The Ordway new era., 1911-12-01

Grand Junction wants saOo oOlp fpr {
federal building.
Pueblo's new court house is Ito b
completed by June ! next. NJ
The Boy Scouts now have afty-two
organizations In the state.
The governments Is taking evI (dence
against the butter and egg trust
A MazarIn Bible has just BEEN sold
In London for the record price s29,-
600. IS}
The United States treasury fscon-
science fund has just received 400
from some uneasy soul.
Denver has $500 automobile license
numbers and the machines areS esti.
mated to be worth $l3. .OOO. 600.
The twelfth death In the family OF
Abraham Alaart OF Fort Collins from
consumption has just occurred.
Mrs. Thomas Platt, widow or the
former New York senator, Is noSw the
bride OF william p. Atwood, the
aviator.
State Senator John Crowley Of IOtero
county gives it out cold that he1 Is In
no sense IA candidate for gover}hor OF
Colorado.
DR.. Charles d. Twichell OF Sy7acuse,
N. Y. was run over aud kiiied( by
hearse in New York City retently.
Was this retribution?
Wolves near Grand JuuctioI& have
become so numerous that the cattle
men Of that section have plJced
buunty.of 500 un each wolf shft.
Postmaster General Hitchco3:k has
again changed his mind and isSued 40
order that all mail directed tot Santa
Claus be sent To the dead letter. Office
The chain gang at Pueblo his been
abolished and the rock pile Revived,
to the great disgust Of the genius hobo
that make that town their healdquart.
ers. j
After a fierce battle with the po
lice. 800 London sutYragettas were
landed In Jail. On trial eachf woman
declared for Jail sentence rather
than pay tine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Rice or Long.
mont have just celebrated th,hi- sixty
first wedding anniversary. Nlr. Rice
is 80 and Mrs Rice 70 years old. Both
enjoy good health. 4
After producing two full crops Of
strawberries the past season the plants
owned by Daniel Mcpherson Of North
Glenwood Springs are in bloom for the
third time this year.
The largest Sunday school in the
world is located at the coal mining
town OF Brazil, Ind. Tue school has |
membership of 1897 In a town num-
bering about 10000.
The Santa Fe racing circuit will
hold its regular annual meeting In |
Trihidad en- the 5th inst The circuit |
includes towns from Dodge City, Kan,
to Albuquerque, N. M.
Princess Lai, mother of the Chinese
boy emperor and wife Of the prince |
regent, has eloped with an actor.
Troubles never come singly even to
emperors and prince regents.
The fourteen Chinese students at
the Golden School of Mines have been
notified that no more money will be
forthcoming from the imperial govern
ment for their expenses at the school. |
President Caceres of the Dominican
republic was assassinated November
20. Caceres himself assassinated Die
tator Hereaux in 1899, allegeing that
the deed was committed In self de-
tense.
President Madero of Mexico has
sent 25, 900 troops to the northern part
Of that country to quell a threatened
revolution. The United States gov.
ernment may also send troops 10 the
Rio Grande.
Henry Clay Beattie Jr. was exdtuted
last Friday at 1928 a. m. BefoR, his
death he confessed to the murdhr of
his wife on July l5 last while aulomo.
bile riding. His nerve stayed(witb
him to the last.
The meanest man on earth hasNeen
found In Chicago. He tried to &l a
few bushels of coal which his {vife
had bought to keep herself anA her
baby warm so that he could fet a
drink of whisky.
A number Of the men accused of |
having assisted In tarring and fea19er. |
ing Miss Mary Chamberlain, hkhe
Shady Bend, Kan, school teacheA last