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The Ordway new era., 1920-11-19
News Briefs

John Grassmick of near Sugar
/ CITY is preparing 70 move to Scots
Bluff. Nebr., to reside.
= Allen Berry of east of ordway. is
going to sell out and quit ranching
and will move to Sugar City to live.
Chas. Adam, of north of town,
spent the week end with his mother,
Mrs. Richard Adam.
Mr.. and Mrs e. c. Pechin and son,
Ralph, and Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. Dodds
and son, George, visited Mrs. Pech-
ms mother. Mrs. Garfield, of Fowler,
one day last week.
Henry Peters left Tuesday for Ger
many where he will visit his mother
for three months.
Misses Leota Carol and Ruby
kimball spent Sunday with Miss Vera
Webb before her departure to Phoe-
nix. on Tuesday.
Jake Pantle is very sick with
scarlet fever.
Mrs. Chris Bauer returned from
Colorado Springs Saturday evening
where she has been the past two
weeks on account of the illness of
her daughter, Mrs. A Rice, who is
now improving nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Oma Cowan of Pu-
eblo were here visiting the first of
the week.
Mrs. l.. 1. Giffin left for Caney,
kans.. last Saturday, in response to
message announcing the death of
her father. She will be away for
about ten days.
Richard Davis of Alamosa, Colo,
visited over Sunday with his daugh-
ter. Miss Verna B. Davis, domestic
science instructor in the Ordway
school. He was serving on the fed
eral grand jury at Pueblo and the
jury took 6 recess from Saturday to
Monday afternoon, which gave him
an opportunity to make the visit
here.
w. F. Tarbox. county commission
er elect, of Sugar City, has been
serving on the federal grand jury At
Pueblo.
Mrs. Bradley, of Nepesta, came
down last week for visit with her
granddaughter, Mrs. D. H. Rearik,
and family, at Lake Henry.
Henry Peters left Tuesday of this
Weeh loT d NiSlL 10 GeTHdny with MS
father and mother. who reside in the
northern part of the country. He will
go via England and France. Mr.. Pc
ters will be gone for about three
months and of the time it will take
about five weeks travelling.
G. S. Miller of Box Springs visit
ed his daughters Maggie and Matte
Sunday, who are attending school
here.
A niece of Mrs. Jack Forrest is
here on visit.
Ralph Riggs and family of Sugar
City spent Sunday IN Ordway.
Gordius Cox of Sugar City spent
the week end with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Cox.
Mrs. julie Racy who has been quite
sick for some time was little better
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Pechin spent
Saturday evening at the home of
Mrs. Richard Adam.
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Jap Opposition
Grows in West

United action by Western and
Southwestern states on the Japa-
nese question was predicted few
days ago as a development of a con-
ference of anti-Japanese organiza-
tiOns and California congressman
and senators held in San Francisco.
Senator Hiram w. johnson of CAL
ifornia. discussing the question be-
fore the conference, advocated that
Oregon. Washington, Montana, Idaho
Nevada. Utah, Arizona, Colorado
and Texas be brought into an asso-
citation with California to fight for
the passage of anii-Japanese legis-
lation in congress.
Laws stopping all Japanese immi-
grafton and forbidding Japanese the
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]. C. Hedgecock, water commits
sioner, $25.S3.
Dennis ]. Mooney. clerk Of district
Court. $125.64.
Allen J. Beaumont, reporter $40.
Charles b. Hughes. district attor-
ney. $32.S8.
J. NJ. Meikle. deputy district at
torney. $4,000.
W. r. Ferguson, salary. $175.00.
p. Wadlington, salary, 10000.
Chase g. Woodbridge. salary. $3.50.
Henry Peters, interpreter, $500.
w. S. Brenneman, ]. P. fees, $10.-
so.
b. Frank Miller. laundry. $3.50.
John II. Walter, labor, S9.25.
Chas. F. Sewers. salary janitor.
5000.
A. A. Ellis. drayage, $3.50.
Abbott Bros. material for booths.
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oRDwAY, CROWLEY COUNTY, COLORADO

