The Ordway new era., 1916-02-04

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Central Committee in Denver.
Feb. Ii-Meetiug Colorado Progressive
State. Central Committee AT DenNe,.
Feb. ls-1S-Sports Carnival at steam
March 26-Aprn &C oforado Re,ai,
Merchants Associations Food an"
Industrial Exposition at Denver.
April l3-Democratic State CohNe"''o"
at Pueblo.
Many lambs are being shipped from
For: Collins.
Colorado Potato Growers have
formed an association.
s. w. Baber has been recommended
for postmaster at Cheyenne Wells
President Wilson nominated James
A. Rutledge. postmaster at Woodman
Timothy hay and South Park up
land hay command SIG ton in Den
yer.
Cantaloupe growers held a meeting
at Rocky Ford, and will form an as
sociation.
Funeral services for Judge c. A.
Wilkin, who died in Canon City, were
held in Denver.
\ telephone line, connecting Grand
junction ana SAT- l.dhe ,lbs. WIZ "
established the coming summer.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department for extensive improve
ments to be made at Fort Logan
Fire at Antonito destroyed print
irg office and drug store, causing
loss of $4,000. covered by insurance
The Right Rev. Benjamin Brewster
OF Glenwood Springs vas elected bish-
op of the Protestant Episcopal diocese
of Maine
1t is stated that Gen. John Chase
will resign as head &c the state
guard. and that Harry p. Gamble oi
Boulder will succeed him.
Friday reports said one snowslide
near Silverton had placed 500 miners
in a perilous position. Property loss
was estimated at 100000.
Robert q. Cousins, former Con
gressman, OF Des Moines, Iowa, will
he principal speaker at the Lincoln
day banquet in Denver. Feb. II.
Property owned by the state OF
Colorado is worth between sl2.0O0,00o
aud sl5.aO0.OG0 according to an esti-
mate made by Harry E Mulnix. state
auditor.
Clarence p Dodge. chairman of the
Progressive party in Colorado, issued
call for Il meeting of the state cen.
trail committee TO be held in Denver.
Feb. II.
y blaze in ST. .loseph's hospital at
Denver endangered the lives of over
$40 patients, but it was put out, with
only one fireman being injured and
four persons overcome by smoke.
Denver machinists have accepted
the proposition of employers to in
crease wages from 371a cents to 40
cents an hour with the work day con
tinued at nine hours instead OF eight
The Colorado Hardware Dealers
Association at its Denver meeting de
cided to change its name and take in
New Mexico and Wyoming, and passed
resolution favoring a tax on the mail
order business.
Governor Carlson appointed Fred.
erick Goble of SiIverton a member OF
the advisory board to the State High.
way Commission to succeed Charles i.
Herr of Durango. The appointment is
for term of four years ending April
| l. 1920.
Judge John :. Perry of the Denver
District Court appointed T.. X. Har-
per receiver for the grand assembly
of the Companions of the Forest. a
fraternal insurance organization. at
the request of Fred Farrar. attorney
| general.
| Delirious and completely exhausted
from the effects OF three-day expos
ure to winds of near-blizzard weather
John J. White, former state public
examiner. who disappeared from his
home in Denver Tuesday, was picked
up near death from freezing at Castle
Rock Friday afternoon.
| Huge masses of snow, which ranged
in depth from six to twenty weight feet
Friday, were reported loosening on
mountainsides in various Colorado
mining districts, endangering lives
and property. Mines reported threat
ened Friday night include the sunny
side, Iowa, Tiger, Barstow. Gold Lion
Unity, Gladstone, Boulder and Red
Mountain.
A policy of preparedness" in antic
ipation of the convening of the next
General Assembly was adopted at the
session of the Colorado Association OF
County Commissioners in Denver. The
commissioners decided to pass reso
lutions on proposed legislat ton now SO
they could work while the General
Assembly was not in session in nut
ting their views before the senators
and representatives.