The Ordway new era., 1921-07-22
Olney Springs

Col. Paul P. Newton came home
last Thursday evening ON his return
from an inspection trip thro Trinidad,
WalZenburg and neighboring town.
He returned to his desk in Denver
Monday, having completed the work
to which he was assigned in Pueblo
during the flood,
Miss Owen, superintendent of the
deaconess home in Pueblo and Miss
Leach sister deaconess visited Mrs.
A. A. Ladd last week. Miss Leach
remained two days while Miss Owen
stayed a week returning Saturday
with Mrs. Ladd in the car. Mrs. Earl
Rains also accompanied Mrs. Ladd to
Pueblo.
The Epworth League entertained
about twenty youngsters with an out
door supper at the school house
grounds last Thursday evening, the
rain interfered quite little in their
good times.
Miss Fay Shaffer was the charming
hostess to q number of Olney's young
people last Friday evening in honor
of Miss Dorothy Rockwell of Sugar
City who has been a guest in the
Shaffer homo about ten days Miss
Rockwell returned to her home Sun
day.
F.. E. Johnson, Olney's barber has
rented the Michel house. Mrs.
johnson came Monday from Pueblo.
Miss Opal Hanen returned Wednes-
day morning from a short visit with
the Cressy family in Rocky Ford.
Mrs. Crause of Salida, came last
Wednesday for visit with he's
Il Pnhart rffa
The bonds are sold. plans made
and specifications here for the adGi-
ticn to the school house, that there
may be room for the high school. n
The beet dump promised by the
Sugar Company is being erected i'll
Olney to accomdate the beet growers
Iear here, in spite of the fact that q
great acreage was swept away in the
flood June 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christy Plank enter
tanned the Jewett Buell. family at din
ncr Sunday.
Miss Helen Clatwcrthy return I'D
from a ten days camping trip in Rye
last Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. F. L. Hughlitt and
daughters, Dorothy and Mary 10, yis-
tied the week end with DR.. and Mrs.
F.. e. McKeeby.
After the two severe storms Sun
day and Monday the water was once
more over both approaches to the
Fowler bridge The roads in every
direction suffered greatly from the
heavy rain fall.
Mrs. Paul P. Newlon and Mary
Jeanette accompanied by Mrs. b. W.
Lewis and James motored to OrdWay
Monday.
A. L. Butcher ret irned from La
Harpe, ILL.,, the latter part OF last
week having been called there by the
death of his mother.
Roy Montgomery was here from
Denver last Wednesday and Thurs
day. Rodney accompanied his father
home.
Mrs. Don Claybaugh of Fowler.
entertained for Robert in honor of
his birthday, July IS. several boys
from Olney went over to help Bobble
have good time.
Mr.. Doffron is rebuilding the room
ing house onto a restaurant. The fam
lily will occupy 1.-THE building now
used tor the restaurant.
Ray Millhollen, the local repre-
sentative of the Kuner Pickle Co.,
has been running pickles since the
9Th of July. This is only four days
later than last years record, even
tho the cucumbers were planted
nearly two weeks later.
e, E. Curtis and the pastor graded
the church yard Wednesday morning
to prevent puddle in front OF the
church door every rain storm.
The mother and sister OF Mrs.. Ed
Mccullough from Colorado Springs
visited her on the homestead several
days last week.. =
Mr.. and Mrs.. Ben Rutherford,
Miss Gillie Rutherford, Mr.. and Mrs..
H.. s.. Linard. of Olney Springs, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Sewers. Geo. Wharton,
and Mrs. Byran Thompson, Of Ord,
way, will leave Saturday for Creede
for a ten days camping "trip.
The pipe line to furnish water LOT
the south part Of town which covered
eleven blocks was completed Wednes-
nesday. So that every house In OIL
ney may have running water II the
owners pipe the water from the
atreet.. This is great benefit to the
town. few villages having such
drawing card as our purc water sup
ply,
sons from Mishawaka. Indiana, visit
cd I, ON u Noutsay to Wednesday at the
hume OF A. q. I.cnard.