The Ordway new era., 1908-11-13
COLORADO ITEMS

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change. modelled after the New aofh
Consolidated exchange.
The new Auditorium has been chos'
| en- by the Denver Motor Club Tor thc
automobile show to be held under the
auspices of the club this winter.
The contract has been let for the
| building of n $4,000 theater Tor Grahu
Junction. IL will be on one OF the
prominent vaudeville circuits. A local
syndicatc secured the contract.
The Oakes Home for Consumptivcs
Mt Denver has instituted an arts ana
crafts shop and with the work OF stem
Cling. jcwcl-y making and metal work
ing is to open a book bindcry depart
ment for artistic work
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany has let tho contract for the crcc'
tIon of "A new washer at Sopris 10 re-
pIacc the one destroyed by fire last
April. The new plant will cost $780,
600 and will re one OF the finest In the
Vest
The commission appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt 10 investigate the So
cial. sanitary and economic conditions
Of farm life and make recommenda-
tions for Improvement Will be at Fort
Collins early next month and give "A
hearing Mt the Agricultural college.
The Greeley schools have introduced
the school savings bank system. The
teachers act as bankers and the chill
dren deposit their pennies until cach
has saved dollar. when the money Is
deposited in the local savings bank
and the pupil receives n pass-book.
Governor Buchtcl has appointed Bert
ii. Martin county commissioner for the
Third district OF Denver TO succeed the
late Eugene Mccarthy. The unexpired
term In the Third district will end Jan
uary 18th. when Mr.. Martin will be sue
cceded by Thomas Young. elected to
on the Democratic ticket.
Horses In the mines OF Colorado are
better treated than in any other part
OF the world. according TO II. II. Muir
ray. Halifax. Nova Scotia. who is pre-
pairing n book on the treatment accord
ed the animals which do such large
shade OF the worlds work. Mr.. Muir
ray makes this statement In n letter
Humane society.
Mrs. Alfred Valdez of Majestic.
coal camp near Trinidad. n few days
since gave birth TO what is probably
the largest baby ever born in Colora.
do II weighed twenty.three pounds.
sh.a
weighes i25 pounds, while the father
OF the child is an ordinary sized Mex!.
can. and n miner. They will name
the baby William Howard Taft.
W. J. Farr of Eaton, lessee of the
Northern Colorado Power Company
for light for all the towns including
Eaton north to Pierce. has made ar.
with his company TO build
over 100 miles OF electric line radiat.
ing from these towns into farming
districts. Farmers will receive light
for the same price as townspeople, and
electricity for motive power at reduced
rates.
The mine building and machinery at
the main shaft on the Jerry Johnson
property on Ironclad hill in
the Cripple Creek district were dc.
stroyed by fire. believed OF incendiary
origin on the ith inst. Loss, 500
The property was under lease 10 II. p.
Bahl. who carried $4,000 insurance on
the plant. The mine buildings on this
property were destroyed by similar
fire Sept. "a. 1906.
Civil service examination will be
held at the Federal building in Den.
yer. December End and 3rd, for the po-
sitions OF junior engineer and Junior
chemist in the technologic branch OF
the Geological Survey. The salaries
range from $50 to 1,200 n year. All
men twenty-one years old or more are
eligible TO apply for this examination
and may secure application blanks
from Werner w. Campbell. secretary of
the United States Civil Service Com.
mission, federal building.
On the 2nd inst. the county commits.
sioners Uf Pueblo county signed the
first section of the si4S, 900 court house
contract with Frank Taylor of Pueblo.
This contract is for the excavating.
foundation and all first floor steel
beams for s5i,5i0. The contract also
contains proposals by the contractor
for building and erecting the remain.
der of The structure in stages at ed
prices within fixed periods of time
should the proposition be hereafter ac-
cepted.
At Colorado Springs on the end inst.
Miss Ellen r. Brinley was elected pres
ident of the Young Women's Chris.
uan Association TO succeed Mrs. Mary
I. Hatch, who was retired at her
own reqnes:, to succeed Mrs. Elizabeth
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