The Ordway new era., 1909-12-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS
,,u aa,,y.ry was inaugurated


The construction OF s2o,Ooo aitai
IA meal mill has been begun at HUI
rose in Morgan county. local men be-
ing principally interested. II VIII nc
completed early in January.
Il is stated that the Southern Colo,
rado Power a Railway company OF
Trinidad. which has been in the hands
of receivers. has been reorganiZed ana
that 81 900 600 will soon be spent on
improvements.
William Brown. a ranch man near
Agate in Ebert county, was overcome
by gas while digging well on the u
inst. and fell out Of the bucket whiie
being hOisted to the surface, dying De-
fore help could reach him.
Arlbert II. Ellingwood OF Colorado
college and Frederic D. Anderson OF
the University OF Colorado have pass
ed the preliminary examinations, ana
are ready for the final decision by the
examiners for the Rhodes scholarship
The directors OF the State Fair
Association met AT Pueblo, and de-
cided to hold the fair during the week
ItElullIE SAllNtlll''l ~ ''A''
ately preceding the sessions of the
National Irrigation Congress.
Acting Gov. S. Il. FItzgarrald ap'
pointed the following delegates TO at
tend the sixth annual convention of the
National River and IIarbors congress
in Washington. u. c, Dec. ;. . and 10:
Charles J. Hughes. Jr.. Simon GuGgen-
0 - IR lRF "a "a
j. A. Martin. all of whom Will be IN
Washington. and Brooks lrione of Col
oradO Springs.
After twenty-seven years honorable
service In the Denver police depart
mcnt. Sergt Martin J. Casey is about
TO retire from active service on nalf
pay. at the age OF sixty four. Until his
death the sergeant will receive half
pay from the police pension fund. OF
which he is the second officer to take
advantage. The fund now consists Of
$4,000 To 1t all patrolmcn subscribe.
in addition to certain city receipts
which are devoted TO the purpose.
J. H. BrInkerhon. general superin.
tendent of the Grand Junction rail
road. operated Jointly by the Denver
& Kio Grande and Colorado Midland
railroads between New Castle and
Grand Jtnction. has resigned TO su.
pervise the building OF an electric
railroad designed to connect several
cities OF the Grand Valley. This line
will extend through the fruit belt. east
and west of Grand Junction. with the
newly-built road in that city as n nu.
| cleus.
Ii Is stated that +. =. Ernest OF
Denver. owner OF the Mansions hotel.
Manitou. who is improving the prop
erty and drilling to pipe soda water
into the house. is so encouraged over
the outlook of his prospective bath.
house that he will drill two wells to
2.2OO feet in the hope of striking a
flow of hot sulphur water. This is n
greater depth than ever attained in
Manitou and the exploitation OF the
hidden strata is awaited with great
interest.
| In order that their organization may
he in position to sue the railway
companies in the courts, George J.
kindcl W. II. Hall and Robert Given
have Incorporated the Consumers
League of Colorado. The papers filed
with the secretary OF state assert that
the league is corporation not for
profit and that its objects are to dis.
seminate information on the rates and
charges. rules and regulations of com,
mon carriers. to advance the interests
OF Colorado consumers. to obtain re
dress for wrongs done the consumers
and to procure reforms in transpor
tation charges.
Professor II. NJ. Cotrell, of the Agri
cultural College, announces that on ac
count of the large increase in the mum
Der of students taking agricultural ant
domestic science courses, 1t will be i'm
possible for the college to hold shor
courses in cities over the state thi!
winter. The time of the instructor.
Will be taken up by the students, ant
the college has no money with which
to employ lecturers for the shor
course work. A short course for far
mers will be held at Fort Collins Jan
uary 3 to s, 1910. during which tim,
thirty-One experts will lecture. !
housekeepers' short course will b.
held at the college at the same time
Colorado has formally proteste
against the government sheep dippin
and quarantine resolutions, which 70,
bid the shipment of sheep sufferin
from lip and leg ulcerations out of tn
state until cured. This protest wa
lodged with DR.. Melville. chief of tn
bureau of animal industry at Wasl
ington. on behalf of the sheepmen c
Colorado. by DR.. Charles e. I.aml
The sheepmen say that the regul;
tions are unnecessary. as the lip an
leg alterations are caused by a yer
simple disease that is easily cured |