The Raymer enterprise., 1915-02-04
COLORADO NEWS
GATHERED FROM
All Parts of the State

dance of the Kansas Club of Colorado
was held in Denver.
An increase of $l2.224,100 in the
value OF Colorados live stock industry
In the last year is reported by the. De-
partment of Agriculture.
The Colorado branch of the Commit
Tee OF Mercy. new organization
formed to do work among the needy,
was organized in Denver.
Governor Carlson, who was confined
to his bed suffering from la grippe.
which was brought on by overwork.
was reported to be much better.
Mrs. Tennessee Mayfield Biles OF
Greede. wife OF former State Repre-
sentative John A. Biles. dropped dead
OF heart disease In front of the Shirley
hotel in Denver.
Through the efforts OF A. J. Halter
Oh Denver and Frank Burt, member
OF the Panama-Pacific Exposition Com
mission, Colorado Day at the fair will
~ AS'u VII aug. i.
An examination is to be held by the
State Civil Service Commission of
those employees of the Legislature for
whose positions the commission now
has no eligible list.
Delegates from Denver and Pueblo
attended meeting of the all-CoIora-
do committee at Colorado Springs, and
plans were furthered for the upbuild-
ing of the state.
Almost $4,000,000 was represented
In business transacted in the Denver
stoekyards during horse show week,
according to figures compiled by the
Stockyards bank. =5
Arguments in behalf of w. L. Ryan
OF Fort Collins, who is under sentence
OF death for killing Attorney Newton
Crosse last Aug. IA. were filed with the
State Supreme Court.
The reelection Of Thomas B. Stearns
as president of the Denver Chamber
of Commerce was the unanimous
choice of the organizations newly
elected directors at their first official
meeting.
The educational council OF the
State Teachers Association is propos-
ing a new law through which Ii is
hoped will be given to the children of
the rural district an efficient system
of schools.
BY agreement of attorneys OH both
sides, District Judge Butler OF Denver
continued the hearing OF the legal pro-
ccedings involving the estate of the
late William Barth, multimiIlionaire
until Feb. Is.
One hundred stockmen, bankers.
commission men and business leaders
Of Denver attended a banquet given in
honor OF George W. Baliantne, retir-
ing president Of the Denver Union
istockyards Company
A friend Of the first John Jacob
Astor, three-quarters OF century ago,
Eugene X. Lapalle, nearly 9s died
from over-exertion In st. Anthony's
hospital In Denver. I.aValle was also
acquainted with Brigham Young, whom
he met while prospecting In Utah fifty
years ago.
William Won Richie. alias Wallace,
and his wife, Lucy, who were arrested
as alleged counterfeiters, were ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Wilbur r. Stone In Denver and
waived preliminary examination. Both
were remanded to the county Jail I'M
der $4,000 bonds.
Ivy l.. Lee. press representative OF
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., In The recent
Colorado coal strike. whose bulletins
figured prominently in the inyestiga-
tion OF the Federal Industrial Com
mission. was elected member OF The
board Of directors of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company,
Legislative committees representing
three farmers organizations, the
Farmers Grange. the Farmers Union
and the Farmers Congress. indorsed
the county unit bill providing for tho
nnificaton Of all third-class school.dis-
tricts. The committees held a Joint
session to consider measures before
the Legislature In the interests oil
State Treasurer Allison stoeker is
sued to Finance Commissioner Pitcher
OF Denver a warrant for $4,000 10
cover the appropriation for the West
colfax yiadnct made by the Eight,
eenth General Assembly in 1911. The
s50,o0p, which is paid as the. states
share OF the viadnct cost, comes from
the state revenues OF 1910.
The will of Frank Craig, founder of
the Craig colony, who died several
weeks ago, was opened Iii Denver IL
was read at meeting ot. The state
board OF the Mothers Congress-, which
had been named by Craig as the ex-
ecutor of his small estate. and con.
ferred upon the congress all of his
property to be devoted to the found.
ing Of an institution to educate moth
ers to the necessity Of parental care OF
children.