The state herald., 1916-10-27
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper union New. Service.


DATES ron COMING EVENTS.
Oct. 3s--Buy-at- Home parade In Dem
yer.
Oct so-Nov. Affecting Colo. state
Teachers Association.
Jan. 2o-Athietic Club boxing contests
Jan. sO-27-Annuai western STOCK
Show ut Denver.
Feb. 2-4-Y. M. c. A. Annual Conven-
tion at Colorado Springs.
Denverites are planning 100000
hotel.
Over 1900 automobiles are owned
In Denver.
Grand Valley Community Fair will
be held Oct. 81.
Florence is agitating the question
Of a Carnegie library.
Fire destroyed the Eliopulos Gro
Gerry at Grand Junction.
Theo. Roosevelt delivered an ad-
dres at the Auditorium in Denver.
Seven acres OF cabbage grown near
Tracyville netted the owner 31.770.
Tho net profits Of the fair recently
held in Larimer county were 3i.23s.
The postal savings department OF
the Denver postoffice has $515,000 de-
posits.
About $4,000 voters registered and
can vote at the coming general cleo
tion In Denver.
A $4,000 dividend was declared by
the Portland Gold Mining Company at
Colorado Springs.
A four.year-old son Of Nick Baron
Of lafayette lost three fingers In
dynamite cap explosion.
Receipts of stock at the Denver
yards 30 far this year have exceeded
the totals for the year 1915.
Concrete work on the new plant OF
the Nuckolls Packing Company at
Pueblo has been completed.
About dozen persons were III after
participating in the Methodist Church
Brotherhood dinner at Greeley.
Shipments of cattle from the Tel
luride and Placerville region this fall
will aggregate about 5000 head.
Hayden Bros. Coal Company pros
pectors discovered ten-foot vein Of
coal near the railroad track at Kra-
mer.
James n. Osborne. 67. pioneer
Denver shoe dealer. died in Butte,
Mont. after a short illness. He had
lived in Denver since 1879.
Miss Mary Butler OF Atlanta. Ca.
was in Denver searching for her bro.
ther. James M. Butler. whom she has
not seen for fifteen years.
With the noise Of bursting bombs,
the shrek Of whistles. the ringing OF
bells-and Colorado's big Home Prod
ucts festival began Monday.
Mrs. Harriette M. Mcmillan. proba.
bly, the Oldest resident Of Denver, died
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. o.
H. LOTUS. in Denver. aged ss.
Colorado soldiers doing duty ON the
Mexican border will not be able to
vote at the November election. In the
opinion Of Attorney General Farrar.
William John Richie. better known
as Uncle Johnny. 81 years old. and for
twenty-five years an employe OF the
Tramway company. died at his home
In Denver.
The Silver Ledge at Chattanooga,
under the management OF Mrs. L. Bon
ivida. under lease. has again Joined
the list Of shippers and recently sent
two carloads Of ore to the Durango
smelter.
The name OF Mount Massive Is to re
main unchanged. according TO letter
received from G. 8. Sloane. secretary
Of the United States geographic board
In Washington. by Frank A. wadieigh
OF Denver.
Claims and suits agsregating more
than 100000 have been filed against
the Colorado Springs Athletic club by
persons who were injured when sec
ton OF tho grandstand collapsed at
the Welsh. white fight on Labor Day
The creation and maintenance OF
combined cooperative farm. hospital
and old folks and orphans home. to
bc built In Colorado. was u project dis
cussod at the reception to the nation
al officers Of the Knights md Ladies'
OF Security In Denver.
In ouray district the Summit Cop
per Mining and Milling Company has
commenced work on the Kochlcr tun
mel on the property locally known as
the San Antonio group. near Red
Mountain. and lying partly In ouray
and In San Juan counties.
From tho main office Of tho Port
land Gold Mining Company In Colo
rado Springs checks were sent out for
the usual quarterly dividend. 3 per
cent on 100000 in outstanding cap.
ital stock. This foots up $4,000. max.
ing S36o.o0o for 1916. and grand To
tnl OF ei0.b37,0 $50 In dividends since