The Ordway new era., 1917-06-22
West District
News Notes
OLNEY SPRINGS NEWS


and corn. No field of corn visited
by the correspondent showed such
fine development as his. Aside from
these varied crops, Mr.. Comstock has
seventeen acres of beets which the
sugar company has pronounced the
best in the valley on either side of
the river. Mr.. Comstock gives his
farm his personal attention. supervi-
sion of all work, and by a careful ro-
tation of crops, reaps the finest har-
vests without depicting the soil.
Some of our best workers have
taken up Red Cross work and a good
showing of members will be made
from Olney Springs. No woman in
this neighborhood will be Stacker"
when the call for service comes from
our country. This ne1ghborhood has
already given a goodly quota Of our
finest young men to the army and
navy and the first thot of every think
ing woman is what she can do to re-
lieve their necessities when they ar
| Use.
| The Children's Day program at the
church last Sunday was heartily en-
joyed by the many loyal friends of
the Sunday school. After the pro-
gram little Mary Margaret Mont
gomery was baptised. Later class
of eight little girls and boys were
baptised and were received into full
membership of the Methodist church.
Last Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Harrington and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. Thomas enjoyed the lecture at
the Fowler Chautauqua.
Mrs. K.rchival had as her guests
last Saturday some old friends from
Haswell, Mrs. NJ. A. Simon, Mrs. Sires
and the Misses Abbie and Faith Stew
ard
from a month spent in looking over
northern Wyoming. He is looking
for an open grazing range for his
cattle but says that Wyoming is be-
ing settled so rapidly it would not
pay to move his stock there.
| Henry Roth entered St. Mary's
hospital last Thursday and submitted
to an operation for gall stones. AL
tho the operation was very severe he
is recovering nicely Mr.. Roth has
been near-invalid for a good many
months and all his many friends are
hoping he will have not so much q
speedy but permanent recovery.
Mrs. David Dunn. of Newton, Kan
sas, is spending the month Of June
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Os-
borne.
Last Thursday Miss Florence Com
stock and the Junior girls and boys
enjoyed a delightful picnic in the
Comstock grove a mile and half east
of Olney.
Mr.. and Mrs Mcclure and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Millholland and son.
visited Mr.. Millholland's sister and
mother in Rocky Ford last Friday.
Mrs. Sarah Smiley went to Fowler
last week and from there she expects
to go to the mountains for the hot
weather.
w. A. Patrick went to Pueblo Tues
day to visit his sons who are employ
ed there.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Danielson and
Mrs. Firth and daughter, Faith, were
guests of DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Nc
Keeby last Wednesday afternoon.
L. F. Bradbury has been quite i'll
of tonsilitis for the past week but is
recovering nicely at present.
c. A. Trieber and s. T. Husson
went to Golden last Thursday for Sc
veral days, Mr.. Trieber to look after
his property interests there and Mr..
Husson to attend the state Foresters
convention. They returned on Sum
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Mullenix took Elmer
to Pueblo on Wednesday to place
him under the care of physician,
who will remove adenoids.
Robert Smith left tuesday evening
for Casper, Wyoming. He will make
the trip in his car.
The Heinz Picking company is
erecting a sailing station in Olney
Springs. The force of men began
work on Monday.
Mrs. o. F. Comstock sold "a white
Leghorn hens which the total live
weight was one hundred and eleven
pounds.
Let every Sunday school in the
county be represented ut the rally
in Olney Springs July LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington, OF Fow-
lar visifad Tuandav In OlnaY with