Gilpin observer., 1915-06-24
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
c O L O r A DO
PEOPLE
Western Newspaper Union vew. service.


West Features at Grand Junction.
| Aug. 31-Sept 2.-Grand Lodge, X of p.
| at Colorado Springs.
| aug 2S.-Fall Festival at Flagle-.
oept. Zl-Oct. S.-Meeting international
| Dry Farming Congress at Denver
The w. c. T. U. of Boulder observed
anti-cigarette day Sunday.
Candy Kid No. 2 robbed Denver
hotel Sunday night of about 81 in
small change.
Mrs. May Oles' suit over the s4OO,-
900 A. ]. Mackey estate was called in
Boulder Monday.
Grief over the loss of his wife
caused the death of Braman w. Mat.
tison, SO, of Denver.
Gasoline was reduced 1 cent a gal.
lon in Denver by the Continental, and
all other companies met it.
The third annual state convention
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Engineers was held at
Pueblo
Governor Carlson has become a
member of the Woodmen of the World,
the first fraternal organization he has
Joined.
Eight hundred autos carried 500 peo-
pie through the scenic parks in 65-
mile circle parade out of Denver last
Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Colorado
Funeral Directors and Embalmers'
Association was held at Colorado
Springs.
Russell l.. Chase, "a, son of Adju-
tant General and Mrs. John Chase,
died in Denver. Death was due to
heart trouble.
One is feared to be dying and three
others were badly hurt after series
of Sunday automobile and motor cycle
accidents at Pueblo.
| Over one hundred members of the
| Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity will meet
for two-day convention in Denver,
june % and &c.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the Platte river beneath the
Twentieth street viaduct in Denver by
William ID. OLeary.
Forty-four thousand dollars was
raised during the first two days of the
campaign for s25O,OOO for the child
ren's hospital in Denver.
Construction has been started on a
two-story and attic dormitory for the
| Queen of Heaven orphanage in Den
yer, to cost about $4,000.
E. r. Harper, lieutenant governor of
| Colorado during the administration of
| Governor Buchtel, was appointed state
insurance commissioner.
One man was killed and four wom-
en- and man were injured in auto
mobile and motorcycle accidents in
| and near Denver. Sunday.
Mrs. William johnson, formerly
Miss Marion Yerkes of Denver, died
at her home in Alamosa three hours
after the death of her baby daughter.
Petitions for a referendum on Senate
bill No. S0-the law passed by the last
Legislature to make the prohibition
amendment to the constitution opera
tive-are being circulated in Denver
IF | died tomorrow, | would not
tell the name of the man who stabbed
me- said John A. Mize, 20, paper.
hanger and painter, at Leadville hos.
pital A few minutes later Mize passed
away.
Less than two years of smiling life
and Baby Nadine Mann is dead
crushed out of existence by the big
automobile that drove heedlessly over
her little go-cart Saturday night in
Denver
Harry E. Hillen, the crimson
bandit has been informed that the
board of pardons has refused to grant
him clemency and that Governor
Carlson will allow the law to take it's
course.
Fred Carroll, state inspector of
mines, appointed three inspectors of
mines to serve for four years. They
are A. E. Moynahan of Alma. Thomas
Dunstone of Black Hawk and M. ].
Mccarthy of Cripple Creek
Denver Democratic leaders, accord
ing to information from an authorita-
tive source, have entered into negotia-
tions with former Secretary of State
William Jennings Bryan with the OBJ.
ject of having Mr.. Bryan publish the
Commoner in Denver.
Candy Kid No. 2 made his fifth ap.
pearance Saturday midnight, fright
ened a drug clerk, Paul Macker,
speechless after he had fired two shots
at him. and third at an automobile
which had driven up to the store, at
Eighteenth and Pennsylvania street.
preventing the robbery of the cash
register
For the loss of an eye incurred
while working as a mechanics helper
in wrought iron range factory last
November, Henry H. Zeitz, Jr, eigh.
teen years old, was awarded $4,000
damages by jury in Judge Aliens
division of the District Court in Den.
yer. Young Zeitz had sued the range
company for $4,000.