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The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Justice Court

Frank Evans, who recently bought
the Springer & SelvidRe pool hall,
was brought before Justice Olmstead
yesterday charged with allowing mi.
nors In his place uf business. Mar.
shal Worker swore out the complaint
and charged that Paul McIver was
allowed to spend an evening there
playing pool. His motheE-Xas called
as u witness and testified that he was
only nineteen years OF age. Evans
claims be asked the boy II he was Of
age and received an affirmative reply
Justice Olmstead administered a fine
Of $50 and costs and the attorneys for
the defense gave notice Of appeal to
the district court.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Why All the Fuss?

Luther McCarty Of California, WIN
on New Years day won the alleged
heavyweight pugilistic championship p
Of the world and for whom the ''sport.
ing" papers are shedding tons of Ink
to sing his prai.'ee and glorify him,
is pretty small potatoes. after all.
For over year his wife has support
ed herself and her baby by washing
dishes in restaurant In Fargo, N. d.
and about a year ago had him arrest
ed for non-support There seems to
be something about the flight game"
that demoralizes everyone who comes
toto contact with it.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Agree to Lower Rates

| There Is a prospect at present that
Ordway and Sugar City will soon have
a great Improvement upon the pres
ent electric lighting system, as the
Arkansas Valley Light and Power
company will make another attempt
to secure a franchise to supply
current to the plant here for local
use. 1t will be remembered that the
board OF commissioners for the county
that has just gone out Of power
turned down the former application
OF this company. The new board of
commissioners will consider the appli-
cation at its first meeting in Febru
ary, and it is sincerely to be hoped
that they may be able to come to a
satisfactory understanding with the
Arkansas Valley company.
In conversation with Everett
Brown, a representative OF the Hen
drie & Bolthof Manufacturing com
pany OF Denver, owners Of the local
plant, he informed a representative
of the New Era that II the deal goes
through on the terms asked by his
company the rate will be fixed at IL
cents per hour for lights and 8 cents
per hour for power. This is sub
stantial reduction from the figures
listed in the former application and
this fact should have great weight
with the commissioners.
In regard to the present condition
of the lacal plant, 1t may be said that
while 1t is 10 bad physical shape the
owners have been trying to tide over
with the present outfit until they
could find out what the comm ission-
ers intend to do in this matter. or
course they might have put in lot
OF new and expensive machinery, but
no good business man Is going to go
to such an expense when1t is posi- BILE
that within a few weeks the maChiB-
cry would be rendered practically
useless by the importing Of Juice"
from manufacturing company that
could sell it to them at a less rate
than they could make it themselves.
1t Is to be hoped that this matter
will be settled quickly and perma-
nently, as the present state OF affairs
Is of a nature to cause great deal of
discomfort-and profanity.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Powell Bound Over

Monday Sheriff Humiston returned
from Kiowa county, this state, where
he had gone to secure A. F. Powell,
wanted here on charge prefer
red by Edd Whitney OF obtaining
money on false pretenses. Powell
claims to be agent for the Western
Buying association OF Omaha and took
orders for groceries to be delivered
later. 1t is alleged by purchasers
that the groceries failed to materi-
alize, although they had been paid
for, hence the charge. Powell was in
jail in Kiuwa county on similar
charge. but was released for lack OF
evidence to convict. After arriving
here he was arranged before Justice
O'CoDnelI and bound over to the
district court in the sum Of $500. in
default OF which he was committed
to Jail.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Buys Big Stores

G. H. Bowers of this city has recent
ly come into possession OF the two
large stores OF the Calkins. White
hardware and furniture company in
Pueblo. The stores will be run under
the name of the Colorado Hard ware
Co. Mr.. Bowers will move the balance
Of the hardware 10 the Fluke & Son
stock at Sugar City to the Pueblo
stores. The general merchandise Of
this stock is being moved to Ordway
and sold at auction. The first sale
was held Wednesday afternoon by
Frye & McNulty. Dates for future
sales are announced 10 another
column of this paper.
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TwmLakes Exempt
Lake County Fails to Collect
Taxes on Two Big Res
ervoirs. More Suits

