The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-26

June II-Nineteenth annual Strawber-
, FESTIVAL and Carnival at Glen
'une 22-25-Colo. Christian Endeavor
convention, at Greeley.
aug: 1-Celebration Colorado's Forti-
eth Anniversary of Statehood. at
Aug: National Convention of Rep
resentatives of Negro Race at Dem
Aug: s-Democratio state Assembly At
Aug. 1s-1s-Picile Day and Fair at
Aug. 22-25-Annual Convention. Grand
Lodge K Of p, at Greeley.
Sept 5-s-Frontier Days celebration
az Fort Morgan.
La Junta citizens will celebrate
Iuly 4th.
Greeley bank deposits are close to
100000.
Mrs. Ansel watrous, SO. died at
Fort Collins.
The Mesa Verde National park is
now open for the summer season.
DR.. Geo L. Hoel. 81, died at Fort
Collins as the result of an auto accI-
dent.
The Holy Name Society of Denver
will hold an outing at Dome Rock on
Decoration day.
Denver has been asked to Join In
celebration of national preparedness
day on June 8.
Fred Watson, II, fell 26o feet down
No. shaft of the Madonna mine at
Monarch and was killed.
A meeting OF the 5tockmen was held
at Rifle. and vigorous protest made
against the proposed herd law.
Taxes amounting to $9.44s.93 were
collected last week by Leslie e. Hub
bard. state Inheritance tax appraiser.
John Baker, a fireman, was arrest
ed on statutory charge at Carduff.
and at hearing at Leadville was
held under $500 bonds.
The body of Fred H. Mcleod, 2s
years old, a tungsten miner. was
found in the bottom OF shaft on
Alton hill at Nederland.
The Cascade Tungsten Company,
with a capital stock of s1,250.000, was
Incorporated to operate in the new
tungsten district In San Juan county.
One hundred and fifty fathers and
sons attended the banquet at the Y.
N. c. A, given under the auspices of
the Boys Club OF that institution at
Pueblo.
w. R. Rowland, chief deputy In the
Denver treasurer's office, reports that
s741.01S in taxes have been received
by the office during the first sixteen
days of collection.
Charles A. hammers viii be dep
uty city clerk and recorder under the
administration of Mayor Speer OF
Denver. The appointment was made
to become effective June 1.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, militant
English suffragist. told of remark.
able conditions existing in England as
a result of the European war to u
large audience in Denver.
A chapter of the Kappa Sigma ma
tional social fraternity has been
granted to Gamma Chi, local organ
Ization of the University of Colorado,
and will be installed June 2.
Denver bank clearings for the
week ending May 1S were almost so
per cent more than for the same week
year ago. according to figures com
piled by the Bradstreet agency.
The Mesa Verde National park in
southwestern Colorado was opened to
the public for the 1916 tourist season.
thirty days earlier than the opening
date for the Yellowstone and Glacier
National parks.
The government, which controls
the Rittman process of extracting
gasoline, has given the Midwest Re
filming Company permission to expert.
ment with the process upon its pro.
duction of oil.
A majority of bondholders of the
Denver & Salt Lake railroad have
agreed to a tentative plan for financ-
ing a reorganization of the company.
according to information received In
Denver from the East.
While he was at the top of pole
at Dry Lake, near Boulder, adjusting
a transformer, John Bisland, a gradu
ate of the School of Mines at Golden
was instantly killed when $4,000 volts
passed through his body.
June II has been set as the date on
which Denver, assisted by the other
cities and towns OF the state. is plan
ming to hold big preparedness parades
following the lines and purpose of the
one recently held In New York.
The hearing on charges preferred
by the governor against M. p Capp.
warden of the State Reformatory at
Buena Vista, which was postponed un-
Ill Monday. June 9. at 10 a. M. be-
cause of the illness of the governor.
An issue of Castle Rock bonds
amounting to $4,000 was sold in