The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-21

March 3-s-Twelfth Annual Automobile
| Show at Denver.
June-German funniest at Denver.
Isaac f. Web, pioneer Of Denver
died at his home. Death was due to
pneumonia. r
- Henry j. w. Hernage, for whom an
estate is waiting to be divided in Lon
don, is the owner Of store and bank
i at Yampa.
George N. Finn, aged eighty-four;
who crossed the plains in 1853 and
lived in Golden. Denver and Loveland,
died at Lamar.
Mrs. Margaret McPike Brown, "a, Of
Denver, died at st. Josephs hospital
from the effects of poison taken with
suicidal intent.
Mrs. Martha J. Kidd. seventeen, a
bride of less than three months, got a
divorce from Clifford C. Kidd in the
County Court in Denver.
The senior class of the University
of Colorado will present as part OF
the exercises of commencement week,
the Indian play "Sakoontala."
Miss Rebecca Baron of the fresh
man class won the first prize of $50
in the Cranston prize oratorical con.
test, held at Denver University.
Both branches Of the general assem-
bly, observed Lincoln's birthday ami
versary with short exercises, includ-
ing prayer by the chaplain of each.
| News was received in Denver that
divorce had been granted Mrs. Lena
HOLSTER Schroeder, daughter of U. s.
Hollister from Chauncey E. Schroeder.
AS result of the civil service exam
nation held on January 20. H. F. Bed
lord of Platteville. will, it is stated. be
appointed state printing commits
sioner.
There was general stacking up of
business all over Denver to COM
memorate the one hundred and fourth
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln.
j. B. Williams, a bricklayer, blew the
top of his head off with a shotgun ii
a rooming house in Colorado Springs.
He leaves wife and two children In
California.
AS result of a row in Tom Moore's
saloon at Brighton, Town Marshal
Lauderback has two ugly knife cuts,
one on his face and the other on his
right leg.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
at Brighton in tile trial of Howard
Ross, the Denver messenger boy
charged with the murder of his father.
Emil Ross.
Debating teams OF the University Of
Colorado will meet teams from the
Universities of Texas, Missouri, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Utah during the
month Of April.
Mrs Della B. Houle. wife of Frank
S. Houle of Colorado Springs, turned
open the five gas Jets on the kitchen
range and sat down to die. She was
found unconscious.
A sufferer from tuberculosis for
eight years, Chester C. Van Vlack,
bookkeeper, died suddenly at his
home, in Denver. Van Vlack came to
Denver from Alabama six years ago
in search of cure for the white
plague.
Martha Pugh, sixteen, Christmas
bride of Harvey NJ. Pugh, Denver
University student, instituted suit in
the District Court against her youth
full husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Pugh of Denver, for $4,000
damages.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Shannon
Celebrated their golden wedding ami
yersary In a family reunion at their
home in Denver. Three generations
were present at the reunion, Mr..
Shannon is eighty-two and Mrs. Shan
ION seventy.
Suggestions that the federated
states societies shall join in the cree
ton of building to cost $4,000 for
the use of visitors from other states
who shall attend the Indian paSean:
| in 1915 were Endorsed at meeting Of
the officers of these societies in Den
yer.
| The town of Holly was awarde',
| Judgment of $4,000 in the Federal
| District Court against the w. X. Pal
! mer company, and the Bankers Sure
ty Company an Ohio corporation, in
payment of alleged damages said to
have resulted from an improperly
constructed system of sewers in the
town.
Commission government by initiated
amendment swept Denver by major
ty of 1850 Oh the face CT official re-
turns from III out OF $50 precincts
and unofficial returns from the re-
naming three precincts. The non-par
tisan system of elections carried by
majority, on the same returns, of 4.
652 The proposal for charter con
ve1tion has been rejected by major
ity of 1891, and the Brown telephone
ordinance has been adopted by yota
of 25.729 to 5.056.
The members of the University CT
Colorado football team for the season
OF 1912 we're awarded with gold watch
fobs in the design OF a small gold
football bearing the name of the play
er, the years he played on the team,
and the position played.
An agricultural special train. run
under the auspices Of the Colorado
Agricultural college and carrying In
formation to the farmers in every
agricultural section of Colorado. will
tour the state the last two weeks In