The Ordway new era., 1910-02-25
COLORADO ITEMS

The University of Denver has be-
gun the erection of gymnasium
building.
Harry Tarbell will continue to per.
form the duties of coiner at the Den.
yer mint until March l.
Asahel Sutton. for more than twen-
ty years cashier OF the First National
Bank of Colorado Springs. died sud.
denly on the l4th inst. Of angina
pectoris.
The body OF Reuben Dougherty. one
OF the American victims of the Pri.
nero mine explosion. was taken from
the mine on the l4th inst. bringing
the total OF bodies recovered to sixty.
six.
The Laymen's Missionary convention
will be held at Grand Junction. March
9Th to Sth. Special trains will be run
Oh the western slope and 1t Is expect.
ed that 1000 delegates will be In at
tendance.
Judge Dixon of the Denver County
Court has held the act regulating
horseshoers and requiring them to be
examined and pay q license fee. which
was passed in 1897. to be unconstitu
tional.
1t Is announced that a new theater
and hotel will be built in Greeley on
the old Catholic church property. at
cost OF 100000. The structure will
be 1OOxl9O feet and will have a seat
ing capacity of ZOO.
In u circular issued by Trinidad
miners Union. No. 1888. Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners. charges are made
against the competency OF State Coal
Mine Inspector John d. Jones. Super
intendent Fitzpatrick. and Mine Boss
Williams of the Primero mine. and
against the management OF the Colo
RADIO Fuel G. Iron Company in the Pri-
nero disaster.
City Attorney McKesson of Colorado
Springs has sent notices to the direc.
tors OF every club in the town. includ-
ing fraternal and social organizations.
instructing them that the only legal
manner in which liquor can be kept
for club members is In separate lock-
ers. 1t must be used by the owner
only, and cannot be given away to fel-
low members.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Compa-
ny has just obtained contracts for the
San Diego & Avijano railroad Of Mex
leo for 5000 tons OF steel rails. to cost
about 100000. They will be used for
an extension OF that road. 1t will re.
Quire 200 freight cars to carry the
shipment to the Pacific coast. from
which place the rails will be distrib-
uted along the proposed road.
An echo of one of the most sensa.
tional murder trials ever heard In
Weld county. when in 1895 Josiah VIII
kinson was tried and acquitted of the
murder of Richard Berry. u wealthy
farmer. Is the suit filed BY BESSIE and
Fred Wilkinson of Pueblo. children OF
Josiah. to quiet title to Greeley
house and lot which II. +. Churchill
claims as attorney fees for services
in acquittinG Wilkinson.
The Boulder City Council. County
the Boulder Commercial Association
met at a luncheon with the manage
ment OF the Boulder Colorado Santa.
rum and discussed plans for the en-
II cement OF the institution to CORES.
,ond with the Battle Greek Santa
rum. The project is backed by the
Advent churches OF Wyoming. C1lora-
do, Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri
The institution already represents an
outlay OF about $l5O.0OO and annually
pays out SEC 900 TO $76.U0O.
The manager of the Denver Reser.
voir and Irrigation Company states
that by March / barr lake. south OF
Hudson. enlarged to five times It's pre-.
viols size. and with its system OF
bitches providing irrigation for 10000
acres. will be ready to furnish water
BY April the Greeley Denver Valley
district will receive it's water. and by
June | Milton lake. south Of La Sale,
will be completed and in use. making
the Denver.Greeley Valley the first
bonded irrigation district in northern
Colorado ready for use. Including the
five large ranches recently purchased
southeast OF kersev by the company,
to be provided soon with water. 150..
900 acres will BE- supplied by the com
pany this summer. Over 1000 acres
of this immense tract has been plowed
James A. Warford. charged vita tn"
murder of Chris Miller and Ike l.eibo
in 1904, has Just been released from
Jail in Canon city. where he has been
held since his trial During the elec.
ton of 1901. Warford is alleged To
have killed at Goldfield. Colo. Chris