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The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
Again Ranks First

The Ordway office OF The Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph con.
pany ranks first in the state for Feb
ruary collections. the rank being on a
percentage basis. This Office carried
on the same honor the month before
when II won over La Junta by small
portion OF one per cent. This is quite
u record tn gain when 1t Is considered
that the whole state is taken into
consideration,
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
Bob Creek News

LUZ >ACSA ANS"o
March Il.-Price Leach aud wife.
Myron Fenton and wife and son Fred
were guests of W. w. Wright and
wife Sunday.
Miss Everett and Messrs. Everett
entertained at dinner last Sunday
Mrs. S. A. Jones, John Jones, and
Sander Everett Of Gardner, Colo.
They were Joined In the afternoon by
Mrs. Tom James and daughter and
Mrs. Long and little Margaret Long.
After visit with Mrs. George Claf-
lin, Mrs, R. p. Owens and daugh.
ter left for Pueblo Saturday and will
spend week with relatives before re-
turning to their home near Gardner,
Colorado.
Saoder Everett has returned TO his
home se7F Cs6Sef. cnlo., after ashorr
visit with his sister, Mrs. Geo Claflin.
George Minysrd and wife and Mr..
Williams, Of Olney Springs. spent
Sunday Ia the s. A. Dennis home.
Quite number Of people from this
community attended the social at
Numa Saturday night.
Mrs. Edd Drescher and children and
Miss Schneider visited Sunday with
Mrs. Lundahl.
Charlie Claflin spent Sunday with
the Tabur boys at Olney Springs.
Bert Williams and family spent
Sunday iu the Dennis home.
Mrs. Geo. Clafin and family spent
with John Jones and Mrs.
Jones.
Mrs. w. W. Wright. is On the sick
list at this writing.
Price Leach and wife drove to Man
zanola Saturday.
J. F. Drescher and wife visited with
VIM. Kropf and wife iu Ordway last
Sunday.
The Ladies Aid society was enter
tained by Mrs. Rodell Thursday.
Thomas James, wife, and daughter
DOIoIHy Nls'Veu WIN "'s' Auuuoh
Sunday.
Mrs.'S, A. Jones and John Jones ex
pect to leave soon for Roswell, N. NJ,
where they expect to make their home.
Albert Everett spent a few days on
his place near Olney Springs.
Bob Wright. Jerry Fisher. Herbert
and Herbert Drescher spent
with the Lundahl boys.
Merton and Frank Humiston Wis.,
tied over Sunday in the Enyart home.
Rev. P. G. Nuffer and wife called On
Mrs. Lundahl Monday.
Gust Erickson and family moved on
their ranch Saturday.
A. F. Enyart is improving his place
by building new sheds and putting in
a grove of cottonwood trees west OF
the barn.
J. W. Vaniman and family autoed
10 Rocky Ford Sunday to attend the
revival meetings.
Misses Grace Collins and Maggie
Sciance visited 10 the Teinere home
Saturday.
Charlie Hale Is now staying with
Bah Hughes and family.
8. A. Dennis and wife are the proud
parents Of a boy born on Saturday,
March I.
Rusher Brothers have moved onto
,he Swanson place which they have
'ented for this year.
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
Cafeteria is Popular

The cafateria and delicatessen as
conducted by the teachers and pupils
Of the schools Ia the Leary building
last Saturday, proved quite popular.
The counters were filed with good
things to eat and they we're we'll pat
rouized. The proceeds, amounting
to about 500, went To the gy ymuaslum
fund OF the school. f'if -i
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13

II. P. Ward. local manager for the
Mountain States Telephone and Tele.
graph company, was in Pueblo the
first part Of this week in attendance
at meeting of the company mana
gers.
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
K. P.'s Have a Luncheon

Grand Chancellor Hollen beck OF the
Knights Of Pythias lodge, was here
yesterday from Trinidad and last
night attended meeting OF the or.
der. He was given warm reception
and after the meeting luncheon was
served. Three candidates we're given
first degree work. and e ". Rich.
ards, former mayor Of Sugar City was
taken 10 by card. -
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
Carload of Fords

Hanna & johnson, last week. re-
ceived carload OF Ford automobiles
from Detroit. They unloaded them
and four have already gone out. The
buyers were J. W. Vaniman, A. M.
Burger and Peter Kaiser of Ordway,
and J. Cravens OF Sugar City.
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
First Game May 80

