The Ordway new era., 1911-10-27

| accidentally burned the shorthand
notes in his case. King has suit
pending against the Portland Cement
company OF Portland, Colo, for s25,.
900 for the loss of an arm while work
Ing in their mill.
Mrs. c. l.. Ramsay OF Greeley has
been summoned as juror in the dis
trict court for the November term
and will serve. She Is Il wealthy pro.
pcrty owner in her own right and Mr..
Ramsay also has IL dollar or two
something like 100000 or so.
Miss Josephine Wheeler OF Lamy,
| n. NJ, went to Trinidad last week to
marry Ned Sherman and found him In
the city Jail. charged with the theft
OF So from the Harvey house at Lamy,
which Ned had thriftlly taken along
to help pay wedding expenses. Miss
Wheeler returned home.
Justice Young of Los Angeles. the
city OF dynamite and oranges, has
ruled that man has no right to spank
his lawfully welded wife, no matter
what the provOcation. Thus one by
one are mere mans most cherished
privileges being wrcsted from him In
this age Of "votcs for women"
Recently the cOnvicts working on
the road gang near Pueblo were tender
ed a chicken dinner by farmers Of the
nrighborhood and the following Sum
day the guards took them fishing. A
short time ago they were all taken to
a thcutcr In Denver tn witness thrill.
ing convict play. It's us for the peni-
tcntiary.
Seventeen telephone users at Rocky
Ford have appealed to the city and
county authorities because the Tele.
, phone company has raised their rate
from $3.50 toSl per month, alleging
that the public service company has
violated its charter by so doing. A
lively time is anticipated before the
matter is settled.
Col. d. c. Collier, general director
Of the Panama. California exposition,
TO be held In San Diego In 1915, has
achieved additional fame by wearing
sixteen different suits OF clothing in
born to fame, others have 1t thrust
upon them and yet others achieve it
by the sartorial route.
Joseph Michels and Bernice Dave
cock Of Las Vegas. n. NJ, went to
Trinidad last week to get married,
but when the blushing bride-to be dis
covered that the swain.to-be hadn't
the price OF u marriage license she re-
turned to the arms of her mother.
Where Michels went no one seems to
know-or care, either.
Last week the beet sugar companies
OF this country reduced the price OF
that commodity % cents per hundred
which Is taken as a declaration OF war
against the cane sugar industry. head
ed by John Arbuckle. Beet sugar is
now u cents per pound higher than
it was year ago and cane sugar 81
cents per pound higher.
Because she alleges that she was
compelled to walk in her "nightie"
from one Pullman to another near At.
lanta, Ga, while a lot of "horrid
drummers rubbered at her." Mrs.
Mary Burnhell has sued the Pullman
company for $lO,o With that name
she should be able to make it pretty
warm for her antagonist.
Miss Fola LaFolettc, an actress and
the daughter of United States Sena-
tor Robert NJ. LaFollette of Wiscon-
sin, is to wed George Middleton. a
New York playwright. Bob and his
pompadour will no doubt be promi,
nent at the function. P. S.-Mr.
William Howard Taft will not be pre-.
sent, all rumOrs to the contrary not.
withstanding.
An amendment adopted at the late
California election provides that in
criminal cases new trial shall not be
granted unless the reviewing court
decides that substantial injustice has
been done the defendant by the YER
dict. This is provision of law that
has long been needed to cut out use
, less expense and secure prompt pun
ishment of criminals.