The Ordway new era., 1918-08-30
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


DEVELOPMENT Federation that the l.
0OO.bed addition to the Denver Cen
eral hospital has been finally ap
proved and that the policy OF the war
Department in purchasing supplies 1or
this large unit will be to buy every
thing in Colorado, If quality and price
are right.
Dividends paid by Cripple Creek
mining companies during 1918 have
totaled $1,470.500. The companies
and their dividend payments for the
year follow: Cresson Consolidated
Gold Mining and Milling Company,
1854, 900: Golden Cycle Mining and Re-
duction Company, s3l5.oOo; Portland
Gold Mining Company, $24O.OOO; vim
dicator Gold Mining Company, $45.-
900: Granite Gold Mining Company.
$4,000.
Thomas F.. Mcclure, who shot and
killed Harry r. Montgomery, July o.
1915. in Denver, and who had SEN
sational trial in the West Side Court
when the jury disagreed and who
later was released on bond. be-
cause the court believed him TO be in
sane. was arrested under the name OF
Frank Ryan. He was turned over to
the West Side Court by his bondsman.
Names of candidates for the Repub-
lican and Democratic primaries to be
held Sept. 10 were sent to county
clerks by the secretary OF states Of
flee. The certification in Denver went
to the city elections commission.
There are fifty-one state and county
candidates among the Republicans in
Denver, and forty-one Democrats, ac-
cording to the certification sheets.
Citizens of nine counties who gath
cred in protest meeting against the
dismantling of the Colorado Mid
land railroad Saturday. in Glenwood
Springs. passed resolutions to assist
the owners of the road in obtaining a
proposition for government operation
acceptable to the owners and the
United States Railroad Administra-
ton.
William B. Bennett, whose name ap-
pears in General Pershing's casualty
list as having been severely wounded
in action, is the son of John b. Ben
nett, farmer living near the State
Industrial School for Girls at Morri
son. Young Bennett enlisted in the
infantry about year ago, and has
been in France several months. He
is now 81 years old.
Sheriff John ]. Marty raided the
town residence OF Tony Leverich at
Trinidad, where he reported finding
considerable liquor, and evidence that
led to further raid. He followed W
the clews given and returned with
1000 pints, found about twelve miles
out, and said to be the property OF
Frank Boccaccio.
The lumber mill and plant at Mon.
arch, which hss been idle for seven
years. will again be in operation, ac-
cording to David Schupbach Of Colum.
bus, Neb., who, with his associates
has purchased the plant from A. H.
Radetsky of Denver for 100000. The
mill was constructed eight years age
at cost of more than 100000.
Boulder has woman police judge
the first of her sex to sit on the po-
lice magistrates bench in Boulder.
She is Mrs Linda Lee. She was ap-
pointed to the office by Mayor Moys
after her husband, Judge w. S. Lee,
had been incapacitated to discharge
the duties of the office on account Of
paralysis.
The conference of fuel administra.
tors of twelve Rocky Mountain states.
including Colorado. called for Aug. 26
in Denver, for the purpose Of discuss
ing the phases of the threatened coal
shortage, has been postponed until
Sept s, according to word sent out
by Fuel Administrator w. ]. Galligan.
The town board of Flagler has is
sued an order that the German Ian
guage shall not be spoken within the
town limits. The order concludes: "Ii
you can't talk American. make signs"
A. c. Scott Of Haxtun. Phillips
county, started mandamus proceed
ings In the District Court against Sec
retary OF State James R. holland in
his effort to be placed on the Demo
cratic primary ballot as candidate
for State Senator from the Twelfth
District.
Sixty cases Of liquor, 1000 pints in
all, being conveyed into Trinidad in
three vehicles, were seized by Sheriff
John j. Marty Of Trinidad. OF the
three men arrested. one attempted to
draw his gun and was shot by dep
uty sheriff and slightly wounded.
After robbing eight Capitol hill
homes in Denver, a youth about 1s
years old, dressed in a khaki shirt and
trousers. gave the police an exciting
chase for several blocks and made his
escape.
Progress of the government in writ
ing insurance for soldiers is to be an
unusual topic of discussion in the
forty-ninth convention of insurance
commissioners. called for Sept 10, at