The Ordway new era., 1910-01-14
COLORADO news

when the old building will be torn
down and new Masonic temple, to
cost about $4,000. will be erected.
The next examination for non.grad
uate veterinary surgeons will be held
at Denver January 2ith. Application
for blanks can be made to the secre.
tary. room Is. Capitol building.
Governor Shafroth named Mrs. Ed.
ward Taylor. wife OF Congressman
Taylor. as a delegate from Colorado
to the National Civic Convention in
Washington. January 1919.
The fact that few or none of tho
fashionable apartment houses in Den.
yer will admit children has led to a
movement to erect such building ex-
clusively for families with children.
1t has been decided to build the new
Normal school building at Gunnison
with Gunnison granite. on founda-
tfon Of brick. From the water table
up 1t will be trimmed with Gunnison
white sandstone.
Buried treasure, comprising valuable
old coins and a few American silver
pieces bearing the date of 1853. was
recently discovered by three small
children Of Thomas Lockhart Of Mani
tou, at the foot Of Red mountain. They
are worth much more than their face
value.
During the last three years there
have been 3.7OO cases filed In the Dis
trict Court in Weld county, OF which
1900 were civil and l.4OO criminal.
Up to two years ago 100 cases filed
year was the average. but since July l
last the court docket shows a record
Of log new cases.
The complete abstract OF assess
ment of Boulder county shows taxable
property totaling $l2.995.311. gain OF
practically half million dollars over
the preceding year. The Increase
comes principally from the sugar fac.
tory and the new power plants. Ac.
cording to the tax rolls. $270,O7S.79 Is
to be collected.
A new system Of feeding lambs will
be inaugurated on the Zeigler ranch In
Larimer county. Watson Zeigler. in
an address to the short course stu
dents at the Agricultural college
stated that the present method OF
separate feeding OF hay and grain
would soon give way to the new meth
cd OF grinding the alfalfa and grain
together and feeding the mixture.
The Fort Morgan sugar factory shut
down on the 4th inst. after an eighty.
five day run. having sliced about 72.
900 tons OF beets. or an average OF
S47 tons per day. This mill is rated
at 600 tons. The mill made the cam
paign with but one minor accident to
machinery. The pulp is being held by
the sugar company, which is feeding
5000 cattle in the yards near the fac.
tory.
Judge Shattuck, in the District
Co.. IT at Denver, has rendered a judg-
ment of $4,000 for libel against Con.
sui Adolph Rossi. representing the
Italian government In Denvor. in fa.
vor of former Consul Pasquale Corte.
who charges Rossi with defamation OF
character. The judgment was by de.
fault. Consul Rossi claiming that an
American court is without jurisdiction
in such suit.
According to the report of the
weather bureau at Denver the lowest
temperature during the month Of De.
cember last was seventeen degrees
below zero. For the thirty-one days OF
the month the average Of the highest
temperature recorded was 32.S dc.
yrecs Fahrenheit. The average of low
est temperature was sc degrees. And
the average of daily averages was
21.2.
The Reclamation Service has $50
men and teams cnlarGing the west
canal. which will irrigate about $4,000
acres, and extends from seven miles
above Montrose to Delta. II will be
enlarged to carry ESQ feet of water
per second. 1t is expected to be fin
ish"d In time to serve all land own
ers on the west side of the Uncom.
pahgre river this year. The work
will cost sG5.OO0.
At Denver on the 5th inst. the Colo
rado State Grange. Patrons of Hus.
bamlry. elected the following officers:
John Morris of Golden. reelected.
master: Rudolph Johnson of Niwot.
ov,rseer: c. Sway of Edgswater,
elcctor; X S. Rhca of I.ittlcton. stew.
ard: c. +. Schooner. assistant stew
ard: Levi Booth. chaplain: c. II. Pc.
tcrson, treasurer: 4. Riddle. secretary,
re, Iccted. Steady growth aud pros
pciity were shown by the reports.
In order that he may convert his
thousands of acres of sheep range In
northern Weld county. Colorado. and
southern Wyoming. into farm land, an
ticipating that the time is near when
thcrH will be no government land by
which he may supplement his sheep
rance. Senator Warren of Wyoming
will Guild ten reservoirs the coming
year and use the water to raise al.
faNla for forage for his flocks. Many
smlIl creeks run through the Warren