The Colorado statesman., 1915-11-27
La Sale is to have a new iail.

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Fort Morgan has new hospital.
Mountain lions are reported roam
ing the ranges near Moffat.
Plates were laid for 126 at the ban
quet for prohibition at Fort Morgan.
Many marriage licenses were is
sued in Denver just before Thanks
| giving
A contract has been let for the in
terror finishings of the Weld county
court house at Greeley for S95,4OO.
Two flagpoles, ninety feet high and
costing 100000, will embellish the ex-
terror of the new Denver federal
building.
Comparing 1915 with the year pre-
v1ous, the Boulder tungsten belt
shows gain of S1,330, 800, or in ex-
cess of 1920.
Judge S. N. Wheeler was elected
president of the Mesa County Bar AS
sociation at its annual banquet at
Grand Junction.
Guy r. Mackay, rs years old, an
Oklahoma farmer, was knocked down
verely bruised
Overcoats became nuisance in
Denver on the 23d when the mercury
hit the 40 mark on the weather bur
| reau's official thermometer.
The Jewish Social Service Fedora
tion of Denver, at meeting held in
the public library, by vote of IS to
46 decided to dissolve.
Postmaster Reinert of Fort Morgan
has been asked by the government
for further particulars about the site
for public building in that city.
Robert Harper, 80, a pioneer miner
of the Cripple Creek district, died at
the home of his landlady, Mrs. Mary
E. Barnum, to whom he left his es-
tate, valued at from $4,000 to $780,
900.
Charles H. Gushing shot and killed
himself at his home in Denver. He
had been told that he was going
blind, and the sight of one eye al
ready gone, he feared to face the fu-
ture.
Mrs. Margaret James, 81 years old,
and pioneer resident of Colorado,
died in Denver. Mrs. James had
lived in Colorado fifty-five years, hav-
ing come to the state in 1860 by OK
team.
Three meetings instead of a single
annual gathering will be held by the
Colorado State Teachers Association
next year. according to plans adopted
by the board of directors of the asso-
citation.
A search of the safety deposit box
of the late Miss Ella Safley of Den
yer, who died four years ago, failed
to disclose the $4,000 in government
bonds known to have been part of
her estate.
The Colorado State Federation of
the German-American alliance opened
winter headquarters in Denver. The
poor of German, American, Hun
garian, Austrian and Irish descent
viii be aided by the society.
Information charging F. L. Patrick,
Denver business man, with the muir
| der of A. w. Reynolds, architect,
in Denver, was filed in the office of
the district attorney.
Reports to James Dalrymple, state
coal mine commissioner, show that
during the month of October 1884
men were employed in the coal mines
of Colorado. The months production
in coal was 908,352 tons.
George e. Esterling, veteran Den
yer printer, fired bullet into his
brain in room in a Denver hotel.
| Seven hours later his troubles came
to an end when he died at the county
hospital without regaining conscious.
ness.
The Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany is preparing to send thousands
of dollars in Colorado and Kansas in
protecting automobilists from acci-
dents on account of engine trouble at
railroad crossings where the highways
approach the tracks at steep grades.
Preparations have been completed
by the Canon City Chamber of Com
merce for the celebration of Fall
Festival week Nov. 80 to Dec. 4, and
every indication points to its being
the greatest week Of enjoyment
Canon City has experienced for many
| years.
The big strike made few days ago
on the Oneida property at Freeland
gives promise of having much to do
with reviving that famous old min.
eral region. The ore body has a
width at present of six feet and by
handling without sorting returns of
better than $50 ton, classified as
follows, will be received in settle
ment; Gold, So ounces, silver, 1Ol
ounces; copper 4 per cent.
The Colorado Iihrarv Asrnniation