The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05
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Joseph T. Hawes, rs years old, died
in Pueblo hospital after an extended
illness.
The Denver police have been asked
to find Ethel Lightner, who left her
home Oct. 7.
crop of milo maize, averaging al
most sixty bushels to the acre, has
been harvested by w. T. Gilmore, east
of Haswell.
The Pueblo police were searching
for an unidentified man who sold
ing to Samuel Morse of Divide, re-
ceived payment in advance and disap-
peared.
The 1914 oat crop of Colorado will
amount to approximately 12,560,0OO
bushels last year, according to esti-
mates given out by the Crop Reporting
Board of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Pueblo was visited by more than
400 Royal Arch Masons of Colorado
on the occasion of a reception given
in honor of Andrew Reisenecker of
Pueblo, who was made grand high
priest at the recent state meeting.
Mrs. Susan Taylor Wilson, mother
of Edward T. Wilson of Denver, died
at the home of her son from pneu-
monia. She had been, i'll two weeks.
Mrs. Wilson was 81 years old and
born in Saratoga county, New York.
Anna Swat, Pueblo character
who has a number of times lived up
to her name by getting into fights, is
being sought again, this time on a
warrant charging her with hitting
Charles York on the head with rock.
The United States government and
foreign countries are expected to
make displays at the International Soil
Products Exposition, which it is pro-
posed to hold in Denver next fall in
connection with the International Dry
Farming Congress.
Charles B. Hamilton, the only Demo
cratic candidate elected to the State
Senate from Denver at the recent cleo
tion, and Mrs. Fay l.. Hamilton, his
former wife, will be remarked early
next spring, according to a statement
made by Hamilton.
Lawrence Sullenberger of Denver, a
wealthy clubman, was made defendant
in suit for $4,000 damages by Will
liam R. Stewart of La Veta, who
charges Sullenberger with alternating
the affections of Stewards wife and
with enticing her from him.
Morris Hennessy is in the San Ra-
fael hospital suffering from injuries
dot TO rlyu vii 10 tub ho =
by Santa Fe train Hennessy at
tempted to jump on the train at Stark
vile to come into Trinidad and fell
under the train. One of his feet was
badly cut.
To carry out the wish expressed by
friend on his death bed, the Rev. A.
l.. Davis, pastor of the Seventh Day
Baptist church of Boulder, interrupted
revival he is conducting at Elkhart,
Kan, and returned to Boulder to
preach the funeral sermon of the late
E. e. Sutton.
Three opportunities which Colorado
has sought for the last twelve months
will be realized when the International
Soil Product Exposition of the Farm
ing Congress is held in Denver from
the latter part of September to the
first part of October next year, ac-
ccrding to those interested in bringing
the exposition to Denver.
A statewide movement among the
Masons of Colorado to raise $4,000 to
aid the war;stricken in Europe will be
launched in Denver at a meeting of
representative Masons from over the
state. 1t is estimated that there are
$4,000 Masons in the state. According
to George w. Vallery, the money can
be raised in ten-day campaign
A report which had it's origin in the
East was in circulation in Denver to
the effect that w. D. Scott, general
manager of the Spokane, Portland &,
Seattle railway, a subsidiary of the
Great Northern, is to be sent to Den
Yer at an early date to take charge of
the Colorado & Southern for the Bur
lington and Hill interests.
Investigation of the federal commits
sion on industrial relations into the
Colorado coal strike commenced semi
officially in Denver, when Chairman
Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City inter
viewed representatives of the opera
ating companies to explain the nature
and purpose of the inquiry in person
and to solicit their cooperation.
Il know of no controversies between
Colorado coal companies and their en-
ployes that rendered mediation the OBJ
vious way of settlement" said Jesse F.
Welborn, president of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, in Denver
when advised of the appointment of
federal commission by President VIII
son to mediate in future controversies
between coal operators and their en-
ployes.