The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-02

Hoss sold on the Denver market at
1920 per cwt.
Aiming activities in the Silverton
oistrict are increasing every day
battery C. Colorado field artillery,
was disbanded at Ell Paso, Tex.
Feb. &c.
improvements costing 100000 will
be made at the Loveland sugar fac.
tory before next seasons run.
The city of Trinidad has received
an aerial truck for use OF its fire de-
partment. purchased at a cost OF
$4,000.
The city OF Loveland will hold a
bond election April to decide upon
the issuing of bonds for the erection
OF new electric light plant.
Marjorie Terwilliger, II, of Denver
made an unsuccessful attempt at sui
eide. taking fifteen grains of bichlo-
; ride of mercury. She will recover
The campaign for a fund of 100000
with which to build the new Beth ha
Medrosh Hagodol synagogue in Den
yer was started by orthodox Jews OF
Denver
The Welsh Cymrodorion Society of
Denver will give its annual concert in
observance of St Davids day at Ell
Jebel Temple in Denver, Saturday,
March g.
G6ttlieb Kuenster, 81, is in criti-
cal condition at the Denver county
hospital, the result of an injury to his
head, received when he was knocked
down by a tramway car.
Three members will be elected to
the Denver School Board in May, in.
stead of one, as the result of the pass.
age in the Senate of bill increasing
the members from five to seven.
The State Land Board has arranged
for the sale of. $4,000 acres of desir.
able tracts, some of which contain i'm
provements, at the next monthly sale j
to be held at the capitol March 7.
Even though the law which provides
for farm loansNis declared unconstitu.
tional by the Supreme Court, new
law will probably be passed by the
Legislature to comply with the ruling
of the Supreme Court.
= Negotiations were opened at Fort
Collins by New York city officials,
now working to alleviate the food
shortage there, with Colorado potato
growers with view of furnishing the
metropolis with part of the state out
put.
Not the least of the many surprises
planned for the Homecoming of Colo
RADIOS soldier boys was the recogni-
ton given the officers and men by the
state. Each is to be presented with
service badge for Mexican border
duty.
Hobnailed shoes, worn by James L.
Anthony, an employee of the steel mill,
are blamed for his death at Pueblo,
when he was killed by a current of
1900 volts of electricity which passed
through his body. Anthony was killed
instantly.
: Patrolmen John l.. Dowd, Carl Will
s-son and Clyde o. Lanam were formal
ly charged by Chief of Police Hamil-
ton Armstrong of Denver with accept
ing monthly bribes from bootlegger
for giving him the privilege of selling
whisky unmolested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Revere Tanning,
DtHNei SOCitly ptODlt anu
well known in musical and social cir
cles, whose marriage Sept. was an
event of the autumn season, were
killed in the Pennsylvania railroad
wreck in Mount Union, Pa.
The first step in what is said may
be a general shakeup of the police de-
partment at Pueblo, following CON-
plants of citizens on the frequency of
crimes, was taken when the City Coun-
Gil suspended Capt. Jack Sinclair, in
charge of the night shift of police.
New indictments and warrants will
be issued against members of the so
called 'revel ring" as the result of
signed confession made in Denver by
Dorothy LeClair, II, who admits she
participated in the numerous esca-
pades upon which informations we're
directed to Philip Frederick, Allen
Barth, John Joslin and Elmec viii.
fley by the district attorneys of Den.
yer and Arapahoe counties.
Georgetown and upper Clear Creek
can boast of very decided improve
ment in mining during the latter part
of 1916 and during the new year. A
few years ago Georgetown was looked
upon as a high-grade silver district
win small per cent of lead. Now
Georgetown can boast of producing
the highest and richest gold ores in
the state to which must be added
very material product in zinc and cop
per.
Ihe five-story frame dwelling at 416
East FIRST street. Pueblo, erected fifty
years ago and long known as the
Smeiter hotel, was recently sold by
the owners=the Amaricar e,..a1..a .