The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31


vention ut Salida.
Aug. National Convention of Afri-
can Race at Denver.
sept. 11-22-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
eblo.
The indications are that there will
be number of oil companies operat-
ing in Pueblo county soon.
Peter T. Dotson was elected presi.
dent of the Southern Colorado Pho
neers" Association at Pueblo.
Brig. Gen. Frank d. Baldwin, U.
S. A., retired, will succeed Harry P.
Gamble as adjutant general of Colo
rado.
Cavalry troops A. B and c, the field
hospital and signal corps, all of the
Colorado National Guard. are to be
retained in federal service.
The Denver Police Department was
notified to be on the lookout for six
boys who had escaped from the State
Industrial School at Golden
Virtually all the colleges and tech.
nical schools of Colorado are mobiliz-
ing their men and resources in prepa-
ration for the possible outbreak of ac-
tive warfare.
The industrial commission received
notice that the strike of coal miners
in the Rugby field near Trinidad has
been settled and the men have re-
turned to work.
Denvers Auditorium was filled to
capacity, when music lovers gathered
10 listen to the farewell program by
Frederick Neil Innes as director of the
municipal band.
DR.. A. ]. Argall, youngest son of
Philip Argall of Denver, has received
an appointment as assistant surgeon
U. S. N. reserve forces, and leaves to
take up active service at Norfolk, Va.
The burial of Mrs. William A. Mel
son and her three children, whom she
killed before taking her own life at
her home, two and one-half miles east
of Boulder, was in one grave.
A movement to enroll college stu
dents of Colorado in the naval re-
serve corps for coast defense duty
was started by Lieut.. w. P. Brown,
in charge of the Denver navy recruit
ing office.
Pueblo bank clearings for March
are averaging even higher than the
record breaking increase of February.
The increase for the month of Feb
ruary, 1917, over the corresponding
month one year ago was $500, 1884.
Lieut.. w. P. Brown, in charge OF
the Denver recruiting station, received
official advices from the Navy Depart
ment directing that no efforts be
spared to recruit its force to the full
quota of enlisted men.
Acting over the protests of Stephen
Knight and Chester S. Morey, the
Hilliard-Jones-Guye faction of the
Denver school board ousted Carlos NJ.
Cole as superintendent of public
schools and named Harry V. Kepner
A letter dated Feb 20 and stating
that he was safe in Barcelona, Spain,
awaiting passage to the United
States, was received in Denver by
Mrs. Cornelius Ferris from her hus-
band, former American consul at
Mannheim, Germany
John j. Cannon, sergeant in charge
of the Pueblo United States Army re-
cruiting station, has been advanced to
the rank of captain, the change to be
made automatically in case the Unit
ed States engages in war or national
emergency exists.
According to a report issued by
State Bank Commissioner Grant Nc
Ferson, the resources of 227 banks in
Colorado increased to the extent of
$3,194,111.77 in the period from Dec,
27, 1916, to March 5. McFerson said
that if the increase in reserve con-
tinues at its present rate the total in
crease at the end of the year will be
$10,O00,000.
The Rico district claims record ore
shipments for the month of February,
and chamber of commerce has been
organized, with Mayor Meredith as
president. Seventy-two cars of smelt-
ing grade ore were sent out, meaning
800 tons of ore. Lead-zinc and lead
silver ores account for forty eight of
the carloads, the other cars being
copper and iro~ sulphides.
A. H. Roller of Idaho Springs and
C. o. Withrow of Creede have taken
l lease on the Shafter-Refugee prop
erty located in Hukill gulch, and be-
gan work there through the Big Five
tunnel. The Shafter mine has been
noted as one of the best gold d-produc-
ing properties in Clear Creek coun
ty. 1t was the only mine in the dis
trict that kept working with a full
force during the panic of 1893 when
the bottom fell out of the silver mar
ket.
Three rustic gateways will mark as
many entrances to the Denver Noun |
tain Park system Two of them will
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