The Ordway new era., 1912-03-08
Haps, Mishaps and Happenings

4 China ana Mexico are both In the
throes OF revolutions against theil
newly inaugurated presidents.
: Rev. william Walder OF Akron,
Colo, recently carried the war into
the encmy's country when he held
religious services in local pool room.
There was large attendance.
Leon lie Fevre Of Denver recently
died at the age OF s4 Although for
many years he had been supposed to
be pauper and in direst want. he
left fortune In real estate and min
Ing claims valued at 100000.
Mrs. Minnie Ward Patterson, who
recently assumed the pastorate OF the
Hillside Congregational church at
Colorado Springs. has received several
notices warning her to abandon the
ministry. She says she will stay with
her job.
A highwayman In Denver tackled a
local pugilist and tried To hold him
up. BY the time he had made his
escape he had black eye, a cauliflower
ear, a badly bruised face aud u whole.
some respect for the fstic abilities OF
his intended victim.
Following the suicide OF George E.
Harris. cashier OF the Rocky Ford
First National bank, 800. 600 in gold
was rushed from Pueblo to that In
INIT inn n n prap M ro for a n N ~ I ~ I M = od
run which did not occur. The coin
was sent m a special train.
The Union Trading company, which
operated fourteen stores 10 Colorado
and was recently adjudged bankrupt
and its effects sold, has reurganized
and will endeavor to resume business.
The unsecured creditors will be OF,
fered IS cents on the dollar.
Miss Marion Weston Cottle, a WON.
an lawyer OF New York city. says no
woman should think OF marrying un-
less her prospective husband earns at
least 81. 200 year. What a falling off
there would be In Dan Cupid's busi-
ness II this view were general!
william Bunch OF Rocky Ford
jumped a board hill at a hotel in that
town recently aud was handed bunch
by the sheriff. who caught him at
Lamar and returned him to the LA
Junta jail. Later Judge McDaniels
will hand Bunch another bunch.
For stealing n pan OF pork and
beans two miners at Boulder tied a
stick OF dynamite tn a stray ours tail
and lit the fuse. The dog crawled
under the cabin, which was blown to
splinters, the miners miraculously
escaping. p. S The dog was killed.
Judge MacFarland OF Philadelphia
has decided that woman has a right
to go through her husbands pockets.
John DOrcas. arrested for non support,
pleaded that he had to leave his wife
because she had habit OF going
through his clothes and taking every
cent he had. The judge ruled that he
had no redress.
Dolly Dimple. a s25. 900 COW belong.
ing to F. Lathrop Ames. a North Edi.
son, Mass, millionaire, has as her
valet and special attendant Alonzo
Hathaway, a graduate OF the Iowa
Agricultural college. Dolly has her
daily perfumed bath OF lukewarm
water, her hcofs and horns manicured
and her glossy hide polished to a
shining finish.
An alleged joker in the w. c. T. U.
prohibition amendment to be sub.
mitted at the election next fall has
been discovered In the following: mo
person, association or corporation
shall import into this state any in
toxicating liquors for sale or gift. -
This is in violation OF the interstate
commerce laws and in conflict with
decisions rendered by the United
States supreme court. The temper.
ance people claim that the words were
interpolated into the petition by some-
one desiring to render the amend.
ment void.