The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-23

Denver.
According to the government census
report there are ,482 Indians in Colo
rado
Leslie Pettyjohn OF Pagosa Springs
was killed in an auto wreck near Fort
Garland.
Arrangements are being made for
the Prowers county fair at Lamar.
Sept. 2s-30.
Fred d. Hopkins. 27. an electrician.
well known in Pueblo. was instantly
killed at Billings, Mont.
Prof. John Hunter of Boulder has
been appointed deputy oil inspector
under James Duce. state inspector.
H. c. Cossun has been appointed wa.
ter commissioner at Aguilar. District
No. is, and Jacob Desserich commis-
sioner at Pine Grove, District No. 90.
Within the past year ending July 1,
2.206 criminal cases were lodged in
the criminal courts and the justice
courts in Denver.
After 'phoning farewell, Ivah Lucille
tombstone of Denver failed to end her
life with pistol fired as she stood
On inspiration POlnt-
Governor Carlson has issued a proc
amation designating Aug. as Colo
rado Day at the Panama-Pacific Ex-
position at San Francisco
A coroners jury found that Archie
Briscoe shot Frederick Wallace with
telonious intent at Shaffer's Crossing
after being ordered out of the Wal
lace home.
The Iron Mask mine at Red Cliff
heaviest producer in Eagle county and
one of the most valuable mines in
the state. has been taken over by the
Empire zinc Company.
Attorney General Farrar advised
Secretary of State Ramer that he can
not accept and file the referendum
petition on the prohibition penalty bill
that was presented to him
Preliminary surveys to secure data
for specifications from which con.
tractors may compute bids for the
construction of a new water system
for Denver will be begun at once
Announcement is made of the prob
ability that former President W. H.
Taft will deliver tw olectures in Den
yer in August under the auspices of
the alumni of Yale University
Grief over the death of her son, Ern-
est c., who committed suicide twO
months ago by firing a bullet into his
brain, caused the death of Mrs. Ida
Kaiser, 73, at her home in Denver.
Every available ranger in the Co.
chetopa national forest with aid from
the Gunnison forest adjoining, and
men from Salida. Gunnison and other
towns, engaged in fighting the fierce
forest fire in the dense timber on
East Middle creek. on the divide,
toward Poncha Springs.
Steps were taken for the establish
ment of another important govern
ment office in Denver, when p. st. ].
Wilson, assistant director of the de-
partment of good roads, irrigation and
drainage, leased four rooms in the
Tramway building for the use of the
departments offices to be located in
Denver
Thomas F. Mcclure. charged with
the murder of Harry r. Montgomery,
July 5, must seek defense other than
insanity, commission of alienists ap-
pointed by District Judge Perry filing
report in West Side Court in Denver
to the effect that, in their opinion,
Mcclure shows mo indication of men
tai disease
The telephone directory and build
ing permits show that Denver is grow
ing steadily. The March directories
have a total of 1880 subscribers
against 44,500 in 1914. The last issue
published in July, shows a total of 40,
700 against 1900. The building per
mits to June 30 amount to 81 1,464,44O
against s1,2S6,020 for the same period
last year.
After desperate struggle with heI
husband, Charles Brennan, and driY
en- temporarily insane by believing heI
son lest, Mrs. Anna Brennan of Den
yer gained possession OF a butcher
knife and cut her throat three times
and once across each wrist The son
Charles Brennan Jr. watched his
father wrest the weapon from his
mothers hands twice.
According to an estimate furnished
by A. L. Boyd. purchasing agent for
the United Reclamation service, the
headquarters of which were recently
established in Denver. the govern
ment will spend approximately 81
/ 100000 for lumber, oil, nails, wood pre-
servative. wire, steel framework. hard
ware and commissary supplies during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1916.
Refusing to disclose to the grand
jury last winter the source of priv
ileged communication" in the alleged