The Elbert County tribune., 1916-06-02

class of 1O7 were initiated into
the new Elks lodge at Sterling.
Boulder tungsten prices range from
$50 to $50 per unit of 60 per cent.
Colorado Springs Presbyterians
raised s21.00O and cleared the church
of debt.
William T. Rogers, one of Denvers
Oldest attorneys, died suddenly of
heart disease.
The VIM. Barth estate paid lawyers
s27S.600 and an Inheritance tax to the
state of s64.SS3.
The Florence Chamber of Com
merce has contributed s1o0 for
Fourth of July celebration.
Louis F. Bartels. Republican. was
elected president of the new Denver
city council at its first regular session.
The graduation class of sixty-five
of the Greeley High school gave 800
for the cornerstone of a gymnasium
building.
Mrs. Mary Morris, 1851 Galapago
street. leaped to her death from a
fourth story window at st. Anthony
Hospital in Denver.
Society and horse fans alike crowd
ed Overland park Saturday afternoon
for the first racing matinee of the
season in Denver.
Mrs. Leila Bera Brown. IS. killed
herself by drinking posion at the
home of her brother, r. s. Stanfort,
of Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Rose Ohler, soprano soloist OF
Trinity M. e. church In Denver, has
decided to drop her divorce suit
again her husband.
Progress is being made in the plan
for reorganizing the MoIlat railroad
according to information received in
Denver, from the East.
Four generations In uniform cele-
brated in Denver with solemn public
exercises the country's fiftieth Me
mortal and Decoration day.
Over 1000 have signed a petition
requesting President Wilson to par
of the Mera National Bank at Grand
Junction.
Incendary fires under the stage and
in the box office of the new Isis thea
ter were discovered at Victor by
Night Marshal Jack Burnham and ex-
tinguished with slight damage.
Virginia Higsinson, 6-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Hi.s-
sinson of Colorado Springs. died from
injuries suffered when a porch box
filled with earth fell on her.
More than $1,000 was raised for the
benefit of the humane society at the
matinee given at Overland park in
Denver, under the auspices of the
Gentlemen's Riding and Driving Club
Thirteen thousand volts of electric
ity shot through the body of Elmer
Spencer, 81. an employe of the West
ern Light and Power Company at
Boulder. setting fire to his clothing
and burning his left side seriously.
Fifteen convicts were taken to Pu-
eblo from Canon City in care of John
Stamm, and Immediately loaded
aboard big auto-bus for Beulah,
where they will go to work on the
highway which runs parallel to Squir-
rel creek.
After trying life apart for ten years
DR.. John G. Locke and Mrs. Tessie r
Locke remarked in Denver. They
were divorced by Judge George w
Allen June 8, 1906 Mrs. Locke
charged non-support in her complaint
field ten years ago.
The first flag to be unfurled at the
dedication of the poles on the Stout
street side of the Federal building in
Denver Decoration Day was one
which flew from the United States
capitol spire when William Mckinley
was inaugurated President of the
United States for the second time
Charles Lamb, 16 years old, was ac-
cidentally shot and killed near
Brighton while swimming with a boy
friend in the Platte. Young Lamb had
taken % caliber rifle to the swim
ming hole with him. AS he was com
ing out of the water he reached for
the rifle and in some manner dis
charged it into his body.
With lessened numbers. but with
a patriotic fervor that is undimin-
ished, the veterans of the Civil war
rode or marched in the Denver pa.
rade on Decoration day, and services
were held, under the auspices of the
Grand Army and the Spanish War Vet
Grams. at Riverside. Fairmount and
Crown Hill cemeteries.
Veterans belonging to the Grand
Army of the Republic in Denver mus
tered a total strength of 440 men
when the rolls were called Decoration
day. During the last year 163 veter.
ans have died.