The Ordway new era., 1908-06-12
STATE news ITEMS

their yards and carry away poultry.
The Lakeside park and summer re-
sore grounds, Just completed at Den
yer at cost of 100000, was formally
opened to the public on Memorial Day.
baby lion has been born at the
Colorado Springs 200. The cub, which
Is splendid specimen of the African
lion, is named "Zoolta." in honor OF
its birthplace.
Edwin r. Howe. an attorney who
was to have assisted in the prosecu-
tion in the Steve Adams trial at Grand
junction next month, died at Telluride
June End of pneumonia.
What is said to be the largest fish
ever taken out OF the Twin Lakes.
weighing twenty pounds and four
ounces. was caught by Edward Lay
cock OF Denver few days since.
Civil service examination will be
beld June 2ith at Denver. Cheyenne,
Trinidad and Grand Junction for the
position of clerks and collectors in the
revenue office at Denver.
While placing revolver in its hol.
stcr on the 3rd inst, Roy Campbell.
aged twenty-one, son of a well.todo
ranchman near Collbran, was accident
ally shot through the heart and killed.
Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell,
formerly chancellor OF Denver Univer-
sity. has been appointed to preside AT
the conference OF the Methodist church
of this state, to be held in Longmont
next August.
Paul Wilson. president. and 7. J.
Skaggs. secretary of the Colorado
State Realty Dealers Association, have
issued call for the second quarterly
convention to be held at Pueblo June
2Gth and 27th.
Ethan A. Farnham, sheriff of Routt
county. died at the home of friends in
Grand Junction on the 5th inst, of can.
Ger OF the stomach. He was serving
his third term as sheriff and expected
to be again reelected.
By the spreading Of the rails on the
Denver & Rio Grande track near AS
pen Friday. two passenger and three
freight cars were ditched. Sixteen per-
sons were more or less injured. some
seriously. though not fatally.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved an application to organize
the First National Bank OF Calhan,
capital. $4,000: X. G. Larue. II. 4. La
rue. l.. Z. Smith. a. J. Henbest. +. II.
Woodring and d. l.. Shultz, incorpora-
tors
At the last meeting of the regents
OF the University of Colorado gradual
tion day was permanently set aside
as "A day on which to decorate the
grave of 4. J. Mackey. In commemora-
tion of his magnificent bequest to the
State University.
or the two hundred fifty member
ships at Sil0 each which are required
to insure the erection of two hundred
thousand dollar pavilion for the use OF
the Western Stock Show Association.
1t is reported that l25 have already
been secured.
The proposed sugar factory at Man
Zanola in Otero county Is an assured
fact. Bonds to the amount of 100000
have been placed in Chicago. and this
with the $500. 900 already subscribed
by the farmers of the Arkansas val
ley, guarantees the construction OF a
G0O.ton plant. Four contracting firms
are figuring on the job and work will
probably begin September 1st.
The hotel keepers of Colorado
Springs will entertain the members of
the Rocky Mountain Hotel and
Restaurant Keepers Association on
the occasion of the annual out
ing of that body. June 18th and
18th. A frying pan picnic" will
be held in South Cheyenne Canon
June 18th. and In the evening dance
will be held at Stratton Park.
The building permits issued in Den
Vel during the month of May amount
ed to SGSG.2GO. gain over the same
month last year OF s3G0,9lO. The sum
1.- I,I fnt. 4
brick residences. which shows an av-
erage value Of over $1,000 each. Six
apartment houses will cost Sl15.O00.
Comparatively few business or public
buildings are included in the list.
On the night Of Commencement day
at the State Normal School at Greeley.
the annual alumni reunion of the
school was held. The alumni number
1.5iS and there were about GOO at the
reception. Addresses were made by
Charles lory. teacher In the State Ag.
ricultural College; Frank Latson, pres
ident of the class of 1907; Attorney V.
L. Keyes of 1901: Richard Broad and
Doctor Snyder.
Denver and Colorado Springs Elks
together with all other antlered breth-
ren over the state, are negotiating
with John w Pigg. a noted hunter of
Canon City who has an elk reserva-
ton in the Black Mountain district, to
take Il carload of live elk to the ma
tional convention in Dallas, Texas, this
summer. Mr.. Pigg has 100 elk on his
reservation. a pair of which he has
trained to drive. and the idea is to
have II. l.. Holland of Colorado
Springs. who is slated for grand ex-
alted ruler, drive through the city be-
hind the trained animals.
II has been decided by the Denver
Fark Commission to build the Chces-
man pavilion in Cheesnan Park of
marble, to be procured from Colorado
auarries. The pavilion is one OF the
improvements to be made with the
,,,,nJr,d bousand dollar eff made to