The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

Allison stocker of Denver il . can
didate for governor.
Hayden, Routt county. has dedicat
ed new railroad station
Denver people subscribed more than
$500. 900 TO the second Red Cross war
fund
AT the close of the Red Cross cam
paign II was announced that Coiora-
aoans had contributed 3l.35ss i3S-
Grand Junction is building Great
White Way" and new ornamental
light posts have been erected there
News from Alamosa is that the drill
is about to go down in the known and
proven gas district in that vicinity.
The Four Minute Men of Colorado
addressed almost a half million leo-
pie during their Third Liberty Loan
drive.
Rex Smith Of GIenwood Springs fell
a thousand feet with his airplane in
a tail spin at San Diego. but was not
killed
Rev. E. W. D. Garmon of Pueblo has
been assigned the pastorate of the
Mount Zion Baptist church. colored, at
La Junta-
Another Colorado pioneer. David
Kerr. 81 years old, died at Cameo, at
the home of his only child. Mrs. Dan
iel Mcneil.
A fine rich streak OF ore has been
opened on a lease in the Portland
mine controlled by E. G. Fink of
Canon City.
The new Phantom canon road out OF
Canon City is having three new
bridges built ranging in length from
$50 to $50 feet
Adams county is arranging 10 spend
$4,000 on constructing bridges at XII
oSa and Clear creek. and Improving
the Brighton road.
The Portland Gold Mining Company
has engaged two women chemists al
the independence and Victor mills to
replace men called into service.
Instructions for the registration of
all German alien females in this fed
eral district were received by United
States Marshal Samuel ]. Burris.
The Colorado Springs Light. Heat
and Power Company was granted per
mission to increase gas and electric
| light rates by the Colorado Public Util-
tiles Commission
The Red Cross campaign closed at
Longmont with a whiriwind campaign
through the city. The total given in
the drive is $4,000 and the towns
quota was $4,000.
The Cripple Creek Short Line is not
| only short in distance but is still short
one bridge. and il will be six weeks
before the burned trestle at Bear
! creek can be rebuilt.
Mrs. Mary Davis. 50 years old. vet
| eran of the Civil war. who fought side
by side with the men OF the Sixty
eighth Illinois infantry for nearly
year, lies at the Denver county hospi-
tai seriously ILL.,
Arps Brothers and Murray, 1essees
of the Mineral Farm property located
in the Ouray district. have opened
12foot vein Of ore which Is said to be
one OF the richest strikes ever made
in that district.
An appropriation OF 363.255 for com
pletion of Rabbit Ear highway, to be
spent under direction of the forest
service in Routt, Grand and Jackson
counties. has been approved by the
secretary OF agriculture.
Drilling for oil at Aver, south Of La
Junta, has been resumed.
During the three winter months In
1918, there was used in Colorado 8,
643,s62 gallons of gasoline, against 6,
775.455 gallons in the corresponding
months OF 1917, showing an increase
of about 81 per cent.
William Stumpff. an experienced
leaser. backed by Denver capital, ha,
commenced work on the Deadwooo
mine OF the United Gold Mines group
Former flat veins in the Deadwoot
produced very high grade ore.
Two Denver boys-Gunner's Mate
Frank Monroe Upton and Anthony
Shabouh-are naval heroes. They were
members of the American naval forces
which rescued the crew OF the Ameri-
can munitions ship Florence H. which
waters April II.
The Henrietta Copper Mining Com.
pany. incorporated under the laws OF
Wisconsin for 100000, has taken
over the property of the San Juan
, Smelling and Refining Company and
the Henrietta Mining and Milling
, Company at Red Mountain, six miles
north of Silverton.
The golden fleece" sheared from
Al. -,
i governor by President and Mrs. VIII
! son to be auctioned off for the benefit
Z of the Colorado Second Red Cross