Gilpin observer., 1916-03-16
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
estern Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EvENTs.


May First Congressional District
Republican Convention at Colorado
May 2.-Republican State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
convention at Pueblo.
May 1S-Democratic State Convention
at Colorado Springs
Aug. S-Democratic state Assembly at
Denver.
for Boulder is opposed by many citi-
zens
Edward Scrafford, veteran U. p,
engineer died suddenly at his home in
Denver
A forest fire is raging Inv the tim
ber land thirty miles northwest Of
Pueblo
The funeral of Dr. w. l.. Dorlani,
pioneer resident and physician. was
held in Pueblo.
The cornerstone of the Denver
Sheltering Home for Jewish children.
was laid Sunday.
Battery B, field artillery of Denver,
has announced its first annual mill
tary ball in Denver.
Judge ard Mrs. Ben B. Lindsey
members of the Ford Peace Expedi
tion have returned to Denver.
The Festival of Purim, called the
| Carnival of the Jews, will be cole
brated in Denver, Sunday. March 10.
The United British Societies will
celebrate Canadian night Saturday,
March is, with a concert in Denver.
William SAMSON of Denver sued the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany for $2,O51 for $4,000 pounds of
sacked ore, gold and silver.
1rishmen of Denver celebrated the
anniversary Of the birthday of Robert
Emmet, Irish patriot, with an enter.
tainment at the Auditorium
Former State Treasurer NJ A.
Leddy has demanded that the state
prove in court the alleged shortage
of over $4,000 under his administra.
ton.
Asserting damages in collision with
Mrs. Nora Staley's auto while riding
his bicycle in Denver, in August, 1915,
James w. Bruce filed suit for $2,.
911.5O.
Work has been started on SWIM
Valley park which Spencer Penrose
will build for public use in Colorado
Springs.
News has been received in Denver
of the marriage in Hamilton, Bermuda,
on March 3, of Mrs. Cora Smith Car
nahan and Thomas Addison Costello
of Denver.
Announcement has been made that
the American Beet Sugar Company
has made an appropriation of $751;
900 for the improvement of the plant
at Rocky Ford.
John Babbitt, who made the trip
overland to California in lS49, and
prospected through Colorado in 1859,
died at his home near Denver. He
was so years old.
John Angelo, a miner, was award.
ed a Judgment for $1,000 against the
Mutual Coal Company of Walsenburg
by jury in the United States Dis
trict Court in Denver.
Denver is tenth in list of seventy
six leading cities in the country in
percentage of increase in amount ex.
ended for building in February, 1915
over the expenditure for February
1914.
With her only regret that she did
not kill her husband, Goldie Walters
23 years old, is in the Denver city
champion broncho buster of the
world.
The second squadron of the Twelfth
United States cavalry passed through
Denver on its way from Fort ID. A
Russell, near Cheyenne, to Columbus
N. NJ. prepared for prolonged field
service"
At any moment that it may be noti
fled to prepare for service In Mexico
or on the Mexican border, the Colo
RADIO, National Guard will be able tt
supply 119 officers and 1867 men, al
fully equipped.
A new membership campaign is tS
be organized to secure additiona
members for the new Denver Civi,
and Commercial Association. 1t is ex
pected that this campaign will brint
the membership up to 5000.
The trial OF George Aeichert o
Fort Collins. charged with having
caused the death OF Louise Mansfielt
of Denver. was begun in the Distric
Court at Golden. Reichert Is alleged
to have beaten the girl, while at
resort near Petersburg. SO badly tina
later she died.
Establishment by the War Depart
.ment of government aviation schoo
at Fort Logan, as one Of six aero