The Ordway new era., 1907-05-31
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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is planned for Cripple Creek.
snowslides carried away threo
towers OF the Unity tramway. near
Silverton.
II YOU hear loud noise afar on Its
the Denver boosters-doat get excited
and tear to the cyclone cellar.
The Denver papers have found
child that doesn't know lis own
mother. Here's where papa evens up
Thomas Thomas. convicted In the
District Court OF numbering waiter
Sterling OF Florence. April 2Gth. has
commenced on his seven years In the
psnitentiary.
burglars ransacked the dentistry
offices OF DIR. @. II. ingalls, and DIR.
Scott In Boulder Saturday night or
Sunday, carrying away $500 worth OF
gold and platinum.
Because her husband insisted that
she 20 TO work ON the day following
her marriage. Mrs. Mary Calbert OBJ
tained a divorce ut Trinidad and had
her maiden name destorcd.
Twenty.four members OF the Omega
Epsilon Phi medical fraternity at
Boulder were poisoned ny eating ham
the Omega OF the whole Phi.
Blonde Jeffrles. asewing machine
agent dropped his revolver while get
ting out OF his buggy at Morrison. The
gun was discharged and Jefrries was
shot. The wound may prove fatal.
Ault claims larger population than
Eaton. The school census, Just taken.
shows 1879. OF which 90 are males and
lO3 females. With the usual multiple.
sIs. this makes the population OF Ault
zoo.
Peter Leonard. aged sixty-ave, died
of injuries which. II Is alleged, were
inflicted by John Bowling. proprietor
OF saloon at Blende. II Is charged
Downing kicked him. He was ar
raigned and held for trial.
The clerk OF the Supreme Court has
notified Senator r. NJ. Patterson that
he must pay Judgment IN the sum OF
$1,000 and S42I.I0 costs. found against
him in the somewhat famous contempt
case. The senator will send 4 check
a. once.
Plans for the reception OF the Sons
OF the American Revolution. who are
coming to Colorado Springs next
month. include an elaborate function
at the residence OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Cass Goddard on the afternoon OF
June 9th.
While drinking with l.. F. George
and Thomas Thurston Patrick Riley.
az Pueblo. aged 20. Is said TO have con.
fessed to stealing n mail sack from the
railway station at Green River. wyo-
ming. Riley was arrested. He says It
was only Joke.
The first case OF dairyman being
arrested for selling milk at Pueblo not
up TO the standard came UP In the po.
lice court when A Robinson was fined
SIS for violation OF the city ordinance
requiring n certain test for milk. The
case will be appealed.
Mrs. ]. A. Davis. wife of J. A. Davis
OF the White-Davis Mercantile Com
pany OF Boulder. died suddenly from
heart disease while preparing to take
train for Denver. She was fifty years
old and had been n resident Of Colo.
rado for thirty.four years.
The Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton fund at Cripple Greek has passed
the $4,000 mark. AT meeting OF
siNty.five representative citizens fur.
ther support was pledged and the $25..
900 required for the establishment of
an association building is practically
assured.
Farmers at Greeley are busy plant.
ing potatoes. Fully one-half the crop
is now in the ground. Less acreage OF
early potatoes will be planted this year
owing to the cold weather OF last
month. The acreage for the entire dis.
trict Will be fully thirty per cent more
this year, because OF loss of CROPS by
foods in California.
At a meeting OF the Tri.County Fair
Association. comprising Pitkin. Gar.
field and Eagle counties, the old offi.
GERS We're re-elected-W. S. Copeland,
president. and Charles Daley. secre-
tary. October 1st. I'd. Sd and 4th was
selected as the time OF giving the fair.
A large executive committee to mako
arrangements was appointed.
Frank White. colored. became en-.
ragged at Scott Williams. another negro.
In ball game at Colorado Springs
and. II is said. struck him on the head
With stone. infiicting serious wounds
White tried to make his escape and
was pursued by n mob of 200. He
was caught while hiding under the
bed In rooming house and was ar
rested.
The jury in the Samuel Shawcross
case at Cripple Creek, after being
locked up for twenty-five hours re.
ported inability to agree and was dis
charged by District Judge Morris The
defendant was charged with larceny
OF precipitates and zinc shavings worth
$1,000 from the Anaconda mills. The
defendant was released on 81. 500 bond
pending n nav, trial