The Ordway new era., 1908-07-10
COLORADO NEWS

From May 10th to June 18th w. II.
Cnywood OF Rio Blanco county killed
fourteen wolves.
Eastern capitalists are Interested In
n new brewery to be erected In Denver
mt an early date ut cost OF 100000.
II has been given out on official au.
,hority that work on the Union Pacific
roundhousc at Hugo will be resumed
early In July.
G. W. shelton, county treasurer OF
Morgan county. died June 3Oth OF peri.
tonitis. He was completing his second
term In office.
The Leadville tonnage for the month
of June was about the same us for the
previous month. $4,000 tons OF all
classes of ore.
A special election for the purpose
of approyIng the issuance by the city
for $4,000 In water bonds was held
nj Fort Morgan and carried by vote
of 2Si to 1G.
Mrs. Martha a. Shute OF the State
Horticultural Society received an
elaborate fruit exhibit from Fremont
county for display during the Demo
cratic convention.
J. G. Gwynn. who has been acting
ms chief engineer of the Denver Il RIO
Grande railroad since the death of
Chief Engineer +. J. Yard. has been
appointed permanently to the ofhce he
has been filling.
The Green Mountain Falls hotel Mt
Green Mountain Falls. costing $4,000,
owned by J. ID. Robertson. was burned
by fire Monday afternoon that orig
mated from an exploding Kerosene
lamp.
The following Colorado postmasters
have been appointed: lgnacio, La
Plata county. Hans Aspaas. vice ii. l..
Hall, resigned; Schley, Ebert county.
y. II. Baird, vice William Welas. re.
signed.
Approximately $500 acres OF state
land was sold at auction by Register
John +. Vivian in the office OF the land
board at the State house in Denver
July LIST. The land brought from 81 to
s25 per acre.
\ miniature tornado struck Cheraw.
n small settlement ten miles from La
Iunia Wednesday afternoon. water
In a lake was whirled to a height OF
4 thirty feet. There was no rain but n
heavy hail accompanied the wind.
One mile OF the new state highway
In Las Animas county has been com
pleted by the convict gang which be
gan work two months ago. Captain
Clegborn. n brother OF Warden Cleg-
born. who is in charge OF the camp,
says he is well pleased with the pro
gress made.
Three troops OF the MAJ. ,.onal Guard
OF Colorado will leave Denver July 18th
on an annual practice march through
the mountains. The trip Will last eight
days and Will be made through Mount
Vernon canon. Idaho Springs. Black
Hawk. Central City. Tolland. Ncdcr-
land and Boulder. About l2O men Will
make the trip.
According to report Issued by Sec
retary of State O'Connor. 77O corpor'
ations were organized In Colorado dur
| ing the six months ending May 3lst.
| OF these large number include man
ufacturing companies and irrigation en-
terbrises In which millions OF dollars
are being invested. The fees collected
by the state for the issuance of incor-
! poration papers alone amounted TO
| S39.O20.S5 during the six months.
Under authority of an act OF the
Sixteenth Legislature. Lieutenant.Gov'
ernor Harper has just appointed two
commissions to purchase burial places
Tor old soldiers. One request for an
appointment came from Cripple Creek
and J. C. Denny. NJ. J. Walsh and Hen
ry Gessell were appointed. W. ID. Otis.
X. b. Spencer and J. F. Arbuckle were
appointed for Fort Morgan.
ID. p. Maven found himself the victim
of record-breaking justice In Pueblo
At 1880 he stole $3.50 worth of clothes
and jewelry from an automobile be
longing TO c. +. Morrow OF Lawrence.
Kansas. while II stood in front OF the
Grand hotel. At 2:30 p. m. he was In
the District Court charged with the
crime and n few minutes later he had
been sentenced to one year In the pen
itentiary.
George n. Raymond. editor of the
Evening Herald OF Durango, who has
been writing "P. NJ" after his name
for the past five years. Is no longer
postmaster OF Durango, having been
succeeded by w. w. Parshall. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Parshall will re
tain S. w. Strader as deputy and will
make no changes in clerks. Mr.. Ray
mond proposes to devote his entire
time to the Herald.
The three children of Adams Clause
at Windsor were burned to death on
the afternoon OF July Cd while locked
In the house in the absence of their
mother. who had gone down town or
an errand. They were Pauline, aged
b; Alexander, aged 2h and Alma
aged seven months. The mother re
turned Just as the bodies OF the chill
dren were being carried out by the
neighbors and was Frustrated b,
grief.