The Ordway new era., 1909-01-15
COLORADO ITEMS


will be held February 4th to 9Th.
Postmaster ID. Il. Gray OF Greeley
has been re-appointed on the recon-
mendatlon of Congressman Bonynse.
The juvenile band OF Iongmont Will
play at the meeting OF the National
Education Association In Denver next
summer.
Game Warden Williams recently be-
gan feeding $50 antelope held In a
pasture nine miles southwest OF Fort
Morgan.
The work OF paving Main street In
Trinidad has been completed. over
half mile OF asphalt was laid at a
cost OF $4,000.
The annual business session OF the
Colorado State Editorial Association
Will he held at the Albany hotel In
Denver Wednesday. January l3th.
The Western Hereford Breeders
Association OF America will hold their
annual banquet on the evening OF Jan
uary 10Th at the Colorado Traffic Club
In Denver.
The regents of the State University
have provided for the establishment of
summer laboratory In the mountains
near Boulder. to be conducted by the
department OF biology.
On January 18th there will be an
auction sale OF fourteen colts at the
government horse breeding station In
connection with the Agricultural col.
ieIs at Fort Collins
There will be thirty pieces In the
newly organized brass band of the
State University ut Boulder. The uni
form OF the members will be gray.
adorned with gold braid.
The Colorado Irrigationists' Asso-
citation" Is the name recommended FOR
an organization projected In Colorado.
which Its promoters expect to launch
at a meeting to he held in Denver Jan.
uary 10th. Mr.. r. c. Goudy is one OF
the leaders in the movement
AS a result OF the complaints OF the
insurance companies. the Denver Fire
and Police Board has ordered all cloth
signs removed from the business dis
, trict. In the future n permit Will be
required for any variety of signboard
erected within the city limits.
DIR. Lowell II. Smith. prominent
Boulder county physician. died at his
home in Longmont on the 9th inst. ut
the age OF seventy-six years. He for
merly served two terms as county
treasurer and was well known in po-
litical and Grand Army circles.
A series Of union eyanSclistic meet
ings in charge OF six local pastors has
begun In Loveland. The plan is to
| carry on the campaign for five consec-
utive weeks. holding services each
night during the week in one of the
churches and In all on Sunday.
The town of Sligo, located forty
miles east of Greeley. although less
than two months old has organized the
Sligo Booster club, with twenty one
members. and woman. Mrs. Hoskins,
is treasurer. The club intends to or
sanize telephone company.
While party of Mexicans were
| playing cards In the basement of the
Gordon saloon at Walsenburg the fur
mace blew up. tore out the floor. blew
out the front of the building and sc.
f, verely burned several of the party. but
all escaped dangerous injuries.
The trustees of the State Normal
school at Greeley will ask the Legisla-
ture to increase the state tax for the
school from one-f fifth to one-fourth of
mill; $125.00O for practice school,
| $4,000 for an auditorium. and $4,000
for manual training building. There
z, are 1900 students registered.
Following is the report that went
rr,.f,, lad thn s,,ct.
Tonight Sass was sent by John Cara
bino secretary of the committee col
lecting funds for the earthquake suf-
| ferers. Nine hundred dollars was
sent last night and $3.50 the preceding
night. All was collected In this city
and 1t is expected over $4,000 will be
raised.
OF the 10000 taxpayers in Weld
county. Bruce G. Eaton is said to pay
the most taxes. being assessed for
nearly $1,000 taxes on his lands in
Weld county alone. valued conserva-
lively at nearly 100000. comprising
$4,000 acres. The greater part of this
land is that which was taken up thirty
years ago by Eatons father. Ex-Gov-
ernor B. H. Eaton.
Greeley has an organization of Span
ish-American War veterans numbering
thirty members. nearly all of whom
saw service in the Philippines. The
new officers are: Robert l.. Dye, COM
mander; George Robinson, senior vice
commander: Frank s. Reed. junior
vice commander; James kendel of
Eaton. surgeon; Harry Summerville of
Eaton. commander of the day. and H.
e. Mattox. officer of the guard.
The county commissioners of Mesa
county have granted franchise to
the Fruit Belt Traction Company for
an electric line from Grand Junction
to Palisade. This company is asso-