The Ordway new era., 1917-04-20

Sept I7-22-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
eblo.
w. S. Buchanan has been appointed
postmaster at Salida.
War does not affect call for farm
lands in Colorado.
Canon City held a mammoth patri'
otic demonstration.
Fowler will have the Standard
Chautauqua again this season.
Colorado Federation of Women's
Mexican miners moving from Boul-
der toward Mexican border is report.
Greeley has already sent seven re
cruits for the United States navy and
marines.
1t is stated that three new oil com
panies are to be incorporated in Pu-
eblo county.
New school house to be built to re-
place the one burned in January at
Grand Junction.
The Wild Horse Valley Oil Com
pany will have its new machinery on
the ground within few days.
Preparations beginning for Inter
Mountain Livestock and Exhibitors
fall.
A free aviation school in Denver
would make Colorado one of the great
centers of usefulness in the matter of
war preparation.
The Denver Jewish Congress has
passed resolution pledging the 10y
atty and service of its members to
President Wilson and the nation.
The Big Eight Oil. Gas and Devel-
opment Company is drilling at Rock
Canon, seven miles west of Pueblo
and is now down approximately $50
feet.
A meeting was held at Idaho
Springs TO arrange for a committee of
100 to look after the safety of mines
and tunnels surrounding that mining
camp.
Commemorating the 1i2nd anniver
sary of the firing of the first shots
in the American revolution, the Sons
of the Revolution in Denver will as
semhle.
Wage scales of the workers in 80
per cent of the coal mines of Colora-
do have been voluntarily increased by
the operators to meet the advanced
cost of living
William NJ Marshall, son of Mr..
and Marshall pf Dapyar
has been commissioned by the War
Department as second lieutenant in
the United States Marine corps.
Dong See Hoy. for forty years a
conspicuous figure in Hop alley, and
reputed the wealthiest Chinese in
Denver, died at his home, 2O23 Blake
street. He was about 10 years old.
Helping 10 build greater Pueblo
by beautifying the homes of Pueblo's
working men, is one of the plans un.
dertaken by the civic committee of
the Pueblo Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,.
Warden Thomas ]. lyman of the
Colorado state penitentiary, plans to
have the trusty conyicts at the prison
do their bit in the war with Germany
by cultivatng about 1000 acres OF
land
The investment of Denver estates,
aggregating many million dollars, for
the purchase of part of the $1,000 ,0OO,-
900 American war loan, is proposed by
County Judge Ira C. Rothgerber of
Denver.
Current dividend of the Vindicator
Consolidated is per cent, the usual
amount, which means $45, 900 for the
quarter, 900 thus far in 1917, a
grand total of $3,622,5 500 or 4l2 per
cent on face value
The first car of ore shipped from
the Eta NJ, on Chief mountain, Fris,
co, under its operations by the Mid.
west Company. brought s55 a ton,
running 40 per cent lead, few
ounces of silver and little gold.
Charged with engaging in violent
anti-war talk, with knocking" the
President and the military service
and making other alleged seditious
utterances, William II. Lewis. Sc;
John w. Stevens, SO, and John Shar.
key, %, were arrested in Denver
Three shifts are now being run
steadily on the mill of the Boulder
Tungsten Production Company at
Nederland, and ore is coming from
the several mines Of the company in
sufficient supply to keep it to full ca.
pacity. The mill is making clos-
saving, the concentrates running
about 60 per cent.
Joseph j. Morgan, miner, injured
when steamer of the Seeing Denver
Company from Boulder to Nederland,
in May, 1916, backed down steep
hill and overturned, pinning him to
the ground, was awarded $3.50 by a
jury in District Judge Buffers court