The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-04
COLORADO NEWS
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Jews of Denver celebrated Purim,
or the Feast of Esther.
u. +. Stapleton was appointed and
confirmed as postmaster OF Denver.
The council of the town of Gunnison
has purchased go feet OF new fire
hose.
Many Denver business men paid a
visit to the Cripple Creek mines last
week.
Racing will be one of the main at.
fractions at the Larimer County Fair
this year.
A carload of thirty elk were dis.
tributed through the mountains OF
Boulder county. at Nederland and
above Lyons.
The Boulder County Teachers Asso
citation passed resolutions pledging
hearty support to the county unit
school bill before the Legislature.
DR.. A. S. Beers of Hygiene, whb
shot and killed VIII Hopkins, young
Hygiene farmer, Dec. %, was placed
on trial In the District Court at Boul-
der Monday.
Denver Shriners are making prep
arations to entertain DR.. Frederick X.
Smith of Rochester, imperial poten.
tate OF the order, who will visit Den
yer In April
thousands of letters were mailed
March / to friends in other states as
a result of Governor Carlson's procla-
nation designating that day as "All
Colorado Letter Day
The Social Order of the Beauceant.
an organization of the wives of the
Knights Templar, celebratedits twenty
fifth anniversary at the Masonic
temple, in Denver.
The First State Bank of Louisville
opened its doors for business. This In.
stitution was chartered a few weeks
ago with capitalization of $4,000 to
replace another bank that had been
closed
The Buckeyes, rovers from the state
OF Ohio, will feast in Denver on the
4th, and discuss boyyhood and girl.
hood days, in the native state and
chant the songs they heard their pa.
rents sing.
Monday Lenten services will be
held every day, except Sunday, for
three weeks beginning March in
the Tabor Grand theater In Denver
under the direction of the Church Club
of Colorado.
A deserted frame shack in Colorado
City, known as the first meeting place
of Colorado's territorial Legislature in
Civil war days, caught fire recently
and was badly charred before the
flames were extinguished.
Not only the Upper but also the
tipped Is liable, on conviction, to a so
fine or thirty days in jail or both,
under the bill by Representative Har-
ris OF Denver, which Is now on the
House calendar for final passage.
The receipt of draft of s504, pay
able to the city of Leadyille, from the
National Surety Company for the de-
ficit of the late city treasurer. Mrs
Olive Cation. ends the litigation be-
tween the city and the bonding com
pany.
Secretary II. V. George of the Canon
City Chamber of Commerce, booked
three special train tourist parties for
Canon City during the summer
months, containing in the aggregate
$50 people, all OF them from the New
England states.
Upon plea of guilty. Harry Boomer,
former grocery clerk, was sentenced
at Akron 10 life Imprisonment for the
murder of Miss Winnie b. Becker, a
worker. Miss Becker was
slain with hatchet In her brothers
store. Boomer confessed that he mur-
dered the>girl to rob the place
A sequel to the recent international
proxy wedding in Denver which united
Miss Eugene Campbell of Colorado
Springs and Pietcr Won Scholtcn Of
Holland. was completed in the elope-
ment and midnight marriage of Miss
Eleanor McFall. Miss Campbell's maid
OF honor. and William Bostic. a motion
picture producer Of Salt Lake City.
On the eve of the conclusion of the
trial OF DR.. Floyd w. Noble, charged
in the West Side Court with respon.
sibility for the death of Miss Ruth
Merriweather, Mrs. Jennie Mason OF
Shelton, ILL.,, prepared to journey to
Denver so that she may be near her
husband, DIR. Robert ]. Mason, when
he faces similar charges in connection
with the tragedy.
AT Sterling a woman overheard a
week ago the conversation which re.
suited In the robbery OF the Farmers
State bank at Haxtun Thursday and
he killing of Assistant Cashier John
,runke. according to District Attorney
Van Bradts statement She thought
1t was joke and never reported it to
anyone, Van Bradt says. until the
tragedy had become grim reality.