The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-07-24

West Features at Grand Junction.
Aug. 13.--Pickle Day At Platteville.
| Aug. s1-Sept. 2.--Grand Lodge. Il. of p.
Aug. 2s-2s.-FaI Festival at FlaEls-.
Sept. 17-oct s.-Meeting International
Oct. 2-s.-Fair and Race Meeting at
Denver.
report there are 1,4S2 Indians in Colo
RADIO.
1t is feared three children were
drowned at Colorado Springs Sunday
during the hailstorm there.
According to advices received at the
Denver postoffice from Washington,
parcel post rates are to be increased.
The National Monument Dealers
Association of America will begin its
annual session in Denver for a week
On Aug. 16.
Crops throughout Colorado made ex-
cellent progress during last week, &C
cording to a report OF the Denver
weather bureau.
Within the past year ending July /,
s,206 criminal cases were lodged in
me CTl1lllnAl courts ana tHe Justice
courts in Denver.
After phoning farewell Ivah Lucille
tombstone of Denver failed to end her
life with a pistol fired as she stood
On Inspiration Point.
Governor Carlson has issued a proc
amation designating Aug. as Colo
-ado Day at the Panama Pacific Ex-
position at San Francisco.
coroner's jury found that Archie
Briscoe shot Frederick Wallace with
Ielonious intent at Shaffers Crossing
after being ordered out of the Wal
lace home.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cooper. widow
Of Kemp G. Cooper. who was manager
and one of the propHetors Of the Den
yer Republican for many years, died
in Los Angeles.
The Bugle will sound taps" for the
war monster at a three-minute silent
prayer for universal peace at the Colo
RADIO day celebration at Denver City
park, Sunday, Aug. /.
Matted milk is to become the prin-
cipal product OF the big million dollar
brewery operated by the Adolph Coors
Brewing & Manufacturing Company at
Golden after Jan l next.
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.
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 d
the alumni of Yale University.
Grief over the death of her son. Ern-
est c., who committed suicide two
moHihs ago by firing bullet into his
brain, caused the death of Mrs. Ida
Kaiser. 73, at her home in Denver
Federal records disclosed that the
Rev. Ingram Ebenezer Bill, who re-
Gently resigned as pastor of the Den
yer City Park Baptist church, became
a naturalized citizen of the United
States four days before an unan-
nounced departure for Canada several
weeks ago.
Thomas F. Mcclure. charged with
the murder of Harry r. Montgomery,
July 5, must seek a defense other than
insanity. a commission of alienists ap-
pointed by District Judge Perry filing
a report in West Side Court in Denver
to the effect that, in their opinion,
Mcclure shows mo indication of men
tai disease"
Ruling that the age of persons con
tracing a marriage is not material sc
long as they are competent under the
common law to contract such mar
riage, Justice of the Peace Henry
Bray of Denver discharged James j
Cannon on the charge of perjury pre-
ferred against him for making affida.
Wit when securing a marriage license
that Miss Esker Frank, l6 years old
was more than 1S years old.
Refusing to disclose to the grand
Jury last winter the source of priv
ileged communication" in the alleged
graft scandal that resulted in the ex-
pulsion from the last Legislature of
Representative William w. Howland
of Denver, Arthur MacLennan, man
aging editor of The Denver Times.
vas adjudged in contempt of court
and sentenced by Judge John A.
Perry to pay fine of $3.50 and costs.
With two bullet wounds in his body,
200 pounds of crude silver matte and
a few pounds of gold nuggets Repre-
sentative James O'Rourlle arrived in
Denver recently from Durango. His
wounds and minerals were the results
of an expedition which he formed
three months ago to penetrate the
wilds of the Navajo reservation in
search of lost placer gold mine, said
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