The Ordway new era., 1911-08-11
CELEBRATION NOTES
Continued from Page One)

Harry Weller came up from Arling.
ton to celebrate.
Miss Ethel Beer of Arlington spent
the day with former associates.
Arthur Wells was over from La
Junta to take in the "big doin's."
Boon Best and family came up from
Arlington to attend the barbecue.
VIM. P. Jester and two daughters
OF Arlington were among the visitors.
Marshal Workers new uniform add
ed much to the metropolitan appear
ance OF the streets.
"The largest and best behaved
crowd ever assembled In Ordway," IL
the way several citizens put 1t.
A. S. Titus was among the politi-
clans from our former cOunty.seat
who enjoyed the big day with US.
Sixty large flags hung on wires
| crossing the street gave Denver boule-
ward the appearance Of city thorough.
fare.
George Newton and wife were ac-
coDpanied from Haswell by Mr.. New
toms father, who enjoyed the big day
as much as anyone.
Sugar City proved to the satisfaction
OF everyone that she was no small fac
tor In Crowley county and sent dele
CATION that left the town depopulated.
The usual gang Of cane rack grafters.
badge peddlers. Niger baby men and
sure-thing trimmers were here and
worked the suckers, who were ''also
present."
The various committees are to be
congratulated on the success Of the
day. Crowley county surely made
good 10 Its arst attempt to entertain
visitors.
X. A. Steen and wife autoed over
from La Junts t. take in the festivi.
ties aud congratulate their SOD, Wal
ter, on his appointment TO the office
OF treasurer.
In addition TO the list OF donations
published last week the hoy furnished
by Theo. Vashus OF Sugar City should
receive mention. 1t was much appre-
ciated by the committee In charge.
The Denver Post. with its usual
enterprise, sent G. L. Bryson, special
writer, down 70 Ordwsy to "cover''
the big celebration doings. His re-
port was q first page feature In Tues
day afternoons issue Of that paper.
The enlarged crossing connecting
our main street with the railroad
tracks near the depot Is certainly q
marked Improvement over the old one
and is much appreciated by our people.
The work was completed In time for
the biR day.
| The speeches as reported in this
issue OF the New Era are merely sum.
maries. To publish them In full
would be almost impossible for me-
chanical reasons, however much we
might desire to do 10. Typesetting
takes time and considerable Of 1t.
"Chi ief Worker" says he is duly
thankful for the good behavior Of the
crowd and wishes to thank the people
Of Ordway as well as the visitors for
their good department. No arrests
were made and not man required a
word of censure from the chief or his
corps Of able assistants.
W. w. Griffin and several small chill.
dren had narrow escape from injury
when the chimney on the Griffin &
Colgin store was pulled over by u rope
attached TO the big "WelcOme" ban.
ner across Denver boulevard. They
we're passing just Us the bricks came
showering down and escaped by a
small margin. The banner also came
down and wrapped Landlord Brena.
man of the Hotel Ordway In its folds.
almost soaring the life out Of him.
Mayor Tiedemann offers the sug.
gestion that the observance OF Crowley
day be made an annual affair. This
we believe to be good idea and are
enthusiastically "for it," We invite
an expression OF opinion from our citi.
zens on the subject and will be glad
to publish a resume Of what they
think about 1t. 1t is good thing for
the people TO get together occasionally
and an annual Crowley day would fur.
nish just what we need in this way.