Cheyenne record., 1916-03-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
March 2o-April 2.-Colo Retail
Mercha Associations Food and
Industrial Exposition at Denver
april lsLpemocratic State Convention
May First Congressional District
sI;u sRe4;ubiican Convention at Colorado
April 26-Annual Convention Western
Colorado l. o. o. F. at Grand juno
May 2.-Republlcan State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
Convention at Pueblo.
May 1S-Democratic State Convention
Aug. s-Democratic state Assembly at
Denver.
There are 7.4Oo automobiles in Den
| yer.
Boulder miners are busy and pros
porous.
Strawberries are on the Denver
market
A grape Juice plant is planned to
be running in Denver by Aug. 20.
In the recent reports, Colorado
banks show large increases in depos-
its.
R. W. Speer has announced him
self a candidate for mayor of Den
yer.
There is excitement four miles
south of Salida on account Of q lungs
ten strike.
Mrs. M. E. Crowley. 81. OF Lead
vile, claims to be the original pioneer
woman of the west.
The summer home Of Clifford Davis
Of Berthoud. at Estes Park, was de-
stroyed by fire.
1t is stated that many farmers are
being "stung' in the purchase Of seed
for spring planting.
Over 200 Puebloans are ready to
form a company and serve the U. 5.
in its hunt for Villa.
The Georgetown tunnel has now
reached a depth of some 800 feet,
and is being steadily driven ahead.
Observance of St. Patricks Day in
cluded one of the most elaborate pro-
grams ever planned by Irishmen Of
Denver.
Only three arrests for drunkenness
were made in Colorado Springs dur
ing February. according to Chief Of
Police Howard Stark's report.
Despite the general advance in
prices OF articles used in construction
there is increased interest in new
building in Denver this spring.
John Boiler. II, was killed eight
miles east of Fort Collins when his
automobile failed to turn and plunged
into the Eaton ditch.
Five months in the county Jail was
the sentence imposed in the West
Side court in Denver upon H. NJ
Roberts, convicted Of "bootlegging."
DR.. Edward F. Eldredge. formerly
Of Denver and Grand Junction, died
in San Diego. Cal, where he had
| been living for the last two years. He
was 60 years old.
and Sterling have co-operated to pro.
vide capital for the erection of four.
| story modern, fireproof hotel in Sterl.
ing. to cost 100000.
The Colorado Retail Clothiers' AS.
sociation closed its first annual meet.
ing in Denver, after three days
passed in discussing matters of in.
terest to the trade in the state.
Sioux Indians from the Pine Ridge
agency. South Dakota, arrived in Den.
yer to so on the War Path" at the
Pure Food Show at the Auditorium.
which opens in Denver Monday.
The state of Colorado during the
year ending January. 1916. reduced
is outstanding bonded Indebtedness
approximately 100000, according to
Deputy State Treasurer ]. S. Temple
Four big Denver bond houses may
take, individually or collectively, be-
tween $l0.O00,000 and $l5,OOO.OOO Of
$75.O0O.OoO per cent bonds just is
sued by the Dominion of Canada.
A jury in the County Court in Den
yer awarded DR.. William H. Heisen
verdict for $2.75O against the estate
Of Alonzo Thompson. octogenarian
spiritualist, for medical fees. Dr.,
Heisen asked $4,000.
An inheritance tax of $9.032.70 was
paid State Inheritance Tax AID.
praiser Hubbard on the estate of the
late William H. Dickens. the Long
mont banker. who was assassinateI
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