The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-01-27

President Wilson Is expected 10
speak in Denver, Feb. Is.
Two persons were swept to death
in q snowslide at Leadville.
George Menzimer. forty. of Idaho
Springs. died at Georgetown.
The nineteenth annual convention
Of the Colorado OsteOpathic Assocla-
ton will he held in Denver Jan. 2S
and 20.
The first case to be prosecuted In
Denver under the new prohibition law
resulted in a plea of guilty and fine
of 500 and costs.
John l.. Stewart. county comm's-
sioner, died at his home in George
town of pneumonia. Mr.. Stewart was
sixty-fOrr years old
Gamely fighting to the last. Joel w.
ShackelfOrd. pioneer. real estate man
Pnd city builder. died at the family
residence in Denver.
Mrs Elizabeth McGerr. seventy, a
resident of Georgetown since 1879, is
dead at the family home. following an
illness of two weeks.
Governor Carlson appointed NJ. H.
Ayiesworth, member OF and attorney
for the State Public Utilities Comm:s
sicn, to he its chairman.
Investigations of the intricacies OF
a loaded toy cannon may cost George
Thompson. six years old. Of Denver
the sight Of his right eye.
A. Solomon. eighty-six. pioneer res.
ident Of Clear Creek county and faith
er-in.law Of Sheriff A. e. Straub Is
dead at the latter's home In George.
town.
The annual meeting Of the Rocky
Mountain Association of Municipal
Electricians. including Wyoming, New
Mexico. Utah and Colorado was held
in Denver.
Mrs. Hank Mauer of Gunnison was
in Denver resting up from the exer.
tion she says she underwent when
she horsewhipped her former brother.
in-law. Herman Mauer.
Raymond McMillin, a high school
senior at Lamar, was in Denver as
the official delegate of the Good
Roads Organization of the school to
the Colorado Good Roads Associa-
tion.
The Mountain States Lumber Deal
ers' Association delegates we're
Mt tnnrr .1r Mo
Denver Knoll Hole Club acted as
host during their annual meeting in
Denver.
Stock Show judges and exhibitors.
and party of young women guests,
Joined in big hunt for Colorado coy.
otes Monday. The horses ridden back
of the hounds were estimated to be
worth more than $15OOO0.
The net public debt of Denver is
s709.254.2s and the per capita debt of
uenver on the basis of the last Unit.
ed States census estimate of $4,000
population is $3.50, according to a
statement issued by City Auditor
James F. Markey.
A sworn petition calling attention
to the fact that, although Judge Lind
sey has been in Europe for some time
his salary has continued and ask
ing the commissioners to see that it
is stopped in the future was filed
with the city clerk of Denver by
William P. Dan'"ls, who signs him.
self "a citizen aud taxpayer"
Reports indicating substantial prog
ress In the establishment of elevators
warehouses, factories and creameries
and the saving of large sums on the
purchase Of coal. fruit, vegetables
bags, binder twine, grain, flour and
seed were made at the Farmers Edu
oational and Cooperative Union oI
Colorado, which met in Denver.
Reports of huge war order, Oh.
tanned by Denver horse dealers. were
prevalent among the BUYERS at the
stockyarGs. 1t is understood that !,
contract ior $4,000 animals has been
closed by the Denver firm with the
| commission now in Denver represent
ing England and France, and that
the total amount involved in the deal
is $2,700,oOO.
Three persons, who fifty years ag,
were principals in wedding cere
mony in little church in Contra
City, met Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward c. Hughes in Den
yer and celebrated the golden ami
versary of the occasion. They wer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes and the Rev. B
T. Vincent, Methodist Episcopa
minister, who joined them in matri
mony half century ago.
J. F. Vandewark of Fort Collins
was elected president of the Noun
tain States Icemen's Association al
Denver. c. s. Cambrill of Colorado
Springs was chosen vice president
and w. II. Edwards of Greeley, wa.
reelected secretary.
At the fifth annual meeting of the
Colorado division Of tho p;,,o, po,l