals seem to be largely in
creasing In numbers in the wilder por.
tions of the state.
Application has been received at the
Pueblo land Office from James II. Pea.
body and others OF Canon City for n
right OF way over government lands for
the Royal Gorge railway. According
to the statement made, the railway
will be eight and onc-half miles In
length TO the top Of the Royal gorge.
Another big flow of petroleum has
been encountered at n depth OF $500
feet In well No. 372 of the United OIL
Company, which promises seventy
hNe barrels n day. The strike Is In
the Blum Springs district. five miles
south OF Florence. n practically uueN.
plored territory. II is claimed TO be
the most important oil strike made In
the state this year.
The annual exhibition of the Pixies
Peak Poultry Association will he held
at Colorado Springs. December 9th to
lith. Denver. Pueblo. Boulder. Fort
Collins and Canon City fanciers have
made an unusually large number OF en-.
tries. w. +. Kendrick of Denver will
show large number of pheasants
twenty-five silver cups and more than
100 special prizes have been offered
Mayor d. n. Heller OF Colorado
Springs, Is letting "a contract for an
auditorium to be erected at Cascade.
the Ute pass mountain resort. The
plans contemplate structure to cost
10000, and will be held out as an
inducement for the Colorado Baptist
summer assembly to hold its animal
meetings there. The Young Women's
Christian Association will also hold n
convention at Cascade next summer.
The magnificent bronze statue OF
winfield Scott Stratton which is to
be erected In his honor by the STRAIT.
ton estate executors in Stratton park.
Colorado Springs. has just been com.
pieted by Miss Nellie v. Walker.
chicago sculptress. 1t is eight feet
nigh and shows Mr.. Stratton in
standing position. The cost of the
statue Is $4,000. II viii rest on
granite pedestal seven feet high which
cost $1,000.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
VIII be invited to speak at n semi-cen.
tennlaI anniversary hnnnuet To hn held