The state herald., 1914-12-25

Jan. 2O-21.--Colorado Good Roads As
sociation Meeting. in Denver.
Meade is to have new bank. hotel
and garage,
The funeral of VIM. Barth, Denver
millionaire. was held Sunday.
| Thieves entered two homes at Grand
Junction and obtained diamonds and
iewelry valued at $3.50.
A package of valuable flower seeds
which was shipped from the growers
in Germany last July, has been re.
ceived at Boulder.
Mrs. Thankful P. Buck, 81 years old.
| died at her home, 2443 West Argyle
place, in Denver. She had been an in
valid for several years.
Thomas o'Brien. a pioneer who
made his first trip to Colorado in 1853
died at Mercy hospital in Denver, after
n brief illness Of dropsy.
There is little work for the grand
jury to do this year, according to Dis
trict Judge j. w. Sheafor, who swore
In the panel at Colorado Springs.
Judge Ben F. Stapleton was in
dorsed for appointment as postmaster
and Hamilton Armstrong for United
States marshal by the Democratic
county central committee of Denver.
A cold storage plant where parcel
post packages containing perishable
foods may be kept until they can be
sent to their destinations seems as
sured for Denver's new federal build
ing.
Funeral services over the remains
of Oliver Howard. seventy-four, pio-
neer resident and the first school
teacher of Greeley, were attended by
one of the largest crowds ever at
funeral there.
North Lincoln park, in the heart OF
the business district OF Greeley. has
been flooded and a municipal skating
pond established to save the children
the inconvenience and danger of skat'
ing on the river bed.
Hugh o'Neill OF Hygiene, nick.
named Tip. was arrested by Under.
sheriff Euler at Boulder on boot.
Logging charge when he called to see
Charles Simmons. recently arrested.
who implicated o'Neill In court.
There are 12.4Os corporations active,
ly doing business In Colorado. accord.
ing to statistics which Secretary OF
State Pearce has compiled for his
biennial report. The number repre-
sents only those actually in operation.
George F. Rock. owner. and ]. E.
Wheatley. manager OF the Superba
theater. both past 80. Quarreled over
financial problem confronting them at
Grand Junction, and Wheatley lies
suffering from terrific blow on the
temple.
Preliminary figures given out by
Treasurer Sweet OF the United States
internal revenue office show that &c
date in Denver and surrounding
towns In Colorado s6i.522 has beer
collected from the sale OF war tar
stamps.
Governor Ammons and Governor
elect Carlson left for Washington.
where they will appear before the
Senate public lands committee In re-
gard to the administration public re.
sources measures and will confer with
President Wilson In regard to the sItu.
alton in the southern coal fields.
Two more Denverites added their
testimony to that already given In the
efforts OF Mrs. Arthur Little OF De
troit to prove that she was born OF
white parents and was adopted by o
negro family In Denver In 1856. Mrs,
Y. w. Turner and w. McGinnis. iiyin.
Mt 23it Arapahoc street. remember the
case.
In the presence of the entire school
Katherine Jarrett. the i0.year-old
daughter Of Myer.Zarett. n tailor. who
saved her little sister. Yetta. from
burning to death In October. wai
awarded medal for hcroism b,
Mayor Perkins OF Denver at Chelten
ham school In behalf OF the Ralston
Purrin Hero Commission OF 81. Louis
Father Valentine. Catholic priest Of
Trinidad and one Of the best known
clergymcn In Colorado. has beer
threatened with death unless he sue
c.eds In pcrsuading Mrs. Madclin,
Dolnn. twcnty-onc years old. and hoi
two small children. Margaret and
Mary. whom he aided In getting into
the House OF Good Shepherd after
they had been elected from bci
mothers home. TO return to Trinidad.
Announcement was made by Prcsi
dent J. y, wclborn OF the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company Of the appoint
ment OF David Griffiths TO newly
created position which II designed not
only to provide an additional. personal
link between the employees OF the com
pany and itn highest officials. but one
also which carries with II the widest
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