The Holly chieftain., 1914-10-23

Sportsmen's Association was held in
Denver.
The largest bobcat ever killed in
Boulder county was shot within the
Boulder city limits by Christopher
Williams.
Billy Sunday went to Colorado
Springs from Denver. where he ad-
dressed the high school students and
spoke to the public at the opera
house.
A banquet Of the states was given
by the Daughters OF the Confederacy
In Denver. Seventeen state were rep
resented by as many tables, each one
decorated distinctively.
Governor Ammons reappointed
Charles d. Griffith to the board of
commissioners of the State Home and
Training School for Mental Defec-
tives, at Ridge.
Following quarrel with her sister
in-law over the care of her 3-months-
old baby, Mrs. Della Cherno, 10, at
tempted suicide In Denver by drink
ing liquid potash.
Adj. Gen. John Chase accepted the
resignation of Phillip s. Van Cise as
captain OF the college company" of
the Colorado National guard, to be-
come effective at once.
Fire caused by combustion in pile
of coal In the basement of the Colo
RADIO Women's college in Denver.
drove 100 girl students from their
dormitories in their-night clothes.
E. w. Shine Of Denver was appoint
ed to the city board OF engineers ex-
aminers by Commissioner of Proper
ty Thum to fill a vacancy caused by
the resignation Of H. Mcdonald.
Benjamin Schaffer, 11-year-old son
of MIR. and Mrs. Conrad Schaffer of
Fort Morgan, died at Mercy hospital
IN Denver as a result of kick
from one of the colts on his fathers
ranch.
With prayer on her lips, Mrs.
Lillian Estelle Gregory. about twenty
nine years old, attempted suicide by
shooting herself in the forehead in
pawn shop at 1920 Seventeenth street
In Denver.
Mrs. ]. ]. Brown, heroine of the tt
tanic disaster, arrived in Denver from
her Newport home to register and
vote in the coming election. Mrs.
Brown left her daughter, Helen, in
school at Newport.
The death sentence against Harold
F. Henwood, condemned to hang the
week OF Oct. rs for the murder of
George E. Copeland. was commuted by
the governor to life Imprisonment in
the state penitentiary at Canon City.
Mrs Lovinia. Wilcox, mother Of
Mrs. r. A. Morrison of Denver died at
her home after an illness of few
days. Mrs. Wilcox was born in New
York eighty-six years ago and had
been a resident Of Denver for ten
years.
Thomas M. Burkrey was awarded
$4,000 damages against the Kennicott-
Patterson Transfer Company and ST.
mon Smith for false arrest on a lar
ceny charge by a jury in Judge Tel
lers division Of the District Court in
Denver.
Conrad Jung, 12-yearold son OF
Frederick Jung, a rancher living five
miles east of Aurora. was shot in the
mouth when he refused to give money
to strange man who appeared at his
home while he and another small boy
were alone there.
The First Congregational church of
Boulder celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary Of its founding. Two of the
original fourteen members of the
church, Deacon George F. Chase and
r. r. Lyman, survive, and took part
in the celebration.
The gates Of the state penitentiary
at Canon City closed Sunday behind
Harold F. Henwood. slayer Of George
E. Copeland and Sylvester L. Won
Phul, who, unless he is later par
,doned, will spend the remainder of
his life behind the bars.
Sam Howe, veteran city detective of
Denver is rs years young. Passing
the threequarters of century mark.
Is easy, he say. AS the oldest man
on the force In years and in point of
service, Happy Sam" Howe, as he Is
known by his intimate fellow workers,
is rounding out his forty-second year
with the department.
The Colorado Tax league. compris-
ing about forty Denver taxpayers,
filed protest with the state board of
equalization against horizontal In.
crease Of local valuations to meet the
$90,377,05o which the state tax com