The Ordway new era., 1917-03-30

Grand Junction is to have state
free employment bureau.
The Red Cross society at Colorado
Springs has 500 members.
Union carpenters of Leadyille have
put up the scale to s. day.
Western Colorado sheep clips are
reported selling at 35I2 cents,
Work OF excavating district about TO
begin in Wiley drainage district.
Swell social dance celebrated open
ing OF new opera house at Florence.
women's Civic improvement League
OF Canon City is developing activity.
Army officers have opened tenn
porary recruiting station at Monte
Vista.
The late August J. Spengel OF Den
yer left an estate worth approximate
ly $4,000.
Moffat road has petitioned for per-
mission TO increase passenger rates u
cent per mile.
Incorporation papers OF the Hayden
Cooperative Elevator Company were
filed with the secretary of state.
Los Pinos Camp OF Woodmen. Del
Norte. is preparing TO have building
erected for lodge and business use.
Cattle out in the foothills in Ere
mont county are reported in excellent
condition, although snow is deep in
spots.
1t appears to be certainty that
Delta is to have a new railroad sta
ton house, two-story affair, with Of
fices in the second story.
Complete set of drilling appliances
has arrived at North Fork from Los
Angeles and is starting a hole down
toward subterranean lakes OF oil.
A petition was circulated by Delta
sheepmen to secure the opening OF
range best adapted to sheep on the
Gunnison and Battlement forests.
The police have been asked TO
make a search in Denver for Frank
Nichols. Il years old and student
In the Longmont schools. who disap-
peared from there.
A. Y. Carman, 81, the man who dis
covered the mine which proved to be
the basis for the vast Guggenheim for
tunes, died at Malta, near California
gulch and the city of Leadville.
United States Senator John F. Shat
roth will leave Denver for Washington
TO reach the national capital at least a
day before the war session" OF Con-
gress is convened on April 2.
approximately 5000 residents of
are entitled to pensions of IS 4
month, under the recent pension act
approved by President Wilson.
Bond of $4,000 was required by
Court from lsham Barnard. C. T.
Bauer and A. s. Marshall, appointed
executors of the will OF the late
Thomas ], Barnard OF La Junta.
Developments at the Fanny Rawlins
property on Breeze hill, adjoining the
IbeX, are uncovering the largest ore
bodies that have been found in the
famous old mine for several years.
No less than six properties in the
western section of Cripple Creek, four
on Gold hill and one each on Tender
foot and Womack hills are on the
loading lists of the ore-hauling con.
tractors.
Investigation of alleged misappro-
priations of state funds through over.
charges allowed by several former
printing commissioners may extend to
the Denver grand jury, according to
state officials.
The TOnopah Extension Mining Com
pany shipped from its mill in the Ton
opah district thirty bars of bullion
weighing 6S,S75 ounces. The value
placed upon the shipment by the man.
agement is $4,000.
Ore to the amount of one to three
cars a week will be sent from the
Jerry Johnson mine. Cripple Creek dis
trict, for considerable time ahead.
Values are s55. and nearly all ore runs
over two ounces gold.
The Camp Bird tunnel, the largest
and most important item of develop
ment at present under way in the Colo
RADIO mining camps. will probably
reach 10,I5O feet-and completion
early in thes pring of 1918.
The Festival of Mountain and Plain.
the carnival which in years past was
to Denver what the Mardi Gras is to
New Orleans, and which attracted peo-
pie from all over the United States to
the city each year, is to be revived.
The acute food situation will be the
chief subject Of discussion at the con-
ference to be held by the Denver Civic
and Commercial Association on April
6 and Z. Farm and commercial or
ganizations thruout the state have
been urged to send representatives.
As result Of action taken in Den.
yer at meeting Of the Woman's Navy