The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-10-31
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
c OIL O r A DO
PEOPLE
Western Newspaper Union News Service

The Lloyd oil we'll at De Beque Is
| producing about sixty-five barrels OF
high grade oil per day.
John Smack. 80 years old and for
more than IS years resident of Colo
rado, was buried in Paramount 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 $l4.500.~
William Robert HENDERSON, a con
tractor, was shot and instantly killed
by George Quinn, a teamster. in q.
rooming house in Denver.
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, rs, of Denver, died
from a complication of diseases. He
was Grand Army veteran and had
been a resident of Denver for thirty
five years.
George w. Giles, 67, superintendent
of the Gorham mine at Marshall and
resident of the Boulder district for
forty years. died suddenly at his home,
Baseline road
Wallace +. 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 COM
plication of diseases.
Judge Haslett P. Burke of st erling
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 Huerfano
county.
Postmaster NJ. r. McCauley of La
Junta has been officially advised that
the bill asking for an additional $10,-
600 for the construction of federal
building at the county seat had passed
the Senate.
A total of $1,54s,000 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 their
weekly meeting.
The second unit of the Myron STRAIT
ton Home at Colorado Springs will be
completed by Dec. / and ready for oc-
cupancy soon afterward, according to
statement made by Superintendent H.
w. Towan.
c. @. 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
niversary of the dedication of the Ca
thedral of the Immaculate Conception
were celebrated simultaneously in the
Cathedral parish in Denver
After spending several months near
the European war zone and being
forced to leave their hotel in Paris,
which was turned into a Red Cross
hospital, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Coors
returned to their home in Golden
Women from Denver society, politics
and professions poured into the recep-
ton rooms at the Albany hotel in re-
sponse to the invitation extended by
the Denver women OF the Democratic
party to meet Mrs. Marshall, wife of
the vice president.
Deputy Coroner Bostwick of Denver
identified the body of the suicide found
in stone yard at 100 West Walnut
street as that of F. E. Strome of Fort
Collins. 1t was stated at Fort Collins
that Strome had resided there for sew
eral years, and, SO far as is known,
had no relatives.
Dr. A. l.. Bennett, who has served
as consul for Japan in Colorado for
nearly six years, has resigned on ac-
count of increasing professional duties
demanding all of his time. DIR. Ben
netts resignation has not yet been ac-
cepted by the Japanese government or
his successor appointed.
Miss Katherine Morrison, 17-year-old
daughter of Peter Morrison, con-
tractor, was found unconscious and
with the sleeve of shirtwaist bound
tightly around her mouth as gag, on
the floor of the hallway of her home,
500 South Gaylord street, in Denver,
shortly before 10 O'Clock, by her sister
Jane, who had just returned from the
Central Presbyterian church with the
family.
Paul Poggenberg, go. tango teacher;
who claims to be cousin of ]. Ferdi-
nand Poggenberg, champion billiard