The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

clave of Knights Templar. Denver.
Aug. 25.-Conference of Governors at
Colorado Springs. .
Oct. 21.-Colorado State Baptist Asso-
citation at Pueblo.
A general cleaning day will be in.
augurated by Meeker this spring.
Four fires. two of incendiary origin.
caused a $4,000 property loss at
Boulder!
John e. Field was appointed state
engineer by Governor Ammons to sue
ceed C. w. Comstock.
Bankruptcy proceedings have been
instituted in the Federal Court against
the American Fuel Company.
Miss Lottie May of Loveland was
badly bruised and her head and face
cut in the Omaha storm, but will re-
cover.
Howard Baker pugilist and owner OF
pool hall was assaulted and knocked
unconscious at Boulder when on his
way home.
The wife of Professor Herbert R.
Chapman OF the State School for the
Deaf and Blind died at the family
home in Colorado Springs.
The Colorado Springs school cen
sus, Just completed shows S,034 child
ren of school age recorded, of whom
4,O76 are girls and 3,95s are boys.
Announcement was made by County
Treasurer Allison Stocker that his
resignation as state chairman OF the
Progressive party organization would
be offered.
Irrigation law and mining law will
be offered as n result of the currl-
culum of the University of Colorado
summer session June % to August
2, at Boulder.
Probably the. longest funeral cor
tege that ever went through the
gates at Fairmount was that which
followed the remains of DR.. Arnold
Stedman of Denver.
Civil service examinations were
given at the city hall in Denver to
fifty aspirants for city positions as
district commissioners and district
foremen for city work.
Harold, the seven-year.old son of w.
E. Smith, dry farmer on the govern
ment road, short distance from
Meeker, was attacked by a militant
rooster and severely injured.
Edwin Buriicl. brigadier general,
Colorado Brigade Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias, has addressed an
appeal to all lodges of the order lu
~. ri hI,t f.
the flood sufferers. ,.r., -"ot
After contest of two years in the
courts of Montrose county to estab-
lish the priority of its claim to water
rights for the Uncompah3re waller pro-
ject, the United States government has
at last won its fight
Shouting playfully q warning to
look out l shoot you" Manuel
Martinez, 5, pulled the trigger of
22-caliber parlor rifle and shot Mrs.
Floripa Chavez of Boulder in the
head, killing her instantly.
Lying on the ground after having
been twice struck down with a heavy
club in the handssof Juan Sanchez, AZ.
a Mexican, Patrolman ]. w. Blue, OF
Denver, drew his revolver and shot
his assailant through the leg.
George B. Lang resigned as supply
clerk in the office of the secretary
of state and left for Washington.
where he will be assigned to clerk
ship in the United States Senate. His
family will move to Washington in
April.
Reports from the Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois floods has recalled to mem
bers of the Board of Public Works and
city engineer the Cherry Creek flood
of last July, and immediate plans will
be made for protection against its re
currence.
The use of the recently popularizei
typhus serum will prevent thousands
of typhoid fever deaths following the
flood horrors in Ohio and the Eastern
states, according to the opinion of DR..
]. NJ. Perkins, Denver's health conf
missioner.
S. B. Rash, 40, of Denver, brakeman
employed by the Colorado & Southern
Railroad Company, was killed at
Sheridan Junction when he fell off
the top of train between two cars.
The wheels of several cars passed
over his body.
Giving as their reason that the
feed sroom Jwass ankle ;deepaih water,
;fifsesnf e.neleses Of tseiG GlppAsngter,
at Globeyille, refused to work and
within an hour. had bTought:nbent n
strike that may seriously erippie the
operation. of the plant ~, ." 7s1ef "
The bill granting the Darlington II
revocahle- permit on Market street. in
Denver, redrawn to include clause
providing for its submission to the
people at the May election, was i'll
troduced at special meeting of the
boald of aldermen and passed under
suspension of rules.
Governor Ammons issued his offi-
cial Arbor Day and Bird Day procla-
nations. He calls upon the school,
county and municipal authorities to
make a proper observance of the day,
April IS. He urges the planting OF
trees and school gardens.
Felix Thies, the wealthy Denverlte
-,-ho.a hoypa nf tWn wankq in the