The Ordway new era., 1908-01-31
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

,eran n religious campaign In Greeley.
singing and holding meetings on the
street
The twenty.first state convention OF
he Young Mems Christian Association
viii be held at Greeley, February 6th,
ith and Sth.
The first vaudeville theater In Gree
ey opened Its doors on the night Oh
January Goth. and another Will DC es-
ablished soon.
The farmers In the Hollandville dis-
rict, northwest OF Grand Junction.
,ave organized an independent teic-
phone company.
Jacob Hilderman, living on farm
twenty-five miles southeast OF Greeley.
las given an acre Of ground FOR the
site of new school house.
The University OF Colorado has
Joined the Archaeological Institute OF
America and the regents appropriated
$500 to assist in the research work.
George J. Kindel's mattress renovat-
ng plant. at Seventh and Wynkoop
,treets. in Denver, was damaged by nre
1t 2: 30 O'Clock Tuesday morning to the
extent OF $4,000.
Ut. Ella Mthu vi bittitS mos d"
appointed register of deaths and births
of Weld county by the secretary OF the
State Board OF Health. DR.. Mead Is
also city physician.
John =. Kleckner. n veteran OF the
Civil War. in which he served as cap
tain OF Pennsylvania company. feli
lead on the Goth inst. while making
:all at the Love ranch, near Fountain.
The state will receive $6.651.70 IL in
leritance tax with six per cent inter
.st. dated from October. 1902. from the
estate OF Frederick J. Keener OF Den
yer. who died over five years ago. leav-
ng n fortune of s332.5s5.O9.
II is reported that coyotes in some
parts OF Weld county, which have been
unusually numerous and destructive
his winter, are being decimated by n
disease. supposed to be mango. con-
.racted from eating carcasses OF dis
eased cattle.
Out OF the 1.2S5.3i9 immigrant aliens
admitted into the United States during
he year ending June 80. 1907. Colorado
got S.5S2. This was more than any
other state west of the Mississippi
liver received. with the exception of
California and Washington.
The University OF Denver OF which
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel is chancellor. is
considering plans for the establish.
nent OF n school of engineering at Pu-
.blo as a branch OF the university with
4 four years course. two OF which will
DC in Denver and two in Pueblo.
Harold S. McKnab. who was arrested
recently by Deputy Game Warden Civ
fz, 1t s,t
Cramer. northeast OF Canon City. en-
tered plea OF guilty before Judge
Cooper OF the County Court OF Fremont
Two hundred desert claims have
been taken up In the vicinity OF Grover.
IN Weld county. within the last year.
and the plan is to irrigate them with
undcriiow streams known to be only
six to twenty feet below the surface.
The water will be lifted by gasoline
pumping plants.
Robert c. Benson. n Swedish black
smith at Nj Wot. In Boulder county.
was struck by a train while walking
On the track OF the Colorado 4 South
ern near the depot on the night Of Jan.
iary 22nd and run over and ground into
fragments. He was thirty-eight years
Did and leaves widow and six chill.
iren.
The new Colorado Industrial Exposi.
ton Association will hold its first an.
nual Interstate fair and exposition at
Overland park in Denver September
7th to 18th. 1908. The association ID
very strong one. having the backing
Of large capitalists, and will immedi
atcly begin the erection OF extensive
buildings.
State Food Inspector Cannon has an
nounced that he will begin n campaign
to compel the factories OF the state
to screen their buildings in order tc
keep out house flies. He says that the
death rate could be greatly decreased
II the people OF the state realized thai
house flies are more deadly than rat
tlesnakes.
c. z. Robb, one OF the owners Of the
Mount Princeton hot springs. neal
Buena Vista, has leased the hotel tt
Harry c. Hayes OF San Francisco ant
Mary Durham OF Boston. who will fur
nish the building, q beautiful three
story modern hotel, and improve the
grounds, adding an open air hot plunge
bath. A daily automobile line will rur
between Buena Vista and the springs
A college OF education has been add
ed to tho colleges comprising the Uni
versity Of Colorado. this action beinl
taken by the regents at their winter
session just concluded. At present
there are seven separate schools in the
university, the college OF liberal arts
the college Of commerce. the graduate
school. the summer school, the engi
neering, law and medical schools, and
the now department will make the
eighth.
A book OF hunting stories will be is
sued by the passenger department ol
the Moffat road this spring as an ad
vertisement OF the hig game hunting te
be found along the line of the new
road. The territory covered will ex
Annd frnI1a iiiul IL =.