Gilpin observer., 1916-02-17
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.


DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
March 4.-Democratic state Central
Committee Meeting in Denver.
March 9-11.-Meeling western Colo
rado Teachers Association at Grand
March 20-April 2-Coiorado Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
April isWDemoeratic State Convention
at Pueblo.
May III l;MFirst Congressional District
Springs.
May 2.-Republican State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
| Convention at Pueblo.
The Y. w. c. A. is celebrating its
fiftieth anniversary.
The Pueblo Salvation Army will
have tag day on the 18th.
At a public sale on a farm near
Centcr. yearling heifers brought
$64.50.
Allison Stocker, state treasurer.
formally announced his candidacy for
governor.
Charles D. McPhee, a resident of
Colorado since 1869. died at his home
in Denver.
The Postal Savings Department. of
the Fort Lupton postoffice has been
discontinued.
Samuel X. Young, 81, pioneer busi-
ness man of the San Juan country,
died in Denver.
Many Denverites would change
from the commission to the mayor
form of government.
Trinity Episcopal church in Gree
ley was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of about $500.
The body of Delos A. Chappell,
Denver capitalist was taken to Kala'
mazoo. Mich, for interment.
Tho death of Thomas Addison
Lewis of Pueblo occurred at Holly
wood, Cal, a suburb of Los Angeles.
The Missouri society has made ar
rangements for a get-together dinner
and novel salmagundi party in Denver
Feb. Is.
The noon banquet on Friday of the
Lamar Farmers Week, Feb, 21 to 26,
will be complimentary to Governor
Carlson.
Mrs. Adele Overton Brown, 66
years old, widow of ]. Sidney Brown,
pioneer merchant, died at the family
home in Denver.
The taxpayers of Firestone voted
bonds in the sum of $4,000 for the
purpose of constructing a municipal
waterworks system.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel King Linscott,
married for sixty years, celebrated
their wedding anniversary in Denver.
Both are SO years old.
The 1916 beet contract stipulates
| the same price as last year, but linn
its the amount of seed to twelve
pounds per acre and none for replant-
ing.
Robert Ring, charged with having
broken into and robbed the postoffice
at Keysor April 2, 1915, appeared in
the Federal Court in Denver and
pleaded guilty.
The State Dairy Commission is
making extensive preparations for
afternoon during the Lamar Farmers
| week, FeD. 2l-26.
A Cheyenne dispatch says that be-
tween $4,000 and $500 worth of beer
and other alcoholic liquors have been
sent to Colorado points daily during
the past two weeks.
Edward l.. Brimm, manager of the
Loveland Orchard Company, cut his
throat with razor in an attempt at
suicide. He was unsuccessful, as the
blade did not sever the jugular vein.
During the month of January the
Newton mill at Idaho Springs treated
1,600 tons of crude ore, which gave Il
product of 400 tons of concentrates
with an average value of $50 per ton
The funeral of Franklin Il. Brooks,
former Congressman from Colorado
and one of the most widely known
lawyers in the state was held in Colo
RADIO Springs from the First Baptist
church. Sunday afternoon.
VIM. Knaub of Windsor pleaded
guilty in Greeley to giving away
liquor at wedding celebration held
in Windsor after the prohibitional
law went into effect. He was fined
500 and costs.
A jury in Judge Burk-'s division OF
the District Court in Denver brought
In verdict in the suit of Knight Hol
loway, IA, against the Rev. Hugh L.
McMenamin and Mrs. Euphemia Kel
ley, awarding Holloway sI.S7550 dam
ages from each of the defendants.
|
lone, lecturer OF the Catholic diocese
of Denver, is believed to have been a
victim of the arsenic poison at the
dinner given at the University Club
in Chicago to the Rev. George w.
Mundelein. new archbishop of the Chi.
cago diocese