The state herald., 1917-04-06

June 21-22-Christian Endeavor Con-
vention at Salida.
Aug. l-National Convention OF Afri-
can Race at Denver.
Sept; 17-22-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
A modern flour mill is to be built at
Rocky Ford.
A Farm Loan Association has been
formed at Greeley.
James Tattersell, one OF the pioneer
jewellers of Leadville. died In Denver.
The carpenters unions won . vic
tory In their fight for increased
wages.
Plans and specifications for the new
Masonic Temple at Las Animas have
been received.
Grand Junction doctors will offer
their services to the government in
case Of war.
Sale of firearms In Pueblo. except
to persons with written order from au.
thorities, prohibited.
By q vote Of 1874 to 1876. Grand juno.
ton voted bonds for $4,000 to erect
high school building.
Charles Heaton. 76. a Union Colony
pioneer. who located in Greeley In
1870, died Of heart trouble.
A Denver company OF fifty men.
veterans of the Spanish war. has been
organized and Is being drilled for &C
tual service.
A cavalry regiment Of 1000 cowboys
has been organized in Denver with
DR.. Z. e. Richardson. Spanish war
veteran. captain Of Troop b.
Thirty-one members OF the class Of
1917 were graduated from the School
Of Agriculture at the State Agricul-
tural College at Fort Collins.
The mines of the Cripple Creek dis
trict for the month Of March produced
67.467 tons. with q gross bullion value
OF $l,044.052. The average value per
ton Of all ores treated was $15.49.
william Harr. Oldest engineer on the
Santa Fe railroad and well known in
Denver. died in Los Angeles. Cal. He
was 10 years old. 1t IL said he pulled
the first Santa Fe railroad train into
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Pueblo.
With Congress convened to decide
the most critical question that has
ever confronted the United States, ad-
ded interest and renewed efforts In
Red Cross work are being taken In
Denver.
Facing possible charges a. an al
legged violator Of the- Mann act and
named - the defendant In Q heart
balm suit for $4,000. ID the predica.
ment Of Claude p. Stephens Of Colo
rado Springs.
The long-expectsd SIS mark was
reached on the Denver hog market
March 20. when two carloads Of choice
hogs sold at this price. which Is the
highest ever paid for tat hogs in the
Denver yards.
The gift by Werner z. Reed to the
immaculate Conception Cathedral par
ish OF the large residence at 1901
Pennsylvania street. Denver. valued at
$4,000. was announced by Father
Hugh L. McMenamin.
Work Is to begin In April by the
United States forestry officials In
planting pine trees on the slopes of
Pixies Peak near Cascade. and It is
planned to put in more than 100000
seedlings during the spring months.
From Boulder II Is learned that one
carload Of ore shipped recently from
tho Tnat rhapca vaip ~ tho N.rcv
mine at Wallstreet brought returns of
about SIS per ton. carrying slightly
less than four ounces gold values.
About $50 county superintendents OF
schools and conductors OF state instI.
tutions are expected to attend the con.
ference in Denver April 4, 6. G and 4.
with Mrs. Mary C. G. Bradford. state
superintendent Of public instruction,
presiding.
Statement by the district attorney at
Trinidad that there was not enough
evidence available by the state to jus.
tify q prosecution resulted In a nolle
being entered In the case Of Vincenzo
NUNS, charged with inflicting the In.
Jury that caused the death OF Jose 30.
nitas on Feb. cath.
Lessees operating on certain blocks
Mt the Dinero have recently opened
n vein containing some OF the richest
silver ore that has been found In the
property for several months. Assays
show the ore to carry as high as 53l
ounces to the ton. while the lowest
content is thirty.fivc ounces.
As the women OF Colorado have
equal rights with tho mon. they be.
lieve they should boar nm equal share
Of tho financial burden In event OF
war. In accordance with this belief.
. move has boon started TO have won.
on ms well ms men made liable TO the
payment OF tho 81 military poll tax.
Building records wcro smashed In
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