The Ordway new era., 1915-12-24

sheep industry in this district is
thereby brought to a close, SO far as
the present time is concerned. This
was the last bunch of sheep here,
although there was a time when the
industry was one of the big ones.
Mr.. Eagleton's flock consisted Of
breeding ewes and were purchased
by w. G. Myers, J. s. Wilkinson and
ELI L. Erickson of Monte Vista. and
have been shipped to that place.
Merry Christmas-
Olney Springs
Mrs. Patrick and son, of White
River, Utah, came a week ago Satur-
day to make their home near here.
Mr.. Patrick came some time before.
Mrs. Zeigler. OF Pueblo. who has
been in the Wells family during their
recent illness has returned to her
home, accompanied by baby Louise
Wells.
Mrs. L. w. Leach has returned
from four weeks visit in La Junta.
Her father and mother returned with
her to spend the holidays in the
Leach home.
Arthur Stubbs returned last week
from a ten days trip to Lawrence,
Kans. He was called there on ac-
count of the death of his grand
father.
Mrs. Geyot, of New York, has been
a guest of Mrs. ]. H. Cowden for the
past two weeks. She has been visit
ing the fair in San Francisco and is
on her return to New York.
Messrs Hanan and Richardson were
in Pueblo Tuesday in the interest of
the Woodman lodge Of this place.
Walt Pyles and wife have sold their
interest in the Olney Springs Journal
and have moved to Pueblo to reside.
The guests from olney Springs to
the Dennis Mock wedding were Mr..
and Mrs. Adrian Dennis, Mrs. Laura
Dennis. Mr.. Emphis Dennis and Miss
Freda Kreider.
Mrs. w. II. Wells, who has been
in the sanitorium in Pueblo for two
months, died Wednesday morning at
1 o'clock. The body will arrive in
Olney Springs Thursday and the fun
eral will be held Friday morning at
10 o'cloc kfrom the church.
Fred Comstock will be home from
Pueblo to spend Christmas with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Com
stock
MrsF. O. McKeeby will leave
Saturday morning for Victor. for
visit with her sister. Mrs. T. l..
Hughlitt.
When Mrs. Frank Bachelor moved
to Canon City recently she drove from
Olney to Canon in her five-passenger
Ford and carried two calves. two cats,
a dozen chickens, big collie dog and
two passengers.
Mrs. Downing who has been here
with her son. Move Shipley, returned
to her home in Kansas City Monday.
Mrs. Downing was called here during
the recent illness of Mr.. Shipley
when he was down with typhoid
fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Flaraty were call
ed to Las Animas Monday on account
of the deaf hof Mrs. Flaraty's sister
The new hall over the bank build
ing will be opened Saturday night.
the 25th, with ball and oyster sup
per.
The quarantine was lifted from the
hotel Saturday. There are no cases
in quarantine in Olney at the present
writing.
Olney Springs visitors to Pueblo
this week were Mrs. Huffan. who was
there Thursday. Mrs. Oscar Girls
void Friday, Mrs. F.. TX McKeeby
Friday, and James Jewell. Eu-
gene Shaffer, Grace Conard. Mrs. ].
s. Conard and Geo. Minyard, were
visitors there Saturday.
Miss Jones returned from the state
school of agriculture this week to
spend the holidays with her parents
on the Stubbs' ranch.
H. Sherman, OF Rocky Ford, deputy
for the Modern Woodmen is working
here in the interest of the local camp
of the order and has already turned
In Is applications and has 20 more
The order has rented the
hall nthe new bank building and
will be located there after Jan. 1.
Merry Christmas
There will be q Leap Year dance
at Crowley hall Saturday evening,
January 1.
Merry Xmas
There will be Leap Year dance
At Crowley hall Saturday evening,
January 1.
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