Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-25
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
c o L O r A DO
PEOPLE
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
Jan. 1s-1s.-Meeting State Assn of
County Commissioners. In Denver.
, Jan. 2O-21-Colorado Good Roads As
sociation Meeting. in Denver.
President Wilson nominated An
drew v. Sharpe postmaster at Fruita.
Mrs. Margaret smith. widow Of the
late Thomas Smith. Pueblo pioneer,
died at the family home in Pueblo.
Mrs. Thankful P. Buck, "a years old.
died at her home, 2443 West Argyle
place, in Denver. She had been an in
valid for several years.
Mrs. Anne Valiant Burnett Johnson.
who died Dec. 2, left an estate valued
at approximately $17O.000.
| Preparations are under way for the
launching of an active campaign to
raise $4,000 for financing the pro-
posed Indian pageant to be held In
Denver in 1915.
| A cut finger first led to the arrest
of John Hancock, 20. and Louis Nc
Cloud, %, on charge Of robbing a
Denver G. Rio Grande box car at Swal-
lows, west of Pueblo.
| Archibald Mcintyre. 72 years old, the
first commissioner of Lincoln county
and vice-president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Hugo, died on his
ranch southwest Of Hugo.
Judge Ben F. Stapleton was in
dorsed for appointment as postmaster
and Hamilton Armstrong for United
States marshal by the Democratic
county central committee OF Denver.
A cold storage plant where parcel
post packages containing perishable
foods may be kept until they can be
sent to their destinations seems as
sured for Denver's new federal build
ing.
When the state inheritance books
are closed for 1894, Appraiser Hub
bard will have collected more than
$15O,0O0 above the amount collected
by any previous appraiser in q two
year term. The total will be about
$556,000.
Destitute in Denver, where she says
she found her husband. Alfred H.
Brown, after searching for him nearly
two years to effect a reconciliation,
Mrs. Alberta Brown has filed suit In
the County Court seeking separate
maintenance.
Hugh O'Neill Of Hygiene, nick
named Tip, was arrested by Under
sheriff Euler at Boulder on a boot
Logging charge when he called to see
Charles Simmons, recently arrested,
who implicated O'Neill in court.
John Sweeney. whose hands are sew
cred above the wrists, fell on the
tracks of the Rio Grande railroad at
Leadville and suffered a broken knee
on his right leg. He was taken to St.
'Vincent's Hospital. Sweeney has made
a living carrying newspapers.
Handcuffed to a city detective, DR..
r. j. Mason arrived in Denver and
was placed in the city jail, where he
will be held pending inquiry into his
connection with the sudden death OF
Ruth Merriweather, whom he was said
to have been engaged to marry.
George F. Rock. owner, and ]. l..
4 Wheatley, manager of the Superba
theater, both past so, quarreled over
financial problem confronting them at
Grand Junction, and Wheatley lies
suffering from terrific blow on the
temple.
Preliminary figures given out by
| Treasurer Sweet Of the United States
internal revenue office show that to
date in Denver and surrounding
towns in Colorado $64,522 has been
collected from the sale of war tax
stamps.
The funeral of Mrs. d. b. Eagau
who died at st. Joseph's Hospital in
| Denver, was held at st. patrick's
church. She was one of the largest
women In Denver and weighed nearly
400 pounds. A special casket was
made to order and eight pallbearers
were necessary to carry the casket.
Charlotte Barth, granddaughter of
William Barth, aged Denver million.
aire realty owner and capitalist, who
died at his home in Denver, is be
queathed one-quarter Of the Barth es-
tate, generally estimated to be worth
from $4.0Q0.00O to $4,000, 900, accord.
ing to friends. Of the aged millionaire
who have inspected the will.
In the presence of the entire school.
Katherine Zarett, the 1O-year.old
daughter of Myer-Zarett, a tailor. who
saved her little sister, Yetta, from
burning to death In October, was
awarded medal for heroism by |
Mayor Perkins Of Denver at Chelten. |
ham school in behalf of the Ralston.
Purrfn Hero Commission of st. Louis. |
Announcement was made by Presi-
dent ]. F. Welborn of the Colorado |
Fuel and Iron Company of the appoint
ment of David Griffiths to a newly
created position which is designed not
only to provide an additional, personal
link between the employees of the com,
pany and its highest officials. hut one