The Elbert County tribune., 1916-06-09

Sept. 5-s-Frontier Days celebration
at Fort Morgan
sept 27-29-State Convention b. p. o. E.
at Trinidad
Rocky Ford's new city hall is to be
completed by Aug. 1.
The old Pueblo city hall was struck
by lightning and damaged
The Fort Lupton pickle plant is be-
ing enlarged and improved.
Colorado City is planning for an
old-fashioned Fourth of July celebra-
ton.
State officials. acting with the Den
yer police. captured carload of
whisky.
Cherry growers of Loyeland and
vicinity expect a crop of 10000 crates
this year.
A company has been organized to
operate the Iron King mine, a man
sanese holding, near Moffat
Flag Day will be observed in Fort
Morgan by the local lodge of Elks, in
beautiful service at the lodge hall.
The Supreme Court has decided that
the safety clutch" exempts the pro-
hibition penalty bill from referendum
vote.
Contraband liquors valued at more
than $500 were confiscated in raid
on a cafe at 1416 Larimer street, In
Denver.
strike of gold ore. running $4,000
to $4,000 per ton, is reported at Boul-
der to have been made in the Liv
ingston mine.
Funds amounting to $4,000 will be
expended in needed improvements Of
Arapahoe county roads during the
coming season.
1t is stated that VIM. NJ. Gilmore
was thrown through plate glass win
dow at a Pueblo store by VIM. II. Dill
Ion in row over a hat.
In spite of the greatly increased
cost of decorating materials, Greeley's |
Fourth of July parade will be more
gorgeous than ever this year.
Collections on thirteen estates,
amounting to $5,465.81. were made in
one day last week by Leslie E. Hub
bard, state Inheritance tax appraiser.
Lindquest and Company. leasers of
the upper Dead Pine mine. are blamed
for the death of Charles H. Wilson, a
mine employe, in verdict rendered
at Vi'tor.
Representative Undertakes bill for
an extension of the Rocky Mountain
National park to include six additional
sections passed the National House of
Representatives.
IN, -
st. Paul's," widely known church
worker, friend and comforter of all in
poverty or distress, died at her resi-
sence in Denver.
The Great Western Sugar Company
has increased its common stock divi-
dend from to per cent per ar
mum basis, by declaring quarterly
dividend of tx per cent.
More than 500 delegates were In at
tendance when the twenty-seventh an
nual convention OF the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
opened at the Auditorium in Denver.
Because of the high price of metals
and new discoveries that have been
made. Lake City and Hinsdale county
generally are experiencing a mining
activity greater than anything of the
kind since the early days.
Harold Graham, alias Harry Grant,
alias Frank Gordon. alias Trededy,
was found guilty in the District Court
at Colorado Springs of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Miss
d. Morrell. girl who is employed in
q department store was the prosecuU
ing witness
All steam and electric railroad COM
papies operating in Colorado must
begin Immediately the construction
and maintenance of safe, smooth.
crossings at grade with all public
highways, such crossings TO be in con-
formity with uniform plans provided
in orders issued by the State Public
Utilities Commission.
The Ashbaugh and Lewis claim, in
the Apex portion of Boulder county
which is being developed for tung
stem values, has been opened up to
such an extent that the crevice shows
from eight to ten feet in width, and
is one of the best showings for that
metal in any of the new discoveries
made in the new tungsten district.
The fortieth anniversary of the
founding OF the Society of Colorado
Pioneers and its auxiliary. the
Pioneer Ladies' Aid Society, is to be
celebrated by basket picnic" in
Denver Saturday afternoon and even
ing, June "a. An elaborate program
will be given.