The state herald., 1914-02-13
COLORADO NEWS
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All Parts Of the State
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENT,


Feb. 16-17-First annual Municipal
Conference at Boulder.
Feb. Estate Mining Convention at
Feb 22-washington Day banquet at
Grand Junction.
March lo-11--Eleventh annual con-
ference, Colorado Daughters of Amer
lean Revolution at Colorado Springs.
July 13-14.-Grand Lodge Session, B.
I: Q; Elks at Denver.
Sept; 7-Colorado State Fair at Pu-
lsl5.-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
cutting affray west Of La Junta
took place at Mexican camp and re-
suited in the death OF Gabino Ribera.
Lord and Lady Decies arrived in
Denver from Pueblo to be the house
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford Hill.
Mrs. Ruby L. McQuate received the
appointment as postmistress of the
Aurora postoffice. She succeeds George
Means.
convict-built highway from Colo
RADIO to the Gulf Of Mexico is advocat-
ed by Warden Thomas lyman of the
Colorado state penitentiary.
Mrs. B. Amdurky. former owner of
a millinery store at Trinidad, was
seriously burned while using gasoline
in cleaning furs. Little hope is held
out for her recovery.
The mercury reached 20 below at
Steamboat Springs Friday night. 1t
showed all day. stopping in the even
ing, and the ground was covered to
a depth Of thirty-five inches.
Charles Bender. alias Charles Hen
derson, alias BLACK Tony" arrested
at Pueblo on a charge OF theft, has
been identified as the slayer of Henry
Nickel in Omaha, a bank teller, ac.
cording to the police.
The many friends of former Sena-
tor Henry NJ. Teller and Judge James
II. Teller OF Denver are sympathizing
with them in their recent bereave-
ment. Their sister. Miss Julia C.
Teller, died in Morrison, Ill.
An entire train Of Colorado flour
was shipped from the Farmers mill at
Lcngmont to Birmingham, Ala. The
shipment is regarded by Governor
Ammons as indicating the growth Of
markets for Colorado products.
In common with other organiza.
tions all over the world. Denver
Knights of Pythias will celebrate the
Golden Pythian Jubilee, the fifieth
anniversary OF the order. with a re-
ception and ball, at FL Jebel temple.
In all Colorado's history there has
never been a year which has started
SO auspiciously. which has been so
pregnant with the promise of big
construction. big crops and big re-
turns upon investments. as 1914.
W. II. Paul and John Gross. School
of Mines engineers and metallurgists.
left for Guatemala to take charge OF
the mines and mills OF the United
Fruit Company. which has offices In
Galveston. New Orleans and New
York
Through the appropriation by the
Loveland city council the preliminary
work OF constructing municipal
light and power plant on the Big
Thompson river. fourteen miles west
of Loveland. Will be started. The cost
OF the plant. as estimated by engi-
neers. viii aggregate 100000.
These fake promoters OF mining
stock who are arranging to reopen
the sale OF alleged stock In radium
lands are going to have a hard row TO
hoe. according to an announcement
made by Inspector In Charge McHenry
OF the Western division OF the Post
With sharp shoes and teeth the two
standard bred horses OF J. X. Kinsin.
ger. valued nj $3.50. fought a duel to
the death at Evans when turned In
the barn. Both horses were exhausted
when forced to quit fighting. and both
had broken legs because OF which II
became necessary TO Kill them.
The Western Sugar and Land Com.
pany OF Colorado Springs and the
Southwestern Sugar and Land Compa.
ny OF Glendale. ArIz.. both owned by
J. II. Mckinnie II. II. Dayie and y. c.
Sharrer and associates have been con.
solidated under the name OF the West.
ern Sugar and Land Company. with a
capitalization OF s5.0oO.o0
Word was received In Longmont OF
the death Of Robert Knight OF that
place. who went to indianapolis 10 Mt.
tend the miners convention as q dele.
gate from the miners union of Weld
county. Pneumonia was the cause OF
his death. His widow and parents. Mr.,
and Mrs, Thomas Knight. left for In.
dianapolir 10 take charge OF the body.
Or. Edward w. Lazcll OF Denver.
ranking M captain In the medical
corps OF the state militia. has been
detailed TO duty In the southern coal
strike district. by Adju,ant General
Chase. Captain Laxell's mission Is TO
irea, what n feared IL case OF
spinal meningitis among tn. troops Mt