Gilpin observer., 1916-07-13
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Aug; 1-Celebration colorado's Forti-
eth Anniversary of Statehood. at
Aug. 2-NationaI Convention of Rep
resentatives of Negro Race at Dem
Aug. s-Democratic State Assembly at
Aug. 14-Colorado Federation of Labor
meeting at Colorado Springs.
AIS; Pattsy,i,e isi,iSaPickie Day and Fair al
Aug. 90 -25-Annual Convention, Grand
Lodge X. of p. at Greeley
Aug; 31-sept. Apple Pie Days at
Sept. 5-s-Frontier Days celebration
at Fort Morgan.
Sept 15-16-Harvest Festival at Num-.
at Trinidad.
Colorado prison workers will picnic
in Washington Park in Denver, July
18th.
The Missouri Society of Denver,
will hold it's annual dinner pail pic
mic" at Washington park. July Is.
The Victor city council appointed
George Wayland, chief of police to
succeed Jerry Halloran, who resigned.
Colorado will get $1,3O2,OOO of the
$150,O00,000 appropriated by Congress
for good roads in the next five years.
Fruit growers throughout Colorado
are exultant over the promise of the
largest cherry crop in the history OF
the state.
The summer course at the State
Normal school, Greeley, has had so
far an enrolment; of LOO in the col
lege department.
Steps have been taken to insure
concerted action of all interests in ths
preparation of the ordinance to abate
the smope nuisance in Denver.
Thomas ]. O'Donnell of Denver,
was elected president of the Colora
do Bar Association at the annual
election held at Colorado Springs.
The clothing of seven-year-old Vir-
ginia May Luke, of Denver, caught
fire from the candles on birthday
cake and she was burned to death.
Paul Lee Ellerbe, chief naturaliza.
called to attend naturalization-ed-
ucational conference at Washington.
Denver's bank clearings for the
week ending July 6, as compiled by
Bradstreet's, amounted to $11 1,479, 900,
an increase of "a per cent over the
same week of last year.
Abe Diamond, Denver cigar sales
man. was crushed to death under his
new auto, when it skidded from the
road and overturned down high en-
ha N kn nant moor Monument
The new Pixies Peak auto highway
highest and most wonderful of the
earths motor roads-will be formal
ly opened for automobile and motor
cycle traffic Sunday, July 16.
G. Kirke Drury, one of the best
known hotel men in the West, and
one of the best-loved by travelling
men. fellow workers and friends,
died at ST. Joseph's Hospital in Den
yer after an illness of a week.
After prolonged illness Mrs. d.
Bryant Turner, for many years promi-
nent in society circles in Denver and
especially well known for her num-
erous charitable and philanthropic
activities, died at the Bethel Hospital
in Colorado Springs.
The head and shoulders of sacred
OK beautifully mounted arrived in
Rocky Fort by mistake and enter
tanned the curiously inclined at the
depot for day or two. The specl-
men was shipped to Earl Bennett by
mistake and was intended for the Zoo
at Colorado Springs.
After shooting and killing Abner
Lowell, AS years old, and his son,
Hugh, IS, and seriously wounding an
other son, Frank, 16, in a quarrel
over irrigation bitches. Henry Lud.
wig was surro 4nded near Durango by
a sheriff's posse in cabin, where
he killed himself with his rifle.
snappy military program was
staged Sunday at the Golden rifle
range. with every unit in camp on
parade participating in drills and
other features of nag presentation
by the Sons of Colorado. Those units
which had not received their emblems
were given state and national flags.
Mrs. jefferson NJ. Snow, of Denver,
was injured. perhaps fatally, and her
husband seriously hurt, when large
automobile truck in which they were
returning to Denver from Cheyenne
plunged over small embankment,
four miles north Of Fort Lupton, and
turned turtle, pinning them be.
meath 1t.
The Rev. Irving p. Johnson, in.
structor at the Seabury Theological
Seminary at Faribault, Mimi, who re.
Gently was elected bishop coadjustor
OF the Episcopal diocese OF Colorado,
has formally accepted the post, sub.
ject to his ratification by the stand.
ing committees and house of bishops
OF the church throughout the United
States.
Dividends of nearly 20 per cent, to
be deducted from Dremiums nov,hla