Gilpin observer., 1917-11-08
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New, s.rv,c.


Jan. l9-26-Live stock show at Denver.
Contracts for building houses and
a hotel at Rocky Ford have been let.
Little girl given Trades and Labor
Assembly prize for best war garden
at Pueblo.
Over 600 coal dealers met with w. J..
Galligan, state coal dictator, in Den
yer to consider coal prices.
Hundreds of persons visit Mineral
Palace in Pueblo to view annual ex-
hibit of chrysanthemums.
The Overland Petroleum Company
of Wyoming has agreed to drill on
Rock Canon dome in Pueblo county.
Approximately 1000 housewives in
Pueblo signed food conservation
pledge during first week of cam
paign.
New farmer near La Veta named
Firm, in his first years experience,
got 100 bushels of oats to the acre, as
bushels barley. 20 bushels wheat.
A federal explosives inspector for
Colorado may soon be appointed as
the result of information given the
national government by Governor
Gunter.
Denver has a population of 26S, ,439,
according to official government fig
ures. This estimate is announced as
the result of census figures compiled
up to July 1, 1917
The Delta County Council of De-
fense has advised the Colorado Coun-
Gil of Defense that additional labor
will be necessary in the future for
construction of new storage facilities.
Ralph w. Smith, chairman of the
food conservation committee of Den
yer county announced that $4,000
families in the city and county had
signed the pledge cards during the
first week of the drive.
Official notice of the death of Will
lam H. McSpadden, formerly a resi-
dent of Denver and recently with the
Canadian forces on the Western war
front, reached his brother. Samuel M.
L. McSpadden of Denver
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Colorado Council of Defense is now
seeking preference for livestock ship
ments from the San Juan Basin in
order that all cattle may be shipped
out before snow blocks the Cumbres
pass.
The amount of potatoes at Monte
Vista awaiting cars had been reduced
in one weeks time from 500 carloads
to $50 carloads, the transportation
committee reported at the last meet
ing of the Colorado Council of De
fense.
Alien property and the funds of for
eigners whose nations are at war with
the United States will not be confis-
Gated or disturbed, Harry B. Tedrow.
United States district attorney. in
formed delegation of German citi-
zens. who called at his office for in
formation.
According to estimates of postal au-
thorities, stamp sales November lst.
because of the new Scent postage,
broke all records for Denver. Thurs
day stamp sales amounted to $10,-
0797S, the greatest with the excep-
tion of two days during the last Christ
mas season.
The Y. NJ. c. A. campaign to raise
$4,000 in Pueblo for the use of Y. M.
c. A. army Y's will start November
18th and continue through November
10Th. The " NJ. C. A. of the United
States will need $35,00O,O00 for work
In the army camps of the United
States and the allies.
Besides electing Edward l.. Brown
president and James Russell vice pres
ident, the board of directors of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad chose
Rawson +. Watkins as treasurer to
succeed Thomas ii. Marshall, who be-
comes assistant treasurer and Finlay
j. Shepard as vice president, with
headquarters in New York.
The transportation committee of
the Colorado Council of Defense re.
ports that the shortage of coal cars
is now serious in the state, but will
probably soon be relieved. Two weeks
ago Governor Gunter asked the state
public utilities commission to investi.
gate the coal car situation and 1t is
doing so. t.t
Marjorie Wilhelm and Gladys vii.
ters, each II years old, were arrested
in Denver and will be taken back to
Kansas City. They have been using
the names of Bobbie Robertson and
Ruth Mcintyre. According to word
received by Chief Armstrong from In
spector of Detectives J. l.. Client in
Kansas City. the girls were employed
as telephone operators in Kansas
City hotel, from the safe of which
$1,000 is missing.
First Lieut.. Il. ]. Best and Sergt.
Myron l.. Eubank OF the One Hundred
and Fifteenth Engineers, N. G.. from