The Ordway new era., 1909-10-29
COLORADO NEWS

rh. Rev. Thomas u. Bliss, one OF
the pinoneer Congregational ministers
o. Colorado. died in Denver II few
days since AT the age OF S5 years.
Vice.President Green of the Denver.
Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
Company, has placed orders for rails
for the terminal road into Greeley,
which he says viii be built within
sixty days.
Dunbar +. Carpenter. an attorney.
has been elected president of the new
Civil Service Commission In Colorado
Springs. The other two members are
+. II Joslyn. printer. and {. W. lie
ger. optician.
Owing to shortage OF cars the
coal mines OF Fremont county are
working only half time. The railroads
claim that the shortage is due to the
heavy crop movement At least 1900
mon are affected.
The farmers of Colorado are invited
to send their names and addresses to
Congressman Edward 7. Taylor ut
GIcnwood Springs for vegetable and
! flower seeds. which the government
| furnishes him for distribution.
Congressman Edward 7. Taylor. at
| Glenwood Springs. would be glad to
furnish every farmer In the state, free
of cost. with twenty-five Farmers
Bulletins. They contain much infor-
nation of great value and request
for them can be sent on postcard.
After canvassing about 10 per cent.
OF the population OF the city as To it's
religious propcnsities. the religious
census takers who recently engaged
! In the work are convinced that about
/ So per cent OF the people of Denver
are willing to admit their preference
! for some one OF the branches OF the
| Christian church.
Six new wells are now drilling In
the Boulder oil field. The Niwot
Compiny is drilling on the Johnson
tract. the Fidelity on the Moffat tract.
the Colorado Refining Company near
the flowing wells. and the Inland
company is drilling wells Nos.
II and IS. the former well be-
ing $500 feet deep. The Boul-
der-Greeley companys new well IL eN.
pectcd to reach the oil sands the lat
ter part OF the month.
As n mark oi appreciation OF his
bravery in taking away revolver
from highwayman. who had made his
entrance to the Ciiff House hotel at
Manitou. James Marrow. clerk at the
hotel. was presented with medal at
the banquet OF the Colorado Hotel
Clerks Association at the Albany ho.
tel in Denver. The medal was given
by the association and was presented
by Governor Shafroth
The Railroad Red Book for Octo-
her. which has just been issued by
Publisher j. Harry Ca son at Denver,
for the passenger department of the
Denver 4 Rio Grande Railroad Com.
pany. presents a pictorial story OF
President Taft's trip through Colorado
on the occasion OF the recent opening
of the Gunnison tunnel of the Un-
compahgre irrigation project OF the
government.
In the vicinity of Upper Hardscrab-
BILE. Fremont county. a large number
of men are at work picking pine cones.
drying them and extracting the seed,
which finds a ready market with the
: government at s1.5O to 81 per pound.
according to quality. II is said a good
picker can make 81 to s. day. In
: one camp on the forest reserve near
Buelah. IS men are engaged in the
work. The government uses the seed
to replant forests.
Gov. John F Shafroth left Denver
on the 22nd inst. to join President
, Taft and his party at st. Louis. the
, starting point OF the trip down the
Mississippi river to New Orleans. in
, which about thirty.one governors
are to take part. The trip will last
q about six days and the governor is
: expected back the latter part Of this
v week. During his absence Lieut.. Gov.
i S. r. Fitzgerald will occupy the
\ chief executives chair.
d The action of the state board of
equalization in CHASING the Engleville
branch of the Rio Grande as switch
tracks instead of main line. has i'm
, poverished the treasury OF school dis
u trict No. 2. just east OF Trinidad. The
$4,000 valuation of last year was cut
. to $4,000. and on this the levy will
not be sufficient to defray the ex.
penses of the school throughout the
year. reduction OF over 5000, 900
!. was made on Las Animas county
s tracks
r. On November 4th $4,000 acres of
n government land in the San Luis Val.
o ley will be disposed of to settlers un.
g der the direction Of the State Land
Board The land will be allotted by
Ia drawings which will be held at Anto.
,e hito The land is very choice and ID
1t all under a completed canal and res.
ar ervoir system. Any citizen of the
. United States over o. voars ola -