The attempts Of assessors 10 differ
ent connttes to levy and collect assess.
ments against the Twin Lakes Land
and water company on the ground
that 1t Is common carrier are attract
ing wide attention. 1t Is not likely
the case here will come to u hearing
for some time, owing to "the laws
vexatious delays" but when it does
come before the court the decision
will be of far reaching Importance.
The county assessor Of Crowley county
says that there are two decisions Of
the state supreme court already in
the records which sustain his action
in levyiug an assessment against the
company in this county. The com.
pany, on the other hand, makes the
claim that is essentially and in fact a
mutual concern and as such exempt
from taxes under the statutes Of this
state.
The following from the La Junta
Tribune gives further news OF the
status of affairs 10 regard to the mix
up in general:
Fred A. Sabin was in Leadville
the first of the week as an attorney
in an Injunction suit brought by the
Twin Lakes Land and Water COM
pany to restrain the county treasurer
Of Lake county from collecting taxes
on the Twin Lakes reservoir, which
Is located 10 that county.
"The assessor OF Lake county assess
ed the reservoir for s5O,OOO and the
county treasurer intended to collect
taxes upon the valuation. The Twin
Lakes attorneys contended that the
reservoir valuation was included in
the valuation OF the lands served by
the reservoir In the Arkansas valley
and that to assess the reservoir would
be double taxation. After hearing
the evidence the judge gave decision
in about two minutes to the effect
that the reservoir was not assessable.
"a similar suit was fled 10 Crowley
county recently, where the assessor
made an assessment upon the canal
on the ground that 1t was common
carrier within the meaning Of the
Colorado statutes.
"The Otero irrigation district now
has suit pending to receiver the
tax paid upon $2S, 900 valuation upon
the Clear Creek reservoir In Chaffee
county"
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Thunbnail Sketches

Following is brief history Of the who have just
sumed and left the duties of the various county
Offices:
County udge---George F. Patrick Democrat holdover
lawyer and ranchman Ordway
County Cerk-Ira B. Coy. first Republican, rancher
Ordway
Sherf--Henry Humiston. holdover Democrat Ordway.
William Broadbent, first term, Republican,
rancher, Ordway.
Assessor---Chares r. McCabe, holdover. Democrat
rancher; Ordway.
Superintendent Of Schoos--Eiot N Freeman, hodover
Republican, Olney Springs
Surveyor--L W. Walter. first term. Republican, civil
engineer and surveyor. Ordway.
Coroner--W. w. Griffin, first term Republican. under
taker. Ordway.
Commissioners First Harry Gull. first terrn Dem
crat. Olney Syringe
Commissioner Second District-F. r. Phillips. first term
Democrat Ordway.
Commissioned Third Distric--Joe Wallace, first term
Republican. Sugar City.
The residence given each case is the postoce where
the different parties get their mail. Of num-
Der of them vote and have their residence in other
precincts several of them having actual residence
their home farms.
The retiring officials as follows:
TreasurerWalter S. Steen. appointed Democrat
ger Ordway Hardware and Furniture Co, Ordway.
Clerk-Alex. Gray. appointed democrat. retired
chant, Ordway.
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King Center Kinks
Number of Prominent Farmers
Have Decided to Organize
a Grange or Club

