The Colorado statesman., 1912-12-14


sociation was held il Denver.
Thomas L. Wilson, sixty-two years
old. one of the oldest miners in the
state, died at his home in Elkton.
j. M. Johnson will become director
of traffic on all the Gould lines west
Of the Mississippi river January 1.
Robert Davis. mining engineer, will
be the first man extradited from an
other state to answer a charge of nom
support in Colorado.
On New Year Day the government
commences the parcel post service,
which was authorized by an act OF
Congress of August "a, 1912.
Olaf E. Edlund. formerly postmas-
ter at Wildhorse. who disappeared
June 1, 1911, has been arrested by fed
sral officers in Centuria, Wis.
Edward Vaughn, charged with hav-
ing Illicit relations with ten-year-old
Felicitas Lamport, was convicted on
trial in the District Court at Greeley.
All business houses, offices and pIh-
lie buildings were closed at Fort Nor
gan as a tribute to NJ. l.. Moore, the
banker, who was buried in Riverside
cemetery.
Surrounded by many weeping
friends, the BODY of Mrs. Jesse f.
Stingley of Denver was lowered into a
grave besides that of her husband, the
murdered detective.
Republicans of Colorado propose a
Lincoln Day banquet in Denver, with
GOV. H. S. Hadley of Missouri, Sena-
tor William e. Borah of Idaho and
other Republicans present.
Matthew Houston, a farmer near
Meeker, carried his invalid mother
from their burning home just before
the roof of the house collapsed The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Mrs. E. B. Williams, until her hur-
ber 90 known as Miss Marjorie Ed
wards, and E. B. Edwards, her hus
band, said to be vaudeville perform
er, are now under arrest at San Fran
cisco, Cal, charged with grand lar
ceny.
Lieth Welles in death, the state has
come forward with the offer to allow
the hundreds who loved her to pay
tribute within the state capitol build.
ing. For the first time in the history
of the capitol the body of a woman
will lie in state within it's walls.
The funeral of Wilson Arnold, father
of Mayor Henry j. Arnold of Denver,
who died suddenly of apoplexy was
held from the Olinger undertaking par
lors. The Rev. R. E. Dickinson, pas
tor of the st. Paul Methodist Epis-
copal church South officiated. Inter
ment was at Crown Hill cemetery.
Forty Japanese. employed as section
hands by the d. & r. G. at Fourth
avenue and the D. & r. G. tracks, near
Burnham station, narrowly escaped be-
ing burned to death when four old box,
cars in which they were living caught
fire. The flames spread so rapidly the
men had barely a moment in which to
escape.
Mrs. COrinne Johnston Swan, who
last spring secured a divorce in the
Denver courts from her wealthy Cali
fornia husband. and later won and
tossed aside the love of a noblemaI,
announces that she is again to be-
come a bride. The name of her hus.
band-to-bc is 7. ]. Hill, millionaire
planter of st. Louis, now in Denver.
According to report received in
Denver, John and James McGavock,
former residents of Denver, lost their
lives in a snow slide at Cordova, Alas.
ka. The mother of the two men, Mrs.
Margaret McGavock, received a mes.
sage from James McGavock stating
that the reports of the snowslde were
exaggerated and that they had escaped
unhurt.
Among those who will go out of OF.
flee at the state house next month
there is one who doesn't care. Miss
Frances Henderson, chief stenograph.
er in the brief department of the at.
torney generals office, is the state
employee who will leave the capitol
building without regrets. Miss Hen,
derson has a 160-acre farm near Lin.
coin which she thinks needs her atten.
tion and she is just crazy to get back
to it"
Bankers, manufacturers, merchants
and professional men who have taken
only passive interest in plans tc
build up an advertise Denver are com.
ing forward enthusiastically to join
the Colorado Publicity League, and
those who are not volunteering theiI
services and money are being urged to
do so by committee of fifty-six of the
leading business and professional men
of Denver armed with charter mem.
bership lists.
Miss Ethel Scribner of Cherokee.
Iowa, has been elected general secre,
tary of the Y. w. c. A. of the Univer.
sity of Colorado at Boulder to fill the