The Ordway new era., 1909-09-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS

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County Treasurer simmons, OF COLO
rcdc Springs, says the tax payments
for this year are already Slt''uo"
above the entire amount paid In last
year.
Twcniy.uinc carloads OF fruit were
shipped from Grand Junction On SAT,
urdav. according to n statement Issue"
by the Grand Junction Fruit Growers
As4O eiation,
Five families hay" been qunran'
tined in Louisvill" owing to an 'p''
dcmic OF smallpox. which has mad
pronounced ran In the mining town
for the last two weeks.
The noted 3.R ranch. embracing
4a65 acres and tw"nry.stx cubic feet
Of water right. located near B"Hlah.
was sold by r. F. Weitbr"c TO FORMER
senator Hum" Lewis for sl25.O"o,
The opinion OF farmers OF Logan
county and others fully competent 10
Judge OF agricultural conditions. II
thai that section OF the state VIII
yield the greatest crops ever known
The coronrrs jury which in>csti'
gated tn" shooting near Wostcliii IN
which Walter Lombard Killed ms
futhcr-in-law. :. W. Simeral. returned
a verdict that III" killing was justin
NH" homicide.
Thirty thousand acres OF land were
disposed OF at public auction in Den
yer. BY the State Land oBard. for
$iuU.Uuu This is the largest sale ever
held by tn" board. but another 10 be
held next month viii equal II.
~ n recent meeting OF tn" Col ado
Poultry Farmers Assn. held in Don
vcr. the support OF this organic Ition
was pledged to the second annual Colo
RADIO Interstate Fair and Exposition.
which will be held M Overland Park
the third week In September
President John W. Springer. OF the
Colorado Interstate" Fair and Expo
siion. TO be held at Overland Park.
Denver. commencing September le.
has personally invited President Taft
10 open and attend the exposition.
The president will be in the West
about fair time.
Reports from the thrrshing ma
chimes which have been running in the
B. rthoud district for about three
weeks. confirm the most optimistic
forecasts made concerning prospective
Yields Of wheat and local elevators
have been taxed to the limit TO handle
tho N JtrnTtInnS
Albert Noack OF Mount Douglas,
about twelve miles east OF Black
Hawk. shot and killed u golden eagle.
Il Is evidently Il young one. but has "A
spread OF seven feet from tip to tip
OF its wings and was flying about 100
feet above the ground when shot.
The golden eagle is rarely found In
this section.
An exhibit OF pottery. drawings and
other art objects made By students OF
the State Normal School Is bcins
shown AT the teachers institute at
Cheyenne. The work OF both the
training school and mature students
is included. Prof. Richard Erncstl.
head Of the art department. is giving
course OF lectures.
There is $4,000 worth of buildings
being erected in Eaton at the present
time. including S3O,OOO high school
building. new building for the Eaton
National Bank the Sandbcrg & Pier
son implement house and new laun.
dry which is being put up by J. a.
warren. Six miles OF sidewalk have
been laid.
AT the new town OF Gil the con-
struction gang Of the Union Pacific
arrived and broke ground for the new
station Of the road at that point in
conjunction with a gang of working
men which began installing the big
scales for commission house. The
switch tracks OF the branch line have
been completed and work on the
depot will be rushed.
Henry Horst OF oveIand. in com.
pany with Weld county officer, has
been securing the country between
Loveland and Grover in an effort to
catch the man who Is ALLEGED to have
stolen a horse from Horst's pasture
last Thursday. A party Of Loveland
people stated that they met the man
and horse. which they recognized,
near Grover.
Leandro Martinez. charged with be.
Ing the leader Of the gang which at.
tempted to steal the payroll of the
Victor American Fuel Company, Aug.
ust IA. was held to the next term of
the District Court at Trinidad under
five separate charges. Two Of the
charges are for the larceny of live
stock. one growing out Of the fact tina,
he took the horse Of Senator Casamir,
Barela on the day Of the hold.up, and
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