The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New. ser,,e.

Aug National Convention Of Rep
resentatises Of Negro Race at Den
Aug. s-Democratic State Assembly ~
Denver
Aug Is-Is-Plckie Day and Fair al
Aug. 22-25-AnnuaI Convention. Grand
Lodge X. OF T., at Greeley.
Sept 5-s-Frontier Days celebration
at Fort Morgan
Sept 27-23-State Convention B. p. o. K
at Trinidad.
Fort Collins is to organize a com
pany for duty on the Mexican border
4. l.. Babcock and vile of Denver
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary.
The Congregationalists held their
annual conference in COLORADO
Springs
Congressman Ben Hilliard, Accord
ing TO court ruling. is member
of the Denver school board.
The triennial head camp session OF
the Woodmen of the World will be
held in Denver during the week com
mencing July II.
jefferson b, Farr, sheriff Of Huer-
fano county and the Golfer Ditch AMI
Reservoir Company. have been sued
for $4,000 for alleged damages.
The national convention of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen at Denver endorsed
woman's suffrage after brief de-
bate
Two prizes were awarded to Den,
|-i1l IN, H.. attn
test of the annual council of Knights
and Ladies of Security, held in To
ledo, Ohio.
The summer school of missions
conducted by the interdenominational
committee OF the Rocky Mountain
Boulder, July ) to IL.
The Epworth league biennial con
vention that closed its sessions in
Colorado Springs was one OF the
strongest ever he'd in the state, from
the standponts of institute and plat
form faculty.
There is shortage OF men in Weld
county and some farmers are handi-
capped seriously. II is estimated that
more than 400 farm helpers can find
employment at good wages, as the
call comes from over all the county.
Immediately following his acquittal
on charge OF removing MORTGAGE
property upon which the Mercantile
National bank, of which he was presi-
dent, was alleged to have held a lien,
William B. Slaughter left Pueblo for
his home in Dallas, Tex, accompanied
by his attorney, Joseph w. Bailey
Describing in detail the methods by
which it is said Swift & Co, packers,
were defrauded out of more than s2S,-
900 by E. II. Pettigrove Max Pepper
and John B. Dunning, an amended
complaint in the suit to recover this
sum was filed by the attorneys for
the packing company in the District
Court in Denver.
Orlando B. Scobey, 6S years old.
city supervisor under Mayor Thomas
s. McMurray from 1895 10 1897, and
president of the board of supervisors
during Mayor McMurray's second
t, rm, from 1897 to 1899. died four
hours after he had been struck by a
motor car driven by Mrs. NJ. And
erson. in Denver.
As Mrs. sherman G. Witmore lies
on bed OF pain at the home of her
Mrs. Anna Elkins. in Denver,
erieving over the death of her seven
day sold babe, she prays that the
search of officers of many states will
bring to justice the husband and
father, for whom city. federal and
state officers are looking.
Captain James Moynahan, who was
elected commander of the Department
of Colorado and Wyoming, G.. A r., at
the annual encampment at Pueblo, is
a Colorado pioneer and for years one
of the states foremost citizens. He
crossed the plains in 1866 behind an
OK team and located in the South
Park country near the present town
Of Alma
An accident indemnity departme nt,
members of the brotherhood
of Railroad Employees against in
jury. or affliction which will inca paci-
tate them from work for a stated
period of time, was established at the
of the convention OF that
body in Denver. This department
will supplement the insurance fea-
lures of the brotherhood.
Fully recruited. the strength OF the
Colorado National Guard, when mobi-
LIKED according to War Department
orders, on account Of conditions in
Mexico, will be approximately eight
companies of infantry. numbering $50
men; four troops of cavalry, 400 men;
two batteries of artillery, 300 men: a
signal corps of IS men; two engineer
ing companies. 200 men: field hospi-
tai corps, so men.
Asserting that they belonged to
good families, and refusing to III
vulge their real names to save their