The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-02-19
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR CON.NG EVENTS.

a
May First Congressional District
Republican Convention at Colorado
Springs.
May 2.-Republican State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
Convention at Pueblo.
The Y. w. c. A. is celebrating its
fiftieth anniversary.
The Pueblo Salvation Army will
have tag day on the 10th.
At a public sale on farm near
Centor, yearling heifers brought
s6450.
Allison Stocker, state treasurer.
formally announced his candidacy for
governor.
Charles d. McPhee, a resident OF
Colorado since 1869, died at his home
in Denver.
The Postal Savings Department of
the Fort Lupton postoffice has been
discontinued
Samuel X. Young, 61, pioneer busi-
ness man of the San Juan country,
died in Denver
Many Denverites would change
form of government.
Trinity Episcopal church in Gree
ley was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of about $500.
The body of Delos A. Chappell,
Denver capitalist was taken to Kala
mazoo, Mich. for intermcnt.
The death of Thomas Addison
Lewis of Pueblo occurred at Holly
wood, Cal, a suburb of Los Angeles.
The Missouri society has made ar
rangements for a get-together dinner
and novel salmagundi party in Denver
Feb. Is.
The noon banquet on Friday OF the
Lamar Farmers Week, Feb, q to &c,
will be complimentary to Governor
Carlson.
Mrs. Adele Overton Brown, &C
years old. widow of ]. Sidney Brown.
pioneer merchant, died at the family
home in Denver.
The taxpayers Of Firestone voted
bonds in the sum of $4,000 for the
purpose of constructing municipal
waterworks system.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel King Linscott,
married for sixty years. celebrated
their wedding anniversary in Denver.
Both are SO years old.
The 1916 beet contract stipulates
the same price as last year. but linn
its the amount of seed to twelve
pounds per acre and none for replant-
Ing.
Robert Ring, charged with having
broken into and robbed the postoffice
at Keysor April 2. 1915, appeared in
the Federal Court in Denver and
pleaded guilty.
The State Dairy Commission is
making extensive preparations for
the dairy sessions each forenoon and
afternoon during the Lamar Farmers
Week, Feb. 21-26.
A Cheyenne dispatch says that be-
tween $4,000 and $500 worth of beer
and other alcoholic liquors have been
sent to Colorado points daily during
the past two weeks.
Edward l.. Brimm, manager OF the
throat with a razor in an attempt at
suicide. He was unsuccessful. as the
blade did not sever the jugular vein.
During the month of January the
Newton mill at Idaho Springs treated
LOCO tons of crude ore, which gave a
product of 400 tons of concentrates
with an average value of $50 per ton.
The funeral of Franklin E. Brooks,
former Congressman from Colorado
and one of the most widely known
lawyers in the state was held in Colo
RADIO Springs from the First Baptist
church, Sunday afternoon.
VIM. Knaub of Windsor pleaded
guilty in Greeley to giving away
liquor at a wedding celebration held
in Windsor after the prohibitional
law went into effect. He was fined
800 and costs.
A jury in Judge Burk-'s division OF
the District Court in Denver brought
in verdict in the suit of Knight Ro!,
loway, IA, against the Rev. Hugh l..
McMenamin and Mrs. Euphemia Kel.
ley. awarding Holloway 81 $3.50 dam
ages from each of the defendants.
The Rev. Father Thomas H. Ma
lone. lecturer of the Catholic diocese
of Denver, is believed to have been a
victim of the arsenic poison at the
dinner given at the University Clue
in Chicago to the Rev. George w.
Mundelein. new archbishop of the Chi.
cago diocese.
Hamilton Armstrong, former chief
Of police and sheriff of Denver coun-
ty, was unanimously elected chairman
Of the Denver Democratic city and
county central committee at a meet
ing of the executive committee of the
| organization.