Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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COMING EvENTa.

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COMING EvENTs.
Jan. 1s-26-Live stock show at Denver
The Sand Creek roadhouse near
Denver was destroyed by fire.
The Christmas dollar membership
campaign committee of the Red Cross
started the drive for eight days. until
Dec. &c.
Garfield county hopes to have the
new highway through the Glenwood
canon on the Grand river completed
by Jan. 1.
practical experience the city of Dem
YER, has established a bakery in the
county jail.
The State Pardon Board gave five
life" prisoners combinations, con-
tinued two cases and denied clemency
to six others.
DR.. G. H. Waxham of Sugar City
has received notification from Wash
ington that he has been accepted as
an army surgeon. ......
The navy recruiting station Satur-
day accepted 1875 applicants, establish.
ing the greatest number in the history
Of the Denver office.
Thomas Williams, 70 years old, a
pioneer freighter of Colorado and for
forty nine years, resident of the
state, died at his home in Denver.
The University of Colorado has in
formed Governor Gunter that $50 stu
dents, alumni and faculty members,
and navy.
More than 600 of the 800 food re-
tailers in Denver have established
one-delivery-a-day system and discon-
tinued the solicitation of orders by
calling at homes.
Thirty-two county councils of de-
tense in Colorado have been complete
ly reorganized under the new plan of
work, thirteen are in process of reor-
ganization and sixteen other counties
have organizations that can carry on
any war labors asked of them.
According to District Attorney Will
liam E. Foley, a chemical analysis
thadC ny LII. "a. II. beuuelt VI Tie COI'
tents Of sugar bowl and tea de-
canter found in the home of Joseph
H. Jacobs of Denver, showed the pres
ence of five grains of light, opaque
substance which DR.. Bennett stated
was cyanide Of potassium, one of the
deadliest poisons known.
Premier Crawford Vaughn, of New
Wo1ac 1f 10,
est labor leaders and whip of the Ma.
tionalist party there, will speak in
Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Springs
under the auspices of the State Coun.
Gil of Defense. His effort is to make
the war more Ineligible to labor and
to make capital realize its responsible.
ity to the allied cause.
George G. Hagarty, a Denver man,
has received a telegram from his
brother, Harry H. Hagarty, cashier
of the custom house at Halifax, which
says: "All we'll, but house badly
smashed" AS the house mentioned is
known to have been located in a part
of the city three miles from the ex.
plosion, an idea can be gained from
this message of it's force
Mrs. r. D. A. Cockerell, wife OF
Prof. Cockerell of the University OF
Colorado, and herself a scientist OF
note, has. succeeded in growing and
preparing the Jerusalem artichoke,
which, it is claimed, will speedily be.
come favorite Colorado dish. Prof.
Cockerel evolved the Colorado Red
sunflower, which has been grown all
over the United States in the last
few years.
A pardon was granted by Governor
Gunter to Lynn Marvel, q young man
serving a sentence of one year in the
Larimer county jail on a charge OF
involuntary manslaughter, having
been convicted OF running down, last
August while, 1t was alleged, Joy rid.
ing In the town of Loveland, and kill.
ing w. H. Parsons, cashier of the
First National Bank Of Wellington. He
will enlist in the army
At the same time Friday afternoon
the Denver police received emer.
gency calls from two downtown no,
tells when A. Helper, 43. Of Berthoud,
is said to have attempted self-destruc.
tion by taking chloroform and Mrs
Fanny Tee, so, Of Manitou, drank
half pint Of wood alcohol with al
legged suicidal intent Georgia Starch
er. %, also drank carbolic acid. All
will recover.
The State Council Of Defense has
been notified by the Navy Depart.
ment that citizens who donate SPY.
glasses and binoculars for use Of the
navy will have them returned at the
end OF the war to be kept As souven
irs. provided their condition allows re-
turn.
Aroused by several recent cases in