The Ordway new era., 1917-05-04

can Race at Denver.
Sept, l7-22-Coloraao state Fair al fu-
eblo.
United States soldiers arrive at
Trinidad to guard city and company
property.
Gen. Jacques Joffre and other mem
bers OF the French commission nave
been invited to visit Denver.
Mrs. J. s. Manning. 81 years old.
one OF the best. known pioneers OF the
} state. died at her ranch west OF Rocky
Ford.
r. ]. Mosher Is "spuding in the
deep test well OF the Columbine on
| Company. sixteen miles northwest OF
/ Pueblo.
/ Nine members Of the Greeley Radio
Club have disman,led their wireless in
struments in accordance with orders
| from the government
The farmers OF Montezuma county
/ have completed the organization OF
{ three pest districts for the systematic
Eradication Of prairie dogs.
/ An immense lime deposit, contain
ing from thirty-five to forty million
tons OF lime rock. has been uncovered
at WelisyilIe in Fremont county.
| Support Of President Wilson's pro-
gram for war with Germany was
pledged in resolutions adopted by the
/ Denver Trades and Labor Assembly.
Mrs. Emma Tolman East, Denver
writer and manager OF the Greater
{ mr. Of h.. Tisyfc
ton. Instituted suit for divorce from
J. Il East
The crop-extension committee Of the
Caaon City Chamber Of Commerce
has hit upon the novel idea of organ
izing potato clubs among the resi-
dents OF that city.
Attorney General Leslie E. Hubbard
with his deputy, Bertram Beshoar. de-
parted for Trinidad TO start an investi-
cation OF the causes surrounding the
mine disaster at Hastings.
Silverton and the surrounding
camps are living up to the predictions
made earlier in the year regarding in
creased shipments and brilliant fu-
ture for the mining industry
Colorados National guard may be
among the first United States troops
To enter the trenches in Europe and
to carry the flag OF the republic into
the great battlefields OF the war
At a meeting of the Rio Grande
Woolgrowers' Association at Center
company was organized for the con-
| structiOn and operation OF an Austral-
ian sheep shearing plant at Wason.
The juvenile agriculturists OF Colo
RADIO are being systematically organ
lied. trained and Instructed to assist
in Increasing the nations food supply
| through the offices of the Colorado Ag-
ricultural College.
That Ouray still ranks high as a
county Of mining opportunities is evil
denced by the fact that as spring ap-
Droaches new mining projects are be
ing launched that presages coming
a"ason of mining activity such as
Ouray has not Witnessed OF late years.
The people of the United States
have increased their faith in the pos
al savings bank of Uncle Sam to the
extent OF four and onehalf million
| collars month, and Of this sum, Pue-
bloans have deposited slO.288 more in
March OF this year than in March OF
1916.
The Gold Rock Tor springdaIe)
mine In Russell gulch has been leased
by a company Of Cripple Creek cap
italists. II has been a great producer
Of high grade ores in the past, and
in the year 1893 the books show net
dividend of $4,000.
Simultaneous with It's declaration of
10 per cent dividend on its common
stock. which will yield sl.50OO0 to
stockholders, the Great Western Su.
gar Company's Board of Directors at
the annual meeting voted to purchase
| $2.b00,000 worth of the new govern
ment war bonds.
Speeding down the decline from the
| top of the continent, an extra freight
| train on the Denver & Salt Lake (Mof.
rat Road) left the rails at Antelope,
| eight miles east OF Corona and the
| impact injured every member of the
| train crew. The engine overturned
| against the bank
| Federal officials have dropped the
| charges against Jose Vigil, a Mexican
sheepherder, who shot and wounded
Lorenzo Hamlin, a Ute Indian, on the
reservation in southwestern Colorado.
in January, 1912. according to infor.
nation received by Harry B. Tedrow,
federal district attorney. Vigil was
charged with the attempted murder of
| Hamlin.
Seven burned bodies were recoy.
cred Friday night from the Hastings
mine near Ludlow. where 119 miners
were trapped. The mine ia located