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The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Has 2O,2lO People
Otero County Now Takes
Ninth Place in the State.
Gained Nearly 5000

According TO the census men twen.
ty thousand two hundred and one
people live In Otcro county. or course
there are more than this, as every.
body In Otero county knows, for the
census takers could hardly be expect.
ed to get all OF the inhabitants Uf the
new sections and the dry farming
hOmesteads. but even at that 2O,20I
Is Il pretty good showing compared
with the census OF ten years ago.
Then ,522 people lived here. The
Increase Is 70 per cent and there are
mighty few counties In The state that
can make such Il showing. II Is al.
most twice the increase for the entire
state, which Is put at Is per cent by
the census people.
Incidentally, by getting $3.50 more
people within the county, OterO cOun-
ty jumps from the twelfth place to
the ninth place among the counties
OF the state. Under the new census
OterO county is only exceeded by Dem
yer with 1881, Pueblo with 81, Dbl,
FL Paso with I2.32l, Weld with ~. 1T.
Boulder with 80, $50. Las Animas with
80. 1854, LarImer with 25,27O aud Mesa
with 2,l97. Which means Otero In
population ranks up with the Western
Slope and greatly exceeds the Canon
City district aud most of the counties
OF Northern Colorado.
Within the last ten, years Otero
county has passed Fremont county,
which had a population or 1856 ten
years ago and now has only IS, lsl and
also Lake and Teller counties. Incl.
dcntally, no county has passed Otero.
In per cent Of gain, only four coun-
ties In the state can show as good Il
rccord-Cheycnnc, with the phenomr.
nal gain Of 636 FER cent, Weld and
Larimer counties.
The town and city census OF Otcro
county has not been completed yet,
but it is expected soon aud then the
Rocky Ford population will be known.
Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Smith Denied Pardon

Dec 1.-The state board OF pardons
today denied the application OF E j..
Smith. who is serving u term In the
penitentiary, charged with having re-
ceived deposits In n bank at Rocky
Ford after lie knew that the bank
was insolvent. Smith was the cash
Ter OF the bank OF which John God
ding was president. The board gave
no reason for denying the pardon.
The board granted few minor COM
mutations, but on the whole 1t fol-
lowed its usual tactics OF denying ex.
ecutive cleIhency.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
BOB Greek Items

The surprise party given Mrs. Edo
Whitney on Wednesday night Nov.
30, In honor OF her 39th birthday wa
a success as well as q surprise
About sixty people were present.
Games OF all kinds were iqdulged l.,
About midnight a nice lunch WI
served and the guests departed wislt
ing Mrs. Whitney many happy r.,
turns OF the day, 82
The Ladies Aid met at the home OF
Mrs. Lundahl on Dec. l. Two com.
forts we're tackled and the Ladies' ad.
jorned to meet with Mrs. Schroeder
on Dec. 8.
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs.
Schroeder's Thursday, Dec. 8. One
comfort was disposed OF and lunch
was served which was enjoyed by all.
Adjourned to meet with Mrs. Spratt
on Thursday Of this week.
Miss Schrieber and Mrs. Ed. Dresch.
er we're visitors at Mrs. Wright's on
Sunday last.
John !. Cochran and Ethel Williams
Cochran, entertainers, gave an Entef.
tainment at Bob Creek school house on
December 8 under the auspices of our
teachers, Miss Schrieber and Miss
Burke. These people deserve all the
praise given them as few such enter
tainers as Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran hap
pen along this way. Bob Creek peo-
Pile laughed and laughed until they
were sore. The proceeds go toward a
library fund.
Olaf Lnndahl has been on the sick
list for several days.
The hum Of the hay baler has
ceased. The price of hay has fallen.
A number of Bob Creek people at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Green at
Ordway Sunday.
Rev. Steinmetz conducted services
at Bob Creek on Sunday.
The son of Conrad Pelster has been
sick of typhoid fever but is improv-
ing.
Mabel Schroeder and Opal Clatlin
we're out collecting for Christmas
tree fund on Saturday. Good luck
seemed to accompany them.
Mrs. Laura Dennis and daughter,
Mrs. Guy Williams, returned from
Texas Wednesday much improved In
health.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Tho Point Of II

