The Ordway new era., 1911-03-03
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth Telling.

Fruita has commenced the construc'
tion OF II s2S.OOO sewer system.
Judge James l.. Mccain, Colo.
rado pioneer, Is dead at Greeley.
Joseph S. Bcuman. a pioneer OF Gil
pin county died at Central City.
VIM. a. I.owrcy was recently held
up in Denver and robbed of SIS.
New numbers have been placed Oh
doors OF residences in Monte Vista.
Virgil W. Stoddard. pioneer OF
I.oveland. died suddenly ut his home.
II Is probable Denver will get the
National Republican convention In
1912.
Local option will be an issue at the
municipal election next spring In
Platteville.
Wm. II. Madden, a railroad man OF
Salida. committed suicide by shoot
ing himself.
An effort Is being made to have each
county make a separate annual report
on crops.
The Denver police are cudeavorins
TO put stop TO gambling among
Greek residents.
Work on the new elevator at Wat
tenburg. capacity 10000 bushels, VIII
be commenced.
Mayor Ogden Whitlock. pioneer
and veteran OF Civil War, is dead at
Colorado Springs.
In the Telluride mining section
there is from eight to thirty feet of
snow on the level.
The last work on the orchard Mesa
irrigation system. Grand Junction. has
been completed.
\ branch OF the american breeders
Association has been organized by
stockmcn OF Colorado.
Freeman Butlcr. aged ID. pioneer
of that section. died at his home near
Windsor. Of paralysis.
The Boulder Booster Association
will attempt to double its presen;
membership Of l75.
The Wellington section is enjoying
the novelty OF slcighing for the first
time in several years.
The Northern Colorado Teachers
Association will meet in Greeley on
March 3rd and ith. 1911.
Walter Siarbird. who lives near Gil
crest, has lost fifteen hogs with chol-
era within the past few days.
Drillcrs n tn oil we'll. a mile east
OF Lamar. have penetrated the oil
sand and will shoot the we'll in few
days.
lou Il,.,
ters, valued at 81 900 and belonging to
Chas Woodford of Pueblo. have becE
stolen.
Farmers in the vicinity OF Plate
vile and Fort l.upton are being urged
to plant more early cabbage than eve"
before.
The Denver Glec Club will hold a
series of entertainments in Cheyenne.
Wyo.. extending over a period CT thre"
weeks.
Mrs. Eta Smart. cashier in dr..
goods store in Colorado Springs. has
been arrested charged with theft of
$4,000.
4 bill has passed Congress length
ening the time allowed homestcadcrs
for making entry and establishing res
idcncc.
The smallest baby ever born In
Mesa county is that OF Mrs. G. Bower
Of Creston. Th" girl weighs 2la
pounds.
Encouraging Developments continue
at the oil well near Lamar and there
is every evidence of an extensive
flow of oil
Grover West. IA machinsI. aged
nineteen. had his life crushed out al
most instantly at Salida while oilins
an elevator AT the Smelfer.
\ new organization, the Greeley
Commercial band, has been organized
and will work in conjunction with tn"
Greeley Commercial club.
Work on excavation has begun on
the new armory for the Windsor
militia company. The building will
cost about $4,000.
To replace the schoolhousc burned
at Braccwell recently. the district has
voted to erect $4,000 building and
the contract has been let.
Many Mon,rOsc farmers and ranch
men are either using the road dras,
or arranging to accomplish similar
results this spring.
With the recent heavy SHOWS the
mountains and plateaus of western
Colorado are covered with more snow
than at any time for many years.
Thirty-eight new members have
been elected to the Denve: Chamber
of Commerce, making the total mem.
bership 10 date 1900. A campaign Is
being waged to make the total mem
bership 800 by March Is.