The Glenwood post., 1915-12-25
NEWS OF COLORADO

DENVER,-Definite information was
received in Denver today of an invss-
tigation being made by war department
officials at Washington of enlarging
Fort Logan, the government army post
near Denver.
STERLING.-Abo $50 beet grow
ers in the district contributary to the
Sterling factory were enriched today
to the extent of half million dollors.
Checks for this amount were distribu-
ted among the beet growers, represent,
ing the last payment for this season S
crop.
DENVER.-A report to Governor
Carlson by Secretary of State Ramer
shows that the state department col
lected $23s s,34s.50 during the past year,
up to November 80. The receipts were:
For filing instruments, $s3,57O.21; flat
tax on corporations, $44,56795; motor
vehicle department, $1O9,4l2.S4.
GILL, Colo.-At mass meeting at
and vicinity and presided over by the
Rev. Mr.. Orahood, resolutions were
passed extending sympathy to the COM
mending Ray Cathcart for his action in
killing Louis Salmante in self defense,
while the Mexican was beating his
wife with revolver.
nENUEp owl o,4 NJ
\ father died insane. Can do no work,
half the time don know what I an
doing. Lost my self control, $50 in
my pocket With the above note ir
his pocket and unidentified man in a
room at the Grand Central hotel this
afternoon was found dead with self
inflicted bullet wound in his head.
DENVER.-Thos, McGinnity. broth
er of the late John j. McGinnity, mil.
lionaire lumberman who left the bulk
of his fortune to his business partner,
Will P. McPhee, is expected to come to
Denver from his home in Hollendale,
Wis, to contest the will of his brothc-,
according to his son, D. J. McGinnity
of 1877 Colorado boulevard.
DENVER. A. Rothberger
president of the Colorado Wholesale
Liquor Dealers association tonight an
nounced that the liquor dealers of Col
orado are done. He said, "The retail
liquor dealers have accepted the newt
able and all have agreed to retire from
business gracefully and without throw
ing one stone in the way of the full
APPLICATION of the prohibition amend
ment.
DENvER.-Arthur E. Sweet was
elected vice president of the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad at meeting of
the directors held in New York this
morning. The election was fore
shadowed several days ago when Presi-
>.dent II. U. Nudge recommended his
selection. Mr.. Sweet comes from the
Rock Island system, of which he was
4 general manager. He will make h's
headquarters in Denver.
ACOLORADO sPRINGS.-Three sous
of well known Colorado Springs and
Colorado City parents are under arrest
and one of the boys, Lester Craig, is in
ST.. Francis hospital, dangerously in
iured, as the result of what the police
charge was their theft Of an automobile
last night. The boys, ranging in ago
from 1s to 90 years, drove the auto
mobile in which they were riding into
a southbound Institute street car.
DENvER.-The state public utilities
commission this afternoon began hear
nag on the application Of citizens OF
saguache, Colo, to compel the Denver
Rio Grande railroad company to estae-
lish a station and maintain IN agent
al Hot Springs, q point on the Denver
& Rio Grande fourteen and haif
miles from saguache, which Is an m
land town and the county seat Of sasu-