Do you know what STANDARD Oil
point" On lead pencil Is? It's a
point sharpened like chisel instead
OF an awl. 1t saves much Of the waste
Of the black lead which is whitfield
away In the ordinary way Of prepar.
Ing a pencil. Also the writer, writ
ing always on the chisel-shaped point.
can use the pencil much longer with.
out resharpening 1t. It's understand
that statisticians have figured out
that Standard Oh saves $1,000 a year
by the use OF this pencil point. which
Is said to have been devised by Miss
Katherine Harrison, the very tall and
able secretary Of the late H. H. BOG.
ers.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Walt Mos0n

The exhibition Of Uncle Walt Ma
sons book of poems on sale at the
book stores will recall to mind some
of the early experiences of Walt
Mason in his less prosperous years In
Seneca He came here from St. Louis,
where he had been employed on a
paper, aud went to work out In the
country for Van b. Fisher. He
agreed to work month 90 trial and
il Fisher was not satisfied there was
to be no salary attached to the Job.
He always carried Il notebook in his
pocket and would invariably vary the
monotony of cultivating the soil to
sit on his plow and jot down some of
the rambling thoughts OF his mind.
His brother, Jim Mason, tried to
make farmer Of him by placing him
on farm north of town but with lit
tie success. Walt was always broke.
On one occasion he went into Walter
Sperling's jewelry store and wrote on
a piece of paper note which he
handed to Mr.. Sperling. 1t read
something like this: "Does my face
look good for dollar 2" Mr.. Sper-
wrote: "Your face looks like fifty
cents to me-" and handed him half a
dollar. There is no record OF Uncle
Walt ever repaying the loan and for
some reason unknown to us, he has
Stunned Seneca in the midst OF his
greatness. He went to Beatrice and
married. Now in his office Of the
Daily Gazette in Emporia, Kansas,
protege of William Allen White. Sam
uel Matthew Adams and others, he
grinds out his little prose rhymes that
! are making him fortune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Homes of Wild Animals

When the long arctic night Ap'
proacnes the polar bear retires to
some sheltered spot. such as the cleft
of rock or the foot of some pre-
cipitous bank. In very short time
he is effectually concealed by the
heavy snowdrifts.
Sometimes the bear waits until aft
er a heavy fall of snow and then digs
white cavern of the requisite form
and size. Such is his home for six
long months.
The common little cottontal, or So
called rabbit, does not live in a bur-
row, as does the English rabbit. but
makes slight depression in the
ground, in which she lies SO fatty
pressed to the earth as to be scarcely
distinguishable from the soil and the
dried herbage in which her abode Is
situated. The rabbit Is strongly at.
tached to its home wherever it may
be placed, and even If driven to a
great distance from it contrives to re-
gain it's little domicile at the earliest
opportunity.
One of the most gruesome among
animal homes is the VOLTS den. This
is simply hole dug in the side of a
bank or small natural cave generally
situated on the sunny side of a ridge
and almost hidden by bushes and
loose boulders. Here the wolf lies
snug; in and about his doorway lie
the remains of past feasts. which,
coupled with his own olor. make the
VOLTS den not very inviting place.
st. Nicholas Magazine.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Stockholders Moetina

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the South Ordway Lateral
Association was held at Ordway, Sat-
urday, Dec. 10. The following direc-
tors were elected for the ensuing year:
S. J. Burris, C. E. Skinner. o. S. Nit
chell, w. E. Perry aud Ernest F.
Greene. Following the adjournment
OF the stockholders meeting the
directors met and elected the follow
(ig officers: o. 8. Mitchell, president,
: T. Skinner, vice-president and Er.
EST f. Greene. secretary.treasurer.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Dies of Bronchitis

On Sunday morning Andrew Chupp,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Chupp, died
of bronchitis, aged year, months
and ~ days. Funeral services were
held from the family home on Monday
at o'clock. Burial at Lake View
cemetery.
The family recently moved here
from Kansas and reside north of the
Bald place northwest Of Ordway.
They have the sympathy of the en-
tire community in their hour OF be-
reavement.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
0iney Springs Hews
All the carpenters are busy :.

