The state herald., 1916-01-14

-"n. ls.-Sixtn annual convention VI
Jan. ls-Fifth annual convention Colo
rado Division Pixies Peak k-Ocean-to-
ocean Highway Association, at Dem
Jan; Is.2s.-western Live Stock Show
Feb. 1l;12-Annual convention Colo.
Tado Metal Mining Association. at
Feb. i2-Meetins Republican state
Central Committee in Denver.
rep. i6.lSISports Carnival at Steam
March .26-ApriI 2.-Coiorndo Retail!
Merchants Associations Food and
industrial Exposition at Denver.
Over five hundred auto licenses for
1916 have been issued at Boulder.
Boulder was selected for the next
show Of the Northern Colorado Poul-
Try Association.
Mrs. Ida Whitford, wife Of former
District Judge Greeley w. Whitford,
died at her home in Denver.
Miss Hazel Bean, employed at a ho.
tel In Livermore. committed suicide
by shooting herself through the
heart.
The Rev. Phillip Schmidt, pastor at
Loyeland, will be forced to defend his
citizenship in the District Court at
Fort Collins.
Effie Thomas, 90 years old. was the
first woman to be arrested in Denver
for intoxication since the dry" law
went into effect.
Thirty-two arrests have been made
in Las Animas county for alleged vio-
lation of the Colorado prohibition law
since the law became effective, Jan. /.
Peter Miller. G2, mechanic and
pioneer of Colorado Springs. was run
down by an auto and died an hour
later from his injuries at a hospital.
The Senate confirmed the following
Colorado postmasters: Charles S.
Logan. Buena Vista; William d. New
ton. Palisades, and Reita NJ. Vigil,
Trinidad.
The Democratic party OF Colorado
opened its 1916 campaign at the jack
son Day Dollar dinner in Denver.
More than six hundred men and wom-
en- attended.
Suit for s12.S70 was filed in the
District court at Boulder by George
W. Koontz of Iowa City. Ia, and
others. against the White Cloud Min.
ing a Milling Company.
Mrs. Elva Higley and son. James,
were arrested at Grand Junction,
when the police raided roomi.cI
house. on charges OF selling liquor in
violation of the prohibition law.
A silent search. conducted several
months by his wife. Mrs. Anna Floyd.
owner OF ranch In Arapahoe county.
resulted In the arrest OF N. A. Floyd.
7G years old, on charge OF bigamy.
Reports have reached Denver that
Frank Biamonte. his wife and six
children, who left Denver n few weeks
ago. were lost aboard vessel en-
route to Italy. which was torpedoed by
q submarine.
The annual congress OF the Saliva
tlon Army OF the western states
opened In Denver with Commissioner
Thomas Estill. commander OF the or.
ganizatioi In twenty-six western
states. presiding.
Introduction In Congress OF bill
by Representative Ben c. Hilllari q.
Denver to give that city. through
federal aid. the Moffnt tunnel by way
OF the James Peak bore. for municipal
purposes, and TO complete a transcon.
tincntal railroad system. was received
with enthusiasm by the Moffnt tunnel
commission.
That the recent uprising OF the Ute
Indians In Colorado and Utah was the
result OF conditions OF shameful neg.
lect" ut the Ute Mountain Indian
agency and OF badly bungled" plot
to drive non.reservation Utes off the
public domain and seize their land. Is
the charge made In report by NJ. X.
Sniffen. special Investigator OF the
Indian Rights Association.
The Rev. Homer S. Salisbury. who
is among those missing from the pas.
senger list OF tho Inflated liner Per.
nia. which was sunk by n submarine In
the Mediterranean. was graduate OF
the Boulder Prep school with the class
OF 1854. Salisbury boarded the Persia
at Marscilles. The missing man Is a
years old. He left Boulder at the
age OF is. Immediately after gradua'
tion.
A percmptory writ OF mandsmus.
ordering the town OF Aurora AMI It's
officials TO pay $4,000 to Samuel q.
Hickman. n resident OF Pennsylvania
was issued IN Denver by Federal
Judge II. H. Lewis. The writ provides
for partial satisfaction OF u f2sb. 900
Judgment obtained by Hickman In the
United States court last March IN n
suit TO recover on Aurora water bends
which maturcd In 1906.
A White orpington hen belonging 10
J. u, carruthorH OF Colorado Springs
was ndjudEcd one OF the finest In
America ty q. T. Nan Winlla iudro