The state herald., 1917-01-19

Association and Banquet to Nsmksrs
OF Colorado Asssmbly at Denver.
Jan: is-a1-Annual Food Show at Dsa-
Jan. 3o-27-AnnuaI western Stock
Show At Denver.
FEB; a-t-I. n. e. 4. Annual csnvsn-
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 G. 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 to the warning nations sent
out consignment of 1000 bandages
to France.
Former Gov. George A. Carlson has
Officially closed contract with an
Eastern lyceum bureau for a lecture
tour beginning next June, 1t was an.
nounced in Denver.
As result of an alteration over n
trivial matter, Lee Stear, 32. 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 s2.042.7G5.sl was used to i'm
prove state highways.
Nearly 200 farmers and sugar beet
men attended a banquet given In Den.
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
/ ri nj ~ h. rnI1 AZ,
State Grange to be held at Fraternal
Union hall in Denver. Jan. lG. II and
i4
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 month, and
at u gross yield for the period OF s2..
$4,000. Delivery will be made at Gal
weston.
| The appointment OF Herbert y.
Swceney 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 auuitOTs OIIicc.
II is stated that the Imperial OIL
Company. Ltd. Canadian branch Of
tho Standard OIL Company, has OBJ
tanned control OF the Midwest Refin-
ing Company. which II will operate AS
a subsidiary. with Denver as its head
quarters. and without essential change
In It's officers.
Immediately after the services nj
the Elks' home In Denver Col Cody's
body was escorted by the Elks to the
Olinger mortuary. where II will lie
In q vault until Decoration day. Al
that time II Is believed that the site
for the grave will have been selected
and the sepulchre completed. and the
final rites viii be said on Lookout
mountain.
Ell Mace. "a. and Marion Cooley. 10.
and confessod. according to detectives
TO the robbery on Dec. IS Of the
stockmen'S National bank at Brush.
are In jail at Fort Morgan awaiting
trial They werr taken there from the
home Of Macs's sister, Mrs. Hugh
Gavin OF Kansas City. where both
were staying. AZ the time Of their Or.
rest they had about $1,000 Of the g..
22o.17 stolen. according to Detectives
working on tho case.
Gold and silver productios In tho
United States In 1915 fell below that
Of tho year before BY s.7iS.3o0 OF gold
and ,.o77.s7s ounces OF silver The
director Of tho mint announced that
the total gold production for the last
year WAS Ss2.3iG.t00. and tho silver
production 73.ss3.s0o ounces. Call.
fornla led the Union In the produc.
tion Of gold with i.oC9.5sG ounces.
valued Mt S23.1l0.30o: Colorado vas
second. with si9.bG5 ounces. worth
ti9.0o9. 100. and Alaska third with 7ss..
12i ounces. worth S1G.2t2,3o0.
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