The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-01-31

Jebel Temple. Denver.
| Feb. Isl7-First annual Municipal
Conference at Boulder.
| Feb 22-Washing gton Day banquet at
Grand Junction
+ Q. Elks at Denver
Sept; 7.-Colorado State Fair at r.
1sI5-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver
3. ]. Bounds a street car conductor
was struck and seriously injured at
Pueblo by motorcycle.
Spinal meningitis caused the sudden
death at Cripple Creek OF W. II. Allen,
| fifty. a Chicago salesman.
The Rev. Cecil p. Garnett. pastor OF
the First Baptist church at Victor, has
resigned on account of Ill health.
A large timber deal was consum-
mated at Fraser. with the purchase OF
2.50o, 900 feet of timber by " H. Lin
niger.
Mrs. Ella l.. Layton, a clerk in the
Boulder postoffice. was secretly mar
ried on Dec. 23 to Frank NJ. Root CT
Denver.
Practically every large milk con
densing firm in the United States is
looking for location for factory in
Colorado.
Denver gave to the governments or
ganization committee its reasons why
one of the regional reserve banks Gre
ated by the new currency law should
be located in Denver.
King w, Basham, aged thirtyfour
years was crushed to death at Colo
RADIO Springs when rock weighing
twelve tons fell upon him in the Dor-
mine, near Pike View.
A wireless party" the first OF its
kind ever held in Denver. was given
by rhe Denver Press Club at the clubs
rooms. and the innovation marked the
closing OF Roundup" week.
The Reide- Yoakum bout at Pueblo
was called draw at the end of the
fifteenth round. The decision was un-
popular, as Reide did all the aggres-
sive work from the start to the end
Of the fight.
The Colorado-Wyoming Laundry
mems Association held its semi-annual
convention in Denver to elect new Of
ficers and to discuss The Law and
Power of Cooperation" A Cheyenne
man was elected president.
The executive committee of Denver
loge, No. II, B. P. o. E.. has named
its subcommittee and practically
completed plans for the greatest ami
versary ever held by the order at the
golden jubilee in Denver next July.
Tai Bepsuezh, charged with robbing
the United States mail at Lamar. was
not only acquitted at Pueblo hut his
dismissal was accompanied by the gift
OF a silver dollar by Gardner NJ.
Greene, United States commissioner
Burglars at Longmont broke into
the drug store OF c. E. Smith, and aft
er making an unsuccessful effort to
open the safe, departed with s. or 81
from the cash register. A few boxes
OF choice cigars were also taken.
Earl Hoage, of Press Assistants Un-
ion, No. IA, was c.1osen president of
the Denver Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,. He defeated Fred Vessel Of the
bartenders, retiring president and can
didate for reelection, by five votes.
w. S. Littlefield, master mechanic
at the Copeland sampler, was killed
instantly at Cripple Greek when he
was caught in a belt and hurled
against the beams supporting the
shafting. He leaves a widow and four
children.
Two standards OF conduct. one for
men and one for women, We're advo-
Gated from the pulpit of the Cathedral
of the Immaculate Conception at SOL
emn high mass in Denver by the Rev.
Father Hugh l.. McMenamin, pastor Of
the parish.
Mounted militiamen, with drawn
swords repeatedly charged crowd of
800 strikers and strike sympathizers
who attempted to march through the
streets of Trinidad to the San Rafael
hospital, where Mother jones is held
by the military authorities.
F. L. Meyers, a representative of the
United States Department of Labor,
arrived at Trinidad to investigate
charges growing out of the coal strike,
particularly the one made in the re-
port Of the special labor committee
which probed charges of militia mis-
conduct to Governor Ammons.
After run of 122 days-the longest
in its history-the Sugar factory at
Longmont has ended its seasons pro-
duction. 1t paid out 81 100000 of which
100000 went to the sugar beet
growers. The sacks of sugar produced
numbered 625,0oO aud the beet pulp
conditioned 22,500 head of cattle.
Honors at the National livestock
show at Denver were divided in the
Percheron division between ]. p.
Klung of Greeley and the A ]. Zang
stables Of Denver. Klung received
first and Zang second prizes for
Percheron stations, Zang winning
both first and second prizes for