The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
COLORADO NEWS
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DATES ron COMING EVENTS.
January 2o-7s-Eighth Annual West
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The California Society for former
Californians now living in Denver, Will
be launched the night Of January 9,
with banquet.
Mrs. Elloner Garrett. seventy-four. q
resident Of Colorado since 1864 and
who made her home at Silver Plume
since 1872. is dead.
An appointment as mldshipman in
the United States navy was the Christ
mas gift to John G. Stone, son OF Ma
1or and Mrs. William Stone OF Den
yer.
Kenneth X. Kane. aged forty, rail-
way mail clerk. committed suicide In
Denver because his wife insisted on
bringing her relatives there for Christ
mas.
Mrs. Mary Coz was badly scalded
when the waterback Of a Kitchen
range in her residence in Denver ex-
ploded as the result Of frozen water
pipes.
Eleven out OF twelve applicants who
took the annual county teachers exam
nations at Boulder received certifl-
Gates from County Superintendent J.
H. Schriber.
Mrs. Amos Hayes, resident of La
veta, for thirty-five years. died at
Santa Cruz. California, where she
went nearly year ago for her health.
She was buried at La Veta.
While sleeping with his head on the
rail. Claude Mcintyre, aged sixty
eight, track walker, was run over
and killed by Denver & Rio Grande
passenger train No. 3 west Of Grand
Junction.
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad has completed the purchase
OF land In Denver at an estimated cost
of 100000 for the purpose of build
ing into the heart of the city and es-
Publishing its own terminals.
Orders have been received by Su-
perintendent Downcr Of tho Denver
mint to begin the coinage of gold. and
early in January. $40 gold pieces, to
the amount Of 100000 day will be-
gin to pour in out CT the molds.
Guided by collie dog, party OF
Ianchers living in the vicinity of Troy.
seventy-tive miles southeast Of Trint-
dad, conducted search for Jacques
Macs, herder, who has been missing
since q severe storm that swept that
section on Christmas night.
Colorado's new civil service law,
adopted by the people at the late cleo
ton, will become sffective Jan. %, II
not proclaimed effective by Governor
Shafroth before that time. Governor
elect Ammons and other elected Off.
GERS of the state will be inaugurated
at noon of Jan. IA.
. Miss Mary Shearin il the youngest
cid lady in Denver and the Oldest
bachelor girl in the world; in fact,
Miss shearin was 101 years young oil
Christmas-and she celebrated the
unique occasion at st. Joseph's hos
pital, where the centenarian plus one
10 a permanent guest OF the good sis
tiers.
In Rangely. near the Utah line, on
one of the best ranches in the coun-
distinction Of being not only the first
school teacher in Rio Blanco county
and the mother of the first boy born
in the county, but also. perhaps. the
only instructor in the Union whose
girl pupils were all named Maude.
Upon the re-apportionment of tine
state by the Nineteenth General AS
sembly which opened on New Years
day. for representation in the Legisla-
ture, a re-apportionment which must
be made because of the increase in
population, will depend the fate Of
many important bills which will come
before the body.
The committee that is to have
charge Of the national baby show.
which will be held in Denver id con-
nection with the Stock show in Janu.
ary. has been named. Dr.. Mary Elisa.
beth Bates is Its chairman. The 9th.
err members are DIR. Agnes Ditson.
Mrs. A. g. Fish. Miss Charlotte L.
Perry and Mrs. Halsted L. Ritter.
Frank Lindsey, forty-four, of Denver
tried to make Mrs. Dora Anderson,
forty-two. widow. so that she would
be free to marry him. He did this by
shooting her husband, Edward Ander
son, forty-three. on the right side OF
the body. These are tho charges made
by Anderson when he appeared at the
police station and asked that his
wound be dressed.
The addition Of millions of dollars
to Colorado's annual income from live
stock and crops IL the aim of coop
cTative movement that has been
launched by virtually all the CONNER.
cial bodies Of the state. The plan IL
to devote the entire year 1913 to a
statewide movement to get more
farmers and stock raisers in Colorado,
and to increase the output OF those
already here.
Greeted with a curt Good evening,
my friend" while passing the Denver
Club building on the, Glenarm street
side. in Denver, A. Walpensky. n
wealthy merchant and mining man Of
Leadvillc, was robbed Of 1895 by two
bandits.
Narrowly escaping more serious in.
jury. Chester Alan Arthur. leader in
club and social circles in Little Lun-
non," and son of the late President