The state herald., 1914-10-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
wsstsrn Newspaper Union News service.
Dates for Coming Events.
at Denver.

Ihe annual meeting Of the Colorado
Sportsmen's Association was held in
Denver. 1. ae
The largest bobcat ever killed in
Boulder county was shot within the
Boulder city limits by Christopher
Williams
Billy Sunday went to Colorado
Springs. from Denver, where he ad.
dressed the. high school students and
spoke to the public at the opera
house.
A banquet Of the states was given
by the Daughters Of the Confederacy
In Denver. Seventeen state were rep.
resented by as many tables, each one
decorated distinctively.
Governor Ammons reappointed
Charles ID. Griffith to the board Of
commissioners of the State Home and
Training School for Mental Defec.
tives, at Ridge.
Following quarrel with her sister.
in-law over the care of her s.months.
old baby, Mrs. Della Cherno. 10, at
tempted suicide in Denver by drink.
ing liquid potash
Adj. Gen. John Chase accepted the
resignation of Phillip S. Van Cise as
captain of the college company Of
the Colorado National guard. to be-
come effective at once.
Fire caused by combustion in q pile
OF coal in the basement Of the Colo
rado Women's college in Denver.
drove 100 girl students from their
dormitories in their night clothes.
E. W. Shine of Denver was appoint
ed to the city board OF engineers ex-
aminers by Commissioner of Proper.
ty Thum to fill a vacancy caused by
the resignation OF T. II. Mcdonald.
Benjamin Schaffer, 11-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Schaffer OF
Fort Morgan, died at Mercy hospital
In Denver as result OF a kick
from one OF the colts on his fathers
ranch.
With prayer on her lips, Mrs.
Lillian Estelle Gregory, about twenty
nine years old, attempted suicide by
shooting herself in the forehead in q
pawn shop at 1920 Seventeenth street
in Denver.
Mrs J. ]. Brown. heroine of the I'll.
tanic disaster arrived In Denver from
her Newport home TO register and
vote in the coming election. Mrs.
Brown left her daughter. Helen. in
school at Newport
The death sentence against Harold
F. Henwood. condemned to hang the
week OF Oct. 25 for the murder Of
George T. Copeland. was commuted by
the governor to life Imprisonment In
the state pcnitentiary at Canon City.
Mrs Lovinia Wilcox, mother OF
Mrs. r. A. Morrison OF Denver. died at
her home after an Illness of n few
days. Mrs. Wilcox was born In New
York eighty-six years ago and had
been resident Of Denver for ten
years.
Thomas NJ. Burkrey was awarded
$500 damages against the Kennicott.
Patterson Transfer Company and ST.
mon Smith for false arrest on "A lar
ceny charge by u Jury In Judge Tel.
Denver.
Conrad Jung. l2-year-old son OF
Frederick Jung. rancher living five
miles east OF Aurora, was shot In tho
mouth when he refused to give money
to u strange man who appeared at his
home while he and another small boy
were alone there.
The Frs, Congregational church of
Boulder celebrated the fiftieth ami
vcrsary OF its founding. Two OF the
original fourteen members OF the
church. Deacon George +. Chase and
II. X. Lyman. survive. and took part
In the celebration.
The gates OF the state penitentiary
at Canon City closed Sunday behind
Harold u. Henwood. slayer OF George
Il. Copeland and Sylvester l.. Won
Phul. who. unless he Is later par
doned will spend the remainder OF
his life behind the bars.
Sam Howe. veteran city detective OF
Denver. is rs years young. Passing
the threc-duartcrs OF century mark
IN easy. he say. AS the oldest man
on the force In years and In point OF
service, Happy Sam" Howe, ms he is
known by his Intimate fellow workers,
Is rounding out his fort,-second year
with the department.
The Colorado Tax league. compris.
Ing about forty Denver taxpayers,
filed a protest with the state board OF
equalization against u horizontal In.
crease OF local valuations TO meet the
sso.37T.050 which the state tar com.
mirsion recently ordered Commission.
er OF Finance Clair J. Pitcher 10 add
10 Dcnver's total assessed valuation.
Pretending That he had been sent by
the Telephone Company TO FIX tn. tel.
rphone. man entered the home OF
Francis \. knauss. iit9 Steele street.
Denver and left with pocko,book bc.