All Jnc carpenters are DuSy.
The entertainment given by Mr..
and Mrs. Cochran of Rocky Ford was
greatly enjoyed by those in attend
ance. About ST.. 90 was taken in. one
half OF which goes toward the school
library.
Readers, attention T.. n. Free
man has secured for Olney d place on
the State Travelling Library board
list and now has one hundred volumes
OF books. The people of Olney Springs
are welcome to take out books from
this library without cost to them
selves. Thursday is library day.
Books may be secured on that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Of Den
yer spent a week visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. COwden.
T.. n Freeman took in the annual
meeting and election OF the Fowler
Masons Monday evening.
Obey that mpulSe-subscribc for
the New Era.
Six neat residences are now being
built here. The builders are as fol-
lows: Guy Curtis. Harry MillhouSe,
A. b. WoolIcry, II. NJ. Rctr, Mrs.
Hackworth, Mr.. Riley Parent.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
SCHOOL NEWS

The Eighth grade have received
their class pins which are very neat
design. They have changed their
cnors from red and white TO pink and
green to correspond with their pins.
Mae Weldon was absent q few days
this week.
Georgia Waugh is out OF school this
week.
Susie Hessler and Elsie Russell en-.
tered the Third grade this week.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
$1,000 For Two Loads of sssd

}. S. johnson, who lives about five
miles from Rocky Ford, brought In
two wagon loads OF cantaloupe seed
Wednesday, receiving for II $500.
The various seed concerns here will
distribute about 100000 TO the farm.
ers for seed saved during the last sea.
son. The seed industry has hereto
fore been rather neglected, but now
forms an important part Of the farm.
cr's Observation-Disclosures.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Harmony cM6

Thirteen members OF the Harmony
club met TO pass pleasant aftefpoon
ut the home Of Mrs. E. r.. Gseene
this week. Miss Mae Custer and Mrs..
J. W. BARTLETT were voted into the
club. Mrs. Greene served her Kuests
with delicious refreshments. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Jobn
Custer.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Box Social

The young people will give q box
social In the Reynolds building, which
Is now used as skating rink. tom0r-
row night, December II. Everyone
Is invited to come and bring we'll
u!led basket.
Prizes will be given for the prettiest
girl and the LATEST boy. The social
will begin at 8 o'clock.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
An Error

An error was made in another col
umn in announcing the meeting of
the Thursday Afternoon club with
Mrs. Thomas Gallavan. Instead the
club will meet on the 22nd with Mrs.
j. A. Sprengle.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Eastern Stars Meet

The members of the Eastern Star
lodge which is being organized here
met Thursday evening at the home
Of Mrs. j. r. Dannelley. The lodge is
now ready to receive its charter and
bids fair to become a most prominent
and beneficial order.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
Hearst Cup Here
Beautiful Trophy Won BY
Otero County Now On
Display In Ordway

