The Ordway new era., 1916-02-18

Las knimas county is soon to have
a county agriculturist.
An ''Ail Together for Denver" 'ner
ger dinner has been set for Feb. is.
AT public sale on farm near
Center. yearling heifcrs brought
SGi. so.
Allison Stocker, STATE treasurer,
governor
President Wilson nominated Sam
uel w Barber as postmaster at Chey
enne Wells.
The Republican Newspaper Associ-
alton will hold its annual meeting in
Denver Feb. -.
Capt Douglas II. Jacobs of Fort
Logan died in the pos hospital OF
Bright's disease.
There were 1880 books loaned
from the Denver public library and
branches in 1915.
The Industrial Commission reports
that up to Feb. 10th there have been
G,6l7 accidents since Aug. l.
The body of Delos A. Chappell,
Denver capitalist was taken to Kala
mazoo. Mich, for interment.
NJ. and Mrs. James Magee, old-time
residents of Denver celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
The death of Thomas Addison
Lewis of Pueblo occurred at Holly
wood, Cal, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Wellington Gates, chairman, issued
call for the Democratic state cen.
trail committee to meet in Denver
Saturday, March 4.
The Republican Editors Associa
tion held its annual convention in
Denver, with Geo. w. Johnson OF
Longmont presiding
Joe Cippollone, an Italian, was e,ec
| trocuted in the Victor American Fue
| Company's coal mine at Chandler by
accidental contact with transmits
sion wire.
Mrs. Agnes Salber, who has been
confined in the county Jail at Trini-
dad since Dec. 9, 1915, charged with
the murder of her husband, was rec
| leased from custody.
The immediate resignation of Con-
Der of the Denver School Board was
demanded in a resolution passed at 4
meeting OF the Denver Taxpayers AS
sociation.
The funeral of Franklin L. Brooks
former Congressman from Colorado
and one of the most widely known
lawyers in the state was held in Colo
RADIO Springs from the First Baptis,
church, Sunday afternoon
A total of SO3 men and women were
received and cared for on the county
farms of Colorado from July /, 1914
to June 80. 1915, according to figures
which have been compiled from an
nual reports by the State Board oi
Charities.
The United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals at st. Louis gave an opinion
which upholds the right of the Den
yer Utilities Commission to issue
bonds up to ss,Go0,OOO under the char
ter amendment. for the building of
municipal water plant.
In celebration OF Lincoln'S birthday
in Denver, all the public buildings
and hanks were closed. Celebrations
were held by patriotic and civic SO
cieties all over the city, probably the
largest demonstration being the dedi
eating OF the new steel flagpole al
the capitol
Patrick w. Lawler, 81 years old,
former member of the Denver police
department and in recent years a
rancher near Broomfield, was instant
ly killed when a wagon in which he
was riding was struck by Denver G.
1nterurban car at the Copeland cross.
ing north of GIobeviIle.
Barely forty-eight hours after his
son, Douglas A. Roller, and his nurse
Mrs. Mary E. Robinson. were shot
during struggle with burglar in o
room next to whore he lay sleeping
William w. Roller, "A. died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. j. Meyer,
Jr., in Denver. Death was due tc
urenic poisoning
A twelve-day blockade of railroad
traffic in southwestern Colorado was
lifted Monday. Delayed and regular
traffic over the Denver & Rio Grande
moved out OF Durango and Alamosa.
The line over Cumbres pass was
cleared Of drifts from six to thirty
feet deep. ending the longest stop.
page Of traffic over this road for sew.
eral years.
With net income for the twelve
months Of s2.316.175. and plans under !
consideration for growth ana erten.