The Ordway new era., 1908-05-01

The Rockvale coal mine near Flor.
ence on April ED produced its record
tonnage 1,026 tons. The previous rec
ord was 1000 tons.
The forest service has announced
the following appointments In Colorado
reserves: Charley c. White, forest
guard, Wet Mountain reserve; George
Fleischman. assistant forest ranger.
San Juan reserve: Thomas w. Rob
bins. assistant forest ranger, Holy
Cross reserve.
c. E. Parfet of Golden, owner OF
what is said to be the finest nerd OF
Jersey cattle in the world. including II
Jersey COW which holds the worlds
milking and butter record, discovered II
few days ago another record-breaker in
his herd. This Is u calf which yields
two pints of milk day. There is said
to bo only one other authentic case on
record in the United States.
For months crowds of spectators
have gaZed with sort of fascination
at the numerous workmen employed at
giddy heights on the Denver audito-
rum. The first fatal accident occurred
April goth. when Emil Fischer. a
painter. fell nifty feet from an insuf1-
ciently supported platform and was
killed by striking on heap of iron be-
low. He left wife and four children.
Andrew McClelland. founder of the
McClelland orphanage at Pueblo, has
Just donated twenty lots to that insti-
tuition. which are to be sold, the pro-
ceeds TO be used TO build an addition
to the building. The plan Is to take
up a general subscription and 1t is eN-
pected that enough money will be
raised altogether to double the ca
pacity OF the present building.
The following patents have been is
sued to Colorado inventors: NJ. l.,
Brewer and l.. b. Miller. Denver. burial
vault: F. Garfield. Denver. can opener;
NJ. S. Chenoweth, Denver. device for at
taching handles to doors; +. c. Cor,
Denver, treating animals; w. A. Hen
dry. Denver, filtering apparatus; q.
Fl. Phelps, Downer. manuscript holder;
E. A. Smith. Loveland, beet puller.
Following the coroner's inquest AT
Trinidad which inquired into the death
Of Joe MRniscolo, who was found in
shallow grave In a lonely canon near
Hastings recently with a bullet hole In
his head, Ave Italians were arrested
They are S. Cimino, Joe GlaiSoso. no
sario Dispense. Vincenzo Provence
and Guiseppa Bua. The latter Is
woman and claims to have been the
common law wife OF the deceased. The
Jury returned a verdict that Maniscolo
was murdered at the hands OF parties
unknown to them.
Henry Burd. who was charged with
shooting and killing George $. Dubois
at Balarat some time ago. was re
leased ut Boulder on motion OF DISTRICT
Attorney Van Horn. Later evidence
secured, 1t is said. showed that Dubois
fred two shots before Burd fired. two
bullets supposed to have been fired III
Burd's direction were found and botn
fitted Dubois revolver. One was In
the wall and the other in n meal bag
Doctors testified at the preliminary eN
animation that Dubois could not have
fired after receiving his wound.
Cyrus NJ. Curtis OF Littleton and his
brother, Rodney Curtis of Denver. re
Gently commemorated the forty'eiGhth
anniversary OF their arrival in Denver
The city then had less than 5000 In
habitants. most OF them living in iog
houses. prairie schooners. or tents
! The business portion OF the city was
then at Auraria, on the west side ol
Clear creek, near its mouth. Horses
were comparatively rare and all haui
ing was done by OK team. The onl'
paper was the Rocky Mountain News
published weekly on brown paper b!
Byers & Daley.
The Colorado Manufacturers Associ
alton has completed plans for its semi
annual trade excursion. which Will be
given May 5th, 9th and 7th, and will
include many of the principal towns IN
northern Colorado. The party vii
leave Denver at 3 o'clock on the morn
ing OF May 9Th in u special Pullman
train over the Union Pacific. the!
will spend the first night at Greele!
and the second at l.ongmont. return
ing to Denver at ) o'clock on the even
ing of the third day. Special enter
tainment has been provided for then
at points along the route.
Work has been commenced on the
California park irrigation project fol
the reclamation OF 100, 900 acres of lane
north of Craig. including about 10000
acres of the Craig gold placers. The
Great Northern Irrigation and Power
Company is back OF this project. tn.
money coming from eastern ant
Denver capitalists. J. X. kilpatricf
is superintending the construction
and states that with the force to be
put to work the canal will be com
pleted this season to cover some
is 900 or 10000 acres subject to home
steading or entry as desert claims.
The Denver and Interurban road ex
pects to reach Boulder with Its firs
cars about May 18th. 1t will entei
Denver via the Twenty-thiri street via
duct. 1t is estimated 1t will take ar
hour and twenty minutes to run from
Twelfth and Pearl streets. Boulder. tt
the Tramway loop In Denver. Hourl,
service Hill be provided between the
two places. When the electric car ser
vice is in good running order steam
trains OH the Colorado and Southern
will not stop between Denver and Boul
der except at functions and crossings
All local nassenyer business will bt