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Jan. 2o-27-Annual western Stock
Show at Denver.
Feb. 2-4-Y. NJ c. Il. Annual conven-
tion at Colorado Springs
There were many exhibits at the
Trinidad poultry show.
Members OF the Legislature at
tended the Elks boxing smoker" in
Denver. The boxing bouts were all
fast.
Senator Shafroth has nominated
Kenneth C. Caldwell OF Grand juno.
ton for the Annapolis naval academy.
and Robert E. Milligan OF Denver, as
alternate.
The Denver Women's committee, or.
ganized TO make and send surgical
dressings 10 the warning nations sent
out consignment OF 1000 bandages
to France.
Former Gov. George A. Carlson has
officially closed a contract with an
Eastern lyceum bureau for a lecture
tour beginning next June, 1t was an
nounced in Denver.
As a result OF an alteration over a
trivial matter, Lee Stear. 80, was shot
through the head and instantly killed
on the ranch OF j. l.. Savage, thirty
miles west Of Pueblo.
Henry l.. Reno, formerly a soldier
In the United States army, has been
engaged by the Denver school board
to aid in the preliminary organization
of the Denver high school cadets.
Rico reports that ore Is now coming
down steadily from the Log Cabin
mine, operated by the new Marmatite
Mining Company. The aerial tram.
way recently repaired. is working sat.
isfactorily.
Colorado expended $4.075, 500 on her
roads during the period Of 1915 and
1916, according to T. ]. Ehrhart, state
highway commissioner. Half of this
sum. or 32.042.765.sl was used to i'm.
prove state highways
Nearly 200 farmers and sugar beet
men attended banquet given In Dch.
yer by the Denver Tramway Company.
in conjunction with the Great Western
Sugar Company. to prospective sugar
beet raisers Of Jefferson county.
Important questions embracing a
wide scope Of activity were presented
for consideration before the forty
third annual session OF the Colorado
State Grange to be held at Fraternal
Union hall In Denver, Jan. 16. II and
IS.
Two Colorado coal companies will
furnish fuel to operate the state rail.
ways of Italy for the next three years
at a rate OF 10000 tons a month, and
at gross yield for the period of s2.-
$4,000. Delivery will be made at Gal.
| weston.
The appointment OF Herbert p.
I
Sweeney as deputy registrar of vital
statistics and chief clerk in the state
health department, was announced
He succeeds Willard Peck, who has
been appointed public examiner in the
state auditors office.
II is stated that the Imperial Oil
Company. Ltd. Canadian branch OF
the Standard OIL Company, has OBJ.
tanned control OF the Midwest Refin.
ing Company, which il will operate as
a subsidiary, with Denver as its head
quarters, and without essential change
in It's officers.
Immediately after the services at
the Elks' home in Denver, Col. Cody's
body was escorted by the Elks to the
Olinger mortuary, where II will lie
in sault until Decoration day. At
that time 1t Is believed that the site
for the grave Will have been selected
and the sepulchre completed, and the
final rites will be said on Lookout
mountain.
Ell Mace, 27. and Marion Cooley, 10,
who were arrested in Kansas City
and confessed, according TO detectives,
to the robbery on Dec. is OF the
Stockmen's National bark at Brush,
are In Jail at Fort Morgan awaiting
trial They were taken there from the
home OF Mace's sister, Mrs. Hugh
Gavin of Kansas City, where both
were staying At the time of their ar.
rest they had about $4,000 OF the s4,.
22o.l7 stolen, according to detectives
working on the case.
Gold and silver production in the
United States in 1916 fell below that
of the year before by S,7l9,30O of gold
and 2077,275 ounces of silver. The
director OF the mint announced that
the total gold production for the last
year was s92.S16,4OO, and the silver
production 72.sSS.s00 ounces Call.
fornia led the Union in the produo
tion of gold with 1.06s.5S6 ounces,
valued at s22.l10,3Oo; Colorado was
second, with 9l9.565 ounces, worth
$4,000. 100. and Alaska third with 1885,.
721 ounces. worth $16,242,S0Os
James w. Bruce. who sued Nora
Staley for damages for injuries be SUI.
iered on Aug. 2, 1915, when he was