The state herald., 1917-08-10

Man arrested at Cafion City for
reasonable remarks.
Denver Elks won the drill team
prize Of $500 at Boston.
Man charged with murder at Canon
City arrested In Kansas City.
Lieut.. H. @. Byrnes has been ap-
pointed captain Of Company D.
The Denver peach week" idea . to
be spread throughout the state.
Thousands witness flag prssenta-
tions at Camp Gunter at Pueblo.
Assistance of women to harvest
crops in state may BE- appealed for.
The number of visitors to the Mesa
Verde region is constantly expanding.
Logan county's valuation has In
creased nearly 100000 in the last
year.
Assembly adjourns after passing
most Of Governor Gunter's legislative
program.
Second regiment Of National Guard
stationed at Camp 0unter now in fed.
eral service.
Mrs. J. T. Clark Of Pueblo acci.
dentally shot herself In . Colorado
Springs hotel.
A solid train Of nine express cars
of grapes passed through La Junta
from California.
There is large increase in tho
number Of men seeking work in tho
mines about Telluride.
Many railroad section foremen are
rejoicing over the recent raise in sal
aries Of $40 per month.
The Alsace-Lorraine Club of Den.
yer celebrated Its twsnty.fifth ami.
versary with dance and banquet.
DIR. Victor C. Anderson has been ten.
dered the presidency Of the Colorado
School Of Mines at salary Of $4,000
q year.
Mine operators Of the Leadville dis
trict announced an increase Of wages
Of so cents . day. making . scale Of
81 day.
Boulder's charter convention. com.
posed Of twenty-one members chosen
at . special election. 10 now at work
drafting q charter to rule the city.
Colorado's soldiers automatically
became members Of the United States
army At midnight Saturday. when
they were federalized. in accordance
with the order Of the War Depart
ment.
Fred e. Hagen. registrar Of tho
University of Colorado at Boulder. has
received notice Of his appointment to
commission as captain in the quar-.
termasters' department Of the regular
army.
Reports being compiled by the Unit.
ed States Land Office will show that
during the twelve months ending July
80 approximately 100000 acres Of
government land were filed upon In
Colorado.
The report Of Postmaster Stapleton.
made to the postmaster general At
Washington. shows that the Denver
postoffice did business Of Sll0. .6o6.7s
for July. an Increase Of S23.s27.s&
over July. 1915. or 20 per cent.
; A determined contest will be made
by the Greeley Commercial Club
against the closing of the Denver.
Laramie 4 Northwestern railroad BY
its purchaser. M. 8. Radetsky. who In.
} tends to sell the equipment Of the
railway for Junk.
A motion for new trial has been
filed In the District Court at Fort
Morgan In the case Of farmers and
land owners In the Niles irrigation
ditch against the Henry l.. Dohcrty
Company, In which the company was
sued for 100000.
Saturday was the big day at Camp
Baldwin At Overland Park, Denver. A
great program Of athletic and track
events. broncho busting and tho mat.
inec by the Gcntlsmen's Driving and
Riding Club. made the day one Of the
biggest Denver has ever seen.
Shortly after eating picnic lunch
At Camp Guntsr. Pueblo. eighteen
Ordway visitors, nine Of whom wcre
| unuut"u huu tNo soiuicEu ~ Sunp
Gunter were seized with violent III.
ness which the physician summoned
diagnosed ms ptomaine poisoning.
Representatives OF the Federal
Farmers Association OF Colorado ask
that the organization be given repre-.
Bcntation on the State Food Control
Board.
Mrs. Frederick o. vaille. prominent
In religious and literary circles. died
nt the vaillc ranch. near Fort Logan.
following an illness OF more than n
years duration.
The recent changes In the worlds
demands for silver and consequent ad.
vance In prices arc Of special interest
TO tho United states. which IL now
the worlds largest producer Of silver