The Ordway new era., 1909-12-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS

one OF the Oldest cattle TahCh's !"
Weld county. owned by Max WICK
aors, and containing 1000 acres, near
RoEcen, was sold to Lincoln. Neb''
men for SEQ. 900 a few days since.
At Greeley a few days since. with
tour generations present, Mr.. and Mrs
n. X Brewer celebrated their fittieth
wedding anniversary, They were mar
rird in New York and came TO Colora'
do 80 years ago.
Business men OF COrtcZ have organ
ICED the Cortez Commercial Assocla'
ton. with II. Il. Smith. prominent
merchant. as president: c. I. Vincent
mayor. as vice president. and George
Reeder. editor OF the Journal. secre'
tary and treasurer.
The gross valuation OF the Cripple
Creek ore treated by the Portland ana
Golden Cycle mills and the plants ot
the United States Reduction a Rciih'
Ing company for the year 1903. is VIZ
l5S,SI4, according TO reports OF the re-
spectiye managements. The amount
is 5ST,422 tons, the average value thhs
being a little in excess OF $50 per ton
\ special examination for stenos'
-apher and typewriter, Tor men ohiy'
wiu be held on January %, 1910. by
he United States Civil Service Com
mission Persons desiring to take this
examination should apply at once TO
Mr.. V. W. Campbell. l3-A Federal
building. Denver. Colorado. for appll'
cation blank and pamphlet of instruc'
tions
Game Warden Poteet at Florence
received word from Hugh PiEg, the
celebrated bear hunter OF western
Fremont county. that seventy-five an
tslope had been driven by the storm
TO his ranch on Currant creek. The
animals are said TO be half starved
and 1t is thought many have perished
Another band OF twenty-five has been
seen on ranches as far east as Eight
Nile Park.
The Southern Colorado Power &
Railroad Company was sold at public
auction at Trinidad. December 23d by
Sheriff Grisham and was purchased
by the Northern Securities Company
OF Denver for half million dollars.
The Northern Securities Company is
understood to be temporary holding
company for the Colorado Railway,
Light & Power Company. recently in.
corporated for s5,000,0O0.
II is stated that negotiations for q
! tract OF 100 acres OF land within easy
reach OF Denver are being conducted
by the order OF St. Francis. which now
conducts ST. Anthonys hospital In
Denver and St. Francis hospital at
Colorado Springs. for the purpose OF
establishing thereon n large tubercu
losis sanitarium. dairy and large
vegetable gardens are in contempla
/ ton as part of the plan.
One hundred dollars for handker
chief is the price paid by z. G. Sim
mons Of kenosha, Wis, owner Of the
Pixies Peak Cog Road. and a frequent
visitor in Manitou. Mr.. Simmons was
asked to contribute n handkerchief tc
the bazaar OF the Young Ladies' Ben
evolent Society of the First Congrega
tional church of Manitou. and sent {
| 800 check asking that the article b,
purchased with it.
Governor John F. Shafroth saws that
so cents a meal is enough for any
cents while travelling on the road is
the sensible limit under such condi.
/ tions. These observations were
brought out by the governor at a
meeting of the military board in the
state house, when Governor Shafrotr
announced that he would approve nc
more meals, in the expenses of the de.
partment, over rs cents.
Mark NJ. Morris, representing tn,
! commissioners of Adams county, ha
filed suit against former Count,
Judge A. H. Gutheil for $2,7S297, will
interest at eight per cent. from Janu
ary IL. 1909. The Illinois Surety Com
pany, which was on his bond for $40
900, is made party to the suit. Anon,
the many allegations 1t is charged tha
Gutheil failed to pay parties entitle
to receive it, money which came int
his hands as court officer.
Various railroads of the state ar
becoming interested in learning wheth
er or not state officials are obtainin,
passes and then charging the stat
mileage on expenses. Not long ag
Auditor Kenehan refused to honor
warrant for sG9.50 in favor of John Z
Jones, state coal mine inspector, TO
transportation. The refusal was mad
on the ground that the amount TO
mileage should not be paid when tn
inspector received free transportation
State Auditor Kenehan has allowe
Governor Skafroth his full salary fo
October and November, although du,
Ing part of each he was out of tn
state. Governor Shafroth declares h
will not accept the salary II it is nc
legally due him. but he is awaiting a
opinion from the attorney general. Th
governor is said to have brought bac
With him list of court opinions r,