The Monte Vista journal., 1913-04-26
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.
Dates for Coming Events.

July 28.-Pacific Jurisdiction. w. 0.
Aug. l2-ls.-Thirty-s second Tricnnial
Aug. 1s-2o-American Association Of
Aus OF the at PSlppne.
Aug.-Grand Council Of Order of Red
Aug. 25.-Conference of Governors at
COLORADO Springs. c,
AYE, IoaSS 2S'MMkniEht: Msl,x Of Pythdias ad drsno
Sept;-National Association OF First
oo, CLASS Destinations, at Denver; .o.
citation ut Pueblo.
Fort Collins will install city scales
and employ an official weigher.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kuen and William
II. Harris, Logan county pioneers,
died at Sterling.
Frank Honacker, fifty-eight, resi-
dent Of Grand Junction for twenty
five years. is dead OF pneumonia.
Six men serving time in the state
parole or pardon from the State Board
Of Pardons.
The cornerstone Of the new $4,000
high school building wais laid at
Brighton. The Masonic grand lodge
had charge OF the ceremonies.
Two celebrations were held in Den
yer in honor Of the one hundred and
thirty-eighth anniversary OF the Bat
ties Of Concord and Lexington.
Governor Ammons has honored
requisition for Leroy Williams, who Is
wanted in Shelby county, Mo-, on the
charge OF embezzlement.
The Boulder Woman's Club will con-
duct baby show in connection with
an arts and crafts exhibit Prizes will
be given on five different classes.
1t is understood that about thirty
indictments were returned, several
against alleged white savers" in
Denver by the grand jury at Pueblo.
The Denver Chamber Of Commerce
Is against the income tax bill passed
by the recent State Legislature and
now up to the governor for his sigma
tare.
The mystery surrounding the disap-
teen-year-old daughter OF r. d. Purdy
OF Denver. was cleared by her return
home.
Harold Cmapbell, who pleaded guilty
to false pretenses in the West Side
Court at Denver, was sentenced to
from four to seven years in the peni-
tentiary.
No action will be taken by the Den
yer city election commission in regard
to the disqualification of candidates
for city commissioners who are not
taxpayers. as required by law.
A. B. Britton. postoffice inspector,
connected with the Denver office
since 1911, but for the last year sta
toned at Provo. Utah. died at the lat
ter city following an operation.
Besides selecting five commission
ers to put commission government in
to effect, the voters OF Denver will
have at least six and possibly eight
municipal questions to decide on May
90.
Forty-three young women who wish
to be registered professional nurses
were examined by the state board. In
the eight years the board has been in
existence, 1929 nurses have been lie.
ensed.
Robert Maxwell, the Denver broker.
who, after his marriage on his sick
bed, to Lydia T. Steger. was hurried
to the st. Josephs hospital. was oper-
ated on and is reported to be improv.
Ing but as yet not out OF danger.
Actual work on the mountain parks
roads will be begun. There is a fund
OF 100000 available for this purpose In
the park board fund and the amount
given by the county commissioners OF
Jefferson county and the state high
way commission is about $4,000.
According to advices received from
San Francisco. the authorities there
have In custody the man charged with
forgery, who by his clever penwork
In initiating the signature OF ]. Fos.
ter Symes. Is said to have obtained
several thousand dollars In Denver n
short time ago.
The estate Of Matthew Simpson Nc.
Cullough. including tho famous
"Grasshopper hill" OF Denver which
was ordered re-sold by Judge Ira C.
Rothserber, OF tho County Court, two
months ago. went under the hammer