The Ordway new era., 1910-05-27

lot tournament on tne Setn.
Clifton has petitioned the postoffice
department for rural mail route.
The Golden smelter will be enlarged
and work has already been com.
menced.
Scott league and Oren Gray OF
Yampa bagged four bears In two days
last week.
September go has been set as the
date for the Lamb Day celebration at
Fort Collins.
The Greeley Public Fairgrounds AS
sociation has been Incorporated. not
for profit.
Costilla county commissioners will
build a bridge across the Culebra. near
San AcaciO.
Boulder reports more activity in its
oil fields than at any time since the
early boom days.
Union Pacific graders are right at
Fort Collins door and the local yards
are being surveyed.
Lake Crosho. eight miles from Yam
pa. Is to be improved with a fine no
tel, launches, etc.
The mail service from Craig to
Baggs. Wyo. will be changed back to
three times week.
Sulphur Springs has let a contract
to Denver firm for a complete and
modern water system.
The old camp OF Empire Is said to
be doing more mining now than at
any time In its history.
Milliken will be put on one Of the
transmission lines Of the Northern
Colorado Power Company.
Ivan Elliott of Platteville, broncho
artist. has started for London where
he will open a wild west show.
Miss A. S. Jones Of Sheridan Lake
has invested in a gasoline plow and
put 1t to work on her land.
One hundred acres OF ground at
Steamboat Springs is being set with
100000 strawberry plants.
The President has appointed Rob-
ert c. Hall postmaster at Del Norte
and Judge C. Bailey at Wootton.
Promoters Of the Pactolus railroad
expect that the grading will be re-
sumed within few weeks.
Yampa people will build good road
to Trapper's lake, one OF the most
famous resorts In the state.
Mrs. Helen Sill of Gunnison was
elected department president of the
w. r. c. at Grand Junction last week.
F. J. Hulaniski has sold the Ouray
Plaindealer to Walter Walker, former
ly city editor Of the Grand Junction
Sentinel.
The chanticler craze has struck
Julesburg. The town council has de.
creed that chickens may not run at
large.
"A movement has been started to es-
tablish a starch factory at New Castle
to take care of the surplus potatoes
OF Garfield county.
The contract for the new Saguache
county court house, to be built at
Saguache, has been let to a Sterling
man at $36.110.
Herschel Hendrickson, aged IA, Of
Ohio City, had his foot cut so badly
by an AK that he had to be taken to
Pitkin for treatment.
Citizens of Sedgwick county have or
ganized a new county fair association
and will proceed with the erection of
buildings as soon as possible.
c. E. Calkins of Morrison was bit
ten twice on the hand by rattle
snake the other day, but prompt med
.ical assistance saved him from any
serious results.
Fort Collins poultry fanciers are ar
ranging to hold a poultry institute
there on June Sth, when prominent
authorities will be present and give
expect advice.
A Mcdonald, employed on the Mil
ton reservoir near Evans. sustained
five broken ribs when a horse he was
riding ran away with him. Mr.. Nc
Donald had his foot caught in a STIR
rup and coult not free himself.
The county commissioners OF Cone.
Jos county will as the corporation Of
other counties in the San Luis val
ley in preparing. as the Antonito Ledg-
er says. "the grandest agricultural dis
play ever witnessed by mortal man."
for the National Irrigation Congress
meeting at Pueblo.
Merrill Smith. aged thirteen, living
on Red creek, Fremont county, dis
covered the lair of bobcat family
and proudly captured the four kittens
while the mother was away.
Homer Rodeheaver, son of T. H.
Rodeheaver Of Akron. has taken a po
sition as assistant to Evangelist Billy
Sunday at salary af 5000 per month.
John Holmes was oilng the engine
of a big excavator near Pierce last
Tuesday when he was drawn into the
gearing and both legs crushed so bad
" that amputation was necessary. He
died shortly after the operation.