The base ball league organized
among the towns OF La Junta, Rocky
Ford. Las Animas and Lamar has is
sued its schedule for the season. The
first games will be played on May 30;
Rocky Ford is to play at La Junta
and Las Animas at Lamar Forty
two games will be played, on twenty
one days, the last to be Septem Der q.
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
Friday, the 18th

Today is Friday. the thirteenth,
and Arbor day. There was Friday
the thirteenth last month also. the
first time in many years since such
an event occurred on Two consecu-
tive months,
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
Lineberry a Justice

W. c. Lineberry of Olney Springs,
has been appointed a justice OF the
peace for precinct No. 1. the board OF
county commissioners having made
the appointment at their session last
week.
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13

J. Z. Cook and wife and o. E.
Skinner, all OF Canon City, were here
this week on business.
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13

DR.. E. o McCleary has let the con-
tract for neat garage and other out
buildings to Bert Lester.
The Ordway new era., 1914-03-13
Local and Personal

Robert Philips was here Wedncs-
day from Sugar City.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05
GOT THERE FINALLY

A little boy being taken to task by
his teacher for being late one very
slippery day during the winter, gave
as an excuse that it was so slippery
that every time he took one step for
ward he slipped back two. The teach
er, in surprise, asked how he got to
school at all, whereupon the little
fellow quickly replied, why, I just
turned around and went toward
homer
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05
NO CLAIMANT

BoarderI found something in my
bedroom last night, madame, and
Landlady (indignantly)-There'
no such thing in the house. You
must have brought it in with you.
Boarder-Ah, perhaps I did-it was
a IS bill
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05
How THEY BITE

HOW THEY BITE
One Sunday morning, a deacon OBJ
served a boy industriously fishing.
After the lad had landed several, he
approached and said: my son, it is
very cruel to fmpale that poor, help
less beetle upon that sharp hook"
e Said the boy: ooh, say, mister,
This is only an imitation! It amt
teal bug"
''BIess mep' replied the deacon.
tsWhy, thought it was a real bug!''
= The boy, lifting a fine string Of
fsh, said: $50 did these suckers!'-
Judge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05
SAVING lie SITUATION

Little Lottie was being taken a
journey by train by her Aunt Katie
and her young man, and when they
got into one of the numerous tun-
nels of the suburb the smacking Of
lips was painfully audible to everyone
in the compartment, followed by lit
tie Lottie, Esping:
kiss me, too, auntie."
Light broke in on them again be-
fore Aunt Kate ceased hlushing; but,
then, with great presence Of mind,
she turned to her coyish little niece
and said:
cit is wrong Of you to say Kiss me
two my dear; you should be correct
and say Kiss me twice. Strand
Ma zine
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05

EASiEI SEHSSiFiE B
Hemmandhaw, who was writing a
letter, looked up to inquire:
'Is it ever permissible to apply gen
der to volcanoes?"
'I don't know" Mrs. Hemmandhaw
returned, 'but If it is they are surely
masculine"
''Why?"
Because they spUtter, grumble
and smoke. youngstown Tele-
gram.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-05

PIKE ] 7 CLOSE GALL
An old German was delivering
self-imposed address on military sci
enCe.
my son Otto, said he, ''goes of to
the war and wears a high hat. Along
comes buIlet-right through the
middle Of it. Had he been wearing a
cap, mein Colt! Otto would have been
killed!"-EVerybody's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
TEACHING MEN TO FIGHT

ERIAHD SHAW abIests of the s,lbiects f tb 4 English is gifted with common sense 50 sY PreHely that of ordinary to regard him talented, ut eccentric
 His truths, simple they appear to his fellow only too Frequently aIabe diosyncracies while m iact they are shafts of penetrating into the ness or some social convention nothing to It, except that 1t has been lone time
 me latest view of the credited to this in part follows: @ ~ f' gs and the British
 ,nas we are boys of bulldog suddenly
 .i1 ,
 is nlery;
 pene balP n an psp ~ho nard one hoas watchdogs the
 Could anything be men for prize fiebters and they will try to participate prize fights Train men fo play baseball and that they to play baseball millions Of men to talk think war; and what will they do2 They will fight Can doubt abont t9
 Europe everybody ady to Fverv,cdx has for generations been taught door down his throat and choke death if he doas watch out Is it wonder that system brinos The real is is SO infrequen
 The United States the good to live an ed It lacks the tradition that neighborine tribe the border able to are Canada not to put ships the Had not m agreed there would be great military both sides the border and the members of that or Iate find a way to try out which was the best crowd.
 Some better way training the young must be found tba teaching them that the particular nation in thev exist the best and biggest and wisest nation
 that each naion T,ae its share of truth and it's share falsehood
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
LIEUT.. MARK