e. A. Shaffer, State No. SO, $4,000
VIM. Waugh. State No. SO, $500.
o. & R. Garage. repairs $55.66.
J. N. Hanna, repairs, 1856.
VIM. Waugh, State No. EOS, $4,000
VIM. Waugh. State No. SO. $1,000.
E. A. Shnffer, county roads. $280.00.
VIM Worker. county roads, 71.20.
VIM. Waugh. county roads. $333.80.
John Quinn. county roads, $618.0O
John Quinn, State No. 33, $112.25.
r. w. English Lbr. Co.. material.
$126.38.
Oliver Garage. repairs. $3.50.
Ordway Hwd. G Fur. Co.. supplies.
$5.43.
Olney Springs Motor Co., supplies.
$3.50.
r.. w. English Lbr. Co.. material.
sS2.44.
Sinclair Refining Co.. oil and gas,
$173.17.
Smith & Boget. repairing. $15.15.
Ladd Lbr. & Mere. Co.. material,
s45.74.
VIM. Broadbent. road work, 1890
Frank McNary, road work, $29.2O.
j. II. Cowden, road work, $12.40.
Continental Oil Co., gas, etc.,
s170.7S.
II. w. Moore & Co., supplies, s19.-
21.
The Ordway new era., 1920-11-19
CARR CROSSING

Garfield Dunning. a former resi-
dent of this community arrived We'd
nesday for few days visit.
Clyde Ball and Leslie Stump were
Rocky Ford visitors Sunday.
A social dance was held at the
ing.
Del Siple and family and Miss Stel-
la Gresham of Sugar City were visi-
tors at the C. G. Kutch home Sun
day.
Ray Kale and Bruce Ball formerly
The Ordway new era., 1920-11-19
County Bills Paid

Following are the bills as allowed
by the board of the county.
Ordinary Fund.
j. NJ. Smith. salary, $167.67.
Irene Sewers, salary, $4,000.
X. +. Rhine. salary, $4,000.
Lewis Worker, expenses. 5000.
Lewis Worker. salary. $191.66.
VIM. Broadbent. salary. $60.70.
Frank McNary. salary. 1920.
]. II. Cowden, salary, 1886.
County Clerks Fee Fund, postage.
clerk of board, etc, $44,2O.
E. II. Muir. salary, 10000.
j. T.. Downey, salary. $175.00.
j. NJ. Meikle. county attorney.
5000.
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right OF American citizenship, even
tho born in this country, were advo-
Gated at the conference.
Plans were also discussed for COM
batting any attempt by Japan to null
lify. either thru the courts or by
diplomatic negotiations. the present
antialien land laws of California.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1920

of this vicinity arrived Sunday for
visit with friends.
Clifford and Leslie Stump took
load of hogs to town Saturday.
Russell Henderson of Ordway was
in this community Saturday.
MAST & MEIkLE
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
Ordway, =: =: =: Colorado
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Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Warns Democrats of Denver
of Republican Barrage of Gold

Secretary of State James R. No
land, one of the speakers at the
Jackson day dinner of the Demo-
cratic club, told how the Republi-
cans expect to carry Colorado
next fall with a well-filled barrel
and warned the Democrats of
Denver who have a habit of kick
ing over the traces every now and
then when they should get into
the collar, that the Republicans
would succeed in their nefarious
scheme, unless they pulled
straight with the loyal Democrats
of the state. Mr.. holland, speak
ing on this point, said:
"The Republicans are prepar-
ing to throw out a barrage of gold
they hope will blind the people to
the duplicity, incompetency and
truculency of their Republican
congress. And this curtain of de-
ceit and bribery is to extend to
every nook and corner of the I'm
tied States. National DemocI attic
leaders have recently told me that
the Republican program calls for
the expenditure of a million dol
lars in Colorado alone, if neces-
sary, to elect a Republican United
States senator. This threatened
flood of dirty money should not
frighten us. Still, it is a menace
we must prepare to combat. And
take it from me, unless the Demo-
Gratis of Denver settle down to an
Andrew Jackson basis of true
Democracy and combine their
strength with the Democrats of
the state against the common en-
emy, instead of battling each
other, the peril will destroy u.s."
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Delegates Named to the
Metal Miners Convention

At meeting of the members
of the Metal Miners Assn, held
Tuesday evening, the following
delegates were named to attend
the annual meeting to be held in
the Assembly chamber of the
capitol in Denver on January Goth.
Each metal producing county is
entitled to five votes, irrespective
of the number of delegates attend
ing, but it is presumed that the
representation from Gilpin coun-
ty as we'll as from other mining
counties will be large:
Shad Reid, w. o. Jenkins, w. j.
Stull, Geo. Athanasion, H. l.. Bal
bach, o. L. Patterson, G. E. Fritz,
w. M. Kirk, R. l. Hughes, Thomas
Cudahy, John McNeill, VIM. Aug
err, Harry Willis, c. o. Richards,
Morris Hazard, j. M. Seright.
Chas. Cox, Chas. Davies, Frank
Branham, w. S. Barrick, Eugene
Perley, John Stroehle, G. R. Baer,
Frank Charming, C. A. Frost, Nels
G. Olson, G. A. Mcneil.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
MOUNTAIN LIONS TRAPPED
F. ]. Claiming and w. H. Shaffer
Bring in the Mother and Cub
and Receive Handsome Bounty
From the Denver Post.

