The Ordway new era., 1918-07-19
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.
COMING EVENTS.

July 1s-Repubiican State Convention
at Colorado SPRING.
July 22-Democratic State Assembly In
Denver
Aug. z2-2<-Colorado State Firemens
Convention at Georgetown
Sept. 1s-Beaver Park fair at Penrose.
Sept. 23-zs-CoIorado state Fair At
Pueblo.
sent 2s-2s-Lincoin County Fair At
A hospital is to be established at
Nucla.
The Butte Valley community chapel
is completed.
Report from Eads Ia that the WORK
at the oil rig is progressing niceiy.
Son of w. S. jackson of Colorado
Springs killed in American army in
France
A large barn on the dairy farm oil
Hugh Watson, Jr., near Denver, was
destroyed by fire.
The floating dredges at Brecken-
ridge cleaned up gold to the amount OF
$4,000 in one week.
Leadville boys in training at Camp
Cody we're highly complimented on
their soldierly qualities.
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the Beaver Park fair which is to be
held at Penrose. Sept. 1s.
Colorado Midland railroad ordered
to cease operations and to be sold 10
highest bidder by receiver.
Eighteen persons were taken into
custody by the state constabulary in
the wake OF the July 4 celebrations.
Twenty.three persons were arrested
in a raid by the police at Pueblo on a
pool room. The charge was gambling.
The S3,5OO,0OO coke plant at Pueblo
burned its first grist of coke after
two years in the process of construc-
ton
Albert P. Smith OF Denver was
elected president of the Colorado He-
tail Coal Dealers Association at the
meeting in Pueblo.
]. ]. Suter of Pueblo was elected
president of the Colorado Letter Car
riers Association at meeting OF the
association in Pueblo.
Just at the opening of the tourist
season. the hotel at Twin Lakes, one
of the finest resorts in the West, has
been destroyed by fire.
United States Senator James E.
Watson, of Indiana, spoke at patriot
ic meeting at the hall of Denver Lodge
No. Al, knights of Pythias.
Hannah w. Martin. formerly OF
Denver, is reported in the casualty list
as severely wounded in action. He
was with the 184th infantry.
Sixty-four narrow gauge gondola
cars formerly used on the Florence &
Cripple Creek railroad have been TAX
en- apart and shipped to Cuba.
Charles H. Saunders, who fell off
freight train on the west slope OF Mon
arch pass not far from Sergeant,
leaves a wife and seven young chill
dren.
Lin Downs. IA, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. w. Downs, living near Two Buttes,
killed wildcat at the junction of Buf-
falo and Bear creeks, which weighed
rs pounds.
The county threshermens commit
tees are now busy throughout the
state licensing threshermen in ac-
cordance with Governor Gunter's pro-
clamation.
The dirt road over Monarch pass,
last of the timberline trails to open,
will soon be passable, the deep snow
having sunk down rapidly in the past
three weeks.
Portland Gold Mining Company OF
Cripple Creek has declared its regu-
lar quarterly dividend of per cent,
amounting to 100000. payable July 20
to stock Of record July 10.
Approximately $9,0O0.OO0 in income
and excess profits taxes was collected
in the last few hours before the ex-
piration of the ten days grace, accord
ing to Mark A. Skinner, collector.
Expected opening of the new scenic
road from Florence to Victor is post
poned several weeks. Shortage OF
bridge materials and of man power
makes delay Just when the road is
most needed.
In attempting to stop two loaded
mine cars at the Royal mine near
Trinidad Jim Calas was caught be
tween the two and severely injured
the cars coming together catching his
head, crushing the skull.
Instead of one. five camps of boy
workers will probably be established
at Fort Lupton by the U. S. Boys
Working Reserve for Colorado. 1t is
expected that 1875 boys will be EN-
ployed by the Gamers.
Word that the five large express
companies. which have been merged
into one concern under federal juris
diction, will be granted 10 per cent
increase in rates Immediately was re.
ceived by the Colorado Public Utilities
Commission.
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