The Monte Vista journal., 1914-10-31
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
c ~ OR A D o
PEOPLE

Colorado will vote on prohlpltioh
Tuesday, November 8.
Denver Woodmen OF the World Will
give smoker at the Auditorium NO
vember 6.
The Lloyd oil well at De BeQue Is
producing about sixty-five barrels OF
high grade oil per day.
John Smack, 80 years old and for
more than 5S years a resident of COLO
rado, was buried in Fairmount ceme
terry in Denver.
Fox & Smith. a contracting firm OF
Florence, have forfeited their bond to
build the new Bijou street viaduct at
Colorado Springs for .$14,500.
Counsel for William l.. Ryan, con-
victed of the murder OF Attorney N.
w. Crosse, has filed a motion in the
District Court at Fort Collins for
new trial.
The body of an unidentified man. ap-
parently about fifty years old, was
found floating on the surface of the
water In the larger lake at City Park
in Denver.
Henry w. Grass, IS, OF Denver, died
from complication Of diseases. He
was Grand Army veteran and had
been a resident OF Denver for thirty:
five years. q
George w. Giles, CT. superintendent
of the Gorham mine at Marshall and
resident of the Boulder district for
forty years. died suddenly at his home,
Baseline road.
Wallace r. Rittenhouse, a mechanic,
has sued the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company for $4,000 for the loss OF his
left arm while he was employed in the
Tabasco mine.
Mrs. Eliza Livingston Alexander,
widow OF Jesse l. Alexander, died at
her residence. 2305 Gaylord, in Denver.
at the age of eighty-three, of a com.
plication OF diseases.
Judge Haslett p. Burke of Sterling
has been agreed upon to preside at
the trial of the La Veta murder cases
which Will take place at Pueblo on
change OF venue from Huerfanc
county.
Postmaster M. r. McCauley of Ls
Junta has been officially advised that
shS pii uohlH6 lOl $lU.
900 for the construction OF federal
building at the county seat had passed
the Senate.
total of $1,54S.0O0 in bonds, cou
pons and city warrants was cancelled
during the months OF July and August
this year, Auditor Markey reported to
the Denver commissioners at theiI
weekly meeting.
The second unit of the Myron STRAIT
ton Home at Colorado Springs will be
completed by Dec. l and. ready for oc
cupancy soon afterward. according to
statement made by Superintendent II
w. Towan.
Z. G. Northrup of Denver was Off
cially appointed by Governor Am.
mons to be his private secretary to
succeed Claude w. Fairchild who be.
gan his duties as an inspector for the
state Public Utilities Commission.
The feast Of the dedication of all
catholic churches and the second an.
hiVersary OF the dedication Of the Ca.
thedral OF the immaculate Conception
were celebrated simultaneously in the
Cathedral parish in Denver.
After spending several months nea,
the European war zone and beina
forced to leave their hotel in Paris
which was turned into n Red Cross
hospital, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Coors
returned to their home in Golden.
Deputy Coroner Bostwick of Denve,
Identified the body OF the suicide found
In stone yard at 100 West Walnut
street az that OF F. Il. Strome of Fort
Collins. 1t was stated at Fort Collin,
that strome had resided there for sav
eral years. and. 30 far as ia known
had no relatives.
DR.. A. l.. Bennett, who has serv.a
as consul for Japan in Colorado IN,
nearly six years, has resigned on ,c.
count OF increasing professional duties
demanding all OF his time. DIR Ron,
netts resignation has not yet besr 90
cepted by the Japanese government n,
his successor appointed.
Women from Denver society. po,,t,c.
and professions poured into the recen
ton rooms nt the Albany hotel in ra
sponse to the invitation extended by
the Denver women OF the Democratic
party to meet Mrs. Marshall. wife n
the vice president