The Ordway new era., 1909-12-03
COLORADO ITEMS

ton ut bpuiuci Do''"''S'
18th.
The trial OF Mrs. Allen +. Read. In
the district court at Denver ended In
her being found guilty Of assault with
intent to commit larceny upon Mrs.
Phipps.
Plans have been drawn for the pro-
posed sanitarium for the tuberculosis
poor at Colorado Springs. II VIII cost
about $4,000. of which several thou
sand dollars have been raised.
Gov. John +. Shafroth has ap-
polntcd J. S. Appel OF Denver his spe-
cial representative to attend the ses'
sions of the National Civic congress
to be held in Carnegie hall. New York
city, December to II. 1909.
A coroner's jury at Cripple Creek re-
turned verdict finding the people op-
Grating the Morning Glory shaft OF
the Work Mining a. Milling Company
guilty of negligence and carelessness,
thereby bringing about the death Of
Oscar Anderson. who was thrown $50
feet down the shaft November ith.
His spino was fractured. but he lived
until November goth.
with fitting ceremonies the first
rails were laid at Pueblo November
22nd and the first spike driven on
the new kansas-Colorado railroad.
near the State Insane Asylum
grounds. A special train took about
200 business men to the scene. The
first spike was driven by Mrs. An
drew Mcclellan and General Mana
ger Il. c. Johnson.
The cornerstone OF new church
building. to cost $1,000. was laid at
the corner OF Logan avenue and Speer
boulevard. in Denver. Sunday by the
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter Day Saints. This society Is
not affiliated with the Mormons Of
Utah Bishop Richard Bullard. OF
Boston. delivered the principal ad-
dress.
Rock Island engineers are reported
to be making progress in their inves.
tigation of the Moffat road. having
visited Steamboat Springs. Craig and
other towns along the survey OF the
western extension OF the Moffat. 1t
is believed probable In Denver rail-
road circles that the Rock Island will
bid very high for the Moffat road II
given an opportunity.
The three Falconer brothers. Of
Granada. attracted considerable atten-
tion at Pueblo n few days since. The
combined height of the brothers is 10
feet IN inches. Ed Falconer. tho
youngest. is the tallest. He stands
feet I. Eugene measures 6 feet Az
while William 10 feet 3h. The
brothers have adjoining ranches and
are almost inscpurable.
During the next few months the gov
ernment viii spend not less than $751;
COO in various Improvements at Fort
Logan. near Denver. These will in.
clude new water system 10 cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. and u
power and lighting plant to cost Si0.-
600. a laundry. new hospital and a
new isolation barracks for soldiers af-
fected with contagious diseases are
also among the improvements planned.
W. F. r. Mills. secretary OF the
| Denver Chamber of Commerce and
! Board OF Trade. has resigned that po.
sition in order to devote his entire
time to the work of the Convention
League. of which he Is secretary.
With his family he will make a pro.
/ tracted trip to California and other
states OF the Pacific coast. prelimi.
nary to taking up his exclusive duties
with the league.
There are not more than one.fourth
rs many sheep now on feed in the
Eaton district as there were last sea
son. said Dr. Merrill, state stock in
spector. at Greeley recently. "Iasi
year l3S carloads oil sheep were put or
feed in the Eaton district. but only A
carloads of lambs have been shippet
there this season. Greeley can make
little better showing. but 1t is SAT,
to say that the output Of muttor
from the Greeley. Windsor and Eator
districts will be so per cent. below
normal this season"
No local labor union can be forced
to affiliate with any building trade.
council. This is the decision handed
down by Judge II. c. Riddle in tn,
District Court at Denver. in grantin,
permanent injunction to Local UnioI
No. 500. Brotherhood of Painters
decorators and Paperhangers o
America, against the national execu
tive board of the brotherhood. re
straining them from taking away tn
locars charter because they refused I,
return into the fold of the Depye
Building Trades Council.
Adjt. Gen. John Chase and Mrs
Katherine Cook. superintendent q
public instruction. will conduct the e,
aminations Of candidates for entrapc
&c the government naval academy a
!, Annapolis. General Chase will hav
, charge of the physical and Mrs Coo
OF the educational examination. The
Will be held December 2sth and 2stt
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