The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-05-03
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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with a statutory offsnse against the
i7-year-old sister of his wife. has been
| found guilty. and faces a penitentiary
sentence. Benton eloped with Ora
Peterson from q small town near Colo
RADIO Springs. They came to Denver
and were married. They were arrest
ed q few days later on . charge of
passing worthless checks. While in
/ the matrons quarters at the city jail
/ Mrs. Peterson attempted suicide. Her
young sister. hearing Of her plight.
sold her saddle pony and brought the
proceeds OF the sale to Denver in or
der to help Mrs. Peterson. in the
meantime, had been taken to the
county hospital 1t was while she was
recovering that Benton Is said to have
committed his offense.
/ Louis Seeley, who was arrested in
/ Denver by Patrolman Gently. in the
presence OF Chief OF police Armstrong,
r. L, Euler OF Boulder. sheriff; W. w.
| Stretcher, undersheriff OF Boulder;
/ George Pomeroy, deputy district at
torney Of Boulder county, and United
I oldleS TOs tdl lISPVNtci ~ L.
made a confession in which he says
he killed Fred E. Bill. postmaster at
| Crescent the night Of Feb. 16.
Something new In the way of an at
/ tempted jailbreak was discovered at
| Pueblo when Undersheriff Samuel
Thomas found, on one Of the prisoners,
/ a written agreement, signed by the
twenty inmates. promising to stand
| together and escape. whatever may be
| the cost" A search OF the cells re-
suited in the finding of two saws and
seven hack saws which were to have
been used in the break.
| Several promotions. with CORE
spending increases in salary, were an
nounced by State Auditor Charles H.
Lsckenby. following the departure Of
Willard D. Peck. chief public sx-
aminer, who has enlisted in the
United States army. Those advanced
were James Kirwan, Roy Parr and
Herbert B. Gee. Auditor Leckenby
also appointed Mrs. Peck . member
of his force Of examiners.
| Publishers Of Republican newspa-
psrs Of Colorado. meeting at Denver,
passed resolutions pledging hearty
support of the government in the
prosecution of the war and calling for
the most liberal treatment Of the
Western lands and resources A. nsces-
sary in meeting the economic prob
lens that win be presented to the
| country after the war Is won.
At q meeting OF tungsten producers
at Boulder. preparations we're made
for q commission to go to Washington
soon to appear before the commission
to be created by the minerals control
bill for the fixing of prices ON minor
metals.
Majority of the country schools of
Colorado and those Of many OF the
larger towns closed during the past
week for the season. Literary and
patriotic exercises marked the last
days In many OF the schools.
Not satisfied with going over the
top" In the third Liberty Loan cam
paign Romeo, with 200 inha bitants, de
cided to hold Red Cross day, when
al duCllOu was utlu anu $SUU "0o
raised for the Red Cross.
A jury in the District Court at Boul
der awarded Mrs. Elsie Oldfather a
judgment of $4,000 against W. w. Lin
niger Of Denver. damages because Of
the death OF her father in an auto &C
cident in Boulder canon.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Colorado Woman's Council of De-
fense was postponed in order to pre-
pare for the state conference of war
workers, which will be held in Den
yer May and 3.
Major w. J. Cameron. sent by Col.
r. C. Marshall, Jr.. chief of the
Quartermaster's building staff at
Washington. arrived In Denver to be-
gin the construction Of the $1.700.O00
recuperation camp.
The petition OF Charles Songer. SEN
fenced In 1914 to from 80 to 100 years
in the penitentiary. for a writ of
habeas corpus was denied in the West
Side Court of Denver by Judge Jcha
l. Mullins.
r. E. SPECIAL. 30 years old. travelling
salesman for a shoe company of ST
Louis, killed himself on the levee of
the Arkansas river, In view Of num-
Der who were crossing the bridge at
| Pueblo.
Fred E. Britt Of Pueblo. for the past
several years clerk to the board of
| county commissioners, was appointed
sheriff of Pueblo county tn fiji the VA
cancy occasioned by the death of John
NJ. Mckee.
Denver federal officers were in
formed that the United States Trade
Commission will meet in Denver to
| consider important Western business
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