Cheyenne record., 1916-02-03

rado Metal Mining Association. at
Feb. 12-Meeting Republican state
Central Committee in Denver.
Feb. Injecting Colorado Progressive
Feb. 16.1s-Sports Carnival az Steam
March 26-Aprii 2.-colo.rado Retail,
Industrial Exposition at Denver.
April 13-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 c. A.
Wilkin, who died in Canon City, were
held in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. 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 print
ing office and drug store, causing a
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 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 os
any city in Colorado, according to Il
Census Bureau report. The death
rate was 10.5 a thousand.
In the urgency deficiency bill
passed by the Senate, Durango gets
$4,000, 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 i'll in st. Luke's hospital.
Clarence P. Dodge, chairman of the
Progressive party in Colorado, issued
a call for a meeting of the state CEN
trail committee to be held in Denver,
Feb. IA.
Robert Gabriel Richville, 80 years
DID, native of France, and for twelve
years resident of Colorado, died at
st. Anthony's hospital from injuries
sustained several weeks ago, from
fall.
The Colorado Hardware Dealers
Association at it's Denver meeting de-
cided to change its name and take in
New Mexico and Wyoming, and passed
resolution favoring a 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-
iSl VI shC oS"o VI lue wal IlllS ud-
tions of Europe was Denver'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
$1,O00,O00 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