The Ordway new era., 1918-03-01

Olney Springs-W. NJ. Dennis sold
his ranch southwest of Olney to AL
Craft last week. Mr.. Dennis is look
ing for a location for his cattle, but
they will live in Olney until further
plans are completed.
WILSON SHIPS CATTLE
Olney Springs-Isaac Wilson ship
ped carload of cattle twenty-five
head) to the Nuckols Packing Co.,
Pueblo, Tuesday. He expects to
make another shipment about the
middle of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T Craig and
children returned from their trip
hope to make their home in Olney
Springs. Mr.. Craig is in Denver the
latter part of this week.
Miss Gladys Johnson returned
from a pleasant vacation in Pueblo
and Denver last Friday.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Montgomery re-
turned Thursday from Denver where
she had gone to pack her household
goods and ship them to Olney. Mr..
and Mrs. Montgomery have leased
the Millhouse property for the sea-
son.
Virgil La Rou moved his family
to his homestead eighteen miles
horth of Olney last Sunday.
A number of little folks in the
vicinity are quite sick of La Grippe
complicated with incipient pneumon-
ia. but are all recovering nicely.
Bert Millhouse moved his family
back from the Mountains to Olney
last week. They will occupy the
Wells Restaurant building.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Olney held a delightful open meeting
Thursday evening the program beins
patriotic with a song service of old
songs by the audience. Refreshments
OF Punch and Washington Pie were
served later in the evening. Special
mention is made of the training of
the children and of the quiet during
the addresses.
Miss Edna Shaffer spent her holi-
day with her parents in Olney last
week.
Friends of Miss Sylvia johnson
will be interested to hear she is a
member of the A. r, C. nurses corps
and will receive her orders where to
report for duty, March lst Miss
johnson is now with relatives in Chi
cago.
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way the 22nd having repairs on his
car. While he was gone, some enter
prizing friends put fine large sign
or his new house announcing that
he was ready for a housekeeper. But
so far. no information along this line
can be obtained from Joe himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Cowden were
in Rocky Ford last Thursday night.
Apropos the contagion of chicken
pox raging in all the towns in the
Valley just now little Jack Gardner
came running in from his play with
the astonishing announcemnt to his
mother that he had seen the mostest
chicken pox going right around the
house? On investigation the chic
en- pox was found to be a covey of
quail.
! Thursday night some of the MEM
bers of the Olney Branch A. r. C..
gave a delightful dancing party. The
proceeds of which will be used to
buy supplies for the Red Cross rooms.
Saturday night six members of the
Bachelor Club met with Mr.. Summer
haulter for chicken dinner "a year
ling cockereD the evening was spent
playing pitch.
The Largent family will move this
week from the Outland ranch to the
Thompson ranch at Orchard Park.
Tuesday twelve members of the A.
r. C. met in the Guaze room for
work in spite of the sand storm. Aft
er working busily for several hours,
an announcement was made that 4
lunch would be served. honoring Mrs.
Edith Gardner who has given up her
time is Loyalty to make our branch
flourishing success. She expects to
be in Denver for the next few months
attending business college. leaving
Thursday of this week. Everyone
will be sorry to loose her even for a
while. most especially from the Red
Cross rooms where she has been so
faithful in every branch of the work
Mrs Ben. G. Sears went to Love