A great many around here are
suffering from colds and la grippe.
John Adam is mourning the loss Of
his bulldog. Reward for recovery.
Marvin Voorhees, has purchased a
number OF nice pigs from Judd Conard.
There was a large attendance from .
Ordway at the Henderson sale last
Tuesday.
The bean threshing machine is now
in this vicinity threshing out the
big crop OF beans raised In this section
last year.
A. F. Enyart returned last Saturday
from Nebraska, where he was called
on business connected with the estate
Of his brother, Captain Enyart, lately
deceased.
Fred Henderson's sale last Tuesday
was success. Good prices we're re-
ceived for brood mares and cattle,
better than we have ever before seen
In this vicinity. 1t certainly pays to
have good stun.
LuoO uIkuU IVA VI OOoIo
was stolen from G.. A. Bachelors
gasoline baler and also lot from
J. S. Work. AS yet we have heard OF
no "yegg" work and conclude the
thefts were carried out by struggling
talent.
The Conrad Green family. who
formerly lived on the Kropf farm. and
Who have just returned from Russia.
will again take up their residence at
the old place, now occupied by William
Wells. Mr.. Green says that Colorado
is good enough for him-especially
after viewing economic and farming
conditions in the old country.
Indications now are that q grange
or farmers club will be organized here.
F. G. Adams called on a number OF
our prominent farmers and secured
the names of seventeen who are will
ing to go into a movement Of this sort.
The ladies', who arc also included,
exhibited great interest. Mr.. Adams
will soon be around to collect that
dollar for the men and the SO cents
for the ladies and 1t is to be hoped
that the first meeting will be a rous-
ing one.
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An Extra Good Show Lately

The Princess theater is putting on
some fine films at present and the
patronage Is steadily growing. The
stove has been moved farther toward
comfortable. Some OF the c0lored
films that have been shown recently
we're easily worth twice the price Of
admission. 1t is a pleasant place to
spend an evening at merely nominal
c0st
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STOPPED Train Half Hour

An unusual act OF courtesy on the
part Of a railroad Official marked the
departure last Saturday Of Mrs. J d.
Bald, who was that day taken to st.
Mary's hospital in Pueblo. Trainmas.
ter Riddon was on the train and held
1t for half an hour awaiting the ar
rival Of Mrs. Bald from the farm In
an ambulance. All corporations are
not without souls, evidently.
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Tax Roll Sent In

Assessor Charles r. McCabe sent in
his tax roll to County Treasurer
Broad bent Tuesday. The showing is
a good one for the "baby" county Of
Colorado, the total valuation footing
up $2,638, 542.47. For "sage brush
desert" this isn't so slow.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Archibald Guilty

Judge Robert W. Archibald Of the
commerce court has been found guilty
by the senate, sitting as a court
of impeachment. Of having misused
his office and power as Judge for his
personal gain. The penalty is remov-
al from his office. He Is also forever
debarred from holding any position Of
trnst or protiit in the United States.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Leaves for Indiana

Ralph Mattingly leaves today for
Upton, Ind. for a visit with relatives
and friends. He has not decided just
where he will locate permanently but
is thinking strongly Of going to South
America. The best wishes OF many
friends In this valley go with him and
the New Era hopes he will prosper
wherever he may decide to cast his
lot
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17
Town Meeting

The board of trustees OF the town OF
Ordway met at the town hall Janu-
ary 8. at 1880 p. m.
Present-Mayor Fl. C. Tiedemann
and Trustees McCleary, Riley, Rob
erts. Sale and TrainOr. Absent
Trustee Beaver.
The minutes OF the previous meet
ing we're read and approved, after
which the following bills we're read
and allowed:
Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Co.. phone rent. 8 2 95
E. W. Downey, broom and
"FeuCu. .........- .0O
Il. E. Zinn, blacksmithing. 80. 200
Il. c. Tiedemann, 1000 lbs. coal $50
Fred Sewers. drayage and
advance on freight..... %. 1850
Ordway Trading Co., sundry
articles .................. 13.4O
L. W. Walter, running grade
for walk 200
L. W. Walter, tapping water
mains..... ................. llOO
G. W. Fravel, blacksmithing.. -. 765
GIauber Brass Mfg. Co. mer-
chaDdise .............. -. 3S5
Tom De Geer. work on pipe line. 10 40
DOwney Bros. & Co. assigned
bill. Tom De Geer, work
pipe line. ................... 1900
Ordway Hwd. s. Fur. Co. as
signed bill Dan Perrin,
work on pipe line ........... 33. Is
VIM. Worker. use OF hose and
pipe line ................... $50
Grant Cockerel. work on pipe
line ............. 70 70
Frank Dunn. work on pipe line. %. IS
U. ]. Hutching, work on pipe
line 2O.OO
Walt Coffman, work on pipe
llue. Cow
R. L. Drury, work on pi pc line. 2s.75
The following salaries for Decem-
Der we're allowed:
William Worker, marshal. ..... 1900
|. Fl. Stanley, attorDey..... =. 1000
n. A. Ferlen, town treasurer. 500
J. B. Estes, clerk and water
commissioner ner............... 6O.OO
Or. E. o. McCleary, physician. $50
John Pleiman, night marshal. :. 1850
II. G. Tiedemann, mayor. ..... 900
George E. Beaver, trustee. 300
George Riley, trustee. e......... 800
Nj. G. Roberts, trustee. ee....... 400
John A. Sale, trustee ........ 800
James Trainor, trustee. 800
Meeting adjourned at 945 p. m.
John B. Estes, Clerk and Recorder.
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To Attend Annual Meetinl :

