The state herald., 1916-04-07

Npuphsah SohNehtioH Ut Soo'""o
Springs.
April 26-Annual Convention Western
Colorado l. o. o. +. Mt Grand June
tion.
May 2-Republican State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
convention at Pueblo.
May lS-Democratic State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
May 2O-Progressive State Convention
Aug. S--Democratic state Assembly at
Denver.
The Grand Junction women's Club
will offer prizes for beautifying the
city.
For the first three months of 1916
more than $l,000,OOO was invested in
Denyer's building activity.
The annual meeting for the election
of officers of the Denver Dumb
Friends League will be held April 2S,
The fourth annual dance of the
Denver Policemen's Protective Asso-
citation will be held in the auditorium
April 2G.
Mrs. Margaret Rees, who was 30
years old, died of pneumonia at the
home of her son.in-law, William
Schmidt in Denver.
Because of the high price of lead,
the American Smelling and Rein
ing Company has increased the pay
OF all It's employees.
A campaign to raise $4,000 with
which an addition to the BETHEL hos
pital will be built this summer was
started at Colorado Springs.
Donald McGregor, shot to death by
villa in Minaca, Mex, is believed to
be Don p McGregor, formerly EN-
ployed on a Denver newspaper.
The Rev. John G. Blake, for ten
years chaplain of the Colorado Peni.
tentiary at Canon City, died of heart
disease. following an attack of indl-
gestion.
A new athletic league was organ,
lied in Denver at meeting at the
First Baptist church. II viii be com.
posed of representatives OF the Bap
tist churches.
With 22,0ji names on the petitions
the campaign to get signatures for
the recall OF Ben B. Jones and DR.
Clarkson n. Guyer from the school
board closed in Denver
DIR. George IL. Vosburgh OF Den.
yer University delivered the com
sicncoment address to the graduating
class of the school OF agriculture at
tho Fort Collins College.
Receipts from the sale OF stamps
and money orders at the Denver
postoffice for March were sl2S,i97.l7,
an increase of sC,2Ci.0S over those for
the corresponding month OF 1915.
More than 100000 acres Of gov.
ernment land In Colorado was takeL
mp by settlers during last year, nc.
cording to figures compiled In the
general land office at Washington.
The new state civil service com
mission unanimously Endorsed the
proposed constitutional amendment.
which would take the state civil sery.
ice out OF the power OF the general
assembly.
Distribution OF wage earnera
through the free employment office o,
the United States immigration Bu.
reau In Denver is meeting with unpre-
codcnted success this spring. Farm
/ positions filled In March OF this yenr
total l25. which monthly record was
| first set In February
For having loved and lost n wooer,
/ Miss Ethel Grubbs OF Denver thinks
she should bo paid $4,000 cash, shs
has submitted an itemized bill
through the Boulder courts to Georg
B Sale. mining man OF that city. In
suit for breach OF promise. alleg
Ing breach OF promise 10 marry.
Tired OF eludlng federal officials
from whom he has been fugitive
for two years, II T. Estes. who robbed
the Hilltop. Kan. poHtoificc In 1913.
and escaped from jail before trial,
gave himself up TO government Off
GERS at Pueblo. where he had been Rr
| rested on another ofienHe,
James u. whalon. for many years
district manager. with headquarters
at Leadyille. OF the Mountain States
Telephone a Telegraph Company
died suddenly while In physician
office. which he had entered n few
minutes before 10 receive treatment
A clot OF blood In the heart IL said
TO have caused his death.
Prof Cecil =, Lnyell. found In Colo
RADIO Springs after being lost TO him
self and tho world for three year
started back 10 meet In Toronto
Canada. the wife he cannot romem
bor His cousin. Prof Roy MoH'ay
den OF the University Of Colorado
Identified him aH the man for whom
wife. relatives ana friends have been
searching the world over since Nov
-, 1914.
Tree planters IN the West hAys
been warned by tho United State
| nFunftfnpnt of AurIptifut, offiaaFn