The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
..tern Nem.paper ur.Ian New. Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.


May l2-l4-Siate Council OF Junior Or
der of Amelican Mechanics. at Colo
rado Springs
May l4f6.-Eace Meet. Durango.
june I3-July i.-Race Meet Denver.
July 7-11-Race Meet. Pueblo.
July s.Gherry Pie pay, Manzanoia
= o ELS Al Denver
July 2-2S.-cattiemens Day. Gunni-
Aug ls-2i--Prowers co, Fair. Lama
Aug 25-2s Bent Co Fair Las Anirnas
Aug 27--Santa Fe Trail Day. Las An
Aug 2s-Faruers Fair at Fowler.
sept "a ka IN as Valley Fair
Sept 3-WatermeIon Day Rocky Ford
sept Farmers ard Stoekmei.'s
Fair. buriInston- ltl1s.ts co r.,. rou. ,,,-
sept 1-4-Lariner Co Fair. Lovelaud-
sept. S-ll.-Crowley Co. Fair, Sugar
SEPT le-Ssqrar Day, Sugar City, a.,
sept 14-15-Colo. state Fair. Pueblo
Sept l9-26.-Race Meet. Denver.
sept. 2-25.-western Slope Fair. Mont
sent. Trinidad Fair. Trinidad
sept. 2326---El Paso co. Fair. Calhau.
sept 2s,3o.i ter County Fair and
Isl5-,.ast Grand Council Of North
American Indians at Denver
Mrs Helen Webster Montague, sew
enty-four years old, one of the oldest
women pioneers OF Colorado, died in
Denver
James s. Claeue, wealthy ranch
owner Of Greeley, was arrested on
warrant sworn to by his wife, who
trailed Clague to Denver.
Thirty armed men watched the Vim
dicator mine for ore thieves. known
in the mining districts as high grad
ers." with whom mine guards cx-
changed shots near Victor.
SO enormous has Denyer's parcel
post business become recently, Post.
master Joseph Harrison has asked
Washington to provide separate
building Tor the department.
The discovery OF gold filling in
the tooth of hog has led TO the dis-
covery of what may prove cne OF the
richest placer claims in the state on
the Blue river east of Dillon.
TIE names of five leading Denver
financiers are being discussed i'll
Washington as probable members OF
the directorate of the regional bank
10 DC fSidUilSlltu at NauSdS \ ltN
Denver stands an excellent chance
OF getting the national sanatorium OF
the Loyal Order OF the Bull Moose,
according to Arthur II. Jones, past
supreme dictator OF the organization.
Mayor Perkins OF Denver received
a cahlegram from United States Con
sui Heenan at Moscow Russia, stat
ting James Williams, mining engineer
of Denver, was buried in the Russian
city.
The United States Geological Sur
vey has just issued its first map of
the Longs peak quadrangle, which in
cludes all the territory included in the
proposed Rocky Mountain national
park.
Governor Ammons and Frederick n.
Innes. municipal band leader, were
guests of the Denver Press Club which
held its annual breakfast and inaugu-
ration of officers at the Adams hotel
in Denver.
In many Colorado towns vets and
drys broke about even in Tuesday s
election. Nanitou remains wet.
Walsenburgs Union Miners ticket
was beaten. .Nguilar's Union ticket
was successful.
The annual report of Auditor James
F. Markcy of Denver for the year end
ing Dec. 81, 1913, were submitted tc
the council, and it shows that there
was an actual deficit in the city for
the year of S19S,612
Information charging embezzlement
against Leslie w. Turnhull resident
manager of the Cribben & Sexton
Company, Chicago stove manufac-
turers, were issued in Denver by the
district attorneys office.
Mrs. Spurgeon, wife of the Rev.
Otis l.. Spurgeon, who was abducted
from his room at Denver hotel and
taken out twenty miles on the Brigh-
ton road in a machine, where he was
beaten by the occupants of the car,
arrived in Denver from Des Moines to
be at the bedside of her husband.
Pueblo has launched campaign
for branch regional bank at that
city, under the parent federal re-
gional bank of this district at kansas
City. Fred o. Root leading banker
of Pueblo and president of the Colo
rado Bankers Association. and other
prominent citizens of Pueblo are at
the head of the movement and have
taken the matter up directly with
| Washington.
. ]. S. Brown, Jr., and Frederick s.
Brown, executors of the estate of their
! father, John Sidney Brown founder
of the mercantile company which
bears his name, who died one year
ago, have filed their final report with
Judge Eothgerber OF the Denver Coun-