The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-30


Aug. ls-so.-oid settlers meeting ae
Aug si Sept. s.--Grand Lodge K OF p
Aug. 2e-2s-Faii Festival at Fiagls-
Sept 27soet. s.-Mesting Intsrnstionai
Oct, s-e-Fair and Race Meeting at
Many enjoyed fine strawberries at
the Steamboat Springs festival last
week
Women are barred from Denver
downtown cafes by order of Chief of
Police Duffield.
The 1916 national convention OF the
Lambda Alpha Lambda Sorority Will
be held in Pueblo.
Mrs. L. b. Everitt, SO years old and
A pioneer resident of Denver, died at
the home of her sons in Mosca. Colo.
Mrs. r.. Leavy of Walsenburg was
injured when the automobile which
her husband was driving rolled into
ditch two miles from Fountain
The United States Civil Service
Commission will hold an examination
for stenographers and typewriters-
both men and women-on Aug 2s, for
the field service.
Miss Daisy Seymour Fuller, former
Iy of Denver but for the last three
years resident of Thermopolis. .wyo..
died in Denver following a brief illness
from blood poison.
Miss Lucille woodard OF Sterling
agriculturist for Logan county. Her
work is to organize clubs of women
to study home economics.
Robbers entered the j. p. Redick
residence at Telluride and got away
with nearly $1,000 worth of jewelry
belonging to Mrs. Redick and her
daughter, Mrs. Frank b. Thomas
The pioneers of Kit Carson county
are planning particularly strong
Old Settlers meeting this year, which
will be held at Cope. thirty miles
north of Stratton. Aug. IS. 10 and 90
Serving as electrician on the Unit
ed States submarine Alert. which is
endeavoring to raise the ill-fated FL,
Is Denver boy, Harry Corson, who
left the city year ago last April to
Join the navy.
George Sindelair, brother OF Mrs.
William Lonhart of Longmont and his
wife and five children were drowned
in the Eastland steamer accident in
Chicago. A telegram received by Mrs.
Lonhart informed her of the deaths.
and stated that the bodies of all had
been recovered and identified
After the questions OF the court had
been transmitted to him by means of
the sign language. Edgar Fru Watson.
deaf highwayman, pleaded guilty to
four different robberies in the West
| Side Court in Denver. He was known
as the Candy Kid No. 2. and initiated
David Tyler's series of robberies
Michael p. Fox. Jr., eldest son OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Fox. who died in DEN
yer July s, has filed suit in the Dis
trict Court at Boulder to obtain what
he claims is his rightful share in his
mothers $4,000 estate. The defend
ant is David Evans. Denver. whom
he charges with having induced his
mother to disinherit him.
Recommendations that leniency be
shown Jacob II. Sherley have been
made to the State Board OF Pardons
I by Walter NJ. Morgan. the district at
torney who prosecuted Sherley for
the murder of John Zabranski an
aged Brighton jeweler. and by Charles
Mccall, formerly district judge who
presided at the mans trial.
The Denver tramway and gas com
panies paid into the city treasury
s6S9. .437.39. the full amount due for
taxes on the property of these. corpor-
ations for 1912. 1913 and 1914. under
the compromise effected between
them and the city. OF this amount
| the tramway company paid 1878.
066.33 and the gas company. 1851.
37105.
A check. drawn on a fictitious bank
in Oklahoma for $40 and passed at a
clothing store in Denver. resulted in
verdict of guilty for George A. Bur
nett of Kansas City in the West Side
Criminal Court When Burnett was
arrested several weeks ago he had in
his possession 200 unsigned checks.
aggregating $4,000, drawn against
the same fictitious bank.
Locking one of the officials Of the
Mexico-Wyoming Petroleum Oil Com
pany in a vault In the Equitable build
ing in Denver. other officers of the
company are charged with having thus
prevented the serving of an injunction
issued by Judge Butler of the District
Court in suit that involves Wyoming
oil properties said to be valued at
about sl,000,O0O Deputy Sheriff O'Neil
makes the charges against the capt
talists