The Ordway new era., 1911-07-14
CROWLEY DAY TUESDAY, AUG. 8
Big Celebration Be Held Orday to Celebrate Successful
elimination of Long STRUGGLE for SelfGovernment-
Be County Wide Affair and the Worlds Invited

4uc ecOJIuR up OI separate uUu III
dividual government is always ab
event OF great mOment-sometim6s
to only a few, at other times to many,
thousands. The day that saw the
separation OF the colonies from Gre4t
Britain was one that marked the b
ginning OF u long, bloody and costly
struggle that finally ended 10 the birth
OF the United States among the M
tions Of the world. The founding u
the county OF Crowley will, fortunatf
ly. be unattended by any such hostil-
ties although some opponents OF TIE
measure might have been Inclined 70
extreme measures had they had their
own way In the matter-and on the 9Th
of August this new subdivision Of the
Centennial state will take its place IN
the galaxy of counties that tend to
make Colorado one Of the greatest ct
the commonwealths Of the United
States.
To dttingly observe the occasion.
there will be a grand barbecue and
celebration at Ordway, the provision
al cOunty.seat of the new county, on
Tuesday, August 8. The people 'of
this section intend to make that Hay
one Of the greatest gala occasions of
the year, and to this eud they invite
not only the people within our own
borders, but the whole wide world 70
join with US In celebrating our coming
into existence as q separate aud inte-
gral part OF the political machinery OF
the state. III
There ia to be plenty to eat and
plenty to amuse those who may attend.
Under the first head, arrangemd6ts
are being made to hold a huge old
fashioned barbecue in the style so dear
to the hearts Of the men and women
Of generation ago. No one will 60
away hungry who can feed himself
and that is universal art. There
will be all sorts Of "grub," to adopt
the -cowboy vernacular, and plenty Uf
drinkables-but of course, Ordway be-
ing 'dry" town, these latter will be
OF the temperance order unless the
visitors bring along something else.
II 1.-THE road to a mans heart Is
through his stomach" as some phil
osopher asserts, that ought to be a
mighty good natured crowd In Ordway
that day.
AS to the amusements, they will be
many and varied In character. There
will be the usual assortment OF races
foot races, horse races, etc.-and, be-
sides, those redoubtable slab artists,
the Ordway base ball team, will do
honor to their native heath by trim.
ming" some other aggregation ofhorse-
hide swatters In two games. A num-
ber Of other amusements are In con-
temptation. and will be announced
later.
We want especially to call the at
tention to the young men (and perhaps
the old ones as well) to the fact that
the tables will be waited upon by
bevy OF as charming young women as
the United States can boast of. We
make this statement positively be-
cause they are all residents of Ordway,
and they don't grow 'em any better or
prettier any where in this land of the
brave and home Of the handsome.
The new county officers, who will
probably be sworn in during the cele-
bration, have agreed to assist in de-
fraying the expense of the "doin's."
and all Of the candidates have signitled
their willingness to come up to the
rack on this point in view Of the honor
OF being the first officials Of the new
county. The soothing strains OF mu-
sic will be furnished by the Ordway
band, the best in the Arkansas valley.