The Ordway new era., 1912-01-12

To close AT p. III. resulted Ia failure
Frank Isbell, owner of the Pueblo
base ball team, may sell his franchise
to Wichita.
After his wife has nagged him for
thirty years George b. McNay OF Pu.
eblo wants divorce.
Alfred Tennyson Dickens. son OF
Charles Dickens, the novelist, died In
New York on the Sd inst.
Last Thursday President t Taft signed
the proclamation which made New
Mexico full hedged state.
The Cheraw Clarion rises TO remark:
''The cold is having bad effect on the
revival meetings and not many are
turning out"
When d. NJ. Woollett OF Sedalia,
Mo attempted to chastise his l4-year-
old son for impudence the latter shot
and killed his father.
WI Ting Fang. former minister to
the United Staees, has been appointed
minister OF justice Ia the cabinet OF
WIZ L" Sut'CsS ASPao'tS'
January an earthquake shook
Chicago. AtAurora. near there, the
large press In the Beacon office was
shaken from It's foundations.
| In recent interview President
Taft, referring to the presidential
contest, declared that "nothing but
death can keep me out OF the tight
now"
Edward J. Thinks OF New York is
10 years old. deaf and dumb and suc-
cessfully leads brass band OF seven.
teen pieces, playing the cornet him
self.
There are said to be 5000. 900 200
members OF the Smith family 10 the
world. The Johnsons, Browns, Jonses
ct al. are not even "also rams" when
1t comes to counting noses.
In order to accommodate his flock,
Rev. George b. Van Arsdall Of Denver
has fixed the hour for his Sunday
evening service ut O'Clock. The ser
vices last exactly one hour.
Waiting until midnight on New
Years eve, Miss GeorRiana Stebbins
OF Denver proposed to George w.
Markley and was accepted. Nothing
slow about these Colorado girls.
Anton Lusick of Pueblo didn't trust
In banks and kept his loose change In
his trunk at a boarding house. When
he went to get it the other day some
one had distracted 5000 from his roll.
Alderman Tom Hyder OF Denver is
to give dance on the 18th at which,
he announces, "the bars will be let
down." The ministers OF the city are
endeavoring to have the police prevent
the event.
Although the shortest month In the
year. February is we'll supplied with
holidays, having three-Lincoln's
birthday on the 18th. St. Valentines
day on the 14th and Washington's
birthday on the 22d.
While boring for water near Grand
Junction natural gas was encountered
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blow the machinery forty feet into the
air. 1t is proposed to heat and light
the town with the gas.
Jack johnson. champion OF the
world, and Jim Flynn OF Pueblo have
signed articles for fight for the title.
The battle will be pulled off some time
before July at a place yet to be de.
cided upon. johnson is to get $40, 900
and third interest in the moving
pictures, win, lose or draw.
Arthur E. Griffith of Springfield.
Mass, known as the worlds champion
artithmetical wizard, died recently of
hemorrhage OF the brain, caused, so
physicians asserted, by too strenuous
use OF the brain in working out in-
tricate problems.
Miss Inez Allen May Of Denver, aged
just Is, has been appointed receiver
Of the Iowa Rangely Paratine Oil con-
pany. She is also president, vice presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer of the
company, all the old officials being 10
Jail under federal indictment for
fraud.