Denver labor bulletin., 1917-02-17
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.


Meeting of the Denver Ex-Dele,
gates association scheduled for tomor-
row afternoon has been postponed un-
til Sunday, February 25, 2:30 p. m,
in Secretary Birdsall's Office. All for
mer l. T. U. delegates are requested
to be present.
J. w. Hennen, an old time member
of No. 49 died last Friday and the
burial took place Sunday afternoon.
For several years the deceased had
conducted a grocery store on Forty
fourth avenue, but retained active
membership in the union. He leaves
a widow and two sons, one of the lat
ter being employed at the Union
Printing company.
Sid Adair, a well known Denver
printer, is now employed on the Gree
/ ley Tribune-Republican as a machine
| operator.
/ Mrs. Thomas J. Duffy, wife of the
popular Hoeckel chapel printer, has
been ill with infamatory rheumatism
for the past five weeks She is again
able to be out, and Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Duffy have moved to the Glenaire
apartments in Glenarm place.
Harry Calkins of the Express chapel
tried to put one over on his shopmates
and succeeded for several days. After
courtship extending for a period of
years, he was married Thursday, Feb
ruary /, and kept it quiet until this
week. When the news leaked out,
Harry was gracious enough to pass
around box of Dry Climate cigars.
Friends of George Mitchell of the
Post chapel extend sympathy in the
death of his father in this city last
Sunday. Remains were placed in a
vault and will later be inferred at the
old family home in Pittsburg.
Letters have been received in Den
yer from Tim Foley, who went to Ba-
kersfield, Cal, two months ago for his
health, stating that he is much i'm
proved and expects to go to San Fran
cisco shortly.
Fred Zimmerman of the Express
chapel is completely surrounded by
cheer-up atmosphere this week. DR..
Stork left a ga pound boy at his home
last Friday. Blue label cigars were
handed out promiscuously to members
Of the chapel and friends. 1t is the
first arrival in the Zimmerman house
hold, therefore much glorious glee.
After a tempestuous career of over
forty years, the Trinidad Daily Ad-
vertiser suspended publication last
week. Of later years the paper was
controlled by Judge Jesse Northcutt.
Only two printers lost situations.
Harry Steinberg of the Times chap
! el gave Dutch luncheon to a few
of his friends Saturday evening, with
pinochle trimmings.
Ernest L. Wepf, a pioneer mas
ter printer of Denver, who always
conducted a union shop, died Tuesday
night of bright's disease at his resi-
dence, 1861 Steele street. His place
of business was 1853 Champa street.
/ Deceased was a native of Wisconsin
and came to Denver in 1890. One son,
Ethan L. Wepf, is a member of Den
yer Typographical Union.
D. P. Saunders of the Brush Repub-
lican, all dolled up and unchaperoned,
1 dropped into Denver Saturday. In
/ the evening Red joined the local herd
which went to Boulder to participate
in the jollification attending the burn
ing by the Boulder Elks of the mort
gage on their $4,000 home.
After listening to the cooling of a
siren, said siren being 200-pound Doc
| Watson, Phil Horan of the Times has
/ invested in an autoford and is spend
ing his afternoons under direction of
an expert chauffeur. This will deprive
E Sixteenth street of one of its best at
fractions during late shopping hours.
Horace Spanogle of the Express
cast aside his tinlizzie and is now
taking the air in Saxon six. Work
ing next door TO the U. S. mint has its
pleasures and emoluments.
Charles Jones has returned from
Trinidad, where he was called to do
expert work in repairing the three
machines on the Chronicle-News.
/ Ike Higbee of Des Moines, we'll
known in this section, has deposited
his traveller with Secretary Birdsall.
He is on the road in this territory rep
resenting one of the large Eastern
/ packing firms.
| Reports are current that a Demo
cratic evening paper is soon to be
| launched in Fort Collins. When start
ed it will employ union force.
Maurice Williams of No. 70S, Boul-
der, was inspecting the bright lights
on Curtis street this week.
Frank kasch. we'll known Fort Col
/ Inns printer, accompanied Mrs. Kasch
to Denver Saturday. The latter is in
poor health and will take a course of
treatment in local hospital.
Assistant Secretary Frazier of
Pittsburg No. Z, is recent arrival
at the Union Printers Home. He has
many friends and acquaintances in
Colorado who hope for his speedy re
covery.
The intermountain Typographical
Conference will hold its annual meet
ing in Colorado Springs, Sunday, Aug
ust 10, the day before the converting
of the l. T. U. convention. An unus-