The state herald., 1916-03-17

April l3-Democratic State Convention
May 1-First Congressional District
Republican Convention at Colorado
Springs
May 2.-Republican State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
convention at Pueblo.
May ls-Democratic State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
Aug. S-Democratic state Assembly at
Denver.
The date for the 1917 annual West.
ern Livestock Show will be Jan.
2O-24.
A primary to select a postmaster
for Boulder is opposed by many citi-
Zens
Edward Scrafford, veteran u. p,
engineer, died suddenly at his home in
Denver.
Mrs. Esther Williams, 30, of Den
yer, lost her life In 4 prairie fire east
of Montclair.
The funeral of DR.. w. L. Dorland,
pioneer resident and physician, was
held in Pueblo.
The cornerstone of the Denver
Sheltering Home for Jewish children,
was laid Sunday.
Battery B, field artillery of Denver,
has announced its first annual mill
tary ball in Denver.
Ex-Governor L. NJ. Ammons was re.
elected president OF the Western
Stock Show Association.
Judge and Mrs. Ben B. Lindsey.
members of the Ford Peace Expedi
ton have returned to Denver.
The Festival of Purim. called the
Carnival of the Jews, will be cele-
brated in Denver. Sunday. March 10.
The United British Societies will
celebrate Canadian night Saturday.
March IS. with concert in Denver
There will be more than forty-five
classifications OF business groups In
the new Denver Civic and Commercial
Association.
A range war has been started in the
of sheep are reported slaughtered in
the Dominguez Canon.
Former State Treasurer NJ. A
Leddy has demanded that the state
prove In court the alleged shortage
OF over $4,000 under his administrl-
tion.
meeting OF representative negroes
OF the United States is to be held In
Denver next June to protest agalns,
the treatment OF the race In this coun.
try.
Clarence II. Olmsted. president OF
the Olmsted Investment Company and
n resident OF Denver for forty years,
was found dead In his office In
Denver
Announcement has been made thai
the American Beet Sugar Company
has made an appropriation of s75..
900 for the Improvement OF the plant
at Rocky Ford.
John Babbitt, who made the trip
overland to California In lSi9. and
prospected through Colorado In 1883.
died at his home near Denver. lie
was so years old.
A loss OF $4,000 was sustained by
the Colorado Alfalfa Meal Company oi
Niwot. when fire destroyed It's s25..
600 mill. and machinery and stock
valued at $4,000.
John Angelo. n miner. was award
ed Judgment for $4,000 against the
Mutual Coal Company of Walsenburg
y a Jury In the United States Dis.
trict Court In Denver.
The giant skeleton of n dinosau=
the most complete one ever found in
Colorado, Is to be exhibited In the
Colorado Museum OF Natural History
at Denver City Park.
Henry NJ. Biackmer was chosen
president OF the Midwest Refining
Company at meeting OF the directors
In Denver. following their selection
by the stockholders
In n collision with an automobile
driven by Arthur w. Fawbush. n car
pcntcr OF Denver. Ezra Cooper. u.s.
suffered fractures OF both legs and
several deep scalp wounds.
The construction OF at least four
new mills for the treatment OF ore
rs contemplated by Cripple Creek dis
trict operators and II IL expected tina;
these plants will be ready for opor'
alton some time the coming summer.
Proppectorn viii be pleased 10 learn
that their samples will bo nAaaycd
free by sending them 10 the Research
and Testing Department OF the State
School OF Mines at Golden, This de
pnrtment. which was established last
December by DR.. William u. Phillips.
makes assays on proHpoctorh' ores
fiee OF charge. More than 500 sam
pies have been tested and returns
made ON them since the first OF the
year,
with the arrest Of eleven persons
eight OF whom are youths II and -
years old. Denver police assert the,
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