Eastern Colorado times., 1912-11-22

The twelfth annual convention of the
Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems .Associa,
ton was held In Denver.
Bertwell Tregureha, known in both
Greeley and Denver, was killed at
long Beach, Calf, when struck. by a
street car, while riding a bicycle.
Miss Margaret Baylor of Cincinnati,
anti-"rag" dancing crusader. is in Den
yer prepared to launch a movement
against grotesQue ballroom dances.
r Mrs. Riddle was elected as a mem.
ber Of the Legislature by majority
Of nearly 1000, instead of J. N. Coun.
ter, as was announced in the early re.
ports.
The 300 employees of the City Of
Denver highway department have or
sanized mutual benefit insurance
company for protection against sick
ness or injury.
Seized with an attack of heart fail
IRE, D. C. Hermes, proprietor Of the
cigar stand in tho Railway Exchange
building, dropped dead on Welton
street in Denver.
Albert Hennessy, tenant on q
farm a mile and half west of Gree.
ley, shit himself in the right temple
with a .38 caliber revolver and died
almost, instantly.
John Hanway, thirty. laborer, report
ed to the Denver police that he was
held up at Tenth and Market streets
by two highwaymen and robbed Of IS
and gold watch.
Miss Octavia Mcnamara, a former
st. Louis girl, died at st. Joseph's hos
pital In Denver after an illness lasting
six days. Valvular heart trouble was
the cause of her death.
The United States government has
filed suit in the Federal District Court
against the Telluride Power Company
asking $3,575.75 damages for loss Of
timber on government land in Idaho.
Mrs. Mary G. c. Bradford, state su.
perintendent Of public instruction
elect, has appointed as her deputy
Mrs. Alice B. Clark of Garfield county.
Mrs. Clark has had eighteen years ex-
rerience in the schoolroom.
In addition to its projects to reduce
grades on Soldier Summit and Mar
shall Pass at a cost of $500, 900, the
Denver & Rio Grande will proceed at
orce to electrify the Salt Lake division
at cost of about 100000.
The official returns given out by the
elections commission on United
States senator for the long term show
that John F. Shafroth, candidate on
the Democratic ticket, leads all can
tidates in Denver by large plurality.
Woodrow Wilson is given a plurality
Of 42,29S votes over Theodore Roose-
welt, by complete returns from fifty
six counties in the state and incom-
rlete returns from the other six.
Roosevelt led Taft by 12,O2O by the
same returns.
Judge X. I. Perky Of Boise, Idaho,
appointed United States senator to fill
the unexpired term of the late Senator
Hepburn, is a former Denver boy. He
attended school in Denver and became
q fireman on the old Circle railroad in
the latter part Of the sos.
Determined to prevent a taintirx of
the atmosphere Of his office with any
form of "cussin'" in the future, Ad-
1utant General Chase Of Denver post
ed an announcement that a fine Of s
cents for each cussword uttered would
be assessed against its user.
One Of the most elaborate banquets
given in Denver in many months was
held in the Brown hotel. 1t termi-
mated the convention of the Rocky
Mountain Hotel Managers Association
which had been in session in Denver
four days. More than 100 hotel men,
delegates and wives of the members,
attended.
The probable passage of the good
roads bill submitted at the election
November 5th has resulted in arrange
n ents by the State Highway Commits
sion to proceed with the repairing of
roads and improvements Of others
throughout the state as soon as money
becomes available after the convening
of the General Assembly .fn''January..
Through the work of,a vandal, or
vandals, inspired, the authorities be.
lieve, by a spirit of revenge, or
drunken idea of sport, hundreds of val.
liable pheasants from the famous -Kend.
rick pheasantries, between Littleton
and Fort Logan, were given freedom,
and perhaps hundred were killed,