The Ordway new era., 1909-08-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS

IN the Colorado pehltchtiafH NJ 'ahoh
city.
The total net assessed valuation OF
Pueblo county for 1909 is s2G.1io.r
sSsOI. The valuation for 1908 was
s2G.S23.G3a.
one thousand laboring men expect
to leave Colorado Springs In special
train September 9Th to attend the La
Dor day celebration at Pueblo.
The annual conference OF the Meth
odist church OF Colorado viii he held
at Pueblo the first week In Scp;em.
Der.
Three cups will be given by the
Denver Chamber OF Commerce TO
Colorado dry farmers exhibiting Mt the
Dry Farming Congress at Billings.
Mont, in October.
ON Friday night. August Goth. the
city OF Denver will give an elaborate
display OF fireworks at the city Park
in honor OF the delegates to the Trans
mississippi Congress.
The honorary commercial commits
s!oncrs OF the japanese empire to the
number OF thirty will reach Denver
November 7th. at 2:30 p. m, and Will
leave at ll.I5 p. IN. ON the day fol-
lowing
+. X. O'MaIa Of Leadville was
elected president OF the Colorado fu'
neral Directors Association at the
closing session OF ITS annual conven.
tion at leadville. and Denver was
chosen for the 1910 meeting.
The interior OF the Denver Audito'
rum is to be clabOratcly decorated mt
large expense. 1t is planned to have
the work completed and the new
10000 drop curtain hung before Presi.
dent Taft's visit in September.
On receiving news of the death of
Robert NJ. Womack. Mayor Van TIL
borg OF Cripple Creek issued "A procla-
nation calling for all flags in the city
to be placed at half mast in honor OF
the memory OF the Father of Cripple
Greek"
A wreck occurred on the Rio Grande
near DulCe ON the night OF the 18th
inst. when dOublc.hsador freight
ran into mud slide In Navajo canon.
both engines turning over. Engineer
J, S. Thompson had leg broken and
was scalded. his injuries being dan
gcrous.
The work OF cutting down the grade
at Dead Mans hll. Just south OF
Palmer Lake. has been completed.
thus reducing to a minimum the dan.
ger to automobIlists. The cost was
borne Jointly by the county commits
sioners of FL Paso county. the Colo
rado Springs Antomobife Club and the
trustees OF Palmer Lake.
At Lafayette on the 10th inst, after
heated discussion over IA resolution
introduced by Delegate l.. u. Hosman
OF the Denver Typographical Union.
lasting several hours. the State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor convention refused
to go on record as indorsing the So
ciallstic party or the organization Of
a new political party. by a vote OF
| 80 to IL.
During a severe electric storm ut
Idaho Springs. on the 18th inst. light
ming struck the shaft cable at the
| upper workings OF the Lamartine mine
and two prominent young mining men
were instantly killed. They were How.
ard Quick. aged %, and Percy Barron,
~. Two fellow workmen who were
! being hoisted from the mine in the
same bucket. escaped injury.
The annual meeting of the Chautau.
| qua Climbers Club at Boulder elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: DR.. Hungerford of Denver,
| president; Mrs. c. l.. Bradford, vice.
president. and Arthur Ridgeway of
| Boulder, secretary. Plans were made
| nln
ent trails. making new trails, and nam
ing and Identifying rocks, springs and
paths.
1t Is thought that skeleton found
IN the mountains in California recent
ly Is that OF William Sellwood, n son
OF Mrs. b. NJ. Wilson of Greeley, who
mas not been heard from for four
years. A letter written by Mrs. vii.
son. dated August Is. 1908, was found
near the bones and was the only clew
winch the officers have to work on.
Four years ago Sellwood was at Salt
Lake. -
At an election on the 10th inst. in
the proposed irrigation district of Lin.
coin county to take in about 10000
acres south OF Limon and to be
known as the Big Sandy Irrigation
district. It was decided to bond the
district for $250,00O to carry out the
project. AS soon as the bonds are
disposed of. work will commence. and
1t is thought 1t will be completed in
time to water next seasons crops.
seven persons were seriously hurt
and a large number of others s,,s.
ta,ned bruises in the wreck OF ,be
MISSOURI Pacific passenger train Mo. 2.
one mile east OF Avondale, Pueblo
county, on the sth, inst. The smoking
car and chair car were ovartrr,ns
and every car left the rails. Llovd
Brown of Ordway had an arm broken
and Ollie Moore and EIIen tIan,