The state herald., 1916-01-21
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.


Central Committee in Denver.
Feb. lG.1S-sports Carnival at Steam
boat Springs.
March 20-April &C olora.do Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
Industrial Exposition at Denver.
Clarence Darrow delivered a lecture
In Denver on the single-tax question.
Citizens Of Durango voted $175,ooo
bonds to build new high school
building.
Delta county farmers are securing
large number of Holstein cows from
Wisconsin.
Much interest is being manifested
in the good roads meeting at Denver.
Jan. 1920.
Russell o. Boles, who was par
doned. has been released from the
Canon City penitentiary.
Congressman Hilliard explained his
tunnel bill at Chamber Of Com
merce luncheon In Denver.
Delegates from all parts Oh the
state attended the Good Roads Asso-
citation meeting in Denver.
The Colorado State Editorial Asso-
citation held its winter meeting in
Denver on Monday and Tuesday.
The Colorado Osteopathic Assccia.
ton will hold its nineteenth annual
meeting in Denver, Jan. 2s and 20.
David Stewart, 67, at one time one
of the best known mining men in the
state, died at his home near Empire
Robt. G. Cousins, former congress
man from Iowa. will be the speaker
at the Lincoln birthday banquet in
Denver. Feb. IL.
Miss Edith Wharton. 81 years old.
a comely California girl, is near death
in the Denver county hospital rs n
result OF an effort to end her life
with poison.
Olof Z. Lindstrom, brother OF
Marie and Olga Lindstrom and Mrs.
c. X. Ericsson OF Denver, was frozen
to death while hunting near Deer
River. MINI.
Surrounded by the members OF his
immediate family and close personal
friends. DIR. p V. Carlin. pioneer Den
yer physician and member Of the
school board, died at his home.
Morris Grebb, 10 years old. who es.
capped from the Industrial school ut
Golden. was captured near Littleton,
after being accused OF attempting to
rob a farmhouse.
The State Public Utilities Commis.
sion heard evidence upon complaint
made by the town council OF Arvada
against the rates and services OF the
Arvada Electric Light Company.
Official announcement was made at
Canon City that the Arkansas Valley
Railway. Light e. Power Company
would begin extensions and improve
ments to It's property that would cost
100000.
Senator Shafroth has introduced n
bill In Congress which has for It's pur
poses prohibiting the railroads froIn
charging higher rates for u short haul
than long haul over the same line
In the same direction.
Mrs. p. II. Gallagher. wife OF Reddy
Gallagher. well known Denver sports
man. has returned from Hastings
Neb.. where she won the first clash
in legal battle to establish her title
to an estate OF si5o.ooo.
Senator John F. Shafroth's bill. In.
trodueed In the National Senate. pro
viding for the establishment OF a mlh
tary training school at Fort Logan,
has met with the hearty approval OF
prominent Denver business men.
The annual convention OF the Farm.
ers' Educational and Cooperative
Union OF Colorado was held In the
Club building In Denver. Rural cred
Its, marketing. military preparedness
and other subjects were discussed.
The Senate has confirmed these
Colorado postmastcrs: Agnes II. Al.
ford. Castle Rock: Thomas ]. Cancel
lor. Brighton; Duncan Lamont. Colo
rado city; Walter T. Rogers. Bcr
thoud. and Rhoda J. Yerain. Burllns,
ton
Frederick iluot. 30. friend of Gus
iavo Dorc, ms well ms olassmatc OF
that famed artist In the Government
School OF Arts at Paris. France. and
noted artist himself previous 10
iSCb. died at the county poor house AZ
Empire.
Following closely upon the ,at,o.
duotion OF the bill by Senator shnfroth
In the Senate. approprlntlng si0..
100000 for tho establishment and
maintenance OF u military school
similar TO West Point nj Fort Logan
n measure has been introduced In the
House by Representative Edward r,
Keating TO establish nm ss.O00.o00 GOV.
crnmon, munitions plant In Pueblo.
The Iowa Agricultural College toari
won tho first place In the interstate
students stock judging contest. III,
preliminary fonturr of the Nationh