The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-29

Aug. 2-NationaI Convention Of Rep
resehtaiives Of Negro Race at Den
Aug s-Democrstic State Assembly =;
AUG: i.-is-Pickis Day and Fair .:
Lodge n. of r.. at Greeley.
sept. 5-S-Frontier Days celeb ation
At Fort Morgan.
Sept 272S-State Convention b. p. .. 4.
at Trinidad.
Battery c, of Colorado springs re
ported at Golden Tuesday.
The Christian Endeavor societies of
Colorado held a three-day session a.
Greeley.
From fifty Denver pulpits appeals
to men to enlist in the service OF
their country were sounded.
Jay Gould. son of George ]. Gould
and director in the Rio Grande South
ern railroad. was a visitor in Denver.
One of the biggest parades ever
held in Rocky Ford was held when
the citizens turned out in honor OF
the militia.
Roy Martz was arrested by the fed
eral authorities in Fort Collins on the
charge of cutting government timber
without permit.
Denver girls. sisters. sweethearts
and friends Of the men enlisted for
service are filing applications for
positions as Red Cross nurses.
The sum OF $3,OO2.55 was the result
of the generous response with which
the tag day for the Adult Blind was
greeted by citizens Of Denver
The body Of Martin w. Whatley,
killed by his son. District Attorney
Barney L. Whatley. was buried at the
farm three miles from Breckenridge
President Wilson nominated the fol-
lowing Colorado postmasters: James
+. Gordon. Springfield: Oren F.
Frary, Durango; Amy r. kruchten,
Flagler.
Denver merchants and business in
terests have subscribed $G7,759.5O
toward the work Of the Denver Tour
list and Publicity Bureau for the cur
rent year.
State Treasurer Allison Stocker
he had made arrangements
for the cashing at par of all warrants
drawn for maintenance of the Ma.
tional Guard.
The Colorado Springs branch OF
the Red Cross Association, has under
saken a contract for furnish 500 com.
fort bags for the men in the Colorado
National guard.
Word has reached Colorado
Springs Of the suicide at F1agler of
James Madole, 27, son of Samuel Ma.
dole, one Of the wealthiest residents
Of eastern Colorado.
The society Of Colorado Pioners
held its twenty-fourth annual picnic
in Denver and celebrated the fifty.
eighth anniversary of the discovery
of gold in Colorado.
The Christian Endeavor convention,
in session at Greeley, selected Salida
for the next meeting place. At the
election Of officers DR.. w. c. Smo
lenske was elected president.
Several hundred Masons, with
their families, celebrated the twenty.
second annual meeting of the San
Luis Valley Masonic Association at
Masonic park, near South Park.
The Tomboy Gold Mines Company,
operating near Telluride, crushed
] 1000 tons of ore in May, from which
it collected $4,000 in bulliot; and $685.
900 in concentrates. Net profit for
the month was $4,000.
In the capture of Elmer johnson,
who was arrested in Walsenburg on
charge of stealing an automobile
from George Accord Of Pueblo, the
sheriff's office believes that profes
sional auto thief has been bagged
Another suit to break the will OF
the late millionaire, Winfield s. STRAIT.
ton, was filed in the United States
court, brought by Mrs Rose Ellen
Stratton Allen of Kansas City, who
claims to be sister of the late mine
owner.
Colorado troops of the National
Guard are to be rushed to the border
for service as quickly as possible. I'm
der urgent orders issued by the War
Department the Colorado troops are
to be 'entrained by battalion and
squadron, no unit waiting for others,
Just as quickly as that battalion or
regiment or squadron is recruited to
minimum strength.
With the expeditionary force OF
United States marines recently rushed
to Santo Domingo for protection OF
the American legation during the cur.
rent revolt against President Jimines
is Denver youth. Kleme Miles
son Of Mrs. Lima Miles. Letters from
there indicate that he was among the
first American fighting men who
landed on the island after the insur.
rection broke out.
That the European war and politi.
cal issues of the coming campaign
are completely overshadowed in the