Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-07
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Newspaper Union News Service.

Aug. s-Democratic State Assembly at
| Denver.
Aug. 1s-l9-Pickle Day and Fair al
| Platteville.
Aug 22-25-Annual Convention. Grand
Lodge X. of r.. at Greeley
Sept. 5-S-Frontier Days celebration
Sept. 27.zs-State Convention B. p. o. E.
at Trinidad.
Trinidad now has a city market
place for farmers.
The gold and silver produced in
Colorado last year was worth $23,390.-
500.
The pea crop is late, delaying the |
opening of the Loveland canning fac
tory.
The cornerstone for Frederick |
new school building will be laid
July 10.
An Antonito manufacturer has Of
Tered sixteen motor trucks for use oil
the army.
Fort Morgan citizens have agreed |
to pay over $500 per month to the
soldiers fund
Hon. John T. Joyce of Silverton has
been appointed register of the Du
range land office.
The Pueblo recruiting station has
been offered the services of 100 cow
boys in the regular army.
Twenty men worked all Friday
night to prevent the forest fires from
destroying Eldorado Springs.
The Wyoming Brotherhood of Rail.
way Trainmen will hold its annual
,,i,pi, In Fort CnlIipS JuIy z
The city of Loveland has been en-.
joined from selling the bonds voted
year ago for building a municipal
light plant.
The nineteenth annual convention
OF the Colorado Funeral Directors
and Embalmers' Association was held
at Colorado Springs.
A s9,5OO bond issue carried by n
vote of nearly three to one for the
purpose of erecting a new high
school building at Bristol.
The permanent establishment OF
Midwest Refining Company stock or
an per cent basis was announced by
the board of directors in Denver.
An entire troop of cavalry turned
out to witness the marriage of Troop
er Bert A. Kyle, Troop a, and Miss
Ida NJ. Coleman of Denver. Camp
Goldens newest war bride.
Catholic societies of Denver stand
ready to volunteer nursing aid and set
apart wards in all the local hospitals
for the use of the Red Cross Society
whenever the need may arise.
member of Troop B. and Miss Mar.
garet Rucker. OF North Denver, were
married at the Golden Rifle Range |
in the presence of 1,59O officers and |
enlisted men.
Company f of the National Guard
left Rocky Ford for Golden after |
having been in camp in that city for
ten days. They were given a hearty |
good-by by crowd that numbered |
several thousand.
The veterans of the fife and drum
corps who are serving their country |
again by getting fighting men to take
the places they can no longer fill.
started Saturday on a recruiting tour
through northern Colorado.
At Idaho Springs the French Flag
mine is being successfully worked by
Charles Ripley. A mill soon will be-
erected. In the Wyoming tunnel n
new vein was intersected about 800
feet from the portal, running at right
| angle to the crosscut.
One of the most remarkable tunG-
sten discoveries made in the county
since the tungsten excitement began
in the Silverton district. is that re
corded by F. w. Koehler in the Bis
march lode claim, short distance
above Gladstone and in the heart OF
the Cement creek fields.
The mining season in the San JuaI
region is unusually late this year,
| holding back some of the new mills |
and much OF the development pro
jected. Shortage OF labor is also AN
| impeachment But the high prices for
metals yet prevail and summer WORK |
will be prosecuted with energy.
Jay Cook. Jr. was elected com
mander of Lincoln Post No 1. G. A. II |
of Colorado and Wyoming at the an |
nual election. other officers elCcteI |
were: ]. D. Dunning, vice command |
er; r. A. Brown, junior vice com
mander; J. C. Davis. officer of the |
day. and Daniel L. Desmond. adjutant |
| The Ladies' of the G. A. II. Circle No |
/ invited the members of the posi-
to luncheon July 1 at the Denver posi- |
headquarters. Later the party pic
nicked at Denver city park.
The Colorado Packing and Provis
! inn romnany the Denver branch of
Armour & Company, has completed |
arrangements for rebuilding its pres
ent plant at a cost of 100000 to