The Ordway new era., 1912-04-19

uespuIT.
The members OF the Baptist church
gave box supper In the opera house
Tuesday evening and quite a large
sum OF money was realized.
Don't want you to leave town. but
II you insist ard want few small and
medium sized packing cases to put
your duds In, call ut the New Era
office.
The contest closes promptly at 10
o'clock p. NJ, May 1. The tinal count
OF ballots by special judges will begin
Immediately after the close of the
contest.
The Junior girls OF the Baptist
church gave a social In the opera house
Monday evening, entertaining about
forty invited guests. A Hne time Is
reported.
The New Era's great voting con.
test has been an unprecedented sue.
cess from the very tirst day. Every
body seems to be Interested In some
candidate and all are willing to help
their favorities.
Marshal Worker announces the reg.
ular visit OF the Tin can wagon first
OF uext week, Those who fail To have
cans and rubbish piled IN the alleys
will be riQuired to haul them away at
their own expense.
Alex Gray, county clerk, Z. +. Cole,
W. W. Mashburn aud wife were pas.
sengers on No. for Pueblo. yesterday.
Mrs. Mashburn went 10 Pueblo for
medical care aud will be Il patient at
ST. Mary's hospital.
The death OF Senator John S. Cary,
one OF the Democratic leaders In
ROutt county for the past fifteen years
and Il supporters OF the measure In the
Eighteenth assembly which created
Crowley county, was announced In the
dailies Sunday.
L. K. Canady OF Mount Carmel, ILL.,,
arrived with his family Thursday and
expects to make Colorado his home.
He is an experienced hardware sales
man and we trust he will be able to
locate permanently in Ordway. The
family is visiting 10 the home Of G. M.
Jackson.
T. N. McNulty and Lewis Reep
traded farms last week and will each
move onto their new possessions soon.
Mr.. Reep is planning tn leave today
for Washington. Kan. We regret to
see these estimable people leave Ord
way. Mr.. Reep held a very successful
sale Wednesday and disposed of most
of his property.
NJ. A. Rhodes Is On deal with a. NJ.
Jerugh or Chicago aud is invoicing his
stock of jewelry. While the deal Is
not vet closed IL will be cOnsumated
without DOUBT and Mr.. Jerugh will be-
come "A permau, NJ cILlZen vi Ordway.
Mr.. Rhodes EXPECTS To move TO Kan
sas and devote his time To UptUmetry.
The electric IlguL company Is doing
considerable WORK over at sugar ClLy
iu the way OF settling new pores, etc,
Tor street lights. Some Time ago
Manager Slaughter had On hand at
that point Il large stock vi nice, new,
shiny post holes, but lie says that be-
tween the sandsturms and the kids
they about all disappeared.
DC. Roberts and son Donald re.
turned from Florida Saturday, leaving
Mrs. Roberts with a sister who Is very
in at McComb, III. Mr.. Roberts has
purchased land and erected neat
cottage at Cucoanut Grove, Fla, and
the family will have permanent
winter home there henceforth.
Candidates should get their sub
scriptions to the office as soon as pos
sible, for the biggest weeks business
is sure to be recorded. Get the sub
scriptions in early, as there will be
nothing gained by holding them PACK
until the very last hour. Absolute
secrecy will be maintained regarding
what has been turned in by the var
ious candidates.
E.O. and Charles Perry were 10
from the ranch Monday on business.
e, o. had so much alfalfa attached TO
his head and face that we failed to
recognize him at first, but after visit
to the barber shop almost anyone
could tell who he was He reports
conditions good in the 'dry belt"
land this has no reference to the re-
cent election, either).