The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
COLORADO NEWS

OF morphine at Pueblo and was iouha
dead
Greeley Is much concerned over the
rumor that the Union Pacific has pur
chased the Denver. Laramie North
western road,
Walter Hooney. machine tehuer
nj the Gunnison tunnel. was instantly
Killed by u slab OF rock from the ROOF
OF the tunnel falling on him.
Joseph Devine. marshal OF Pryor.
mining camp. was shot and almost IN
S,antly killed by Michael P'yton.
miner. Peyton did not resist arrest
and Is now In jail
Owing to the muddy condition oil
the grounds the fair which was TO have
opened at I.i,tleton this week. ~as
postponed until September 30th. oc'
tobcr LIST. and md
The chief attraction n, the Canon
Cit, Fair was the Civ ing away OF five
tons oil fruIt TO visitors. This WAS
accomplished from n stand erected for
the purpose under large tent near
the entrance to the grounds.
The county far opened at Canon
city With AN Gtt.ndanC" Of 10000 peo-
pie. the largest opening day in the
history OF the fair The weather was
Just right. The RAIN put the track IN
good shape for the racing. which was
the best ever held in Fremont county.
Greeley. Word is received by
l7nion PRCiil, officers that service viii
begin on the nov branch line through
Pleasant valley and the Crow Creek
district on or before October LIST.
Freight rat : have not been an.
bounced hut freight service will begin
within the completion of III" line.
The excitement caused 10y the rich
gold strik" JUS, east OF Salida in.
cT'hscs and II territory covering
nearly five square miles has been
stakcd ont by both men and women
from Salida and the nearby country.
no believe that second Cripple
Creek has been discovered.
Disappointed IN love. Miss Maggie
Hoover. the l9-yrar-old daughter OF
Mrs. Clara Hoover. former matron at
the city jail. in Pueblo. took strych.
nine and died as she was being rushed
TO ST. Mary's hospital She was found
on the floor in commissions by her
brother Frank. and DR.. PEARS, city
physician. WAS called.
Because OF lack OF funds. ST. Paul
NJ f, church. South. Denver. has been
forced TO abandon its plans to enter
the institutional field and build a new
church with clubrooms. library, gym
nasium and home for working girls.
a new church will be built. but on a
smaller scale. II will be located some.
where on Capitol hill
Despite the rainy weather, which
has interfered with the fruit picking
total OF more than $50 carloads has
been shipped from the Grand valley
and the prospects are that next week
will see still further increase. The
shipments from PalisaIe which stood
at tho top OF the list were nearly 200
cars. principally Alberta peaches.
Gen. Edward Moody McCook, twice
territorial governor OF Colorado, :he
nan who paved the way for Sher.
mans march TO the sea. and former
rInister to Hawaii. died in Chicago
Sept. 2 The end came at the Chi
cago Baptist hospital. after long suf.
ierring from Brights disease. His
brother, Gen. Anson G. McCook OF
New York. was at his bedside.
Land adjoining Gil. sold tor $3.50 an
acre. without water. Tho purchaser
was man who had been a tenant on
the land for years and he will oui,
farming and do market gardening
Fifteen years ago Gill and the sur
rounding territory was open range. II
is no" station on the new Union
Faciiic line. The Union Pacific is
erecting depot and business men nj
Greeley are building big warehouse
The body OF William Eoherty. a
well known ranchman OF Trinchera
who was drowned near that place
was recovered several miles from the
scene OF the drowning Doherty and
MS brother attempted to cross an ar
ioya near their home, when the rir
was overturned and both were thrown
'h'o 'he current Alter "a desperate
struggle, Joseph escaped, but hi,
brother was swept down with the
'ooa' He was 2S years old and i,
survived by seven brothers and riv.
sisters.
Contracts have been signed in Den
yer by the Greeley-Poudre irriea,to,
district and the Laramie-Poudre Res
ervoir & Irrigation Company for tn,
construction Of the greatest irrigatio,
system in the West, not excentin,
government projects completed or I'M
der construction. 1t will require on
pehaiture Of about s5.oO0.OoO. Thi,
IS the largest enterprise undertake,
| by ID. A Camfield Of Ill. IL.