The Ordway new era., 1918-10-04

Oct Fourth Red Cross home service
Institute at Denver.
Free delivery of meats and groceries
has been suspended in Brush.
Fourteen women are now employed
in the Santa Fe shops at La Junta.
The marine corps death list includes
John w. T. Nelson of Sanford, killed
in action.
In the casualty list Anasticio Tru-
jillo of Walsenburg is reported killed
in action.
Strong domestic and export demand
is responsible for scarcity of aniline
dye stuffs.
Herbert V. Howe of Pueblo. re-
ported as missing in the casualty list,
is a prisoner.
William o. Mcconnell, son of Mrs.
NJ. B. Mcconnell of Colorado Springs.
Is dead in France.
Several new residences for miners
are under construction at Mount Har-
ris. near Steamboat.
A movement is on foot among Ar
vada business men to put all busi-
ness transactions on a cash basis.
Construction is well under way on
the road from Leadville to Summit
county by way of Climax and Fremont
pass.
Over 100000 acres of land have been
eliminated from the Routt National
Forest by proclamation of the Presi-
dent.
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Castle Rock a $1,000 bond issue was
voted in order to increase the water
supply.
new sawmill has commenced oper-
alton four miles west of Ward. 1t will
cut the Mitchell tract of 1000 acres OF
heavy timber.
A message to NJ. l.. Wilson of Mont
rose informed him that his son. r. C.
Wilson. had died in the training camp
at Eustis. Va.
The state fair opened at the exposi-
tion grounds at Pueblo with the larg-
est attendance that was ever recorded
for first day.
Montrose trainmen reported Sept.
"a that blizzard was raging on Mar.
gion was covered with snow.
A rural mail route has been estab-
lished from Castle Rock to Franktown,
Irving and Cherry, returning to Cas-
tie Rock by way of Lake Gulch.
Among those missing In action are
Alva D. Evans of Colorado Springs.
George B. Lance of Thatcher and
Claude L. Mccoy of Olney Springs.
A new road to the sulphur beds on
Trout creek in the Creede section
will be constructed to replace the one
which was washed out some years
ago.
A party of Hungarian investors
spent several days at Telluride recent
ly looking at various ranches with
| view to purchasing improved proper
ties.
The food administration has forbid
den quartering the pound piece Of
butter in packing as wasteful of labor
and material. The order is effective
| Jan. l.
Two more carloads of workers left
Denver to work in the government ex-
plosives plant at Nitro. w. Va, max
ing more than $50 men recruited for
this purpose.
| Nominees on the Republican and
| Democratic State and Congressional
tickets met in Denver to formulate
their respective platforms for the cam
paign leading to the November cleo
ton.
Joe Mahlen, a Russian, was placed
under arrest by Deputy United States
Marshal Gibbons in Denver charged
with manufacturing liquor contrary to
law and without a federal license.
The silver anniversary of South Dem
yer Lodge No. 80. A. F. and A. M,
was celebrated with basket picnic
and games at Washington Park, and
reception at Ell Jebel Temple for
Master Masons.
Edwin ID. Waltman of Arapahoe, in
Cheyenne county. was killed in action
in France. according to the casualty
list. John w. T. Nelson of Sanford.
in Conejos county, also Is reported
killed in action.
Charles Ashby Collier, Denver. is
reported killed in action in the casu-
atty lists made public by the war de-
partment. Corporal John Niche. Fort
Collins. is listed among the died of
wounds received in action.
Joseph Kossowski, German alien
who has been working in the coal
mines near Walsenburg. has been ar
rested by the authorities of El Paso
county for making disloyal and sedi-
tious remarks and for failing to reg.
lister Sept. IL.
On the recommendation of Gov
Julius C. Gunter. Miles G. Saunders,