The Ordway new era., 1908-09-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS

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The University Of Denver has
oncned a school of commerce, accounts
,nI finance. Graduates VIII pe hi''"
the degree of b. c. S.-Bachcior So"''
mercial Science.
The Democratic State Press Asso
citation held meeting AZ fuep'o
which II. c. Branch OF Denver w
elected president and George NJ n'"'
ball OF Golden secretary.
Governor Buchtei has appointed Mrs'
u Whitmore OF Denver ana M's.
II Wood of Trinidad. members Oh
tho colorado Travelling Library Com
mission. Their terms viii be threc
,,,,rs eoch and their duties VIII be 10
road and select works best fitted lot
the libraries
Suporintendent Deacon of the Union
Printers Home will take charge oi
the homes exhibit at the lnterhatioii"I
tuberculosis Congress In washington
u, C., September 2lst, y moael ste'hi'
heated tent, patterned after thoSe
used at the home. will be feature
of the exhibit.
4 Hartford. Connecticut. dispatch OF
the 10Th inst says that the gray geld
ing trotter. Doctor Harvey. was SOLD
at Charter Oak Park today TO u Il.
Estabrook OF Denver. The considera-
ton WAS $S.uOO. and horscmen mere
ar" of the opinion that the Denver
man made wise move.
Al the twenty third annual meeting
Of the Colorado Homeopathic society
IN Denver the following officers for the
,I.tTfa1. r. 1DT-
b. nf Florence. president. OTTO :. Yin
land Denver, first vice president; J. B.
Kinlcy. Denver second vice president;
J II Brown. Denver. reelected treas
m,f. and G VI Worth. Denver. sectc-
tHry
Taft" and Mrs. Taft" the two pet
arttlnpc in m" stat" fish hatchery
"a ar Druvcr. were killed Tuesday night
b dogs. which lrapcd the wire inClus-
Ulo and tore III" animals 10 pieces, The
aaiclupr were about year old, and
wei, presented to the hatchery by the
m'mL"rs of III" state fish and game
commission. one OF III" game wardcus
having caught them when they were
fawns only few days old
Fruit shippers are considerably wor,
rird over raise In freight rates which
they claim will be In the nature of dis.
elimination AGAINST Colorado because
the new rate on fruits from the Pacific
states is tn" same Ms that to st. Louis.
The tariff on apples from Portland to
Denver goes up from 50 cents to 81 in
carload lots. The rate on fruits of the
Hood river section In Oregon Is ad.
vanCcd 10 cents 10 90 cents.
billy" Tanner of Yampa will be one
OF President Roosevclt's guides on the
big game hunt In Africa next summer.
II" was with the chief executive on a
hunting party into the Elk mountain
country south of Newcastle two years
ago. when John Golf was the leader OF
tho hunt. Goff Is now tied up with his
duties of protecting the big game In the
Yellowstone National Park and will not
he able TO make the African hunt.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo capital.
lists have just purchased 5000 acres of
gypsum and Turkey creek stone quar-
ries In the Fountain valley. about half
way between Colorado Springs and
Pueblo for SIS. 900, and have organized
tho Turkey Creek Stone. Clay & Gyp
sum company. with s5O0OOO capltaliza
'ion. to work the property. The Tur
key creek stone is the same as that
used in the construction of the Denver
Public library.
Camp Cleghoru. in Las Animas coun-
ty, where so or 80 convicts are at work
on the state highway, is entirely with.
out guard and the convicts are upon
their own honor. One of their mem.
bers patrols the camp at ni;ht to keep
hObOes away. Since the guards were
taken off there has been no attempt
at escape. and the prisoners openly de.
clare that II anyone tries to get away
they will assist in having him returned
to the penitentiary.
Owing to the late season II Is not
thought that the sugar campaign In
Weld county will begin until Oct. 1st
although the factories are in readiness
for operation should crops be ready
sept 20. IL Is estimated that the croT
tnis year Will be as good II not better
than last and chemical test OF twenty
one samples of Greeley beets show the
sugar content one per cent. better thar
last year There are 81 200 acres II
beets for the Greeley, Eaton and Wind
so- factories.
William Miller of Denver, genera
agent for large fire insurance com
pany, saw full grown cinnamon bea
near Glen Eyrie, General Palmer's res
idence near Manitou. a few days since
Miller. who was on horseback, pursue,
the bear for 200 or 400 yards until tn,
animal disappeared among the rocks. 1
large bear with two cubs was also see,
near Green mountain falls by John Nc
Lean, prospector. Mclean took
shot at the animal. but the bullet CHR
ped off rock above the bear and he
cubs and all three disappeared.
With reception rendered to tn
visiting delegates to the twenty.thir
annual meeting Of the Colorado Hon
eopathic Society. the new College {
Physicians and Surgeons was opene
at Denver Monday night. The colleg,