At the meeting OF the Farmers
Protective association held Saturday
it was resolved that all the directors
and F. R. Phillips should attend the
annual meeting OF the Twin Lakes
Reservoir company, to be held In
Pueblo Saturday, February.
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Rocky Ford camp, W. o. w., accom-

Rocky Ford camp, W. o. w., accom-
panied by their long whiskered and
odoriferous goat, will visit camp No.
81 of this city on the 2lst inst, and 1t
is expected. that great doings will be
the result Of the meeting Of the two
lodges in joint session.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17

Will Slower, auditor for Beatty Bros.
Mercantile company OF Manzanola,
was here the first Of the week working
on the books Of the Ordway Trading
company.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-01-17

Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p. m.
John B. Estes, Clerk and Recorder
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-05

Elections st least twentY-four hours
before the day and time liked for the
holding of said election. 3 list OF the
tax payers entitled to vote IN said cleo
ton &c each OF said precincts, together
with the valuation of each taxpayers
property as shown by the assessment
roll last made and filed prior to the
date fixed for said election.
Section 8. That the Commissioners
of election at each poll shall receive the
ballots OF all property q x
payers of said ward entitled to
vote at their respective polls in said
election under the Constitution and
laws of this State. Such tax payers
shall possess the requisite poll tax quail
ifications and shall be registered voters
OF said ward, except women property
tax payers thereof, who may vote with
out registration, either in person or
through their agents authorized in
writing, provided that they possess the
age and residence qualifications re-
quired of men. When the polls shall
have been closed, the Commissioners
shall count the ballots and make re-
turns OF the votes cast both in number
and in amount of assessed valuation of
property of those who voted for said
tax proposition, and of those who voted
against the same, Said returns shall
be made In tr1plIcate and n set
shall be delivered to the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Landry. another to the
Board of Supervisors of Election there
of, and the third shall be delivered to-
gether with the ballot box to the Clerk
of Court of said parish to be preserved
by him according to law.
Section 10. That this ordinance shall
be published in the st. Landry Clarien,
the official journal Of this parish, for
the full period of thirty days previous
to the date fixed for the holding Of said
election, and hat for good and suf-
icient reasons this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
ADOPTED unanimously, March 18th,
1918.
JOS. T. ST. CYR,
President Pro Tenn.
ATTEST:
J.J. HEALEY,
CLARK.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-05