An Anglo-Saxon of whom the Brit ish people are very proud. despite the fact that the Anglo is of very re- cent origin. is Lieut. R. L. G. Mark, of the British Royal Flying Corps Lieut. Mark got into the Iimelight when he flew across the German bor- der and dropped bombs on an airship at Dusseldorf, destroying a Zeppelin. The hero of this daring exploit was born in England, but his father was a German. 8 native of Dresden, Saxofly The young aviator's grandfather. Dr. Henry Mark emigrated from Saxony to America. taking with his his sons, James and AdoIph. pr. Mark was linguist of repute, and was employed as a translator in the State Depart ment at Washington. He became the personal friend of President Lincoln, sons, Adolph, to the United States Ma val Academy, from which he grad uated in 1888. Adolph Mark was promoted for conspicuous bravery in the Spanish-American war, and is now a rear-admiral. retired of the United States navy. James Mark, the toher son of Dr. Henry Mark. lived many years in Washington. and became an American citizen, but later settled in England and married an Englishwo- man. The son born of the union, Lieut.. R. L. G. Mark, became the he TO of the Dusseldorf exploit Besides having an uncle who is ain admiral of the United States navy, the British aviator has a. cousin, Caut Arthur T. Mark, in the United State Marine Corps. Lieut.. Mark has a number of other relatives on this side of the Atlantic, and others in Saxony. Sew era1 of the latter are. enrolled in the German army. Young Mark is a mod est hero. and declared that his feat was not particularly hazardous-al-i though a bullet hole through his cap, made by a bullet which sfnged his hair, would seem to prove that his ex- p1oit was not without some slight ele- ment of danger
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
RINGsIERs RIDING TO A FALL.
~HE POLICE GohdNassIoNERs have made

WNHE POLICE COMMISSIONERS have made requisitor for A police badges numbered to 150 inclusive Either this IS Of the character foresight exhibits ed by the gentlemen who wish committee to-day because there connagration purpose to give te police department upward boost. fs#
 The police department o the city requires only please class of people, those who live politics. thrive by ising patronage in return political help
 In line with the badges as pointne in inc direction the veteran policemen are to be laid off will ni appointed ten of whom would be force and thirteen o1 whom would be in the places of retired
 Among those said to be retirement is s1nt ir
 stall the ablet policeman in the department most competent police chief in Connecticut
 Bridgeport fallen hands of as reclass cro5 or inpatient rngsera Connecticut yet expert enced For adme the tide flowed yhfhe poses of With every fortune fhev increase in boldness
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14

 Especially it to stop teaching the that tWe lick all creation"
 We" in this nation that trains it's young to such thoughts.

on this date, Nov. 14th, in TITO, he reached the source of that stream. He published an account of his explora- tions which by many were accepted as conclusive but it was later discov- cred that he had been mistaken in his assumptions. The ancients believed that the westernmost branch, called the White Nile, was the true Nile, and Bruce was very proud of having ap- parent1y overturned this theory. The ancients were right however, and Bruce was wrong. Many explorers sought to trace the White Nile to it's source, but the great discovery of all, that the Nile really rises in south lat itude and crosses the equator, was made by Captains Grant and Spoke, who in 1858 discovered Lake Victoria Nyanza. Capt. Spoke reached the lake zibar, but he immediately guessed that the great body Of water was the headwater of the Nile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
from the other.
BERNSTORFF, GERMAN
 KAISER'S UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR, g TODAY

