Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-18
The Optimistic Philosopher

with drugs, from u seventh story ledge
of the Brown Palace hotel. Detective
Bell earned his gold medal for bravery
in facing Frank Rigo, an Italian muir
derer, a year ago. Rigo had killed
fellow Italian and ran amuck thru the
streets of the North Side. Bell led IL
squad of police in the face of gun fire
opened by the murderer, who shot Bell
thru the abdomen. Rigo resisted cap
connection with the rescue of Tracey,
Harry Force, Chief Healey's chauffeur;
Firemen w. White, II. E. Ketterman and
C. II. Dean were awarded honorable men
tion and a 10 per cent efficiency rating.
The medals were contributed by the
Colorado Taxpayers Protective League
and the committee of award consisted
of L. C. Phipps and Thomas b. Stearns
of the Colorado Taxpayers League, Alex
ander Nisbet, commissioner of safety;
G. S. Duffield, chief of police; and John
+. Healy, chief of the fire department.
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w. S. Wilson, business agent of Paint
ers and Decorators Union No. 10, and
Bob Currie. business agent of Carpenters
Union No. 50, have formed fishing
syndicate and are preparing to raid all
the ponds and lakes near Denver this
spring unless forestalled by the state
game and fish warden, to whom
marked copy of this paper will be sent.
Wilson admits being a genius in the
way of devising contrivances for in.
weighing the finny tribe out of the wa
ter, and Bobs principal part of the com
bine viii consist of taking along his gas
oline wagon to haul home, or to mar
ket, the anticipated big catches. Up to
the present Wilson has two new schemes,
one consisting OF net which operates
beneath the hook and prevents the big
ones from letting 90 and falling back
into the water; and the other is solu.
ton of sodium to spread over the sur
face of a lake so that the fish will
settle on the bottom and be scooped up
by oyster tongs. 1t is not believed.
or Currie will be able to retain mem.
bership in the Colorado Sportsmen's
Club.
a funeral service in which all the
sting OF tragedy and death were forgot
ten by II remarkable demonstration OF
that trait of humanity which makes all
the world akin, was held in Denver last |
Sunday morning. Hundreds who wit !
messed it were glad that all the atmos- !
phere and big heartedncss OF former |
out West days have not disappeared |
On Thursday Of last week Albert Kiefer !
cowboy and wild west Snowman, was |
thrown and crushed to death at the |
stockyards while breaking n horse for |
the allied armies in Europe. Friday his
grieving wife, Lillian Kicfer. % years |
old, committed suicide, leaving a note |
stating that she desired to accompany
her husband across the Great Divide |
There was no money for funeral services |
Or flowers. Kiefer's friends and asso-
ciates at the stockyards quickly made |
up purse, a large purse, and a funeral |
equipment with great wreaths OF flow
ers were ordered and the services of
minister secured. Sunday morning the
was held Sixty mounted cow
boys. with gay bandana handkerchiefs |
about their lusty necks. wide brimmed
hats, flapping chaps, riding four abreast,
led the procession thru the downtown
streets. Then came n riderless horse, |
the dead cowboy, and two
hearses, side by side. carried the bodies |
of the one who lost his life in the line
OF hazardous work, and the wife who
wanted always to be with al" Moist
eyed men, women and children lined the
streets and paid silent tribute as the
cortegc passed along. One lone cowgirl,
in full regalia OF Che plains, rode with
the sixty cowboys. Out in Fairmount
cemetery. the beautiful city of the de-
parted, the bodies of Albert and Lillian
kiefer were buried side by side.