The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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The Chamber OF Commerce Oh zen.
yer is after the local coal u"s' wiz"
hot poker.
II is claimed that at least 2ooo car '
loads of fruit will be shipped iio"i Wv
Western slope this year
The contracts have been let to 10
cal men for the erection OF the Empso"
canning factory at Greeley
Mathew ]. Drury, Denver hotei
keeper drank poison because MS
business was a failure, He died.
The grand jury at Fort Collins has
found true Indictments against thiry
people in that section. The indictments
are secret until papers can De sef'eu
Russell Bolcs. convicted OF assaultine
a girl and killing her brother rev
wears ago In Denver, and VINO ~
thought by some to be Innocent may
be pardoned by the Board OF Pardohs'
The annual convention Of the Colo
RADIO BAPTIST association. embracing Il
Pnso. Teller, Lake and Plthin counties
oIencd In the First Baptist church a.
Colorado Springs Monday night Tor
three days session.
hack near the Big FIVE mill at Camp
Frances, near Ward. recently. Is re-
ported recovering The physician re-
moved sixty shot from his back. neck
and head, and a few were too deep To
be cut out.
The Sioux City colony Is the latest
organization In Denver. and has been
formed with the hope Of bringing into
closer touch all former citizens oil
Sioux City for mutual benefit and
pleasure Officers have been elected
and the society is contemplating a So
ries Of Xcnics.
Sunday night bold burglary was
committed when the clothing store oi
the Bethel company at Canon City was
looted and clothing and gents furnish
ing goods valued at $500 carried away.
The booty taken consisted of broken
and complete suits of clothes, under
wear. shirts. neckties and other fur
nishings.
J. T, Fashbaugh. one OF the earliest
pioneers of Evans, and for thirty three
years station agent here, died sud
denly of heart failure. He was seventy
two years old and two years ago was
put on the retired list OF the railroad
service. He is survived by widow,
two sons. VIII and Frank, and a daugh.
ter, Carrie.
The first biennial convention of the
Christian Endeayor workers OF the
eastern district OF the Colorado Chris
tian Endeavor union. consisting OF the
counties of Gilpin. Clear Creek, JefIer
son. Denver, Adams. Arapahoe. Wash
irgton and Yuma, VIII be held on Sep
tcmber 18th. lith and 18th. In the
First Presbyterian church at Golden.
Mrs. Mary Hayden. aged seventy,
Ave Is dead at Boulder She lived in
the neighborhood for thirty years. Her
husband died twenty years ago. She
caves three daughters. Mrs. Robert
Montgomery and Mrs. Flora Prince OF
his county. and Mrs. Marshal Cham.
bers Of Leadville, also two sons. VII
lam and Edward OF Grand Encamp
ment, Wyoming.
A contract has been let by the City
Council of Idaho Springs to Thompson
q Wilkie for the construction of a res
ervoir on Chicago creek to cost 500,
900. The reservoir will be for the
storage OF G0.000.000 gallons OF water
to be taken from the headwaters OF
Chicago creek. The work is to begin
at once, SO that the reservoir can be
completed in tiSe TO catch the spring
water.
An all-day. temperance meeting was
recently held at the First Methodist,
church in Colorado Springs under the
auspices of the State Prohibition
League. Secretary A. b. Taynton was
one of the speakers. and the Roberts
male quartet furnished the music. The
Rev. c. b. Wilcox made the principal
address. and the meeting was the be-
ginning of an active campaign for pro
hibition in Ell Paso county.
The largest check ever drawn In
Berthoud in payment for wheat crop
was in favor OF w. T.. Bransom, a
farmer living near Berthoud. for $l2..
622.l2, drawn by Lovejoy Bros. and
paid by the Berthoud National Bank.
Bransom had 400 acres of wheat and
harvested $4,000 bushels. In addition
TO his wheat he has about 300 acres in
sugar beets. which promise a heavy
tonnage. Should they average twenty
tons, which is not unlikely, he will
receive $4,000 for his beet crop. This
is the largest acreage grown by a
single individual In the world.
Ihe abstract of assessment for Weld
county, as returned by Assessor L c,
Wyiie, will show an increase of nearly
sZ'ooo.oOO over that of last year. Con.
trary to expectations the increased
vaiue Will be greater proportionately
than 1t is in the cities. The total In.
crease for the cities will be about
sSoo,oOO or less than one-eighth of the
whole. The increased value in Greeley
property will be $2l5.O00. The next
| arsest increase will be for the city
| OF Ault, $4,000 All of tho othor