The Ordway new era., 1908-01-17
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


eth inst. from blood poisoning At the
age OF sixty years.
The new pipe organ being placed In
the Methodist church at Boulder
weighs II 800 pounds. will be operated
with electricity and contains forty-hve
miles OF electric wire.
DIR. Ella Mead OF Greeley has been
appointed register OF deaths and births
Of Weld county by the secretary OF the
State Board OF Health. DIR. Mead Ii
also city physician.
William s. Paul. commander OF the
Colorado. Utah and Wyoming divis-
ions Sons OF Veterans. died Mt his
home In Denver on the 9th inst. from
congestion Of the lungs.
Joseph Love. who died Mt George
town on the 4th inst. OF heart failure
and old age. was one OF the earliest
pioneers OF Colorado. having carried
IN. first mails In the Argentine dis
tr!ct.
Governor Henry A. Buch,el left Den
y.r ON the night OF the 9Th inst. on
short trip to Washington. II Is stated
that he went at the invitation OF Presi.
dent Roosevelt to discuss political
matters.
lishcd in Washington county eleven
miles south OF Akron. named Brunker.
James Brunker has been appointed
postmaster. II will supply some sixty
families.
Bishop Henry W. Warren OF the
Methodist church celebrated his sew
enty.seventh birthday at his residence
in Denver January ith. In looks and
activity he is younger than most men
AT sixty.
The Weld County Medical Associa.
ton will urge the necessity of the In.
spection OF all meat and milk. The
prevalence OF disease among hogs this
winter has helped to bring about this
agitation.
As attractions for his rev health
and pleasure resort at Morrison. John
Brisben Walker proposes to repro
duce ruins OF the cliff dwellings and
the communal pueblos. such as are
seen at Taos.
Anson Rudd. father OF Anson s.
Rudd. editor OF the Black Diamond
World at Louisville. died on the 4th
inst at the home OF his son In Louis
vile. Colorado. at the age Of eighty
eight years.
Frank Handy. ten.ycar-old boy.
wa. dangerously injured on the sth
inst at Pueblo when n dynamite cap
which he was pounding with hatchet
exploded with terrific force. Both legs
were horribly mangled.
The electric flag which surmounts
the dome OF the capitol building In
Denver Is to be removed and placed
over the Colfax entrance OF the build
ing An immense electric globe Will
be placed at the top of the dome.
The manufacturing interests OF Colo
, RADIO give employment to $1,000 men
D and women. at an average salary o'
/. $s93.G0. the latter figure. 1t Is said
d ranking among the first in the states
Q in annual wages to factory hands.
e James Weir. n retired farmer. sixty
:. years OF age. was burned to death or
: the sth inst. at Rocky Ford. BY mis-
take he used gasoline instead OF kero
8 scne TO light fire and an explosion
: resulted. He leaves a widow and 81,
J. children.
The vast works Of the Colorado
!, Fuel & Iron Company are the larges
n single producers OF wealth In thu
d state. The production is tremendous
n markets everywhere In the world. AM
its estimated value reaches close 4
:, s5O.O00.0oO.
o To settle n wager, Charles Sherman
!; and Ray Fox. employed by Georg'
r Bradley under contract to load 6,OO'
n tons OF beets at Greeley broke tn
a state record for handling the vege
p tables by shoveling 101 tons and 10
) pounds each in ten hours.
h Mr.. F. S. Ellsworth has presente,
n a fine pianola and an abundant suppl.
v of music to the State Industrial Schoo
n for Girls. MIR. Ellsworth was n for
N mer member of the board in contro
10 of the institution, and has always beei
n. one of its most generous benefactors
e Register Vivian OF the State Lam
e Board has announced the appoint
o ment OF Miss Cora l.. McKeehan a
N deputy register to take the place Of 1
l. Rundlett, who resigned to bt
10 come clerk Of the District Court OF tn
o First district at Golden. Miss Mckee
~ han has been connected. with the Ian
Office for almost six years.
e The Fremont County Medical Soc
h. ETY. has elected the following officers
s. President, c. II. Graves. Canon City
In vice president. w. r. Williamson
n Rockvale: secretary.treasurer. r.
m Atkinson, Florence: delegate to tn
state meeting. DIR. ]. w. Rambo, Por
* land; programme representative
er state society. DR.. Graves. Canon.
a, From January 9th until January 1st
10 applications will be received Of thos
III who wish to take the examination fc
a :, secretary and chief examiner of tn
-; Civil Service Commission OF Colorad,
tn The examinations will be held at tn
"a capitol In Denver, January cath, at
81 ~, O'Clock. Candidates must be men 1
Nv least twenty-five years OF age, of goo
e' address, education and business exp