The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-28


Sept. 6-S.-Firemen's State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
eblo.
Miners at Silverton strike for high
er wages.
There are 1900 acres in beans in
Morgan county.
The strike at the Denver stock
yards has been settled.
Don't wait until the snow flies be-
fore storing your winter coal"
The Sedgwick County Fair will be
held in Julesburg in September.
A big county fair will be held at
Springfield the last week in Septem-
Der.
Manzanola is unable to get enough
pickers to care for its crop of cher
| ries.
Liberty bonds will be delivered to
Denver purchasers within q short
| time
The Leadville strikers have agreed
to mediation for adjustment of differ
ences
Alleged peddlers of germ-infected
court plaster fined $50 each in police
court at Pueblo.
Fifty men are wanted by the state
farm labor committee for haying
work in Saguache county.
John H. Morrison IS, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Morrison of Greeley, en-
tered the United States Naval Acad-
emy.
Philadelphia wool buyers have COM
pleted contracts for the purchase Of
$322,000 worth of wool on the west
ern slope.
Pueblo will hold farewell reception
to Second Regiment Infantry and pre-
sent regimental flag by people of Trim
idad on Aug. 4.
Mrs. Alva Adams of Pueblo was in
formed that she had been appointed
state chairman of the Woman's Lib
prty Loan committee.
The company of cavalry recruited
about Walsenburg by Capt. Edwards
and Lieut.. Levy has been taken to
Camp Baldwin, Denver.
The Workers for the Blind are go
ing to have the time of their lives
Colorado Day, Aug 1st, as guests of
the Denver Motor Club.
The county commissioners of Weld
county appointed Capt. ]. A. Taylor of
Greeley head of the home guard. His
salary will be $3.50 a month.
Kenneth S. Burkholder of Littleton
left for Annapolis, where he will take
the physical examination for entrance
i'll the naval academy. Four other Colo
RADIO boys who have passed also made
the trip East
A young lady, Miss Florence Kinni-
son, has been appointed deputy asses
sor at Alamosa. Among her accom-
plishments is that of being able to
write with either right or left hand
or with both at once.
An interesting sidelight on the strike
situation at Leadville is given in the
statement that none of the 1892 men
on strike has asked any relief from
the union, according to Albert Carpen-
ter, president of the Miners union.
The canteen fund at Telluride for
members of troop H continues to
grow and there is now on deposit in
local bank s4S4.75 to the credit of
the troopers from which they can
draw for the various things they need
Colorado Springs third contingent
of young men to go to the training
camps, composed of fifty-four mem
bers Of the headquarters and supply
section of the Colorado National
Guard, has gone to the camp at
Golden.
Punsters may find material in the
fact that No. AZ in the draft lottery
conducted at Washington drew the
Long and Short of it from Denver
James Lawrence Short of S52 Broad
way and Edgar Phillips Long of 1886
Bellaire street.
Edward Butts of Georgetown has re
ceived notice from the Navy Depart
ment at Washington that his device
for protection of ships against torpe-
does has been taken up by the con-
sulting board, of which Mr.. Edison is
the head.
Robert Leo Lewis, 10, found dead
on the Santa Fe right of way after
two engines and eight cars had
passed over his body, was killed by
bolt of lightning. jury summoned
by Coroner Ray Taylor, declared AT
| the inquest at Pueblo.
Mrs. Margaret Bunnel, widow IA
years old, is proud of the fact that she
has successfully grown potatoes in one
of the highest parts of Denver.
Grand Junction is sending appeals
to the San Juan country for a big
force of harvesters who will be urgent
ly needed from Aug. goth to Sept. 10th.