The Ordway new era., 1915-02-19

THE Clipper" building at ouray was
destroyed by fire.
The first day of March is to be All
Colorado Letter Day."
The city OF Montrose has just paid
II $4,000 water bond.
Frank ]. Croke. brother OF Senator
Thomas b. Croke. died at Sacramento.
Cal, of heart disease.
Thirty-three indictments were re-
turned by the federal grand jury in
its report to Judge II. L. Lewis at Den
yer.
Joseph Allesia. two years old. OF Pu-
eblo. plunged into bathtub full of
boiling water and was scaldcd to
death.
More than 100000 books from the
Denver public libraries were read in
the city last year, according to the an
nual library report.
Chiropractors of the state are max
ing determined effort to have enact
ed their bill regulating the practice of
For the first time In three years
Denver public schools celebrated
Abraham Lincoln's birthday anniver-
sary by closing for the day..
For the third time In four years fire
destroyed the hotel and all ont build
ings of the Weiner summer resort on
Turkey creek, twelve miles from Nor
ricon. 54.
The upper tunnel on La veta pass
on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
which was destroyed by fire Jan. 13.
has been repaired and opened for pas
senger trains.
In cash and $4,000 In. property, ].
Hcryey Nichols of Denver. must pay
Mrs. Nichols 500 month for the sup
port of their child. t
The possibility that Denver house
wives may have to pay Z. or even 8
cents loaf for bread now retailing at
s cents has struck many housewives
with unpleasant force.
The Daughters of Colorado enter
tanned Mrs. George A. Carlson, wife
of Governor Carlson. who is also q
native daughter Of this state. by a
and theater party in Denver.
Factional differences were forgotten
by eighty Progressives and Republi-
cans, gathered In Denver to pay hom-
age to the memory Of Abraham LIN.
coin. patriot. emancipator and mar-
tyred President w,
Frank l.. Andre. ,eighty-one, re-
tired mining man, was Instantly killed
III Denver when he was struck by nm
inbound Lawrence street tramway car.
His skull was crushed and his right
foot was mangled. =
Mrs. Harriet j. McAdoo. eighty-three.
the oldest plaintiff In q damage suit
on record In the Denver District Court,
was awarded verdict Of $1,000 by the
jury which heard her case against the
Denver City Tramway Company.
Don't forget that March / is ALL
Colorado Letter Day. when each resi-
dent OF the state should send at least
one letter to q friend In some other
state. pointing out some of the re-
sources and attractions of Colorado.
or all the innumerable advantageous
features that should attract the ntten-
tion of people of the East and South
this year to Colorado are the wonder
full mineral springs in different parts
of the state and their well known heal
ing waters.
Requests for a new contract with
the Great Western Sugar Company,
made by committee from the Inter
state Farmers Association meeting In
Denver to Chester 8. Morey and other
heads of the Great Western, We're re-
fused by the company officials.
Plans OF Governor George A. Carl
son of Colorado and Governor John B.
Kendrick of Wyoming, for conferences
Of legislative committees Of the sister
states with view to enactment of
uniform Industrial Legislation were
shattered when the Wyoming Senate
voted not TO send committee to
Denver. ~ ta
Within twenty-four hours of the
burial of his wife. Mrs. Sallie Mathes.
who died of pneumonia, George w.
Mathes died at his home in Denver of
paralysis. At the time his wife died
Mathes' condition was low. but grief
over his wife's death hastened his end.
Mathes was eighty-two years old and
retired physician.
Colorado stands in class by itself
in the matter of fixing compensation
rates for workmen in its coal mines
and the situation will have to be care
fully studied. In the opinion of Cyrus
w. Phillips. general deputy for the
New York Industrial Commission, one
of two. experts In Denver who will aid
the Legislature In perfecting the work.
mems compensation and industrial re-
lations bills. eF Fs.
His motion for new trial over.
ruled Tony Perry, who was convicted
on New Years day Of the murder Of
Stpye E0iuha roff at the Hecla mine