Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-13
COLORADO NEWS
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Lawrence C. Phipps was reelected
to lead the Denver chapter of the
American Red Cross In its work.
Governor-Elect Geo. A. Carlson at
tended the governors conference at
Madison, Wis, with Governor e. M.
Ammons.
Governor Ammons spoke OH "Some
Opportunities in Colorado" at the reg
ular weekly meeting Of the Denver
Real Estate Exchange.
A verdict of $4,000 was awarded
Michael Doyle, teamster, against the
Tramway company, by jury in the
District Court in Denver.
A hearing was held by the State
Public Utilities Commission regarding
Springs and Pueblo to Cripple Creek
| and return.
Homer II. Evans, formerly of Dem
yer. was married to Miss Rosa Misner
OF Castle Rock at Long Beach. Cal.
according to word received by sis
ter of Miss Misner in Denver.
The blue ribboned, red ribboned, yell
low ribboned and cup winning dogs
Joined with the non-winning dogs in
one "doggone" celebration at the close
of the tenth annual show Of the Colo
rado Kennel Club in Denver.
William Broeker, 72, formerly a
wealthy miner of Boulder county, died
at Boulder. county charge. Broeker
claimed to be 4 former general In the
German army and to many Of his init
mate friends he was known by that
title.
Donald c. Multabarger, a stenog-
rapher, lost control of his motorcycle
and collided with tramway car at
Thirteenth avenue and Broadway in
Denver. He suffered severe scalp
wound and was taken to Mercy hos
pital.
Internal Revenue Collector Mark H.
Skinner of Denver announced that un-
less persons subject to the govern
ment's new special war tax came for
ward more rapidly In the next few
days: he would start campaign Of
forcible collection.
That Miss Edna Bloedt of San Diego,
formerly Of Denver, and Bill Frawley,
formerly cafe entertainer in Denver.
now playing in musical sketch In
the Burk Levy theater in Los Angeles.
have been married, was the word re-
ceived in Denver.
A decrease in the number of di-
vorces in Pueblo county this year is
indicated by the records of the Coun-
ty Court SO far, according to Clerk l..
T. Morgan. To date this year 109
divorce suits have been heard. This
mark had been reached by Oct. IL In
1913.
Ruth st. Denis, oriental and inter-
pretative dancer, has taken unto her.
self Denver man for husband. In
private life she Is now Mrs. Edwin
Shawn. "Ted" Shawn. as her help
mate is called by his friends In Den
yer. has been termed 1.-THE most beau
tiful man in the world"
Four budgets were presented to the
Denver City Council for consideration:
the auditors, asking $36.36O; city at.
torney's office, $500; the civil serv.
ice commission. $7,0S0. and the Moffat
tunnel commission. $29,090.55. The
request of the school board for $931,.
S70.27. filed with the city clerk, was
also examined.
Physicians at the st. Joseph hospital
in Denver performed the unusual
C2esarian operation upon Mrs. Esther
G.. Woodman, wife of Roy woodman,
a landscape artist of SIS Sherman
street. 1t is expected that mother and
babe may be removed to their home
within "a short time, so successful was
the operation.
James Friel, an unemployed barten.
der. was found dead In the rear of No.
1122 Blair street In Silverton. He was
discovered at about the same time by
Georgia Grace. an inmate of the house
at that number and Marshal Sullivan.
Later the Grace woman admitted that
she had shot Friel, and was placed in
jail.
Charging that his wife take a spe-
cial delight" in telling other persons
in his presence that she made big
mistake" when she married him,
oliver s. Thomas-Lewis filed suit for
divorce in the County Court In Denver
against Christella NJ. Thomas-Lewis.
The couple were married in Pueblo in
May. 1913.
Domestic troubles. coupled with in.
ability to find employment. caused one
man to seek death in Denver, while |
another man. unidentified, shot and
killed himself in deserted shack in
Adams county. Herman Romer, six |
ty-five. a stationary engineer. shot |
himself in his room, 9O2 Larimer
street. He had shaved himself and |
changed his clothing before he stood |
before mirror in his room and fired
a bullet into his brain. Roomer was
work and 1t is said had recent
" had trouble with his family q wife