The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-11-26

Jan. 3-Annual convention Colorado
FARMERS Congress at Fort Collins .
Jan 3-10-Sixteenth annual show OF
Colorado Poultry Fanciers' Associa-
Jan, s-22.-Western Live Stock show
March 2o-Aprn 2-colorado Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
Industrial Exposition at Denver.
The contract has been let for a $780,.
600 packing house at the Denver stock
yards.
Radium ore, said to be worth a quar-.
ter million dollars. is awaiting ship
ment at Idaho Springs.
Comparing 1915 with the year pre-
vious. the Boulder tungsten belt
| shows gain Of 1880, 600. or in e1-
cess Of 1920.
Guy r. Mackay, Is years old, an
Oklahoma farmer. was knocked down
by an auto truck in Denver and Sc
verely bruised.
The Jewish Social Service Fedora
ton of Denver, at a meeting held in
the public library, by a vote OF Go to
4C decided to dissolve.
The Democratic organization OF the
city and county OF Denver held a
meeting, and among other things
heartily Endorsed the national pre-
paredness program of President Will
son.
Mrs. Margaret James, "a years old,
and a 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.
Thrown into a ditch when a gust
overturned load of hay he was driv-
ing, F. Betz, a rancher living eight
miles south Of Pueblo sustained seri-
Gus injuries from which he may net
recover
Three meetings instead OF 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
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
will be aided by the society.
George e. Esterling, veteran Dem
YER printer, fired a bullet into his
brain in room In a Denver hotel.
Seven hours later his troubles came
hospital without regaining conscious
ness
Those In charge OF the oil bore just
west OF Wellington are within 500
feet OF the point where they expect
to strike oil. according to an an
nouncement The bore is now 1900
feet deep. At 1900 feet a gusher is
expected
Thanksgiving thieves and cold
weather thieves made good hauls
throughout Denver Saturday night
and Sunday. Among the booty OBJ
tanned were fifty red hens, two
ROSTERS and other delicacies reserved
for Thanksgiving dinners.
Despondent because OF Ill health
and the loss Of funds through the
failure OF small Kansas railroad in
which he had invested, James P.
Kenahen, 80, a stenographer, com
mitted suicide by inhaling gas In a
rooming house in Denver.
1t is now believed that the estate OF
the late William Barth OF Denver will
be finally settled without further liti-
cation. The proposition recently sent
| out to legatees. to settle the whole
matter outside OF court. has been &C
| cepted by nearly all of them.
The statement OF Congressman
Jacob E. Meeker of Missouri at a
suffrage luncheon In ST. Louis that
women in Denver sold their votes for
$50 each and that the votes of Den
yer society women were exchanged
for theater tickets was received with
high Indignation by the women Of
Denver
Mrs. Eliza Harrison is dying at the
| county hospital In Denver. Her hus
band. William B. Harrison, succumbed
suddenly, and the often-expressed
wish of the wife that she would not
have to remain after her husband was
taken will be fulfilled, physicians say
Mr.. Harrison was 81 years old and
his wife is the same age.
Further evidence of Denver's pros
perity was revealed when the banks
of the city issued their November
statements, showing an increase in
deposits of approximately $10,000,O0t
in the last two months. This raises
the total amount of money on deposit
in the city to more than 100000, 900
more money than has ever before
been on deposit in Denver.
H. U. Nudge, new president Of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad, sig
nalized the re-establishment Of the
Presidents offices in Denver. with his