The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-01-30
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
'esrern Newspaper Union rev. Service


the National Western Horse Show
came to close.
While trying to climb aboard NOV
ing wagon al Lamar the small sen Of
Tony Cox MAS Instantly killed.
Denver's twelfth annual automobile
show will be held in the Auditorium
during the week OF March to s.
The cest TO the city and county Of
Denver for the first days registration
for the special election February II
was $40 vote.
Four convicted highwaymen were
given the maximum sentences for
their offenses by Judge Z. c. Butler
i'll the West Side Court at Denver.
The constitutionality Of the flat tax
on Insurance companies by which the
state gets two per cent. of the prem
ium? collected was upheld by the Su-
preme Court.
A cOroner's jury returned verdict
at Cripple Creek. finding that Charles
Morgan came TO his death through
opium poisoning. taken by himself
with suicidal intent.
One hundred and fifty members of
the Colorado Stock Growers Associa-
tion gathered at banquet in Denver
10 tell of the past and present great
ness OF CClorado's stock show.
After a thrilling battle with q great
golden eagle measuring seven feet
from tip to tip, James Amber of Ray
mer has magnificent specimen which
he will have mounted
What promised to be wholesale
Jail delivery was frustrated at Pueblo
when two prisoners in the city prison.
equipped with saws and pipe, were
found forcing their way to freedom.
Fort Logan is to become regimen
tai post again after having been re.
cruit receiving station for three years,
according to reports circulated in
army circles In Denver during horse
show week.
Extradition papers for ]. G. Helbert
of Colorado Springs. charged with en-
bezzling $3S from the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company in Kansas
City, were signed by Governor Am
mons after four hours hearing.
Edward Powell, young society and
club man, maintains profound ST.
lence as to why he obtained license
at Littleton June 20. 1912, to wed Mrs.
Gilbert McElveen fascinating widow
and social favorite of Denver and
never used 1t.
Charles Taylor, former state boiler
inspector, has been arrested at Globe.
Ariz., under instructions from Sheriff
Sullivan of Denver. Roady Kenehan,
state auditor. made the charges OF en-
bezzlement against Taylor upon which
he was arrested.
The Colorado Publicity League will
be asked at its next meeting to coop
crate with Governor E. NJ. Ammons,
Samuel F. Dutton and Frederick P.
johnson in movement already
and festival in Denver.
Thomas Richards, matinee idol of
1.-THE Chocolate Soldier and stage
partner of Miss Lulu Glaser. has
brought suit for divorce from Mrs.
Martha Miner Richards, the Denver
cafe singer who recently went to
Pittsburg and sued Miss Glaser TO.
$4,000 for alternating the affections OF
richards.
The Colorado Livestock Association
has adopted resolution cOndemning
the action of the Denver Chamber of
Commerce in opposing government
control of public lands or maintenance
of leasing system involving those
lands, and has framed resolutions of
Its own urging government control.
Property valued at $2O.O29,6 $50 and
involving insurance Of $1O.G5G,571.3S
was threatened by fire during the year
1912, according to the annual report of
John F. Healy. chief of the Denver
fire department. The fire loss dur
ing the year was s3S9,221.3s. of which
$34,936.3S was covered by insurance.
The loss on buildings was $147,286.2S.
and on contents, $241 ,935.10.
ue IllONcncul " COHolIuCL u He"
drainage tunnel that will bore the
Cripple Creek district at greater
depth than the Roosevelt tunnel, has
received an impetus in subscriptions
amounting to 100000, which, it is re-
ported, have been assured by the Cres-
cent Consolidated Gold Mining Compa-
ny and the railroads affected by the
Cripple Creek ore business.
The Supreme Court handed down 4
decision refusing to answer the ques-
tion propounded by the Senate as to
who is entitled to hold the office of
lieutenant governor. Justices Hill and
dissented from the majority opinion of
the court. The court. while refusing
to consider the question and give .
final decision on the case at this time,
declares that Stephen r. Fitzgarrald is
the de facto lieutenant governor and
that as such his acts must certainly