o1S A0VAAO VA opSA #---
Section 4. That each voter in mark
Jug his ballot shall obIitefate with the
official stamp the white square in the
voting space after the word aYes'
printed at the right of the question for
an affirmative vote upon said question;
or he shall obliterate with the official
stamp the white square after the word
aNo' similarly printed for q negative
vote upon such question. Before depos-
iting his ballot In the ballot box, the
voter shall endorse his name thereon
together with the aggregate amount OF
assessed valuation of property assessed
to him in said ward on the assessment
roll thereof last made and filed prior to
said election.
Section 5. That the polling places
in said ward at which votes shall De
cast at said election shall be the estaD-
lished polls therein at which were cast
the votes at the last preceding general
or Congressional election, as follows,
to-Wit:
1st Precinct of 4th Ward, Bayou Cur
rent. at N. M. Richards old store.
End Precinct of 4th Wsrd, Melville,
at Mayors Office.
3rd Precinct of 4th Ward, Waxia, at
Schoolhouse.
4th Precinct of 4th Ward, Paine ito,
at Clark's old store.
5th Precinct of 4th Ward, Big Cane,
at Goudchaux's store.
9th Precinct of 4th Ward, Morrow, st
Gopton's store.
7th Precinct of 4th Ward, Port Barre,
at Mayors office.
Section 6. That the Board of Super
visors of Election of the Parish OF st.
Landry are hereby requested and di-
rected to take charge of said election
TO appoint three Commissioners and
one Clerk of election to serve at each
Of said polls, to give due notice OF such
appointment, to proclaim and publish
the time, place and purpose of said
election, and in due course to make re-
turns thereof to the Police Jury, which
shall announce and promulgate the re-
suit OF said election, all in accordance
with the law in such cases made and
provided.
Section I. That the said Board OF
Supervisors shall have printed in &C
cordance with the general election
laws, and with this ordinance, the
requisite number of ballots, tally
sheets, cards of instruction, lists OF
voters and compiled statements, which
shall be delivered to the Sheriff to be
transmitted with the ballot boxes and
poll lists to the Commissioners of cleo
ton at the respective polls.
Section s.. That the Clerk OF Court
and Ex-oficio Registrar of Voters Of
the Parish Of st. Landry be and he Ii
hereby requested and directed TO de
liver TO said Board OF Supervisors o
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-05

the 10th day of April, 1918, at which
shall be submitted the following, to-wit:
To incur additional debt and issue
bonds to the amount of $14,OO0.W out
OF $20,OOO.m OF the surplus tax remain
ing from the tax voted at the special
school tax election held in said District
on the 10th day of June, 1912, after
providing for the payment of the $685.
0O0.W of bonds and interest thereon,
already funded from said tax; said
bonds to III not longer than ten years
from date and to bear interest not ex-
ceeding five per cent per annum, pay
able annuallys for the purpose of sup
plementing the fund already on hand
to be used in the construction and
equipment of the central school build
ing now contracted for and soon to be
erected in the city OF Opelousas, title
to which shall vest in the public.
Section 2. That the Secretary OF
this Board be and he is hereby in
structed to have prepared for the use
OF said election a sufficient number of
ballots, on each of which shall be print
ed all the proposition mentioned in
Section l of this resolution, arranged
in such manner as to enable the voters
to vote on each one separately, and in
the following form:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to incur additional debt
and issue bonds to the amount of $14,-
600. 90 out of the $40, 10000 of the sur
plus tax remaining from the tax voted
at the special school tax election held
in said District on the 10th day of June,
1712, after providing for the payment
of the $50, 000.00 of bonds and interest
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-04-05

attions set forth in said petition and
hereinafter fully incorporated, to-wit:
L-lst-That said ssextsnaion be COM
fpleted from the present terminus of
said branch OF said railroad at Port
Barre, Louisiana, TO the line of division
between the parishes OF St. Landry and
Avoyelles, on or before January LIST.
1915. provided that In the event Of over
flows, guarantees, epidemics, strikes,
lock-Outs, panics and litigation of any
and all character, and more especially
litigation for the Necessary right o.
way, which may retard the completion
end construction of said proposed ex-
tension, beyond the control of said
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Rail-
road and Steamship Company, then
and in that event there will be added
to the period for the completion of said
extension above set forth, q further de-
lay equal to the time during which the
construction of said extension was I'M
avo1dably delayed.
End. That no part of said tax shall
be collected, nor shall the proceeds
thereof be paid yer to said Railroad
Company or its assigns, until the ex-
tension of said railroad shall be COM
pleted between the points above men,
toned. -
Section 2. That said election shall
be held throug hout said ward on Sat-
urday, the 18th day April A. D., 1918,
within the hours provided by law, to-
wit: from six o'clock in the forenoon
until seven o'clock in the afternoon,
and in accordance with the general
election laws of this State in so far as
they may be applicable.
Section 8. That the ballots to be used
at said election shall be printed in the
form prescribed by the genera cleo
ton laws of this State and shall have
printed thereon the following propo-
sitiont