F. j. Claiming and w. H. Shat
fer were exhibiting a young noun
tain lion about six months old on
the streets of Central last Satur-
day, which they caught in trap
the evening before on the south
side of Black mountain. Judging
from the tracks they discovered
they say that at least three lions
were in that vicinity, probably
the mother lion and two cubs. A
day or two before they discovered
the remains of a two-year-old doe
which the lions had killed. On
Friday night they set a trap at
that place and caught one of the
cub lions. They will keep their
trap set and think they may be
able to catch the other two lions.
Mr.. Charming and Mr.. Shaffer
made their word good by bring
ing the mother lion to Central on
Sunday morning. The old lion
tipped the beam at ninety-one
pounds. They now feel sure that
they will get the other cub and
any other lions that may be in the
vicinity.
Mr.. Charming, accompanied by
Geo. L. Hamllik took the two
carcasses to Denver Monday in a
car and exhibited them to the
Denver Post. Mr.. Charming re-
ceived bounty of $500 offer
ed by that paper, $500 for the
old lion and $1,000 for the cub.
He will have both the mother and
cub mounted. Both are fine speci-
mems of the lion family.
1t is said that the state does
not pay bounty for mountain
lions. This is an oversight on the
part of the legislature that should
be remedied. The state of Colo
RADIO spends annually a good many
thousands of dollars to protect
and preserve the fish and wild
game. Each elk, deer and antel-
ope that roams the mountains or
plains represents a valuable in
vestment of the states money
and inasmuch as mountain lions
are menace to this wild game,
the state should pay a reasonable
bounty for their destruction.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Gilpin County Farming

The most Of us have ovel looked
the farming resources of Gilpin
county. While the industry is
small it is slowly gaining ground
and will, without doubt, increase
in Importance in the future. 1t
may surprise you to learn that a
small patch of spring wheat was
grown in Gilpin county during
the year 1919. County Assessor
Jenk Davis estimates that Gilpin
county had 1868 acres of oats,
with an average yield of Is BUSH
els per acre, total of $500
bushels; AZ acres of barley with
an average yield of 10 bushels
per acre, total of 470 bushels /;
55 acres of rye with an average
yield of bushels per acre, a to-
tai of 440 bushels; so acres of po-
tatoes with an average yield of
40 bushels per acre, total of
1000 bushels.
Compared with other non-irri-
eating districts the average yield
of spring wheat and oats per
acre was about the same as the
balance of the state, the average
in barley and rye was only lit
tie below, and the average in po-
tatoes per acre exceeded the bal
ance of the state by about six
bushels per acre. This is only a
small part Of the production of our
little farms. Nearly all of our
farmers are engaged in the stock
raising business in a small way
and most of them are doing some
thing in the poultry business and
many of them have eggs and but
ter for the market. The farmers
of Gilpin county are live up-to-
date class of people. They have
grange organization which
meets regularly every month at
Black Hawk, where they have lee.
lures and discuss means and ways
to improve their methods of farm
ing. Nearly every farmer in the
county belongs to this organiza-
tion and is a regular attendant at
their meetings. Our Metal Min
ing association and people engag-
ed in other pursuits, would make
no mistake if they should copy
the methods of our farmers.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Fifty Hearing Set For Feb. 9th

The latest inormation in refer
ence to the Fifty properties, re-
ceived from a reliable source, is
that New York people are ready
with the necessary money to put
the mines in shape and do the
necessary development as soon as
the title is determined in the fed
eral court. A hearing in this mat
ter has been set for February 9th
before Judge Lewis. The New
York people are ready to go ahead
as soon as the cloud on the title
is removed and the first work to
be done will be the putting of the
mill in shape to handle custom
ores while the mines are being un-
watered and opened up for pro-
duction.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Proposed Power
Rates Suspended

The State Public Utilities Com
mission on January 9th issued an
order suspending the effective
date of proposed increased power
rates filed with the Commission
and applicable to territory served
by the Colorado Power company
in Eagle, Lake, Park, Pitkin, Gar
field, Summit, Clear Creek, Gil
pin, Boulder and Adams counties.
The Power company sought to in
crease these rates January goth,
but the effective date of the sched-
ules has been set ahead 80 days
to enable the Commission to make
an investigation and also to pro-
vide opportunity for hearing at
which users of power in the ter
ritory affected may appear and be
heard.
The increases proposed by the
Colorado Power company repres-
ent an average increase of ap-
proximately 20 per cent in power
rates.
Announcement will be made
later as to the date of hearing up
on the rates of the company.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Sentiment on League
of Nations Changing

