The state herald., 1916-01-07
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western newspaper Union news Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
Jan. 17-19.-Meeting Colorado Retail
Grosers and Butchers Association
Jan. 19.-Sixth Annual Convention OF
Colo: Good Roads Assn at Denver.
Jan. iG-22-Western Live stock Show
at Denver.
Feb. 12-Meeting Republican state
Central Committee in Denver.
Feb. 1e-1S-Sports Carnival at Steam
boat Springs.
March 26-Aprii 2.-Coiorado Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
industrial Exposition at Denver.
The new Denver postoffice building
Is now being occupied.
The Prohibition penalty law be-
came effective Jan. /.
The railroads have made half-fare
rate for the Western Stock Show at
Denver.
The Denver Tourist Bureau has
opened its campaign to raise $4,000
for advertising Colorado,
The Woman's Club of Denver held
special services New Years to cele-
brate Colorado's first DRY" day,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Q. Naylor, pio-
neer residents of Denver, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary.
The State College at Fort Collins
will invest $29.5OO Of its $1SS,000 Ag-
gle endowment fund in state securi.
ties.
The members Of the Presidents
Colorado coal commission began
studying the present conditions in the
coal mines of the state.
]. VIII johnson of Pueblo was
seriously injured when his auto and
an Irving place car collided head or
at Tenth and Greenwood streets ir
Pueblo.
Banks, corporations and various
other incorporated interests in Denver
paid out thousands In dividends Il
persons having accounts or holding
interest coupons.
william A. Jameson. well known
pioneer Denver man, has received III,
appointment of announcer and mes
senger for Judge Robert e. LOWS o
the United States District Court.
Mrs. Ella Monk Mayo. wife of Dud
ley Mayo and an early-day society
belle OF Denver. died at her residence
after an Illness Of ten months. which
resulted from a fall on the icy pave
ment
Pueblo. Colorado Springs. Boulder
Cripple Creek and all the mountain
and other Colorado towns went dr.
at midnight Dec. 81 without cers
mony. Most saloons closed doors be
fore the final hour.
Joseph Kuykendall. SO. first mayo
Of Leadville. died Mt his home there
Grippe. resulting from a cold he con
tracted several days ago. was pro
nounced by the attending physicians
as the cause OF the death.
The Public Utilities Commission
will issue orders compelling all pri
yate and public owned corporation
TO install the same system OF book
keeping In order that the business o
the companies may be gone owe
quickly and without so much re'
tape.
Miss Myrtle Comstock, who wen
abroad several years ago TO contlnu
her musical studies. died Sept.
near Paris. The news was received b
friends at Colorado Springs. Pine,
monia, contracted when working 1
the Red Cross service. caused he
death.
Though under the laws OF Colorad
tho maximum amount OF damages tha
may be allowed for the death OF
person is $4,000. the Denver Dlstric
Court is asked by Henry ]. Koch,
North Denver man, to give him iudl
ment for $4,000 for the death of hi
wife. Elizabeth Kcch.
Liquor shall be considered an
liquid which a person can drink an
retain long enough and in sufficien
quantities 10 become intoxicated.
This Is the general construction O
the prohibition law given by Dlstric
Attorney John A. Rush OF Denver
after prolonged study OF legal dc
cisions on the subject
A verdict Of not guilty was returno,
In Denver by the Jury which sat Il
the United States District Court nn,
listened to the evidence In tho tria
OF John s. Cusack OF Fort Collins
former cashior OF tho First NatIona
bank OF Wellington. charged In thirt,
separate counts with ombcxxiomcnt
false entries and misappiication o
funds.
A unique way OF bringing an el
hiblt TO tho National Western Stool
show. which viii be held In Dcnye,
tho week beginning Jan. II. VIII b,
tho transferring by acroplanc OF N,
smallest calf 10 be exhibited from Il,
home In the Arkanaab valley TO th,
Denver Union rtockyards. A box Il
TO be built back OF the seat on th,
acroplano and the calf will bo placed
4. a.