The Holly chieftain., 1916-03-24
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
DATES rOR coM1NG EVENTS.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
March 20-Aprii &C dorado Retail
Merchants Associations Food and
Industrial Exposition at Denver
April l3-Democratic State Convention
at Pueblo.
May First Congressional District
Republican Convention at Colorado
April 2e-,Annual Convention Western
May 2.-RepubiIcan state and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
Convention at Pueblo.
May lS-Democratic State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
Aug. .8-Democratic state Assembly NJ
Denver.
yer.
Boulder miners are busy and pros
porous.
Strawberries are on the Denver
market
A grape Juice plant il planned 70
be running in Denver by Aug. 20.
In the recent reports. Colorado
banks show large increases in depos-
its.
R. w. Speer has announced him
self candidate for mayor Of Den
yer.
There is excitement four miles
south OF Salida on account Of q tungs-
| ten strike.
Mrs. NJ. e. Crowley. 81. OF Lead
vile, claims to be the original pioneer
woman Of the west
The summer home Of Clifford Davis
of Berthoud, at Estes Park. was de-
stroyed by fire.
| 1t is stated that many farmers are
being "stung" in the purchase OF seed
for spring planting.
| Over 200 Puebloans are ready TO
| form a company and serve the u. 8.
in its hunt for villa.
The Georgetown tunnel has now
reached a depth of some 500 feet,
and is being steadily driven ahead.
Observance of st. Patrick's Day In
cluded one of the most elaborate pro
grams ever planned by Irishmen Of
| Denver.
Only three arrests for drunkenness
were made in Colorado Springs dur
| ing February. according to Chief Of
Police Howard Stark's report.
Despite the general advance in
prices Of articles used in construction
there is increased interest In new
building in Denver this spring.
John Boiler, II. was killed eight
automobile failed to turn and plunged
into the Eaton ditch.
Five months In the county Jail was
the sentence imposed in the West
Side court in Denver upon H. NJ.
Roberts. convicted OF "bootlegging."
| DR.. Edward F. Eldredge, formerly
OF Denver and Grand Junction, died
in San Diego. Cal, where he had
been living for the last two years. He
was 60 years old.
Several business men Of Denver
and Sterling have co-operated to pro
vide capital for the erection of four
story modern, fireproof hotel in Sterl.
ing. to cost 100000.
The Colorado Retail Clothiers' AS
sociation closed its first annual meet
ing in Denver. after three days
passed In discussing matters of In.
terest to the trade in the state.
Sioux Indians from the Pine Ridge
agency, South Dakota. arrived in Den
Yer to go on the WAR Path" at the
Pure Food Show at the Auditorium
which opens in Denver Monday.
| The state of Colorado during the
year ending January. 1916, reduced
IS outstanding bonded Indebtedness
| approximately 100000. according to
Deputy State Treasurer J. s. Temple.
-Four big Denver bond houses may
take, individually or collectively, be-
tween $10.000.000 and $15,000,O0o of
s75,eOO,oO0 per cent bonds just is.
sued by the Dominion of Canada.
| A jury in the County Court in Den.
yer awarded DR.. William H. Heisen q
verdict for $2.750 against the estate
Of Alonzo Thompson. octogenarian
spiritualist, for medical fees. Dr..
Heisen asked $4,000.
| An Inheritance tax Of $s.0s2.7o was
paid State Inheritance Tax Ap.
praiser Hubbard on the estate of the
late William H. Dickens. the Long.
mont banker, who was assassinated
in his home the night Of Nov. 80 las,.
George B. Dodge. for many years q