Cheyenne record., 1917-01-04
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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DATES FoR COMING EVENTS.
Jan: S-11--Ninth Annual Poultry Show
Jan: lI-1s-Poultry Show at Canon
Jan; 2o-Athletic Club boxing contests
Jan; 2o-.7-Annual western Stock
Feb; a-4-g. N. {: a. Annual conven-
The Federal Census Bureau esti-
mate Colorado's population at 962,-
O6O.
Crawford Hill, Denver capitalist.
was successfully operated upon for an
abscess of the spleen.
Frank Remont Robertson, traveller
and lecturer, died in st. Luke's hospi-
tai in Denver from appendicitis.
three-story warehouse at 1547
Market street, Denver, was destroyed
by fire. the loss amounting to around
$4,000.
| An organization to be known as the
Colorado State Firemen's Association
was launched at meeting in Colorado
Springs.
William J. Barker, president of the
Denver Motor Club, was unanimously
reelected head Of that body by the
board of governors.
| Wilbur McCue, II years old, Colo
rado pioneer and veteran of the Civil
war, died of complication of ailments
at his home in Denver.
The Holly Sugar Company is to
construct new factory to cost 81 ,50O..
900 at Delta. and to purchase another
factory at Grand Junction.
Plans are forming which may result
In race Of railroad managers to ex-
tend lines to the boundaries of the
Rocky Mountain National park.
James p Foley. 50, veteran Colo
rado mining man and Democratic
leader, and father Of William e. Foley,
district attorney-elect, died in Denver
The Denver City Council formally
ratified the acceptance by the munich
pality of the $4,000 branch libraries,
the gift of Andrew Carnegie to Den.
yer.
A jury in the West Side Court in
| Denver brought in a verdict of guilty
against Mrs. Maud Latenser, charged
with violation Of the state prohibition
| law.
| William L. Cooper, mining engineer
and for many years associated with H.
A. w. Tabor in the management of
the latter's mines in Leadville, Ari-
zona and Mexico, died at his home in
| Los Angeles.
Dennis Satterfield 10 years old. hus-
band of Addie Satterfield, 18, who was
found dead, was routed out Of bed in
| Longmont to be placed under arrest on
suspicion Of having caused the death
of his girl-wife.
duced railroad rates in connection
with inaugural week, the fourth annu-
al meeting of the Colorado Metal Min
ing Association has been postponed
until Jan. 9 to II.
The state inaugural reception and
ball to be rendered Governor Gunter
and other state officers at the Audi
torium, Jan. 9, is to be one q the most
elaborate and spectacular in the his
tory of Colorado.
One of the most substantial Christ
mas gifts of the year was received by
the 200 or more employees of the Du-
pont powder plant near Littleton, the
gift being in the nature of 20 per cent
advance in wages
At Greeley, r. w. Short suffered
burns and narrowly escaped being hit
by flying pieces OF steel when his
kitchen range exploded as he was
lighting the fire. The explosion was
due to frozen pipes.
It has remained for the Cresson
mine at Cripple Creek to produce gold
| ore specimens which rival the famous
| ridge district, to be seen at the mu-
scum in Denver City Park.
Range problems, national forest
grazing. betterment of Colorado cattle
and other problems of interest to the
| states stockmen. were discussed at
the annual meeting of the Delta Live
| Stock Association in Delta.
The annual convention of the State
Federation of the Colorado German
American National Alliance will be
held Jan. Z in Denver The number OF
members which will be represented by
delegates ia about $4,000.
James Weir, the 4-year-old son of J
]. Weir of Sterling. and grandson OF
Joseph Weir of Denver, died of injur-
les sustained when a kitchen range ex-
/ ploded in the home of County Attor-
ney w. l.. Turman at Sterling.
From Ouray comes a report that at
| approximately $500 feet from its por-
| tai the Camp Bird exploration tunnel