The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-08

PiO Slteh ulSlIlCl, was toJOoO Noho'
with value of $1,194,546.
The Rio Blanco County Pioneers
Association will give its second annual
reunion in Meeker, February II.
United States Senator Shafroth and
Governor Ammons addressed a joint
meeting of the House and Senate on
Conservation"
Len Hall, aged sixty-five formerly
sheriff and commissioner in Park
county, died suddenly of paralysis at
his ranch near Fairplay.
Howard Ross, charged with the muir
der of his stepfather was arraigned in
the District Court at Brighton and en-
tered a plea of not guilty.
Word has been received of the death
of Mrs. Lizzie Green Lewis, formerly
of Greeley, but who removed to Way
cross, Ga, some months ago.
Telephone lines were strung be-
tween Dover and Num- on the south,
and Carr on the north. This district
will have several telephones installed
at once.
Word was received in Denver that
several women's clubs of Cincinnati
have joined in a movement to raise
funds for the Sarah Platt Decker en-
dowment fund.
John G. Trcddinnick, formerly a
wealthy broker of Duluth, Mimi, was
arrested in Denver upon advices from
Duluth. He is charged with embez-
zling $4,000.
Walter Dixon, of Fort Collins, a res
ident of Colorado for forty-three years,
is dead. He was "A years old and
death resulted from a paralytic stroke
suffered two years ago.
Before a joint session of the Legis-
lature Governor Elias NJ. Ammons
denounced as "damnable" the Pinchot
conservation policy as. now enforced
in the western states of the Union.
The Oldest postmaster in the United
States from the standpoint of service
is thought to be William H. Ordway,
a resident of Dolores, Colo, and post
master of that city, in Montezuma
county.
By vote of 16 to 16, the Senate
defeated on second reading bill de
signed to prevent discrimination
against soldiers and sailors in uniform
at restaurants, theatcrs and other
places of amusement.
Three new men have been employed
as a patrol wagon crew by Chiei
O'Neill of Denver This will inaugu
rate an eight-hour shift. Harry Stei
ger, George Kayler and John Hen
bricks are the new men.
When arraigned on charge of mur
der at Brighton, before Judge Harry
Glass of the District Court, Patrick
Code, who, with F. L. Smith, con
fessed that he killed Detective Jesse
Stingley, pleaded not guilty.
Julius Help of Fort Lupton, a mem
ber of one of the best known families
of that district, was thrown over all
embankment and killed at Malina, ac
cording to advices received by his
sister, Mrs. B. F. TWombley.
Shot accidentally by Lee Francis,
a boy of his own age, Walter Riddle
aged 13, son of ]. f. Riddle, is lying
at the Greeley hospital with a prob
ably fatal bullet wound through his
hip and back. AS the Francis boy
was climbing through fence with a
gun the trigger caught, the gun was
discharged and young Riddle was
wounded.
Mrs. John w. Springer, divorced
wife of Colonel John w. Springer, and
the central figure in the Henwoo1
came, is now in Ottumwa, Iowa, and
will come back to Denevr as a wit,
ness in the second trial of Frank Har-
old Henwood. who has been granted a
rehearing by the Supreme Court. This
was the statement made by District
Attorney John Rush.
Plans outlined by the Commercial
Club at Johnstown indicate that that
town will be the garden spot of north
ern Colorado. A scheme has been
outlined to remove all the cottonwood
trees and other undesirable forms OF
vegetation and provide free trees to
property owners of varieties that are
best adapted to that section and
which will conform to a general
feauty scheme.
Governor Ammons added $4,000 to
the states revenue and took the first
decisive step in his announced policy
of reorganizing the various state de-
partments and institutions and plac-
ing them on a business basis, by noti-
flying Claude e. Street that if he
wishes to continue as state oil inspec-
tor he must do so on basis of $1,000
per year salary and not on the fee
basis which now gives the inspector
nearly $1,000 per month.
A. F. Vicroy. assistant superintend-
ent of the Union Pacific, has prom
ised that work will be begun on n
new union depot for Fort Lupton July
Tho or now doing GarUipa