The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Newspaper Union New. Services.

| DATES fON COMING EVENTS.
juno is-ls-colo. Sunday School Con-
| veution at Salida
June N-ls-Semi Annual Epworth
League Convention at Colo. Springs.
June l7-Nineteenth annual Strawber-
wood Springs.
June z2-25-colo. Christian Endeavor
Convention. at Greeley.
Aug: i-Ceiebration colorado's Forti-
eth Anniversary OF Statehood. at
Denver.
Aug. National Convention of Rep
| resentatives Of Negro Race at Den
Aug. s-Democratlc State Assembly At
Aug, is-is-Pickis Day and Fair At
Aug. 2a-25-Annuai Convention. Grand
Lodge X. OF r.. at Greeley.
sept, 5-s-Frontier Days celebration
| at Fort Morgan.
Rocky Ford Is to have q new city
hall.
The two banks at Callbran have
consolidated.
The Sun and Moon mine at Idaho
Springs will open soon.
Taylor B. Geer has been selected
tor postmaster at Delta.
VIM. D. Prey dropped dead in his
office at the Denver stock yards.
Frank H. Graham. Of Georgetown.
was killed by rock falling on him
In the Mendoza mine.
The Florence Chamber Of Com
merce has contributed 500 for
Fourth Of July celebration.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton has, for the sixth time, named
Ralph w. Smith OF Denver vice pres
ident.
A ban was put on grocers' and bak.
ers' cats by the Housewives League
at Its last monthly meeting OF the
season In Denver.
A grand total of 27S members was
rolled up by the workers In the Y. M.
c. A. campaign, according to CON-
pilation of reports.
Through a confession made by Ed.
ward Ives. 80. Denver police found
nearly $1,000 In loot In rooms Of
three bandit suspects.
Frank James O'Neill, contractor
and builder OF the first cable street
car line in Denver. died at his resi-
asnce at AL South Lincoln street.
F. D. Rice. who conducts the Ben.
nett ranch east Of Glenwood, 10
charged with furnishing weapon to
convict In a complaint made by tho
district attorney.
jefferson county authorities have
granted franchise for the estab.
lishment Of trackless trolley sys.
TEN In Bear Creek Cafion to connect
Denver with Evergreen.
Denver typographical Union. No.
fS. held its annual election of officers.
Robert F. Jones and Franz ]. Pull
yer were selected as delegates to the
coesention at Baltimore III August.
J. D. McCurdy. 60. Of Windsor, was
taken to Greeley and placed In the
county Jail, charged with non-support
and desertion. This Is Beamer's sec
ond offense of that kind within less
than a year.
Denver played Ito part In the world.
wide celebration OF the Shakespeare
tercentenary and paid tribute to the
master who presides Immortality over
the language aad literature Of two
great nations.
Increases In wages. made generally
on profit-sharing plan. which will
effect approximately 5000 metal min.
ers, will be made by leading Colorado
metal mine operators. effective for
the month Of June.
Half a hundred bequests, ranging
from 800 to $1,000, are contained in
the will of the late Michael ]. Ahern
Of Montclair. who died on MAY 16.
-Four church organizations and Craig
Colony will benefit.
The Arkansas Valley Smelter at
Leadyille handled sixty-ounce gold
ore-$l 200 to the ton-from the Con-
nors lease In the seventh level OF the
famous hex c'Little Jonny") gold
mine. which was developed In 1894.
Colorado is piling up wealth every
day In her banks. The abstract Just
completed by the State Bank Commits
sioners Department from the call sent
out May | shows an increase in the
total resources since March Z. Of $2,.
393.s3l,S9.
At Grand Junction, the county com.
missioners passed q resolution author.
izing Road Overseer James H.
Bertholf to arrange for sprinkling the
state roads In the six road districts
beginning at once at a cost not to ex.
ceed 500 month for each district.
Policeman John A. Schumacher, OF
Denver. who shot and killed Daniel
Baldasari. while he was trying to es-
cape with stolen automobile on the
Fourteenth street viaduct, May IL.
was found not guilty Of the charge OF
murder by a jury In the West Side
| Court on a verdict dtro tod h. IudUo