The Ordway new era., 1910-09-23
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

The First National Bank of La lara
has been organized.
Sterling had 10000 fire early
Thursday morning.
Fort Collins claims the best amateur
band in the state.
Gilcrest Is negotiating for the cstab.
lishment OF milk condenser.
Alfalfa will add $l2.OOO.OOO to the
wealth OF the state this year.
Rev. C. W. Huett will be In charge
Of the Methodist church at Sterling.
Paul Itch. miner at Bowen, was
instantly killed by a fall of rock Mon
day.
A streak If solid ore showing much
free gold has been discovered near
Georgetown.
Bids are being received for a new
county high school building in the
town OF Meeker.
Eight miles OF new state highway
between Brush and Sterling has been
contracted for.
Weld county's exhibit has received
close to 20 prizes at the Interstate
fair and the end Is not yet.
The first porcupine ever found In
the Grand valley was rounded up near
the Pear Park school house.
The internal revenue agent has dis
covered that Denver is being forced to
tske water with her butter.
Rocky Ford's three large school
buildings are overcrowded and an
other one is contemplated.
Rev. A. F.. Ragatz Of Loveland has
been sent to Christ church. Denver.
by the Methodist conference
1t Is estimated that the extra ses-
sion OF the legislature will last at least
two. possibly three weeks longer.
Among the eighty-two prisoners be.
ing tried in the criminal court at Den
yer there are six accused Of murder.
Pres. w. F. Slocun. mas returned
from Europe and Colorado college was
opened for the fall term Wednesday.
Denver will probably become the ex-
ecutive headquarters for the education
OF Indian children throughout the
West.
Potatoes are being displayed in
Greeley which measure IAN inches in
circumference and 16 inches around
from end to end.
The Colorado State Bankers meet in
Grand junction this week and several
hundred leading bankers from other
states will attend.
Present plans are to have Colorado
represented in the International Com
mercial Exhibition bureau. London,
next year.
Perry Williamson claims to have
made record trip to Denver from Sa-
lida-S hours and 40 minutes. Best
previous time. II hours.
Four hundred employees of the Pull
man Palace Car company in Denver
will go to the company's new works in
San Francisco October 16.
The Teller dam. 90 miles north
west OF Pueblo. soon to be completed.
is $50 feet long. 1856 feet wide at the
base and 1l6 feet high.
Olathe's first car shipment of
peaches was billed straight through to
New York City. New York's dainti-
ness OF appetite is proverbial.
An average of one car of cabbage a
day has gone from the Greeley district
during the past month. This crop is
better this year than it has been for
some time.
At Wellington on Thursday an out
law horse attacked Joseph Walker. a
stable hand. and kicked him almost to
death. He was rescued by fellow en-
ployes. unconscious.
The Denver Dairy association offers
a reward Of $50 for the arrest and con-
viction OF any hotel or restaurant
keeper selling milk below the standard
required by the city ordinance.
Guy Phares Of Denver. jockey, was
perhaps fatally injured when his
mount fell in a race at the Glenwood
Springs fair grounds Tuesday. The
horse rolled over his body, crushing
him.
At Golden, Thursday, Delworth
Sumpter. l5-year-old boy, while rid
ing on the new playground apparatus.
fell and sustained serious injuries.
A mountain lion and four cubs were
seen Wednesday at Crystal park by
Jack Gillispie of Colorado City and a
party of friends who were out tramp
irg.
Six star players of Longmont's last
years champion football team grad
uated and but five Of the old players
are left to form the nucleus Of the new
team.
The new school building at Masters
is practically completed and school
will open in few days. Miss Alta
Marsh is to be the teacher She is
from Morgan county.
The board Of engineer officers of the
army. to inspect reclamation and irri-
cation projects. will be in Colorado
next week and inspect the JJncom-