The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06

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Oct. e-s.--C Colorado New Mexico raii
Oct; a.s.--Colorndo Agricultural Fai,
and Racing Association, Denver.
A new gas plant is being installed
at Rocky Ford.
The Brown hotel at Confer caught
fire and was totally destroyed.
About 10000 people Joined In cele
brating Colorado's thlrty.ninth birth
day at City park in Denver.
WIN. J. Stone, veteran United Statei
Senator from Missouri, was In Denve,
on his way to the California exposi
tions.
Tho late Irving 8. Morse, a Denve,
dairyman. left an estate estimated S
be worth 100000, all Of which ID di
vided among his relatives.
Triplets were born to Mr.. and Mrs
J. w. Mumpower Of Denver but non,
of them lived more than few hours
They were two girls and boy.
Tho municipal civil service contro
vcrsy was decided In favor OF the ole
civil service board by Judge Butler II
the District Court In Denver
Treasury Department officials at
Washington have fixed Jan. 1 next As
the date Of the official opening Of the
new postoffice and federal building In
Denver.
The flow from the Cripple Greek
deep drainage tunnel now exceeds H..
600 sallcns a minute. The daily re.
ceseion as shown In the Elkton prop
erty ts six inches.
The lessees on the Jason property
on Poverty flats, north of Leadville,
have opened up a body OF high,grade
iron and silver OF which they are
shipping quite tonnage.
A Denver financier, A. c. Foster
has been nominated Tor vice president
OF the Investment Bankers Associa
tion OF America. which will hold Il,
annual convention In Denver Sept
20.
With the entire right side Of his
body scalded as result Of fall into
a vat OF boiling water In Denver,
Charles weible, Sc years old, an en-.
ploye Of a packing company, is lying
at the point Of death at ST. luke's hos
pital
n, 3 Brown, manager of the Eune,
Pickle companys sorting station a,
Greeley, was seriously injured wher
the Iron handle Of a heavy truck ht
was oilins fell and struck him on the
top OF the head, making dent in the
skull.
Two new county agents have been
appointed by the executive committee
of the State Board OF Agriculture
They are Hail Flint, to represent Lin.
coin and Kit Carson counties, and
George Il, Smith, to represent Adams
county,
Denver gave welcome to the Firs;
regiment OF the Illinois national guard
crack regiment of the Central states
tanned for its history II martial deeds
guard Of honor for Governor Dunno OF
Illinois and Mayor William Hale
Thompson OF Chicago.
There is a revival Of mining activity
in the Fultord section Of Eagle county,
according TO the latest reports from
tha, district A diamond drill hole is
to be put down on the Caisentes hold,
ings, where good lead and zinc indi
cations have been unear1hed.
Issuance OF two saloon licenses es
tending into 1916 by City Excise Com
missioner Graves payes the way fos
Immediate action to test the right oi
Denver to license saloons in defiance
OF the statewide prohibition law. and
the drSs have announced their inten
tsca Of forcing the isue 10 a settle
men, before jan l..
Two cioudssrsts in the Arsansa.
river valley between Pueblo and
Canon City parssyxed train service
over the Denver & Rio Grande and
Santa Fe roads west OF Pueblo 10,
several hours