The Ordway new era., 1909-09-03
COLORADO NEWS

II is beautiful structure oil sawed
stone, and was erected at cost OF
Ss5. 900.
Charging her husband. Cassius NJ.
Eby. prominent local attorney anu
chairman OF the Republican centrai
committee at Boulder. with having Tor
wears inflicted the greatest cruelty
upon her, and accusing him OF inhdef
ity. Mrs. Eva l.. Eby has brought SUI
in the District Court asking for slV'ooo
permanent alimony and the custody OF
n minor child.
Two barns OF A. J. Allison at Castle
ton, near Gunnison. were burned. To-
gether with hay. harness. saddles and
poultry. Total loss. $4,000. no insur'
ance. Incendiarism is suspected
and a warrant is out for the arrest OF
Victor Swallow. discharged nay
hand. Swallow was seen at nearby
ranch this morning and denied over
working for Allison.
Announcement has been made that
DR., J, C. Shedd. formerly head OF the
physics department at Colorado COL
lege and later dean of Westminster
College near Denver. will not go 10 the
University of Pittsburg, as intended.
but will accept the chair Of physics
at Olivet College. Michigan. DIR, r.. IL
Lancaster. also formerly OF Colorado
College. is president OF Olivet College
Mrs. Rose d. Rittman, Head Chief
Ranger of the Women's Catholic Or
der OF Foresters, an insurance organ
ization for women and conducted en-
tirely by women. is in Denver to or
Ganize the Italian women OF the city
into courts The order has $1,000
members Mrs. Rittman has been at
the head Of II for twelve years. Its
membership is limited to women OF
the Catholic faith.
State Brand Inspector Bierman
went to Manitou recently from Den
yer TO examine the brand OF a horse
which J. Schueler. proprietor of the
Ute Springs. recently bought from a
stranger. and the official will try to
locate the seller. The animal. which
was guaranteed to be gentle. kicked
yiciously, breaking SchueIer's ankle
and also fracturing the leg OF Art
James o! Manitou. The horse will be
killed.
James Kelley of Telluride Is wand.
ering demented in the hills south OF
Ridway. II he is not dead of expo.
sure. Kelley left for Denver Saturday.
but lett the train at Placerville Sun.
day night he went to the ranch OF
Charles Gallagher on the Pallas di'
A.. -. ra1l kn
tried to dctain him. but Kelley broke
away and disappeared in the dark
Since then no trace has been found OF
him
For four blocks the unseen hand OF
Death piloted Denver tramway car
on the Ninteenth avenue line, carry,
in forty passengers. at 1890 O'Clock
Sunday night, when John 4. Benson
the motorman Of the car died of a
hemorrhage with his hand on the cen
troller II was not until the conduct
or suspected that all was not well in
the forward end OF the car after two
signals for stops at crossings had
been passed by unhceded. that he
went to the vestibuled front section
and there found Benson dead.
Joseph Haughton. 81 years old. OF
Victor. Colo. was killed at Grand
Junction by being run over by west
bound Rio Grsnde passenger train
Haughton. with brother and 4
chance travelling companion. were rid
ing from Glenwood to Grand Junction
on the tender of light engine. un
noticed. he slipped from his prccarious
perch and lay on the tracks Just above
Clifton. probably unconscious. until
the regular passenger train which was
short distance behind ran over him
Greeley. G. McCreery will have .
unique agricultural display at ths
Weld county fair. which is to be held
mere September |. 2. 3 and 4. In tn,
lot Will be specimens OF the vegetabl,
lemon, South American product
these are the first plants OF the kline
ever grown in Colorado. They are ,
cross between the lemon and n SQUASH
and are used for making pies. Another
remarkable specimen will be the won
derberry. which grows on bush ant
resembles a blackberry. The fruit 1,
the size and color OF q small blac,
marble and grows in clusters. An un
named grain. which is a sort of beard
less barley. is also in his exhibit.
Mrs. George NJ. Wilson OF 22O
West Twenty-eighth avenue, wife O
the manager of the Western Cemen
and Lumber Company. Denver, will
receive nearly a million dollars as he
share of the estate of General Sevie,
Revolutionary War hero, which 1
expected to be closed by the Unite
States government this fall. Mrs. Wi
son Is the granddaughter OF Samue
SEWER OF Guymon, Okla. one OF tn
original eighty heirs OF the old so
der. The estate grew out OF the deco
Ing to General Sewer, by the govern
ment, OF $4,000 acres of land in Ter
nessee. North Carolina and Alabam,
and the repurchase by the govern
ment OF the same land Tho M,