The Holly chieftain., 1914-03-06
COLORADO NEWS
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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

r. o. Ellss at Denver
APR s-General Irrigation Conference
Sept: 7.-Coiorado State Fair at Pu-
lsl5.-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
Secretary Lane has called an irriga-
tion conference to be held at Denver
April 8.
The annual Denver automobile show
will be held in the Auditorium the
last week in March.
The Moffat tunnel commission will
open offices in the First National
Bank building and not in the Denver
city hall or courthouse.
Henry NJ Teller left his entire estate
to his widow in will found by Bruce
Teller. The estate is estimated to be
worth 100000.
Mrs. Mary Russell Wheeler, eighty
two years old, died at St Luke's hos
pital in Denver. Her death followed
severe fall three weeks ago when she
broke her hip.
Henry H. Moore, immigration in
spector at Philadelphia, was named by
Secretary Wilson as immigration in
spector in charge at Denver, to sue
ceed the late Lon Adams.
J. w. Sawyer, who was a candidate
for state treasurer on the Socialist
ticket, died at Grand Junction. He was
once a candidate for governor of Ken
Mrs. Harriet ]. Cobbey of Denver
is one of the heirs to 100000 es-
tate left by her uncle, James Webb.
who died at the age of eighty-four at
his home near Farmingdale, III.
Mrs. Ann Fraherty resident OF
Denver since 1861, died at her home,
265G Champa street, after a long and
useful life devoted to church work and
charity. She was eighty-three years
old.
Former Senator Thomas NJ. Patter-
son introduced a resolution at the
Denver Chamber of Commerce
luncheon, demanding that the board
of directors refrain from political ac-
tivity.
Scientific experiments are develop.
ing the uses to which the radioactive
springs Of Colorado may be put. Thir-
teen of such springs have been ana
lyzed by Professor Russell D. George
Of the University of Colorado.
A jury called by Coroner H. S. Bur
ton of Jefferson county, sitting at
Arvada, charges Walter Reynolds, a
striking coal miner of the Tucker
tent colony, with killing Benjamin F.
Hoffamier.
A declaration that he had sold dyna-
mite to striking coal miners and that
he had sold guns to strikers and coal
operators alike was made before the
House investigating committee at
Trinidad by Claude Shy, a hardware
dealer of Trinidad
Three Colorado pioneers died at
Fort Collins within a week. r. o. Rob-
erts, eighty-five, died Sunday; Loren
Giddings, seventy-two, succumbed to
dropsy Tuesday, and Joshua Mccoy,
seventy-five. was instantly killed by a
kick from a horse.
The large variety Of mineral
springs in and near Idaho Springs,
Clear Creek county, soon will be pro-
vided with additional improvements
in the form of another wing for the
new hotel building that is now in
course of construction.
Captain Foreman, who bought the
horses for the state troops, appeared
in company with Major L. ]. Bough-
ton, judge advocate of the military
forces, and voluntarily gave the infor-
nation first sought in the inquiry in
stituted at Trinidad by Auditor Kene-
han in the office of District Attorney
Hendrick.
The following men have been chosen
by Loran T. Peters, coach of debating
at the University of Colorado, to rep
resent the university in the debate
against the University of Oklahoma
next April: William A. Rauck, Boul-
der; Burtis H. Shattuck, Boulder, and
Charles Swindler, Dawson Springs,
Kentucky.
Forty-two members of the Montrose
company Of the Colorado National
Guard, who saw service in the south
ern coal field, have not received any
pay for their services during the last
two months according to a message
received in Denver. The militiamen
are indignant and demand that they
be paid without further delay.