The Ordway new era., 1911-05-12
Current Comment

i III" Chrraw Clarion is agiLating for
II brass band.
and far May lG 20.
La .Iunta is laying plans for II farm
err festival next fall.
The X. T. lodge at Rocky Ford is
putting up an S. 600 building.
The telephone system "f Fowler is
/" "r improved at II cost Of $4,000.
Holly has Il man hired by the month
I" keep that burg 'spotlcss town."
Trinidad and Canon City have been
designated as postal savings dcpo>i-
turic>
The next meeting Of the CONNER.
cial bodies Of the state Is slated for
Fu~ Ter some time In July.
The concrete dam across Horse creek
IN the RuX Springs country Is com
pvrrd and the farmers are currcspond-
ingIy ticklcd.
pr, >idrncy OF the Fowler State bank
nud is succeeded by John T.. Wagner,
formerly Of Altoona, Kan.
About 10000 dogs are killed yearly
IN Germany for human food. Horse
meat has long been sold openly in the
Grrn.an and French markets.
BETTE lluhbell Of Fowler was last
Saturday elected supreme vice coun-
rilor OF the RI, al Ncirhbur- II Amer.
ica at the national meeting in Denver.
Thirty seven people united with the
Methods, church ut La .Iunta on II re-
cent Sunday. There Is some hope for
he capital town nf the south side yet.
The headquarters "f the Arkansas
Valley Commercial association have
been removed from Fowler to La
Junta = y. Hines is the secretary IN
charge.
The Rocky Ford Gazcttc-T"pic Is
now issued rs Il fnur-pagr. iivr.coluuln.
all hone print scnilwccklv, well M, d
with crisp news and generous adycr-
Using. Congratulations.
To prevent fraud. hereafter Indians
who cannot write will be Obliged to
sign all government papers with an
impression Of til. ball Of the right
thumb IN place OF Il cross mark.
Judge Hunter has called Il special
grand jury at Lamar for next Monday
To investigate charges against certain
county officials. No grand jury has
been called before in PrCwcr> county
Tor about twenty years.
W G. Day and WIFE uf Sugar CITY ar
the more or less proud parents OF twins
fur the second tim" within thirteen
months. 1t beats the band what pco.
pie over there will do in their cndcav.
ors To get ahead Of Ordway.
Mayor Spccr didn't grab of one Of
senatorial togaS. but by a
decision Of the state supreme court he
Is now head Of government in bot II the
rity and The county Of Drnvrr-and
that will help R"hrrt >"nr.
Colorado has joined Kansas and Ok.
lahoma in tahuoing The general drink
ing cup. The bill abuli>hing this
fruitful cause Of c"nlagion on railway
trains and in public places was signed
by Gov. Shafr"th on the 3l inst.
BY defeating Al Kaufman at Kansas
.ity last Friday night Jim Flynn. the
Pueblo fireman. became the head Of
the white heavyweight pugili>t~. but
he: doubt less yet lacks considerable OF
-iZing up to the measure of Jack John
son, the dusky champion.
by Il bill passed by the late lcgiSla-
lure. Confederate veterans are now
eligible for admission to the Soldiers
home at Monte Vista. Colorado is the
Iirst of the northern states to take
This step. This looks like the 'DlOOdy
shirt" has finally been buried.
The work on the Otcro canal has
been completed at cost of $25O,0
and the farmers under this ditch now
have one OF the best water supplies in
he state. The canal has been widened
md straightened, cement dams and
'pillways constructed, tunnels, head.
gates and syphons built and numerous
weak places eliminated.