The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24

Cct. 1-s.-falr and Race Meeting at
Oct. 1S.-odd Fellows. Annual state
Convention at Colorado Springs
Denver's new postoffice will be Off
cially dedicated Nov. is.
Indications of mineral have been
found near Genoa.
Mrs Agnes Roberts, widow of Pres
ton Roberts. died in Denver. aged SO.
The Rocky Mountain Baptist Asso-
citation held a three-day session in
Denver
Mrs. VIM. Bevar OF Fort Collins
was kicked by wild horse and seri-
ously injured.
Thirteen Denver boys, aged II to
%, were arrested on a charge of rob
bing drug stores.
gettogether meeting OF the Off
GERS of the p. M. C. A. in Colorado was
held at Manitou
H. Lovsee, 10, was critically hurt at
Fort Collins on his way from Love
land for jury duty.
The Arvada tire-making plant has
been completed and has commenced
the manufacture of tires.
District Attorney Rush of Denver
has asked the grand jury to investi
gate the Prof. Garyin 'sacking" case
William l. Swint OF Denver was held
up by three masked highwaymen with
in a block of his home and robbed oi
s1S5.
The State Land Board held spe
cial sale OF public land at the State
Capitol. More than 5000 acres were
sold
John Wolf, one of the Oldest OF
Mesa county pioneers, aged SS years
and l month, died at his home neal
Molina.
NiWots ghost mystery has been
solved. Scientists find marsh gas is
cause of lights that have scared the
villagers.
The state of Colorado. by the end Of
this month, will have paid off all in
debtedness on the state capitol build
ing and the state museum.
/ Mrs. Isabella Wagner of Denver
who sued Fred Schumacher, demand
ing $4,000 for alleged SANDER, con
tented herself with 81 damages
The case of 12-year-old Neil Wright,
selt-confessed slayer OF his father,
John A. Wright, was continued until
Oct. II by Judge Lindsey at Denver
The assessor of Weld county de
clares he will refuse to add the s7.SO4,
600 to tax valuations in that county
ordered by the State Tax Commission
until directed by court to do so.
Three directors of the Denver Unior
Labor Association. charged with
keeping gambling devices, pleaded
guilty and the association was fineo
$50 and costs, amounting to STATE
Farmers of Delta and Montrose
counties who are working land under
the Uncompahgre irrigation project
will receive assistance in the future
from the federal government and the
state.
Without a dissenting vote the city
commissioners of Denver refused to
comply with the recommendation o.
the Colorado Tax Commission ano
raise the 1915 assessment of certain
classes of property in Denver by 500,
$3.50.
A coroner's jury absolved the Colo
blame for the death OF Ms. Ella A.
Porter, an aged woman who died OF
injuries suffered when she was run
down by one of the company's engines
in Denver.
After twenty-three years in Denver
: as the pastor of the Boulevard Con-
gregational church. the Rev. Charles
ii. Pettibone has resigned and will
leave Oct l for Florida for the sake
of his wife's health.
According to President Charles H.
Roper of the Omaha Lincoln Denver
Good Roads Association. over l,2OO
states pass over the road every day
during the tourist season
A clue which it is said may lead to
the capture of the slayer of Isaac
Solomon, Denver pawnbroker. beaten
to death in his Larimer street pawn
shop a few weeks ago, was sent to
M. Solomon, son of the dead man, by
Gus Appelman, a prisoner in the
Brighton jail. Appelman claims to
have seen a number of gypsies l.. the
store few days before the murder.
The new compensation law, the ar
rest of Horace n. Hawkins of Denver
and Fred NJ Clark of Trinidad, or
charges of subornation of perjury, tht
industrial relations committee, the
militia and state constabulary, ano
the case of John R. Lawson. were the
principal subjects discussed in the an
nual report of John McLennan. presi
~ dent of the Colorado State Federation
Of Labor, read before its twentieth an