The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-03

Central Committee in Denver
rep. l4-Meeting Colorado Progressive
:, state Central Committee at Denver.
Feb. 16-lS-Sports Carnival at Steam
boat Springs.
March 20-April 2.-Coiorado Retail
merchants Associations Food and
| industrial Exposition at Denver.
April l3-Democratic State Convention
at Pueblo.
Many lambs are being shipped from
Fort Collins.
s. w. Baber has been recommended
for postmaster at Cheyenne Wells.
President Wilson nominated James
A. Rutledge postmaster at Woodman.
Funeral services for Judge G. A.
Wilkin, who died in Canon City, were
held In Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. L. Edom Of Den
yer celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary last week.
A telephone line, connecting Grand
junction and Salt Lake City, will be
established the coming summer.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department for extensive improve
ments to be made at Fort Logan.
Fire at Antonito destroyed a print
ing office and drug store, causing
loss of $4,000. covered by insurance
The Right Rev. Benjamin Brewster
OF Glenwood Springs was elected bish.
op Of the Protestant Episcopal diocese
Of Maine.
Friday reports said one snowslide
near Silverton had placed 300 miners
in a perilous position. Property loss
was estimated at 100000.
1t is stated that Gen. John Chase
Will resign as head of the state
guard, and that Harry p. Gamble Of
Boulder will succeed him.
Pueblo has the lowest death rate o.
any city in Colorado, according to IL
Census Bureau report. The death
rate was 10.5 thousand.
| In. the urgency deficiency. bill
passed by the Senate. Durango gets
100000, La Junta $4,000 and Fort
Morgan $500 for public buildings.
William Scott Lee, head of the
Colorado state free employment Of
flee and former mayor Of Denver, IS
critically Ill in st. Luke's hospital.
Clarence p Dodge, chairman of the
Progressive party In Colorado. issued
a call for meeting of the state cell
trail committee to he held In Denver,
Feb. IA.
Robert Gabriel Richville, 80 years
old, a native of France. and for twelve
years resident of Colorado, died at
st. Anthony's hospital from injuries
sustained several weeks ago, from Il
fall.
The Colorado Hardware Dealers
Association at its Denver meeting de-
cided to change its name and take in
New Mexico and Wyoming, and passed
a resolution fayoring tax ON the mail
order business.
Fermented malt liquors which have
been masquerading under the name OF
malt tonics' have been placed under
the ban of the state prohibition law
by John Lynch. state pure food in
spector
Twenty thousand dollars for the re-
lief OF the Jews of the warning ma
tions of Europe was Denyer's contr.-
button. made within less than two
hours, at the massmeeting at the
Auditorium.
Reckless extravaganza" is one of
the charges made by Lieut.. Joseph
Victor Kuznik of Fort Russell, in /.
counter suit for divorce filed against
his wife, Mrs. Amy Kuznik, who re-
Gently sued him in the District Court
In Denver. .
Huge masses OF snow, which ranged
in depth from six to twenty-eight feet,
Friday. were reported loosening on
mountainsides in various Colorado
mining districts, endangering lives
and property. Mines reported threat.
ened Friday night include the Sunny
side, Iowa, Tiger, Barstow, Gold Lion.
Unity, Gladstone, Boulder and Red
Mountain.
While Charles Levinus Thompson.
81 years old, veteran OF the Mexi-
can and Civil wars, Is approaching
death In the Littleton hospital his at
torneys are battling for possession of
a $lOo0.0oO island in the Hudson
river, nine miles from the city of Al
bany. N. Y.--a legal fight which has
been in progress In the courts con.
tinuously for sixty-six years.
The decisive battles of the Euro
pean war will be fought out on the
western front. This is the consensus
OF opinion among military experts OF
the Allies, according to r. de Cartier
de Marchienne, Belgian minister
plenipotentiary to China, and former
resident OF Denver. M. de Cartier
visited Jean Mignolet, the Belgian con
sui at Denver. while on his way to
China.