The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-21
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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DATES ron COMING EVENTS.

DATES EOR COMING EVENTS.
Aug. I-Celebration Colorado's Forti-
eth Anniversary of Statehood. a,
Aug 2-NationaI Convention Of Rep
Iesentatiser Of Negro Race At Den
Aug. s-Democratic State Assembly a:
Aug. s-Meeting Colorado Editorial As
sociation at Denver.
Aug. lo-Republican state Assembly at
Aug. l4-Grand Lake Yacht Races.
Aug. li-Colorado Federation of Labor
meeting at Colorado Springs-
Aug. ls-ls-Fickls Day and Fair a.
platteville
Aug. 2l-ceiebration of the opening o,
the new State Highway between Del
Nortc and Pagosa Springs. at Du-
Aug 22-25-Annual Convention. Grand
Lodge X. Of T.. at Greeley.
Aug. 3l-sept. Apple Pie Days at
Sept 6-s-Frontier Days celebration
Sept Injecting Midland Trail Ass n
In Denver.
Sept 15-iG-E,arvest Festival at Mum.
Sept q Estate Convention B.P-o L
at Trinidad
Windsor is planning to buy big
fire truck.
Eighty-five horses were burned 20
death in Denver livery stable.
| Weld county will get approximately
| $4,000 from the State Road Fund
this year.
Eight girl strikers were fined s.
and costs in Denver for menacing
| five girls who refused to strike.
| Harvey Mayfield. a ranchman Of
| the Pawnee Butte country. is In the
county jail on charge OF maliciously
shooting cattle.
A call has been issued for the an,
nual meeting OF the National Mid
land Trail Association In Denver the
week OF Sept. II.
Miss Jean Lauge. a 21-year-old Den
yer manicurist, attempted suicide
after being deceived and married 10
Geo. II. Mills of Newton. la.
Fifteen hundred soldiers from the
Golden rifle range paraded through
Denver streets Saturday, and then
were guests at Denver theater.
Angelo Girardo. 60. Boulder vege'
table and fruit grower. was struck
| by C. & S. passenger train on a
crossing near Marshall, and instantly
killed.
Meyer Friedman. Jewish banker
and philanthropist. died at Mercy
Hospital in Denver as the result oil
complications after an operation. He
was G2 years old.
The Colorado1Wyoming irrigation
suit which has been pending In the
United States Supreme Court for
more than four years will come up
for hearing on Sept. 4.
The quantity OF petroleum market
ed from the areas OF oil production
in Colorado In 1915 amounted 10 $685.
a75 barrels, a decrease of 1928 bar
rels, or 6 per cent from the corre-
| spending output in 1914.
From May / to July 10 last year
when saloons existed in Colorado
the state penitentiary received 1877
prisoners From May 1 to tdly IA
this year - under prohibition - the
penitentiary received A prisoners.
Denver's annual per capita loss
from smoke is $40. while the Total an
nual loss from u . evil is at least $2.-
900 900, according to estimates made
by those who have been and are now
according the problem deep and COM
prehensive study.
John F. Vivian. register of the
State Board of Land Commissioners
and secretary OF the Republican
State Central Committee, mailed to
Philip B. Stewart, chairman of the
Republican state committee, his
resignation as secretary OF the state
organization.
Rumors which have been in circula-
| ton in Denver for several days to the
effect that the Denver & Rio Grande
Railway may again obtain control of
the Western Pacific, making a con-
tinuous system from Denver to the
Pacific coast. have been in a meas
ure confirmed by New York advices.
The simple and impressive burial
service of the Episcopal church was
recited at st. Johns Cathedral In
Denver. where hundreds had gather
ed to pay their last tribute to Robert
s. Ruble. assistant general passenger
agent of the Union Pacific, whose
sudden death at his rooms in the
| Denver Club shocked the city.
The celebration of the opening Of
the new state highway between Del
Norte and Pagosa Springs will be
held at Durango, Aug 81. As a link
In an important highway, the Spanish
Trail-Grand Canon highway, pro-
jected between Denver, Colorado
Springs. Pueblo. Walsenburg, Ala.
mosa, Del Norte. Pagosa Springs,
Durango. Shiprock. Gallup, Holbrook,
kingman. Barstow to Los Angeles,
the new San Juan Highway No. Is,
marks an epoch in Colorado road