The state herald., 1916-02-25

April is-Democratic state Convention
| Republican Convention at Colorado
Springs.
May .2.-Republican State and Third
| and Fourth Congressional District
| convention at Pueblo.
The San Juan tungsten district is
booming.
Sugar advanced from $3.50 to $6.S5
per cwt. in Denver.
r. L. Metcalfe of Omaha. spoke in
Denver on Washington's birthday.
Over 100000 was paid leasers on the
hex mine at Leadville last week.
Denver's new federal court was
dedicated in the new postoffice build
Ing.
President Wilson nominated Sam.
uel w. Barber as postmaster at Chey.
enne Wells.
NJ. ID. Thatcher, aged Pueblo banker.
Is reported sinking, and the end ex-
pected at any time.
| William Mari, 6S years old, Colo
RADIO pioneer and widely known cattle
man Of North Park. died at st. Luke's
hospital.
Mrs. Alice Wallace. so years old.
dropped dead from heart disease
while being fitted for coat In n
Denver department store.
Tho highest price ever recorded on
the Denver market for fat lambs.
$l0.50 per cwt, was paid for two car
loads in from Fort Collins.
call for the Democratic state CEN
trail committee to convene in Denver
Saturday. March 4. was issued by
Chairman Wellington Gates.
The Littleton primary" to select a
candidate for postmaster was held.
and Lew +. Allen was high, with 159
votes. Eight persons were voted for.
Jay Denham, 5S years old. resident
Of Colorado for thirty-eight years, and
n well known stockman, died at his
home near Deer Trail. after long
illness.
Mrs. Margaret Osborn. So. wife o.
Judge w. b. Osborn. died at Loveland
She was one OF the first settlers al
Gold Dirt. a mining camp near Cen
tral City. in 1860.
An order for 100000 worth OF tung,
stem ore for an Eastern steel concern
to be used in the manufacture OF
munitions for European governments
was received in Denver.
One hundred and ten arrests in.
volving alleged violations OF the pro.
hibition law were made by the Den.
ver police and the district attorneys
office in the first six weeks OF n
dry" Denver. according TO records OF
the two offices.
RIsking his own life to remove a
jeopardy TO probably scores OF 9th.
ers, Jesse d. donaldson, 20. car
penter and contractor. picked up n
live electric light wire on the Denver
a. Rio Grande railroad tracks south
OF Bayaud street In Denver and n
moment later fell dead under the
shock OF 1900 volts.
Prompted by what is believed by
friends to have been despondency
over n shattered love affair. Gustavo
LilJeberg, II, living Mt 250i Harlan
street, Edgewatcr. ended his life BY
swallowing several ounces OF chloro.
form and cutting his wrists with a
| In Mt ha
In Denver.
DIR. Bennett Graft. released on 81.
500 bail several days ago on n charge
OF murder. growing out OF the death
OF Mrs. Ruth Kamp at Mercy hospital
was rearrested In Denver on the or
dor OF Coroner sherman Williams In
connection with the death OF Mrs.
Beulah Hatch. wife OF George T..
Hatch OF Longmont.
The Rev. Otis l.. spurgeon. who was
kidnapped from his hotel In Denver
after delivering religious lectures In
1914. has filed $4,000 libel suit
against the Knights OF Luther aud
their manager, y. NJ. shipper. accord
Ing 10 dispatches from Dcs Molncs.
lown. He represented the organiza.
tion while In Denver on n speaking
tour.
Hurled hcadlong against n stone
curb In n crash OF nutos at Eighteenth
avenue and Grant streets In Denver,
Mrs Fulton Jack. rs years old. wifo
Of prominent attorney OF Beatrice,
Ncb,. received injuries which II is bo
liovcd will be fatal. She was return
ing from the funeral OF u nephew. Mrs
Jack came to Denver to intend tho
funeral OF Robert Wood. a 7.month.
old son Of c. u. Wood. n BOULDER
tungsten mill superintendent.
Oscar Cook. who In to be hanged nj
the State peni,cntiary for tho killinl
Of Patrolman william Mcphcrnon and
snloonkecpcr A. J. Lloyd at valycrdc.
wrote n letter 10 Jim Goo.hcnr. Of
Denver. dated Feb. II. In which n.
thnnkn him for his tludnous md