The Ordway new era., 1908-04-17
COLORADO NEWS

| poiuted postmaster ~
place of William Il. Avery
The board OF the State No',h",
School has elected Richard brohh VI
Golden president for the ehs"''e
year. ,or
Summit county is arranging io' az
.,ansivo mineral exhibit mt Denver
during the Democratic natiol"i w"
vcntion in July.
IL is expected that the boar" VI q"
nraIsers for the Denver water P'",''
TO fix its value on a proposi.'o' 10.
lie nurchasc by the city. VIII reach
"A decision some time in May
T. ". Rogers. one OF the b'St
Luowr jefferson county ranchineh'
lied nn the 9Th inst. ut his home near
Golden He was seventy four Years
old and a member of the Jefferson
County Pioneer Association
Col. A. J. Sterling. veteran oil 'h'
Ciyil War. and on" of tn" olh'Ht an"
most prominent attorneys Ill l'"'
yiIIr died mt his home IN l."adNlII'
April 10th. aged siNty'nih"' Hi''r u"
illness OF Il few days with pneumonia
He had been resident ol l.tad''"c
since 1873.
The uavnr and trustees OF 'oal
Creek have decided to abolish th'li
salaries so that the expenditures Oh
thc town can be kept within the IN
come. The mayor is paid -" an"
each trustee $50 per annuni since
the town WAS burned last Jun" the IN
come has been small.
Th, following new postoifc"s nave
been established in Colorado D"lhi'
Las Animas county, Samuel j, R"ld'
postmaster: Shaw. Lincoln county
Elizabeth A. HockcnheN. postmaster.
The name OF the postofficc at patio-
dill. Douglas county. has been changed
to Deckcrs. with stephen ID. Decker
postmaster
Andrew Carnegie has donated the
additional sum OF $1,000 for the com
plction of the insid" work OF the new
public library at Durango Mr. Car
negie previously CAV" Sl2,5oo Tor the
construction of the library and TINS
gift makes total of sl'.uoO me
building has been in use for some
time. although the interior was not
completed.
The Dairymen's Association re-
Gently organized will have for one oi
its objects the promotion OF dairy "N-
hihits at fairs in Colorado. To Undue"
connection large prizes are to b" of
fered a premium list for the inter
state fair at Denver Is now being pre-
pared by B G.. ID. Bishopp. state dairy
commissioner. who is lending his aid
to the advancement OF the new or
ganization.
-Four separate suits hav" been filed
In the United States Circuit Court by
the government against tn" Cutler
Lumber Company OF Lake county. al
lcging timber trespass. The men
named rs having cut tn" timber and
sold IL to the Cutler company are
John Anderson j. ID. Riggs. Daniel
Ray, G. II. Mcthard and Edward How
ard The government places the
amount OF damages at II total of Si3i.
At the meeting of the state board
of pardons April 10th tn" applications
of james \. Hin and Leonard limbo
den serving sentences in the state
pcnitentiary for loutinc the Denver
Savings Bank. were denied. Only one
communication was granted. A. Burton,
No. GG6S. sentenced from Weld county
by Judge Garrigues November 90
1906. to IA term OF five to six years
for forgery. Subject to parole in Au.
gust. 1910, commuted from six to two
and one-haf years.
The Gunnison tunnel was advanced
about 329 feet during the month Oi
March. The work was seriously inter
fered with by Il heavy flow of water
in both headings. In the east end III,
flow was phenomenal. IL. 900 gal
Ions having been pumped during The
n h.4 h., Hnk 90
aged O. cubic feet per second. Under
: ordinary conditions the present organi
cation will be able to drive about 500
feet Of tunnel each month.
The annual encampment of tn,
. Department of Colorado and Wyom
ing. Grand Army of the Republic. n
: Fort Collins, May 10th. 2lst and 22nd
+ will be enlivened by the attendanc,
of the members of Custer Post No.
of Laramie. Wyoming, in body
} They will come in wagons. carriagei
and automobiles and will he accom-
panied by many of the ladies' of tn,
= Woman's Relief Corps. AT Fort Col
Inns they will camp in the field
Arrangements have been complete,
| for the tour of Inspection of the senio
/ School OF Mines class, the finishin
'ouch 10 tne Iour years course at tn
; state mining school. In charge of
number of professors, the class of 1905
numbering fifty-two men, will leav
Golden Tuesday, April 2lst. The itir
erary includes all the principal SINE
| ter cities of Colorado, Utah and MOI
: tana, with II stop of five days at Butte
They will return May 18th, one wee
q before commencement
@ The business men of Walden hav
4 organized chamber of commerce t
= take up the matter of advancing tn
i agricultural interests Of western Lar
mer county and twenty acres hay
been donated for model farm. It
: purposed to put in charge of this
= practical and experienced farmer. on
who Is acquainted with the climati
q conditions and soil of the section.
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