Abiding to recent statements
by President Lowell of Harvard.
former President Taft and Will
lam Jennings Bryan on the League
of Nations covenant, U. S. Senator
Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, in
speaking Monday night before a
banquet of st. Louis citizens op-
posed to the League of Nations
said:
"Thus one by one the roses fall.
"All three of these men have
now said that Article X should
not be adopted unamended," as
serted the senator, and added:
I'm view of the fact that the
president has declared that Ar
ticle X is the backbone of the
League, it appears that at least
Brothers Lowell and Taft think so
poorly of the scheme, that they
are willing to leave it spineless.
"A number of senators includ-
ing myself, from the first have in
sisted that American people
should and must be consulted.
Now that the president has per-
force approved of that contention
and because there is no other way
out, agreed to let the people de-
eide, everything ought to be un-
animous."
After taking up the fourteen
amendments one by one and ex-
planning their meaning, Senator
Reed said:
"The tide of public opinion is
rapidly rising against the ratifi-
cation of this League with or
without amendments. AS evil
dence of the trend l call attention
to the fact that Mr.. Lowell, long
an advocate of the League now
announces that Article X ought to
be rejected.
"Mr. Taft has quit denouncing
the critics of the League as pig
gy-minded and has turned to
abusing the president because he
does not accept all the reserva-
tions. And now comes the great
commoner who wisely declares
that the American people wound
never surrender their right to
fight in their own defense and
who at the same time renounces
the provisions of Article X. 49,
"A few more weeks of discuss
ion and we may expect these gen.
tlemen to move up to the line
where they demand that this un-
American and treacherous docu-
ment shall be utterly and incon-
tinently rejected"
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Idaho Springs Entertains
.... a Real Detective

According to the Idaho Springs
papers that city had a veritable
Shel lock Holmes in their midst
for the last two or three weeks.
Sherlock, as near as we can gath
er from the conflicting reports we
hear, was man with a paralyzed
arm, limping gate, with no fire.
arms and scant clothing, who
claimed to be side partner of
Burns, the great detective.
Our detective was not much
to look at" says an Idaho Springs
citizen, "but he had way about
him and tongue that was hung
loose in the middle. So when he
told us that Clear Creek county
was infested by a band of red
Bolshevikis and that he had been
sent out here by the Burns Detec-
tive agency to break up the gang
and bring them to justice, the
boys just naturally got scared and
agreed to help him all that they
could. One of them loaned him
a revolver and furnished him with
a lot of ammunition. Others loaned
him money and clothing, and one
of our hotelkeepers boarded and
lodged him, and several of our
citizens hauled him around over
the country wherever he wanted
to go to look for the tracks of the
Bolsheviki. Finally he tod us
he had to go to Denver to meet
some more officers who were COM
ing out here to help him as there
were more Bolsheviki in the coun-
ty than he had figured. Since that
we have heard nothing from him
and some people think he was a
fake detective and will not come
back, but if he was not a real de-
tective l can't understand what
he wanted with that revolver and
all that ammunition"
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
CITY COUNCIL MEETS

