The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-14
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS
July 1s-Rspublican state Convention
at Colorado Springs
July 52-Dsmocratic state Assembly In
Aug. aa-,4-colorado state Firem.n's
Convention at Georgetown.
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The Denver City Council passed
"the work or fight ordinance.
The northwest quarter of section 8.
unimproved land, near Otis. was sold
for sos per acre.
w p. Machlin has purchased the h.
A. Clark ranch. midway between Mesa
and Molina. at a cost OF $ls.S0o.
The Roy ranch, three miles south
east OF Evergreen, embracing full
section OF land, was sold for $25,ooo
The annual convention OF the
Junior Order, United American Me
chanics, will be held at Pueblo next
year.
The State Fair Commission Will
stage An aeroplane exhibition at the
1918 State Fair Sept % to 20 at Pu-
eblo.
The new school building in Otero
county. District No. 6 near Fowler,
has been completed and formally
opened.
LIB Ranch No. l, National Order
OF Cowboy Rangers, netted a neat
sum for the Red Cross at their dance
in Denver
w. d. Wright Jr. was elected presi-
dent OF the Rotary Club at the annual
stag dinner held at the Denver Ath'
letic Club.
Elaborate plans for the celebration
OF Colorado day on Aug. l are already
under preparation by the Colorado Pa
triotic League.
The Democratic state central com
mittse has fixed the date for the State
Assembly at Denver on July %. There
will be 1872 delegates.
Albert w. McIntire. former gov
ernor of Colorado, is patient in
Steele hospital. Denver. He is suffer
ing from a severe attack Of erysipelas.
John 8. Stidger. SO. twelve years
special agent in the United States
Land Department, died at the home
OF his son, George Stidger. in Denver.
The State Highway Commission has
appropriated $G3,25 for the mainten-
ance and improvement of the Rabbit
Ear Pass road during the coming sea
son.
The government forestry service
has ten foresters at work on Q survey
IiIv Delosas sartinn to obtain In en-.
innate of the amount Of available tim
Der.
The long-delayed casing for the Red
Rock OIL Company's well at Aver,
south OF La Junta. has arrived and
drilling operations are again In pro
gress.
Mrs. Priscilla E. Boise hanged her.
self In a barn in the rear of her home
at Pueblo She was rs years old and
had been a resident Of Pueblo for thir
ty years.
o. d. Woodward was ousted as pres
ident of the National Film Corpora
ton Of Englewood. Irregularities and
mismanagemeDt are charged by the
board OF directors.
Sam Levine, a Denver newsboy, ia
the father OF a prodigy, a three-pound
baby boy, perfectly formed. living,
healthy and happy as far as can be
determined from the smile with which
he has greeted the world.
A verdict recommending that VIII
liam Truman be held for murder was
returned at the inquest over the body
OF Fred l.. Porter, killed at 25 South
Logan street. Denver. when a truck
driven by Truman passed over his
body.
Maj. John A. Martin announced his
candidacy at Pueblo for the Demo
cratic nomination for United States
representative from the Third con
gressional district He will oppose
Congressman Edward Keating.
Between June 2l and June 20 a big
campaign will be conducted In Denver
to add to the funds for war savings
stamps In order that Denver may full
fill its promise to purchase within a
year $500, 900 worth Of the securities
As result Of the refusal of the gov.
ernor OF Nevada to honor requisition
papers from Colorado for the arrest of
Mrs. Miriam NJ. Pickrell, whose kid
naping Of her son, Gordon Craig,
caused a sensation In Denver, the boy
returned to Denver accompanied only
by his father. Roy H. Craig, and Depu-
ty Sheriff J. w. Robinson.
Mrs. G. H. Farrell of, Muskogee
Okla. and Cecil Elliott, aged 10 years,
Of Pueblo were instantly killed at Pu-
eblo when Santa Fe passenger train
struck the automobile in which they
were riding. Mr.. Farrell was fatally
injured. as was also Mrs. Henry G.
Elliott. The Farrells are rich oil folk