The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-13

IAN. l-e-Poultry Show at Denver.
Ian; 2o-2I-Annuai wsstsrn stock
Feb 2-4-Y. NJ. C. A. Annual Conven-
ton at Colorado Springs.
Estes Park is to have 100000
aotel
]. Hamilton Lewis. U. s. Senator
rom Illinois. delivered a speech In
Denver
Over 600 Weld county miners arc
now affiliated with the United Nine
Workers organization.
The Telephone Company is plan
aing to spend s4.000,000 for better
nent OF the service in Colorado
In Park county. general activity at
The tungsten camp continues, with the
pay streak Increasing with develop
nent.
John l.. Moore. farmer near Long
mont. has lost nine relatives in the
war. They were members of Scot
tish regiment
Plans are being made at Colorado
Springs to assist in the campaign for
settlers started by the State Board
o. Immigration.
Mrs. Mary Andrews, for twenty-five
years a resident of Colorado. died at
her home in Denver. Death followed
a stroke OF apoplexy.
The Victor Consolidated Gold Min
ing Company will pay its quarterly
dividend Oct. %. The amount OF $780,
900 will go to stockholders.
Oscar Lewis. 81. for over forty years
prominent pioneer mining man and
hay and grain dealer OF Colorado.
died at st. Lukes hospital in Denver
The report OF the Denver Visiting
| Nurses Association for the past year
shows that 5000 more calls were made
| by the eight nurses than in the year
| before.
Colorado crops this year are bring
ing the highest price they have
brought since the great war began.
and also the highest price for many
years before the war.
The wireless telegraph outfit being
installed at the University of Denver
is almost ready for use. The instru-
ment is to be strong enough to pick
|
Good road enthusiasts have petit.
toned the county commissioners to
provide for a special election on
bond issue OF s250,OOO to improve
the roads of Boulder county.
In Montezuma district, at the st.
Johns group. there are 6.00O tons of
stope-filling on the surface. ready for
| lie To Sxf yn
rendered available by development
Fire clay of the better class and
several forms of pottery clay are pro-
duced in Colorado. especially In JET
ferson county, some fifteen miles west
of Denver.
The long-heralded advance In tho
prices of bread and bakery products
in Denver went into effect, but with
such a variety of sizes and prices that
the public is confused as to what 1t
is getting for its money.
Coupled with an announcement of
recommendations for expenditure on
the Uncompahgre and Grand Valley.
the two government reclamation pro-
jects in Colorado, is the statement
that both will be completed by July
/, 1917.
Denver's poultry show this winter
promises to be larger and better than
ever. according to preparations being
carried forward by the various com
mittees in charge. The show will be
held in the Auditorium for six days.
beginning Jan l. 1917.
Suit has been filed in the District
Court of Denver by Miss Zhela Maund
against Dr. Allen p Hubbard of Grand
Junction. Miss Maund seeks to re.
cover damages aggregating $4,000
from the physician for an alleged
breach of promise of marriage.
Two golden weddings were cele-
brated in Denver, that OF Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. J. Post, who received their
friends at their apartments. and that
of Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Yelton OF Flor
ence, who observed their golden ami
versary at the home Of their son,
| Frank Yelton.
A "courting bureau" established by
the city or state to bring together
lonely young men and women was
suggested in Denver by Mrs. Louise
Mellen, assistant superintendent of
the State Free Employment Bureau.
while discussing the case of Clara
Bishoff, the Brooklyn girl who
caused much newspaper comment by
advertising for "A husband who had
an income of at least $50 week and
was willing TO support her invalid
mother.
Estimates of the United States crop
report for Colorado for this year gave
| the following forecasts. Corn 6nn :