The Ordway new era., 1909-06-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS

ne county AA'tAHhA - -
has received check for s5'-Vo aS
Mesa county's share OF the Forest Ne'
serve Fund,
The county commissioners OF Mesa
county will call special election I"
decide the question OF issuing bonds
for $3.50 900 for a new court house.
{ II. OBrlen, arrested at Las AMI
mas, charged with the forgery "f
checks. was taken to Trinidad, when
IT developed that his nam" Is JACK
Weaver. and he is on parole from 'h'
cna Vista. where he was sent from
Pueblo for forgery.
Boulder Elks have rendered the use
Of their building as headquarters Tor
the officers OF the grand lodE" nj the
state cOnClayc Of knights I"mpIar.
which will be held at Boulder the last
week in September. The home vii!
also be used as headquarters for the
State Realty Association. which meets
in July
Three thousand acres OF valuabl"
coal land will be opened between AGui-
LAT anu lthNNlAbn bN ~ N.N'''a'''''''''
Coal Mining Company, recently formed
by Colorado and Kansas city capital
lists. c. '. Stewart Of Kansas city Is
at the head of the new company. and
is said to represent several million
aires
The old Presbyterian church at
Evans. used for eighteen years as
saloon. until saloons were abolished
two years ago. is about to be restored
to It's former dignity. Liquor signs and
parts OF the bar remain in the build
Ing These are to be- torn down. n pull
pit built and the walls repaired by the
Presbyterian mission board.
Application has been made before
the State Land Board for tract Of
land containing 40 acres upon which
to establish national home under the
auspices OF the Actors association.
The last session OF the Legislature
passed an act allowing the land board
to donate land for charitable purposes.
and advantage will be taken Of this TO
get some land II possible for old actors.
Officers OF the Union Pacific rail-
road are authority for the statement
that trains will be running into Boul.
der from Denver by October. via Brigh-
ton and the thirty six.mile cutoff. The
Union Pacific will then enter into aC.
tive competition with the Colorado &
southern. which has heretofore en-
joycd a practical monopoly OF business
between Denver and Boulder.
Work has begun on the spur from
the Colorado 4 southern to Twin
lakes. the new reservoir of the Eastern
Colorado Power Company. which will
be built In the valley about six miles
northwest OF Boulder. This reservoir
will be one Of the largest In Boulder
county. and will be supplementary TO
the mountain reservoirs which store
water near Netherlands for power pur-
poses for the company.
The body of Miss Ethel Alexander,
4 the young teacher who was drowned
| Sunday night with Walter West while
attempting to ford the Big Sandy near
| Mattison, Elbert county, was found
Wednesday afternoon by Jim and
.
Limon. 1t was lying about fifty feet
/ from the bank of the creek and TWEEN
| ty miles from the scene of the acct.
dent.
The graduating exercises OF Cutler
Academy connected with Colorado Col.
leSe at Colorado Springs, were held in
I Perkins Hall, Wednesday. DR.. X. W
Corwin of Pueblo delivering the prin
cipal address. In his address during
the presentation of diplomas, Presi
dent w. F. Slocum of Colorado Col
lege made number of announce
ments for the extension of the Acad
emy. Laboratories will be added and
new equipment will be purchased.
Hundreds of people crowded into tn.
First Methodist church at Colorado
Springs on the night of the Sth inst. tt
bid farewell to the Rev. James b
Gregg, dean Of ministers in Colorado
While the reception had been arranged
by the Ministerial Association, the ad
dresses were given by men who repre-
sent almost every religious denomina
ton In the city. DR.. Howard Agnev
johnson presided. Among the speak
ers were President w. F. Slocum O
Colorado College, Mayor w. H. Spur
geon and prominent members of tn
Chamber Of Commerce and the Y. M
C. A.
Thirty resident owners Of land unde
the Antero reservoir system in tn
vicinity OF Rose Hill, from one to fly
miles northwest Of the Denver cit
limits, met few nights since at tn
Rose Hill school house to take tn
necessary steps preliminary to the o,
ganization OF the Denver Suburban |,
risation district. Those present wer
In favor, without a single dissentin
voice. Of voting bonds with which t
pay the reservoir company for its A,
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