The Otero county cup arrived In
Ordway Monday and has been on ex.
hibition 10 the New Era window.
where IL has been admired by muny a
passerby.
This cup was awarded tn Oterd
county for the best horticultural and
agricultural display at the Eighteenth
National Irrigation congress. by VIM.
r. Hearst. the millionaire newspaper
man of New York.
The cup given by Governor Shat.
roth is also On exhibition and both
should be seen by each and every resi-
dent Of Ordway and surrounding ter.
ritory.
Each town In the county will be
allowed to keep these trophies on dis.
play for q certain peri0d-probably two
weeks-s0 do not delay II you would
see these objects OF Otero county's
pride. ...t
In order to give a detailed descrip.
tion Of the Hearst Cup, which attract.
ed 80 much attention at Pittsburg
and also at the Chicago Land Show,
We reproduce an article which ap-
peared in these columns some weeks
ago. This article was drst published
In u jewelers. trade paper:
"A San francisco house has manu-
factured what is believed to be the
largest loving cup ever made and dur.
ing the two days that II was on exhi.
bition at the store Of the makers 1t
attracted the attention nf thousands.
This immense cup, standing four
feet high, IN massive silver, with a
base Of California red wood burl, is
the Hearst trophy that ia to be Of
fered as prize at the Eighteenth
National Irrigation congress held at
Pueblo, September 26 30.
THE cup was designed and manu-.
factured by Shreve s. Company and
cost $1,000. In its construction $50
ounces Of sterling silver were used
and its capacity Is 7S pints or more
than Of gallons. 1t stands 4S inches
high with width OF 23 inches, pre-
senting u massive appearance. 1t has
some fine designs cleverly executed.
'The main Inscription on the front
reads as follows: Hearst Trophy,
Eighteenth National Irrigation Con.
gress, September 26-3O, 1910. Pueblo,
Colorado At the base Is engraved
the beautiful phrase, Science Bids
the Desert Drink On the reverse,
space has been left for the name OF
the winner, to be inscribed as fol-
lows: "For the best county horticul-
tural and agricultural display, etc."
The column supporting the bowl Of
the cup is engraved with the seal of
Irrigation congress and is hand
chased.
''On the pedestal appears some work
that is new In silver smithing, this
being actual reproduction of photo
graphs on silver. There are four OF
these views: An orchard, Roaring
Fork Valley OF Colorado, Pilisade dis
trict OF Colorado and an ancient VIA
duct Of Old Mexico. The pictures are
etched on the silver plates and fin
ished In hand engraving"
From the above description it
would appear that Otero county has
acquired cup that is representative
Of much that is new in the jewelers. 3
art, and one that even more pride can
be taken in for that reason. The cost
Is given as $4,000, whereas, it was un-
derstood that 1900 was the cost of
the cup when 1t was presented.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16

Miss Marian Dodds, for the past two
years clerk of the county court, re-
signed her position the first Of the
week and left last Wednesday for
Spokane. Wash, to visit sister.-La
Junta Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16

Cement Blocks for sale. See Peck
& johnson. tf25
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
THE NTERuRBAN.
Machinery Arriving and the Work
Being Rapidly Pushed.

The work on the power plant
for the electric railway is being
pushed. The concrete for the boil
er settings was fininshed Monday
and a force of men was immediate
ly put to work strengthening the
bridge over Salt River, to make
sure that it will endure the heavy
machinery that is to be drawn
over it.
The $50 horsepower engine is
here, also two boilers, each of $50
horsepower. Beside a 600 horse
power heater is here and tw,,
steam pumps and a large quantity
of bridge steel.
The machinery is all new AMI
of the best type.
You will soon be shown that
there is really something doing in
electric railway circles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.

Mrs. Sam Musick has been quite
sick the past week. Glad to say
she is much better now.
Rev. Levi Zehr returned home
Monday from Woodburn, ILL.,,
where he has been in a revival.
Jacob Bertsche was called to
ILL.,, to the bedside of his sister,
Mrs. Bauchman, who is very sick
Charles Sellers sold two loads
of hogs last week at $7.95.
Mrs. John Rediger is entertain
ing her sisters, Misses Barbara AMI
LYDIA Rich, of Illinois. After their
visit here they expect to go to
Sterling, Kansas, to take care of
an old lady. They went with Mrs.
Rediger to visit Mrs. Raber Sun
day. Mrs. Raber's boy has been
very sick for some time.
b. f. Pulls and wife and w. d.
Pulls and family visited Aunt
Margaret Pulls Sunday.
Charles Sellers and wife wen.
to Illinois Sunday to visit Mr.. Sell
lers' parents and other relatives,
Henry Kinsinger returned home
Wednesday after visit in Indiana
and Illinois.
Charles Sellers lately bought
three calves from Chas. Erb.
d, d. Oyer recently made a
business trip to Illinois.
Mrs. Mary Rediger, missionary
worker from Chicago, is visiting
Messrs. John and Joe Rediger. She
is on her way to Kansas.
Eliza Pulls bought a good horse
from Steve Pulls last week,
Elmer Shock has been ON the
sick list with a cold.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
Hogs Plentiful in Audurain.