Count Johann Berntorff who repre- sents the German Emperor as ambas-
 sador at Washington, will Joe the re- cipient- of birthday congratulations from his diplomatic colleagues today. It is stated on excellent authority,
 however, that the Count does not ex-
 pect feIicitations from the diplomats
 Of Great Britain, France, Russia, Bel
 giuu1, Portugal or Servia. AS a, mat
 ter of fact, the representatives at
 Washington of the warning nations
 are no longer on speaking terms, and
 the hoStesseS of the capital city have
 been Forced to display 9. high quality
 of diplomacy in order to prevent em-
 parassing situations. Although he does not like to admit it. the German ambassador is an English1nan by birth. He arrived in the world at London, where his father, also a dip- lonTat, was then stationed. The Count was educated in Dresden and Ratze-
 burg, and spent eight years as an of ficer in the army. He commenced his years ago, as an attache of the Ger man embassy at Constantinople. Later he served at Belgrade, Dresden, St. ,Peterrburgs Munich, London and Gail TO, and was appointed American ann baSSador in 1908. Countess Bernstol-ff is an American born woman. and was Miss Jeanne Lllskerneyer of New
 York, before she became the bride of the young diplomat The marriage ceremony was performed on the Counts birthday, tn 1887, so that to- days celebration at the German em- bassy in Washington has a double significance The Count and Confess were in Germany at the outbreak of the war, and the Count returned to 1AzneTdca alone, his American wife re- Iz1aining in Berlin to assist in the Red Cross work. On the death Of Herr von Kiderhn-WacLter it was believed that Count Bern nstorff would be ap-s pointed to the vacant post of Foreign secretary, but the Kaiser decided that he was too valuable in Washington or all the ambassadors of the warning powers in Anlerdca, Count Bernstorff has been the most voIub1e and ready to talk, and his lack of reticence has endeared him to the newspaper report ers Prior to the outbreak of the war Count Bernstorff was supposed to be n 1avor of conciatory methods in the. conduct of German foreign affairs. es-s pectaily in relation with EnElanG.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
TAsHUA AND LONG HILL.

MT. and Mrs. Arthur Jones gave 9. dinner party, Tuesday, to their rela.- tives in honor of their twenty-f1fth wedding anniversary. Guests were present from Bedding, Bridgeport and Tashua- Gifts were given the couple consisting of money and flowers. In the evening the friends and Sneighbors agreeably surprised MT. and Mrs
 Jones, Six tables of whist were enjoyed by the guests. A fine pool table fur nished amusement for several gentle men and dancing was enjoyed. Bert Blackwood of Tashua presented MT. and Mrs. Jones with a handsome cut glass berry dish on behalf of the guests: Another hand one present was a silver cold meat 2orlz. Refresh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14

ments were served, consisting or sand wfches, cakes, fruit, cocoa and coffee. Those enojying the festivities of the evening were Mrs. Charles Bradley, Edward Bradley, Miss Flora Jones. Miss Elsie Os1Iong of Redding; EIaari- son Baker, Mrs Belle Tomhnson, Mss Rose Jones of Bridgeport, MT. and Mrs. John Patterson, MT. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert, Mar1a Gilbert and Charles Holabird of Easton. Rev and Mrs. Robert Sheffield of Long HII; Mrs. Belle BIackwood. Bert B1ackwood, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Barnes. IT,. MT. and Mrs. ildiam Mauette, tine Misses Lillian and Maud ATa1lette, MT. and Mrs. Franklin Maalette. Miss Frances Mallette MT and Mrs. Chares Kae- cfeler, Miss Mildred Peck, MT. and Mrs. samuel G. Seeley. Misses Evelyn and Dorothy Seeley, Masters Samuel and Howard SeeIey, Mrs. Dr. Seth HiH. Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Jones. Ruth and Rebecca. Jones. Charles Jones and Mrs. Hsstella Benedict, all of Tasf1ua-
 A new barn belonging to Mrs. sam uel Hochdorf was burned to the ground Monday night. A year ago an- other barn on the same place was burned There was no insurance. The cattle were driven out of the burning building. There was another fire Bishops Hill that same evening that burned an untenanted house to the ground. Clarence FA1fsteral bought the house last Saturday and had not had the insurance papers made over to him. The loss of both fires Is es- timated at $2,0Oo each.
 The zad.es of Christ Episccpad church are to hold a. chicken pie supper Dec ?, at the home of Mrs. Charles GIL bert.
 Miss Florence Dickinson, the Tashua teacher and Miss Theresa Lynch. the lower Long Hf1l teacher, will each spend the weekend at their respec> tive homes with their parents.
 Mrs. Myson Patehen of New Milford has been a guest this week of her mother, Mrs. Matilda Gregory, Tashua Edn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
MUNICIPAL DEBT AND GOOD HOUSING.

