The Ordway new era., 1917-06-01
oLNEY SPRINGS NEWS

MT. BERT IaDOr was IN GueDlO on
Saturday.
dinner guest of the Cowdens Sat
urday.
Sunday evening after song service
a jolly party composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cowden, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f.
Bradbury, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Mont
gomery, Mr. Kerchival and Misses
Gladys Johnson and Elma Roth gave
Billy Gardner grand surprise in
honor of his birthday at his home in
Olney.
The Olney Ladies Aid met last
Thursday afternoon and discontinue
ed the meetings until fall, except for
special business sessions on call.
Miss Irene Griswold left on last
Thursday evening for Hale, Missouri
where she will make her future
home.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. AL
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Hus-
son and Miss Comstock to Ordway
to hear DR.. Nusbaum.
The traction engine and plow from
the Stubbs ranch was shipped to the
Stubbs ranch in Texas last Saturday.
q. NJ. Stanton shipped ffty-three
hogs to the Denver market Thursday
morning.
Twelve members of the local I. o.
o. f. lodge went to Fowler last Fri
day night to see one of the men,
bers finish taking his degrees.
Olney Springs is having a new
freight depot erected. Anyone wish
ing to find it can borrow a microscope
in the village and locate the same.
Mr.. Comstock is having new rub
l harold rnnf hic ct thi 10
week.
| Miss Edna Shaffer came home
from her school work in Fowler on
Sunday. She left Monday morning
for Las Animas to attend the teach
ers institute there after which she
will be at home again. Miss Shat
fer has been reelected to teach an
other year in Fowler.
Miss Veffie Milstead expects to go
to Gunnison this summer for the
short session of the teachers college.
She also will teach again in Fowler.
Six automobile loads of people
went to Ordway Monday evening to
hear DR.. Nusbaum the evangelist.
A. A. Ealon's little girl, Ffelma
received a very painful wound last
Saturday morning while working in
her parents garden. she was struck
in the eye with the back part Of a
hoe. DR.. McKeeby dressed the wound
which is almost healed at this time.
An agreeable party of friends en-
joyed a Columbine excursion to Mrs
Cressy's home in Rocky Ford Tues
day afternoon, where they enjoyed
Mrs. Cressy's charming hospitality
as we'll as her flowers. The party was
composed of the following, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Cowden, Miss Elma Roth
Mrs Ewing Montgomery, Mrs. F.
Montgomery and baby, Mrs. Gardner
and babies, Mrs. Thomas and babies,
Mrs. Hanen, Mrs. E. E. Curtis and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Bradbury.
Olney Springs is standing on its
nificense of the residence in the south
part of town, opposite the Woodman
hall.
Mrs. Tarbell was badly hurt last
Sunday morning while driving a
headstrong hog into his pen, but is
able to be about again and will soon
be entirely recovered.
Mrs. Largent and Charles left on
Monday for months visit with rela-
tives in Chanute, Kansas.
Mr.. Husson's daughter, Mrs. Robt.
Smith visited with him Tuesday
night
Memorial day was very fittingly
celebrated in Olney Springs. At 9:3O
procession formed at the Com
stock corner and went to the ceme-
terry to decorate the graves. At two
O'Clock the ceremony Of raising the
flag on the new pole was held. Mr..
Morris, the pastor here was
the principal speaker, and while
the people sang the Star Spangled
Banner Mr., ]. H. CoWden raised the
flag of glory into position. Eigh-
teen little girls contributed greatly
to the program with their well de-
livered recitations and songs.
Mrs. r. e. Montgomery, Jr. and
small son came down from Denver
Tuesday evening for fortnight to
visit with relatives. Her husband
has recently been called to serve for
Uncle Sam.
Mrs. ]. S. Conard has had word
from her son in Mattoon. ILL.,, assur-
ing her that he escaped damage from
the great storm last week.