The state herald., 1917-07-06

| NIT OF Pixies Peak.
aug, nS lnNational Convention OF Afri'
YAH Race Mt Denver.
SEPT; i7-aa-Coiorado State Fair at Pu-
Crop conditions In Colorado are sat
isfactory.
Denver housewives are registering
Tor economy service.
Pueblo battalion moved into new
quarters at fair grounds.
Exemption boards have been sp-
pointed by Governor Gunter.
After burning twenty-four hours, the
forest fire at Fraser was brought un-
der control.
Every housewife In Colorado will be
registered for the conservation Of the
states food.
The new cement bridge over the
Otero canal few miles west Of Man.
zanola has been completed.
With the $G75.00O mark In sight the
headquarters Of the Denver Red Cross
war fund campaign committee were
| closed.
A contribution of $5O0,O00 to tho
American Red Cross war fund is an
nounced BY the American Bell Tele-
phone Company.
All the girls in the fifth national
service school at Loretto Heights were
In their quarters at the camp by $3.50
| O'Clock Sunday nI1ht
Fully 1900 farmers from all sections
OF Logan county gathered at Sterling
for their second annual picnic at the
county fair grounds.
The Uncompahgre river left It's old
channel and cut q new one at the
bridge about ten miles below Ridg.
way. leaving the bridge useless.
The Colorado National Guard will
be mustered into federal service on
Aug 9th, according to announcement
made by Secretary of War Baker.
The Producers and Refiners Corpor.
alton, a $20.000.0O0 oil company( with
1850 acres Of oil field property. has
been organized at Colorado Springs.
Flfty-two members OF Troop l. were
made members Of the National Order
o. Cowboy Rangers by Denver Ranch
No. /. Twenty-seven Joined at Long.
mont
Twenty-Five women attended the
luncheon and meeting of tho state Of
ficers Of the National Woman's par
ty at the Elks' Club at Colorado
qaapss.
Congregations In practically every
church In Denver Sunday were urged
By the ministers to heed the call Of
the national government for food con.
ssrvation.
Five men are dead a. the result
Of the explosion which took place At
the Du Pont Do Nsmours Powder
Company at Agusta and which wreck
Cd two buildings.
Refine Bsauprss. . young farmer.
died at the Lonsmont hospital ~ .
result Of two gunshot wounds received
while he and his brother. Oyril. were
ON their work in . hay field.
Eleven Pueblo Indian students from
an Indian school In Arizona and
brought to Prowsrs county To work In
the beet fields. enlisted In Captain
HOUSEHOLDER company ID. at Lamar.
and left Immediately for Fort Logan
to Join the company.
Under The recent pension ruling Of
the Dsavsr 4 Rio 0rands railroad,
twsnty-one officers and employees Of
that company are retired from active
service and will receive IN average
OF approximately one.third their sal.
sTy for the last ten years.
The commissioned men Of Fort Lo.
gan who selected the officers for the
Firth National Service school are be-
Ing oomplimentsd BY the members Of
the camp on their choios Of Miss May
Scotland a. commandant Of the army
Of girls who will drill for three wesks
at Loretto Heights.
Cooks, carpenters, mechanics. engi.
nesrs. clerks, plumbers. butcher, tel.
esraph operators. translators and
packers nre needed by the Denver
base hospital. An additional 100 must
fall In line before the hospital unit Is
completed and ready 10 Join tho Amer.
icnn forces In France.
Jean Mignolst. Belgian consul At
Denver. received word TO tho effect
that tho Belgian commission. now In
the Unitcd States and headed by Da.
ron Monchsur. former minister to
Warrington. will arrive In Denver on
the morning Of July ISth. and remain
until some timo during the afternoon.
Notification that coal miners Of tho
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company will
abandon nil mines Of the company In
Colorado on Aus. LIST unless com.
plants have becn adjusted by that
date. was filed with tho Industrial
commission by James y. Moran. presi.
dent Of District 10. United Mine Work.
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