The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-03-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union New. Service.
DATES ron COMING EVENTS.

DATES rOR COMING EVENTS.
March 4.-Democratic State Central
Committee Meeting in Denver.
March 9-1l.-Meeting Western Colo
rado Teachers Association at Grand
March 2O-AprIl z.-Color O Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
Industrial Exposition at Denver.
April l3.Democratic State Convention
May First Congressional District
Republican Convention at Colorado
Springs.
May 2.-Repubucan State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
Convention at Pueblo.
The San Juan tungsten district is
booming.
Sugar advanced from $3.50 to $685.
per cwt. In Denver.
The Coal Creek ranch of 1000 acres
has been sold for 100000
Denver bricklayers get 81 advance
how 81 for eight hours.
Over 100000 was paid leasers on the
Ibex mine at Leadville last week.
Denver's new federal court was
dedicated in the new postoffice build
ing.
The Rocky Mountain Club of New
York held its ninth annual dinner in
Denver
NJ. D. Thatcher, aged Pueblo banker
is reported sinking, and the end ex-
pected at any time.
Mrs. Max Eckstein, AS, of Denver,
attempted suicide for the second
time within six months.
Williop, Norr ,,a... ,l1 Gala
rado pioneer and widely known cattle
man OF North Park, died at st. Luke's
hospital.
The Littleton primary" to select a
candidate for postmaster was held,
and Lew F. Allen was high, with 159
votes. Eight persons were voted for
Jay Denham. 5S years old, resident
of Colorado for thirty-eight years, and
a we'll known stockman, died at his
home near Deer Trail, after a long
Illness.
To promote beauty in public and
private grounds in Denver, an organ.
ization known as the Denver Society
of Ornamental Horticulture was
formed.
An order for $20o,0O0 worth of tung.
sten ore for an Eastern steel concern
to be used in the manufacture of
munitions for European governments
was received in Denver.
Neither of Colorado's United States
senators. Charles s. Thomas and John
F. .Shafroth, will be a candidate for
delegate to the Democratic national
convention which meets in ST. Louis
June IA.
Petitions "for a responsible and
representative mayer form of govern.
| ment and amending the charter OF the
city and county Of Denver" by abol-
ishing the present commission system
are being circulated.
The tax controversy between the
heirs of the late William Barth and
tied by an agreement on the part OF
the estate to pay $4,000 for the year.
1911, 1912, 1913 and 1917.
The contract giving the city OF Den.
yer an option on the Denver Union
Water Company plant 1t figure tc
be fixed by the United States Su,
preme Court was signed by the com
pany and the Utilities Commission
and ratified by the city council with.
out a dissenting vote.
Joseph Cuthbertson, 81, Rock
Island locomotive fireman, suffered n
broken back when both driving rods
of the engine pulling eastbound pas
| To i1a
train was running mile a minute
near Siebert. in eastern Colorado He
is in a Colorado Springs hospital.
Word was received In Denver of the
death in San Francisco of Capt. Fred
L. Perry of the coast artillery of the
United States army. a former resident
of Boulder and lieutenant in the
First Colorado volunteers when 1t en-
tered Manila, the first regiment to
make its appearance in the city.
Prompted by what is believed by
friends to have been a despondency
over shattered love affair, Gustave
L.iljeberg. II. living at 2501 Harlan
street, Edgewater. ended his life by
swallowing several ounces of chloro-
form and cutting his wrists with a
razor. He died at the county hospital
| in Denver.
Hurled headlong against stone
curb in a crash of autos at Eighteenth
avenue and Grant streets in Denver
Mrs. Fulton Jack So years old, wife
of prominent attorney of Beatrice.
Neb received injuries which it is bo
lieved will be fatal. She was return
| ing from the funeral of nephew. Mrs
Jack came to Denver to attend the
funeral of Robert Wood. 7-month-
| old son of c.. D. Wood, Boulder