The state herald., 1915-12-31
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
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at Fort Collins Agricultural College
jan: 4,s.-Coiorado Kennel Club Show
Jan. s-io-sixteenth annual show OF
| Colorado Poultry Fanciers' Associa-
tion at Denver.
Jan. 17-1s.-Meeting Colorado Retail
Groeers and Butchers Association
Jan. .1s.-Slxth Annual Convention of
Cole Good Roads Assn nt Denver.
Jan; I6-2s.-Western Live Stock Show
Feb. 12-Meeting Republican state
Central Committee In Denver.
Feb; h, ieoisESports Carnival at Steam
March 26-Aprii 2.-coiorado Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
industrial Exposition ut Denver
The Brighton road is being grav
eled.
A request has been made for de-
pot at Hot Springs.
Steamboat Springs is planning q
sports carnival to be held Feb. 1918.
The Camp Bird at Ouray will drive
q 9.Oo0-foot tunnel from mill to mine.
The annual show of the Pueblo
Poultry Association was largely at
tended.
Governor Carlson and family spent
Christmas on the farm Of his father
near Greeley.
Following the usual custom Denver
banks made cash Christmas gifts to
their employees.
John Curtis, who would have beer
100 years old In February. died nj
Cripple Creek OF the grip.
The Christmas business at the Pu
eblo postoffice this year was by far
the largest ever transacted.
A gasoline motor car express and
passenger service will be established
between Johnstown and Milliken.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars will be spent In building an addi
ton to the Ford assembling plant Ii
Denver.
By order of the Postoffice Depart
ment. rental Of boxes In small towr
postoffices have been raised about ).
per cent.
Colorado has ninety.five power
laundries. The capital invested is
1,44o.s9G, against sl.27o.656 five
years ego.
Miss Nettie r. Russell, So, for TWEEN
ty-five years n teacher In the Denver
schools. was hit by two automobile.
and killed.
Mrs. May Singleton OF Denver died
in St Luke's hospital after she hat
| In ttpfa h,F th., oil
Caesarian operation.
The first big snowstorm OF the sea
son swept over Denver and Colorado
Sunday. More snow fell In Denver
than In any other part OF the state.
The state inheritance officers now
claim that the state will realize ap
proximately 100000 from the estate
OF Dennis Sullivan. millionaire bank.
or and pioneer miner.
Colorado produces more than one.
fourth Of all the beet sugar mnnufac.
tured In the United States, according
to figures recently compiled by the
United States Department Of Agricui
ture.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bostwick. 20 years
old. mother OF twomonths-old child.
cut her throat with her husbands ra.
ror Mt her home in Denver. The hus.
band. Laurance G. Bostwick. was at
church.
Nearly 100 citizens OF Bucna Vista
held a meeting recently TO perfect ar.
ransements with q manufacturing
company OF oroviile. Ohio. for tho
construction OF si5O.OoO smelling
and concentrating plant.
Twenty prominent Denver men
have been appointed on n committee
TO represent the Navy League In Colo
rado. The league was formed tn In
crease interest In the need OF n grent
er navy and adequate preparedness.
David Castetter. an s3.year-old war
veteran. died nt his home In Denver.
Mr.. Castetter came TO Colorado IN
1884 and entered tho hotel business
In Julcrburg He came TO Denver
about twenty years ago and for
number OF years was caretaker OF
Chnffee Park In North Denver.
Several buildings at Sunshine and
IN other mountain towns were blown
down. telephone service was crippled
merchants sigma were whirlod away
and some windows were blown In by
the windstorm that rnscd with great
fury from o'clock Monday night un
III early Tuesday morning In the Boul
der section.
For tho twelve months ended on
Nov. 30. the Denver Cities Service
Company made net earnings OF 49,.
C95.3oi m increase OF s2Gs.sss over
tho previous year. or 2.35 times tho
dividend requirements for tho pre-
fcrred stock. The twelve months
business was the greatest In the CON.
pany'a history.
Nearly $1,000 In refunds To saloon
te~pers and other holders of stni, n