The city council of the City of
Central met in regular monthly
session on Thursday evening, Jan
uary 9th, Mayor Robert Wilkin-
son presiding; aldermen present,
Seymour, Atkinson, McCallister,
Rule and Willis.
Minutes of meeting held Decem-
ber 11th, 1919, read and approx
ed. The city clerks report of
water collections for month of
December, with ledger balances
as of January 1st, 1920, having
been examined and approved by
the finance committee, was read
and submitted, and on motion ac-
cepted and ordered filed by the
council.
Street and water Commissioner
Gray orally reported the repair of
sundry water breaks which occur
red during the cold spell of wealth
er; the removal of the usable and
broken lumber from the site of
the park stand, which was blown
down; the clearing of the flume
thru the Mckay lots, and sundry
other work.
Complaint was presented to the
council of offensive odors arising
from fertilizer hauled on lots by
property owners was considered,
and the marshal was directed to
have all persons doing this to COW
er the same forthwith, or desist
from hauling the same until they
were ready to use and cover it.
The council regrets the apparent
lack of civic pride in the main
tenance of neatness and cleanli-
ness in and about private prop
erty, evidenced by some of our
citizens, it being a result probab-
ly of local depression in our min
ing industry, which condition
should be met courageously and
overcome; and the marshal was
directed to use his best efforts to
induce property owners to display
decent pride in these matters,
and to see that deposits of waste
were promptly removed and not
allowed to remain as an offense
to others more energetic. - -
City and water bills amounting
to $291.25 were read, allowed and
ordered paid by warrant.
There being no further business
presented, the council adjourned.
w. c. MATTHEWS,
City Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
BLACK HAWK NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Kearns and
daughter, Mary, came up from
Denver Saturday evening. Mr..
kearns returned Sunday and Mrs.
Kearns, Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hutchins
and son, of Dixon, Wyo., arrived
Sunday evening on a visit to Mrs.
Hutchins' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thor. Crook.
Jud Kriley was in Denver Tues
day between trains. He leaves on
Friday of this week for Stratton,
Neb., to remain.
Frank Claiming drove to Dem
yer Monday with his two lions to
have them mounted. He expects
to trap at least one more in the
vicinity of Black mountain and
will then have a menagerie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Westman
went to Denver Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Westman returned on the ev-
ening train but Mrs. Westman
will remain in Denver indefinitely.
Chas. Niccum was business
visitor to Denver Sunday after
noon, returning Tuesday evening.
A. M. Fairchild was in Denver
a couple of days this week, hold
ing communion with the dentist.
r. F. Hopkins left Wednesday
afternoon for Denver.
Nels Olson was an arrival from
Denver Tuesday evening on min
ing business.
Frank Graham went to Denver
Sunday afternoon and remained
until Tuesday.
Ed. Barrett was in from Roll
insville the fore part of the week.
The Woodcraft installed officers
at their meeting Tuesday evening
and then had grand chicken pie
supper. They are planning to give
a dance on February 14th.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Driscoll, of Routt county, on
January 4th. Mrs. Driscoll was
Miss Norah Crook.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
PERSONAL MENTION

Herman BRANDED was here this
week from Victor, visiting with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ignatz Meyer
came up from Denver Monday ev-
ening. Mr.. Meyer was in st. An
thongs hospital, undergoing
treatment for throat trouble. He
is feeling much better.
Representative w. O. Jenkins
came up from Denver Monday ev-
ening to attend a bank meeting
held on Tuesday. He is on the
legislative committee investigat-
ing the Ludlow riot and will be
away until March.
Oscar Williams and Richard
Champion returned from Denver
Monday evening. They were down
on automobile business.
Mrs. M. Ross was in Denver the
fore part of the week on busin SIS.
Miss Nellie Vincent, Harry and
Jake Eilmann, Gus Kruse and w.
C. Matthews went to Denver Mon
day morning to attend the funeral
of H. j. Kruse.
Bart Parteli was a passenger to
Denver Sunday to attend the fun
eral of James Boggio.
John j. May was up from Den
yer Sunday with parties to look
over the Pittsburg.
Mrs. Richard Eddy was up from
Golden Saturday and Sunday.
j. c. Jenkins and J. G. McShane
were up from the valley Tuesday
to attend a meeting of directors
of the First National bank.
j. w. Baldwin returned We'd
nesday evening from a trip to the
valley.
E. T. Butler and M. O'Hea came
up from Denver Wednesday even
ing.
Ernest Kloer went to Denver
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. C. O. Richards went to
Denver last Friday, returning the
same day.
Mrs. D. T. Richards and daugh-
ter, Catherine, went to Denver on
Monday afternoons train.
James Rule went to Golden by
auto Tuesday and brought back
his truck.
Mrs. John Richards was called
to Denver Tuesday on account of
her mothers illness.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Midwest Company Takes
Over Gilpin Hotel

The Midwest Mining company
that is operating the famous Cy-
clops group, is making extensive
preparations for big work this
year. They have just received a
No. a drill sharpener, one of the
largest made of the Rand type.
For the accommodation of their
employees the company has taken
a lease and option on the Gilpin
hotel in Black Hawk. This will be
managed by Mr.. and Mrs. G. e.
Bolander.
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15
Feeding Deer and Elk

Game Warden S. T. Harris
writes the Observer as follows:
Have begun feeding the elk,
one band in Williams Fork coun-
try and another band on the
Beaver near Sulphur Springs.
Forest Ranger While and | were
out on snow shoes Saturday all
day. Counted 103 deer. Saw elk
so numerous could not count
them. Saw where a maintain lion
made a jump for a deer; pulled
out large bunch of hair but did
rot get his deer"
Gilpin observer., 1920-01-15

E. ]. Demeter, father of R. r.
Demeter, died at his home in Mac
on, Mo-, last Saturday. He had
been in failing health for several
years and the son had made two
or three trips back home to see
him when his condition became
grave. Upon arriving in Macon.
Mr.. Demeter found his mother
seriously i'll.