A paragraph appeared last
week in the metropolitan papers,
sent out from Mexico, saying
that hogs were very scarce in
Audrain, only two or three car
loads in the whole county. This
led the popular auctioneer, j. T.
johnson, to give out the follow
ing statement to the Mexico press.
Mexico, Mo-, Feb. al don t
know the party who sent out the
report as to the scarcity of hogs
YIN Audrain and Montgomery
counties. The party stated that
there were not more than two or
three loads in the two counties.
The above is all bosh.
c. p. Arnold has 2 loads.
W. ID. Mason has l load.
Sterl Carter has l load.
Earl Carter has l load.
Joe MOngler has l load.
Blum Bros. has l load.
Clark & Bledsoe have 4 loads.
Considine & Cant have 2 loads.
Judge Sims & Sons have 4 loads.
j. +. Baker has l load.
j. T. johnson has 1 load.
Lewis & Sims have l load.
LOckridge & Jones have 2 loads.
Brown & Sons have l load.
Reed Burke has / load.
G. Berry has l load.
d. B. Guthrie has ! load.
Price Bros. have / load.
Total q loads.
This is a conservative esti-
mate of the number on feed in
and around Mexico and the cen
trail portion of this county.
j. T. johnson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10

Billy Sunday told his Cedar
Rapids auditors in common with
those elsewhere previously that
he was almost afraid to mako
some people Taught for fear he
would be arrested for the des-
truction of antique bric-a-brac.
He declared that the faces of
some people were long enough to
eat meal out of a churn, and it
was not religion they have, it's
cramp collie. He maintained that
God enjoyed a little fun, as
shown by the fact that che made
the monkey and the parrot and
some of you folks. "
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
Good Poultry Money.

Mrs. F. Hofriehter, of Molino,
Mo-, sends the Message a report
for her Brown Leghorn profits
for 1909:
/ / started with 230 hens. In
July sold 80, in August lost rs
by cholera, now have 240 hens.
During the year sold 1883 doz.
eggs, lacked a very small frac-
ton of receiving II cts. per doz.
Received for eggs in ~,
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
THOMPSON ACTIVITIES.
Joe Considine's 8 Stock Purchases
Mr.. Rosenthal Moves to
Rush Hill.

Rob. Hill sold to II. T. Cant one
yearling heifer and 10 shoats for
$1O2.
b. d. Brown is moving to his
fathers farm, south of Hopewell
church.
John Morehead is moving to thu
farm of S. S. Light, 13 miles north
of Centralia.
II. T. Rosenthal will move with
his family to Rush Hill, on the
farm of Chas. F. Clark.
Miss Leila Tinsley is making a
pleasant visit for few days with
Misses Laura, Zella and Alma
Brown of Benton City.
Miss Laura Bess Morehead has
been visiting her brother John,
for several days.
Miss Mabel Kilgore spent last
week with her friend8 Miss Bessie
Burke, in Mexico.
Mrs. Eugie Tinsley and sister,
Miss Sallie Jesse and Eppa +.
Elliott and wife, spent last Sun
day with Robert Dorgan and fam=
lily near Benton City.
Miss Ella Geary has been visit
ing her brother, w. s. Geary, for
a few days.
John p. Davenport was in Rush
Hill Monday and Tuesday on legal
business.
Clark and Bledsoe shipped a
car of hogs to st. Louis Thurs
day night.
John W. Sharp sent one car Of
hogs over the Wabash Sunday
night to st. Louis.
C. NJ. Berry shipped over the
wabash two cars of butcher stuff
and one of hogs to st. Louis last
week.
Joe Considine sold SO mules to
Middleton and Carter for 81, 200; /;
sold one pair of 4 year olds to
H. T. Squirting for $3.50. He
bought while at. a sale near Perry,
IA mules and two horses. He pur-
chased of Lee Gregory one mare
for $3.50, and one mule from Chas.
Householder for $215, and 16
mules from Fountain for $3.50,
and five from other parties near
Centralia for $3.50 to 5000 each.
He bought IL stock hogs of Joe
Smith, weight 105 lbs, at $7.75.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
EAST LICK.

