Gunnison news-champion., 1916-09-01
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The sold. silver. lead. copper and
anc produced in Colorado in 1915
shows . total valrs Of el3.eis.ss7.
Bsnny CAsvsE. Trinidad. Knocked
out Harry Bramer. Denver, In the
fourth round Of . scheduled nfteen-
round bout at Dsavsr.
The convention At Baltimore Of the
lnternational typographical union 20
Iected Colorado Springs ~ the place
Of the 1917 convention.
John H. FssIer. . widely known Col
orado banker and former politician.
died 1t the family home In Denver.
Cancer In the throat caused his death.
Tho federal farm loan board. with
fuu membership present. including
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
VIII conduct hearings q Dsnvse On
Sept le.
Orders were received By Adjutant
General Gamble 1t Chicago. dirsct:oE
him 70 postpone entTainmsnt OF the
Colorado national guard units for the
Aextcan border.
France. England and Russia are
making inquiries ON the condition Of
the tungsten market In Colorado, and
have contracted for 100 tons in the
American market
John AcCOrd. formerly . wealthy
resident Of Kansas City. was struck
BY an automobile at Colorado Springs.
sustaining injuries which caused his
death two hours later.
In Colorado Springs the contract for
the arena In which the lightweight
championship twenty round bout be-
tween Charlie White and Freddie
Welsh. To be held Labor day. has been
let.
John F. Pearson. designated for
lieutenant governor Dy the Democrat
ic state assembly. and Merle d. Vim.
cent nominated for congress from the
Fourth congressional district ON the
Republican ticket. will not make the
race.
When the threshcrs have finished
their work In northeastern Colorado
within q few days. the beet sugar In
dustry Of the state probably will md
itself wholly independent Of Europe
for its beet seed and with supply far
better than that heretofore received
from Germany.
O. b. Trumbo. q Grand Junction
constable. while attempting to serve
Q summons on an unwilling witness.
fell sixty feet from the union station.
breaking both legs and suffering In.
ternal injuries. Trumbo had climbed
to the roof Of the station to serve
papers on q painter.
The body OF A. J. Mendenhall, head
brakeman on Rio Grnnde freight train
No. IS. which was derailed at Hec,a
Junction bridge In browns canon, was
recovered from the Arkansas river.
Mendenhall was caught in the cab OF
one OF the two engines drawing the
train and drowned when they plungse
into the river.
The work Of raising funds to build .
railroad from st. Francis. Kan, to
Brush. Colo. ID said to be progressing
satisfactorily. It u estimated that the
cost Of the road ID to be >2.760.0O0. l.
l. McCord Of New York says the road
will be started ~ soon ~ . bonus OF
100000 II subscribed by land owners
along the right of way.
Denver police havo recaptured Nor.
val King. = trusty. who escaped from
the county Jail. in connection with the
h<~1S prt% ~ Hh~ 4a~k Ne
tional bank at Englewood. . suburb
The robber secured $3.50. which he
forced H. b. Patton. assistant cashier.
to turn over at the point Of gun.
King II said to have confessed
Farmers living near Aurora are
threatening to organize TO protect
themselves from hunters who. In their
search for doves. nave depleted the
live stock on the ranches east Of
Denver. Two horses. two colts. q COW
and . calf have been killed since the
dove season opened. according to
State Game Commissioner Fisher.
James Doyle Of Denver. one OF the
land mine at Cripple Greek. who has
made and spsnt . fortune. has come
back. After years Of hard work and
the expenditure Of . vast sum OF
money. Doyle believes he u again on
his way to fortune through strike
recently made In the Columbus mine
At In Plata.
Thirty Thousand acres Of land near
Cameo. Mesa county; north Of the Pa
lsade fruit growing region, were
thrown open to entry. according to
dispatch from Wasnington. This is
the nrst land reopened Of the several
hundred thousand acres included in
blanket withdrawal when the recla
nation service began the High Line
canal project. A portion Of the 10000
acres II watered by the project.
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