The Ordway new era., 1918-07-12
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


Court and some twenty District Court
Judges increases in salary. were circu-
lated In Denveran other cities Of tne
commonwealth. The increases wouio
approximate $4,000 . year. The Su-
preme Court Judges receive an annual
salary of 5000. Under the proposed
amendment they would receive 1880.
The District Court judges are paid w.
900 year which, in the event the pro-
posed measure carries, will be In
creased to $4,000.
The American Railway Express
, Company, a $40,000.00O corporation
formed recently in Delaware at tne
instigation OF Director OF Raiiroaos
McAdoo, will employ $231 900 OF itf
capital stock in Colorado. according
to incorporation papers filed with the
secretary of states office by c. Nd.
Day, general agent Of the company IN
Denver. The company comprises a
merger Of the Adams, American ana
Wells Fargo Companies.
w. H. Wilder, Gs years old. was In
stantly killed and his wife. 90. was
seriously injured when their motor
car was hurled from the tracks by q
Rio Grande passenger train. The ageo
couple were driving in from their
ranch with the car loaded with sup
plies and It is believed the driver
tried to beat" the train to the cross
ing near Fruita.
The Colorado Midland railroad is to
be sold for junk, in accordance with
decision rendered by Judge ]. w.
Sheafor. in Colorado Springs, who AFT
Or naming A. E. Carlton, president OF
the Colorado Midland Railroad Com
pany, as its receiver. directed him to
cease operations and put the property
up at auction for the best prices 1t
will bring.
For the calendar year 1917 the forth
coming report of the United States
geological survey, now in the hands OF
the printer, credits Park county with
an output Of $4,000 in gold. s10,760
in silver. 1856 in copper and $25,SO0
in lead. making $177.205 for the year.
This compares with total of $277.000
in 1916. of which s234.Ooo was gold.
Corporal Homer E. Weathers, from
Baca county. reported killed in action,
was only IS years old. He had re-
Gently sent $40 to his aged father,
had paid for Liberty bond and had
kept up an insurance of $4,000 He
had written his sister, Mrs. J. o. Rec
tor, of Two Buttes, that he would send
her 800 to buy War Savings Stamps.
The body of Mrs. Sarah Norton.
who was drowned in the Poudre river
near Fort Collins, June IL. was found,
lodged in rubbish. The car in which
Mrs. Norton and her husband were
riding turned over into the river at
Point of Rocks. The husband, Sam
uel Norton. was rescued from rock
in the middie~of the stream. pFl
The employees of the Russell coal
mine in Weld county subscribed
through the Greeley committee 1,205
for War Savings Stamps. Everybody
connected with this mine has con.
tributed to all Liberty bond issues
the Red Cross and now the present
War Savings Stamp drive. making the
record 100 per cent.
Ike Goldman, constable working out
Of Judge w. A. Rices municipal court
III LChNClp WRo bhOt anu PlODdDiy
wounded fatally when he attempted to
serve warrant on Joseph Connors,
owner Of Louie's restaurant. The
shooting occurred in the eating place.
The Colorado Utilities Commission
denied Denver's application for a re
opening of the telephone rate case.
and, In its written decision, asked the
city to go into the Supreme Court tc
determine whether the commission OF
the city has jurisdiction over rates.
Lieut.. Roland jackson OF Colorado
Springs, stepson OF Helen Hunt Jack
son, famous novelist, was killed in &C
ton in the fighting around Chateau
Thierry, according to message re
ceived by his father. w. S. Jackson
in Colorado Springs.
The annual flower day which is
held for the benefit of Craig colony in
Denver and the receipts devoted to
providing additional comforts for the
men at the institution has been an
nounced for Monday, July II.
Russians in Denver still adhere to
the cause of the allies and gathered
in the Russian Orthodox church al
Globeville July and offered prayers
for the arms of the American and al
lied forces in Europe.
The state collected $33,767.39 inner
itance taxes during the last fifteen
days in June, according to the semi
monthly report. Collections during
the current biennial period have now
reached s540,171.09.
A demonstration of dollar matching
at Colorado Springs cost George Hard
ing. farmer of Hays. Kan. $3.50, but
resulted In the arrest of George
Thompson and o. 8. Knipes.
The extension service of the Colo