The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-09

Det"eeu 4UU ana oUO WelSnman Will
celebrate st. Davids day at Pueblo.
March 3.
About 100000 was paid to Pueblo
steel workers for services for the last
half of January.
Fred Hallet. Pueblo steelworker.
who attempted suicide Jan. % by
shooting himself, is recovering
The Red Cross membership contest
closed in Denver with 1854 members
Notwithstanding 1912 new members.
fund of $4,000 is being raised at
Montrose to rebuild the Congrega-
honal church recently destroyed by
fire.
A ban has been placed on potatoes
and cabbage by the Housewives
League in Denver, as a means of re-
ducing the sky prices.
Auto thieves kept the Denver police
department busy last month. stealing
an average of about two cars day
Tor the entire thirty days.
William Smith, negro. was held by
a coroner's Jury at Pueblo for the
death of William Burke, colored who
was shot in revolver duel.
William McGrath and his wife, Mrs.
Goldie McGrath, victims in the double
tragedy in Denver, were buried side
by side in Fairmount cemetery.
The Senate of the Colorado Assem-
bly, passed a resolution endorsing
President Wilson's action in severing
nj tn
test case to determine the consti-
tutionality of the farm loan act
adopted by the voters Al the election
last November will be filed in Den
YER
Clara Palmer has brought two
suits in the Pueblo District Court for
he recovery of $1,000 and interest,
the defendants in both cases being
lire insurance companies.
One hundred miners of the Huerfano
Coal Company in the Ludlow district
went on strike because the company
refused to grant an increase of wages
demanded two weeks ago.
DR.. Kurt Ziegler, imperial German
consul in Denver, received orders
from Ambassador Count Won Bern
storff TO be prepared for immediate
departure. DIR. Ziegler Immediately
made preparations to close his office.
score of prominent Denver physl-
clans are expecting to be notified to
prepare for summons in the service OF
the United tSates army. They belong
the United States army. They belong
serve corps.
Testimony introduced in the hearing
before the Interstate Commerce Com.
discrimination against Denver began
practically when the first railroad line
entered the city.
In the presence of highest digni.
taries of the Episcopal church. the
Rev. Frank Hale Touret, rector of
Grace church of Colorado Springs,
was consecrated bishop of the West
ern Colorado diocese.
In common with every other state
In the Union, Colorado has on file in
Washington complete list of the in.
dustries in the state with facts, fig.
ures and statistics as to their use OF
availability in the event of war.
While feeding large. steer on the
Mccall ranch near Arvada, f. j. Reid,
of Denver, was knocked down and
gored by the enraged animal, and as a
result is at Mercy hospital in a criti
cal condition. Reid's chest is badly
crushed
The late Bon l. Look left an estate
worth approximately S65,000, accord.
Ing to preliminary estimates contained
in petition filed with his will in the
County Court in Denver The tesla,
tors two children will receive the en-.
tire estate.
Pensions have been granted by the
National Congress to the following
Coloradoans: Sada Gleason, $40;
John C. Mayer. $50; William f.
Wahl, $50; Harvey Sallade, $36, all OF
Denver. and John S. Carlton, Colora-
do City. s36. and William ]. Love,
Rocky Ford, $50.
The receipts of the Denver postof.
flee for December showed an increase
of twenty-five per cent, over the cor.
responding month of last year. This
is the second largest increase in the
history of the office. Last October
there was a gain of thirty-two per cent
over October, 1915.
A patriotic demonstration in which
more than 1000 school children, fra.
ternities, teachers and members of pa
triotic organizations will unite, is be.
ing prepared under the auspices of the
Washington-Lincoln Memorial Associ
alton. 1t will be held Feb. 12 in the
municipal auditorium in Denver.
The National League of Women's
service. organized by Mrs. j. B. Grant
of Denver, and designed to organize