The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-06-30
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

aug. National Convention Of Rep
resentativss OF Negro Race At Dsn-
Aug: democratic State Assembly At
Aug. ls-is-Pickls Day and Fair At
Aug. .as-.5-AnnuaI Convention. Grand
Sept. s.sMFrontisr Days. s:,.br.,,oo
at Fort Morgan.
Sept. z7-.s-state Convention B.P. o. z.
Battery c, of Colorado springs re-
ported at Golden Tuesday.
The Christian Endeayor societies Of
Greeley.
From fifty Denver pulpits appeals
to men to enlist in the service of
their country were sounded.
Jay Gould, son of George J. Gould
and director in the Rio Grande South
ern railroad. was q visitor in Denver.
One Of the biggest parades ever
held in Rocky Ford was held when
the citizens turned out in honor OF
the militia. ..H
Roy Martz was arrested by the fed.
eral authorities in Fort Collins on the
charge Of cutting government timber
without permit.
Denver girls. sisters, sweethearts
and friends of the men enlisted for
service are filing applications for
positions as Red Cross nurses.
The sum of s3.OO2.55 was the result
Of the generous response with which
the tag day for the Adult Blind was
greeted by citizens Of Denver.
The body of Martin w. Whatley,
killed by his son, District Attorney
Barney L. Whatley, was buried at the
farm three miles from Breckenridge.
President Wilson nominated the fol
lowing Colorado postmasters: James
E. Gordon. Springfield: Oren F.
Frary. Durango; Amy r. Kruchten.
Flagler.
Denver merchants and business in.
terests have subscribed $67.759.5O
toward the work Of the Denver Tour
list and Publicity Bureau for the cur.
rent year.
State Treasurer Allison Stocker
announced he had made arrangements
for the cashing at par Of all warrants
drawn for maintenance of the Ma.
tional Guard.
The Colorado Springs branch OF
the Red Cross Association, has under
taken a contract for furnish 500 COM
fort bags for the men in the Colorado
National guard.
Word has reached =, Colorado |
Springs Of the suicide at Flagler Of |
James Madole. 81, son Of Samuel Ma
dole, one of the wealthiest residents |
Of eastern Colorado.
The society of Colorado Pioneers
held its twenty-fourth annual picnic |
in Denver and celebrated the fifty
eighth anniversary Of the discovery
of gold in Colorado.
The Christian Endeavor convention,
in session at Greeley. selected Salida
for the next meeting place. At the
election of officers DR.. w. C. Smo-
lenske was elected president
Several hundred Masons, with
their families, celebrated the twenty
second annual meeting of the San
Luis Valley Masonic Association at
Masonic park. near South Park.
The Tomboy Gold Mines Company,
operating near Telluride. crushed
$4,000 tons OF ore in May. from which
| 1t collected $4,000 in bullion and $685.
900 in concentrates. Net profit for
the month was $4,000.
In the capture of Elmer Johnson,
who was arrested in Walsenburg on
charge of stealing an automobile
from George Accord of Pueblo, the
sheriff's office believes that a profess
sional auto thief has been bagged.
Another suit to break the will OF
the late millionaire, Winfield S. STRAIT.
ton, was filed in the United States
court, brought by Mrs. Rose Ellen
Stratton Allen of Kansas City, who
claims to be sister of the late mine
owner.
Colorado troops of the National
Guard are to be rushed to the border
for service as quickly as possible. I'm
der urgent orders issued by the War
Department the Colorado troops are
to be entrained by battalion and
squadron, no unit waiting for others,
just as quickly as that battalion or
egiment or squadron is recruited to
minimum strength.
With the expeditionary force OF
United States marines recently rushed
to Santo Domingo for protection of
the American legation during the cur.
rent revolt against President Jimines
is Denver youth. Kleme Miles,
son Of Mrs. Lima Miles. Letters from
there indicate that he was among the
first American fighting men who
landed on the island after the insur.
rection broke out
That the European war and politi.
cal issues of the coming campaign
are completely overshadowed in the
East by preparations for the Mexican