Lagrippe has been almost an
epidemic in this vicinity recently.
George Schroll has sold his
farm and will likely go west to
grow up with the country.
DR.. McCollum of Farber
made professional call in this
vicinity Saturday of last week.
There was an oyster supper at
jeff Slavens' Friday night of
last week. Large crowd present
and all enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely.
A large crowd attended the
funeral of j. F. Ross at Farber
Thursday evening of last weeI.
Our sympathy is extended to the
grief stricken relatives.
They. say, the Good Roads"
question will soon be revived an1
become a living issue.
Earl Brown, a representative
of the Watkins Medical Co.,
transacted business lin this
vicinity last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
MIR BRUToN DEAD.
One Of Our Most Valued Citizens
Suddenly Pases Away.

Mexico community was greatly
shocked last Thursday morning
to hear of the death Of Frank II.
BrutOn. The Monday before he
had come home from st. Louis
very ill, and he gradually sank
until his death. His disease was
stomach trouble Of long standing
Happy of disposition and strong
physique, he never appeared like
sick man.
A wife survives him and one
child, Frank Bruton, Jr. De-
ceased was born on farm near
Centralia 80 years ago. About 30
years ago he was married to Miss
Ida harris. For many years they
resided at Sturgeon, few years
ago moving to Mexico. He was
a member of the local order of
Elks, a member also of the
Masonic lodge at Sturgeon. of
the Knights Templar at Moberly.
and of the Mystic Shryne in st.
Louis. Besides the wife and child
he has a brother, Will Bruton. in
Oklahoma, another brother
Clarence Bruton, at Sikeston,
Mo-, and sister, Mrs. Robert
Singleton, of st. Louis. A. L.
Bruton, of Laddonia, is a cousin.
Deceased for a long time had
been connected with the Wabash
K. r. as tie man, and he also had
an uptown ticket Office in Mex
leo, which was one of the most
useful and convenient offices the
Wabash maintains here.
The funeral of Mr.. Bruton was
held at the Mexico Christian
church Sunday afternoon, con-
Quoted by his pastor, the Rev.
W. NJ. White, after which the re-
mains were shipped to Centralia
for burial, borne in a special car,
furnished by the Masonic lodges
of Sturgeon, Centralia and Mob
erly, who in body attended the
funeral. 1t was one Of the largest
attended funerals ever seen in
Mexico. Surely a good man has
gone hence-a Christian gentle
man, the highest tribute that can
be paid to any man. He will be
sadly missed in the home and in
the community. Peace to his
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-02-10
BILE for the whiskey sold.

Die Tor the WhISkey s0ld.
The southwest quarter Of Sec
ton II, township So, range seven,
in Prairie township, was the only
tract of land taken up by a
squatter on Lick Greek. Tom
Grimes was this squatter. The
land is now owned by Mrs. Ezra
Lewton. Grimes took the world
easy and lived in a cabin of poles,
that were not very straight.
Once when the family left the
cabin for a few days they placed
their bacon in the bed. The
hounds crawled thru a crack in
the cabin and tore up the bed and
ate up the meat. Grimes was
philosophical, the loss of the meat
did not fret him. Wild game
about him was plentiful-deer,
grouse and rabbits-and he
would replenish his larder from
these. This was not the Grimes
we hear about in song
81 would give all my green
backs to be once more,
To be sliding down on old
CRIMES cellar door"
Mr.. Grimes is still living AMI
hearty, residing near the mouth
of Lick Creek. He Joined the
Union army. From an accidental
discharge of a gun, while camped
on the Missouri River, he lost
finger off one of his hands. For
further action in the service he
receives a bounty from the
Government.