RESENTIY the Bridgeport Housing Association opportunity to observe the effect upon rents, and hence housing of the policy debt during three Bridgeport enjoyed
 suffered the several qualifications being apt applied to those who have spent the money the
 April d 1914, the total gross debt of the 500 The gentle debt boosters had it by more than 900 during the year d9i3
 What the debt is will be city au- dor makes his report
 There in being projects authorized debt toalng than $i AGO 0OO estimates
 that debt of above 100000 prospect Fo this debt for the next few will mills
 When 1t is eonsderd that the ebt raised by taxation, that taxation
 piled in injustice to homes it be policy compatible great municipal debt for unproductve things
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
PRINCE OF MONACO, 66 LOSES INCOME
 BECAUSE OF WAR

Pity the poor Prince Albert of Mo- naco! His Highness of Monte Carlo will pass his sixty-sixth milestone to- day, but he will have scant cause for ju bilation, since his income, derived largely from the great gilded .4garn- bling hell'' which is his little country's s chief prop and support, has been vast ly reduced by the war. The minute hostilities were declared, the casino at Monte Carlo closed it's doors, and since then not sou has been contributed to the Princes support by the swooers of chance from all over the world who in piping times of peace were so eager to contribute to the Monaco. treasury It is not to be understood that the sovereign of Monaco is personally i1a- terested in the gambling business thousand times no! In fact, he is in- clined to believe that gambling is an evil, but a necessary evil. It is only in an indirect manner that the Prince profits from the Casino which is Mo naco's sole excuse for existence. but for all that he enjeys an immense revenue from that tainted source. Or, rather, he did, since Monte Carlo is now a thing of the past. and is likely to remain so for many years to come In his younger days Prince Albert was known as rather a gay and free spending monarch, but of late years he has settled down and has even become something of a savant-, His scientific interest Is largely confined to a study of the denizens of the deep, and at his own expense he has founded at Monte Carlo the sMusee Oceanogra- phique,'' one of the foremost instf- tutions of it's kind in the world The Prince visited the United States and Canada last year. and spent some time in Wyoming on g hunting trip with Buffalo Bill. Prince Albert is a scion of the Italian house of Grirnaldi He has occupied the throne of Monaco for just a quarter Of a century. He has been twice married. His first wife was an English woman, Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton She divorced hi1n, and in 1889 the Prince married an American Womanss the Duchess de RicheIieu, formerly Alice Heine of New Orleans. After a, short time the Prince accused her of divers raisdeeds and secured 3. separation. Up to date the Prince has zealous1y guarded the neutrality of Monaco. but 1t is under stood that he has mobiIized his army, which consists of eighteen officers and one private. Besides providing truly princely income for the prince, and huge profits for it's stockholders, the Monte Carlo Casino Company has in the past supported the police and "sr- my,'' and the Princes 20, coo subjects live tax free.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
U. s. TROOPS
 LEAVE VERA
 CRUZ NOV. A
Secretary Bryan Says All Fac tions Have Agreed to Con- serve Safety of All Citizens.

Washington, Nov. 14-Amertcan rule In Vera Cru1x, which was established April 21 after sharp fighting and the loss of 19 marines and blue5ackSts, will be terminated on November 24. Sec retary Bryan announced today that all the Mexican factions had given as- surances and guarantees requested for the Vera Cruz citizens who worked for the American government and that nuns and priests, for whose personnel safety the United States had made itself responsible, had left the city.
 To whom the port would be sur rendered was not explained but anas- much as dealings hitherto have been with de facto authorities in various territories 1t was suggested the city would be turned over to g. Carranza agent. probably General Ag1tlar, the constitutionaHst commander in Vera Cruz state.
 There had been no final decision, as far as was known, as to whom customs collected by American off, ciais would be paid It was said payment might be deferred until the t1ons is clarified. Promises were made to the American government that the taxes would not be re-1nposed.
 Plans for the evacuation practically were completed some time ago when Brig. General Funston announced the garrison of more than 1000 troops and. marines could embark on tho eve Orders for the return of the war ships in Mexican waters would not be issued. Secretary Daniels announced, until after the army had depart ed from Vera Cruz
 Some, of the ships will be maintained On both coasts, however, to protect the interests of Americans and foreign CTS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
sHoPdATEs 27 YEARS PAY HoNoRs TO MCMAHON WHO
 LEAVES FOR NEW DUTIES

After 27 years of employment in the No z department of the Singer Mfg. Go, Torrance B. McMaf1on severed his connection with the company to take up a more lucrative position as jstni- tor of Lincoln school.
 In honor Of the event his shopmates gathered around the dri11 presses. upon which he worked the entire 27 years, and presented him with a. sub stantiaI purse of gold.
 The presentation speech was made by James Small, and MT. ATcMahon. though deeply moved, made an able response.