The Ordway new era., 1913-11-07
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Nov. 24-26-State Teachers Association
| Jan. i2-is.Ecoiorsdo Poultry ranciers'
jan, is.st1Nsiionai wssisrn stock
Jan.@Meetins Colorado Good Roads
,.As .AAsssogiation at colcrado sprinSs So-,n
American Indians At Denver.
Fire destroyed three business build
ings at ouray. entailing an estimated
loss Of about $4,000.
verdicts Of guilty were returned in
the District Court at Boulder against
two OF the striking miners arrested on
charges Of picketing.
More than 150 Colorado men, actual
road builders. convened In Pueblo.
new organization. 49,
Teachers in Denver grade schools
are demanding an increase in their
salary scale and threaten to strike II
their request IL refused.
Lewis 8. Tutte, sixty.seven years
old. former Denver police official and
at one time acting chief OF the de-
partment, committed suicide at his
home in Denver.
Mrs. Norma Phumphrey, sentenced
to nine-months' term In the Denver
county jail for killing her husband.
Charles Pumphrey. has been mGde a
''trusty" at the jail.
The wild West carnival Of the F're-
mont county Cattlemen's Association
was held at Canon City. Public Of
ficers and business houses closed dur
ing the afternoon.
Colorado Progressives, who closed
their two days conference In Denver
with banquet, went on record as op-
posed to any plan OF amalgamation
with the Republican party. =
A man whom Edward Donahue had
befriended, giving him clothes. food.
shelter and job. turned ON his bene-
factor and at the point OF = revolver
robbed him Of $55 near Broomfield.
Negotiations for peaceful surren-
der Of arms by both sides were begun
by General John Chase and his aides
and militia officers, working under
the direction Of Governor Ammons.
George B. Hawkins OF Monte Vista
threshed forty-one acres Of oats on his
place one-half mile east of the Expert
mental farm. which weighed out nine
ty-six and one-third bushels 70 the
acre.
Robert Harris, who received .
death sentence for the killing of Mar.
shals ]. B. Craig and Jacob Kipper OF
Rocky Ford4on the night OF JuaA 4.
1911. was grantet-a new trial W the
Supreme Court.
With new president. Alfgred Lam,
born. Of the Stanley hotels. Estes
Park. Colorado. and . retiring one.
Charles b. Hamilton OF the Oxford
hotsl. Denver, the Rocky Mountain
Hotel Mems Association concluded its
annual convention.
Statements given out by officers OF
a centralized light aud power compa-
ny OF salida which company also. ac-
cording to reports. owns . p0wer,
plant In Monte Vista, IL about to close
tract, to furnish electric current for
operating one Of the largest mines in
Chaffee county.
/. The monthly report OF mines and
smelters Of the Cripple Creek district
shows that ss.618 tons were turned
out with gross bullion value OF 81
260.624 In October. During the month
dividends were paid amounting to
$176,1S5.04. These were distributed
as follows: Portland. 100000: Golden
Cycle. $45.000; vindicator. $4,000;
Mary Mckinney. $26.1S5.04.
Secretary Of the 1nterionr Lane. in
communication to State Engineer
John e. Field, announces his willing
ness to submit the differences exist
Ing between the state and the govern
ment, relative to irrigation matters, to
gineers. This is the proposal Field
made by Secretary Lane during the
latter's visit in Denver recently.
For all state, city. county and
school purposes. the taxpayers of Den.
yer will pay $4,000 less in 1914 then
they-paid in 1913 II the valuation OF
$S09. 9.358.440 certified by Commissioner
of Finance Clair J. Pitcher stands In
the courts. The city council fixed the
levy for the purposes named at 14.8
mills. as against S4.25 mills for 1913
on Q valuation Of approximately $751;
000, 1000.
An exhaustive inquiry into the eco
nomic worth Of great monopolies; a
study into fixed prices maintained by
corporations. and the creation Of a bu-
reau Of standards to gather informn.
tion relative to all public service con-
Germs. were propositions advocated for
federal adoption as a means toward
bettering commercial conditions. by
William c. Redfield. secretary Of com.
merce, in an address before the Don,
yer Chamber Of Commerce.
A petition signed by 400 residents
OF Arvada demanding that the tram