The Elbert County tribune., 1917-07-27


Frontier Days will be held in Fort
Morgan this year Sept. 4. 5. 6 and Z.
A big county fair will be held at
Springfield the last week in Septem-
ber
The bean crop in Delta county this
year Is the largest in its history. and
bean elevator will be erected.
Denver may lose ten firemen and
four policemen through the war draft.
The numbers of that many were
drawn.
Gideons of America will hold their
1918 convention in Denver. according
to action taken by the convention at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
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 bank clearings in Denver for the
week ending July 20 aggregated $14,-
0S5.013.s0, as against 0,s31 ,556.O5 for
the same week in 1916.
While returning to Denver from
Morrison, John Metcalf, 16, fell under
the wheels of picnic truck and was
crushed to death
Cutting of the second crop of alfal-
ia began in the Lamar region Just as
the last swaths of the first are going
into stack in San Luis valley.
Grand Junction is sending appeals
to the San Juan country for big
force of harvesters who will be urgent
ly needed from Aug. goth to Sept. 10th.
Knit for the navy" Seventy-five
women members of the Navy League
have taken this for their slogan in
launching knitting campaign In Den
YER
Game wardens have been making
life miserable for unlawful fishermen
at the Grand Mesa lakes and several
were heavily fined for fishing at the
spawning beds.
Colorado's legislators devoted most
OF Saturday gathering information re-
garding war legislation proposed by
the governors war council and legis-
lative committee.
Nearly $500 women of Pueblo have
been registered and have lined up
with Herbert C. Hoover in his efforts
to exterminate the food speculator
and to promote economy.
Girls encamped at the fifth National
Service School, Loretto Heights, pre-
sented a gold wrist watch to Mrs. Al
exander Sharp, honorary commander
and organizer in the work
1t is thought that the difficulties be-
tween the packers and laborers en-
ployed at the Denver stockyards may
be adjusted Men representing both
sides expressed this opinion.
Japanese residents of this country
bers of the National Guard, according
to orders from the War Department
received by Adj Gen. Baldwin.
A total of s5S.S6O.55 has been con-
tributed by the towns of Colorado to
the war fund of the Y. M. C. A. up to
date. The war work of the organiza-
ton has received universal praise.
Mrs. Charles H. Wheeler, wife of a
banker at Long Beach. Cal. died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs John
Rich. in Denver. from injuries re-
ceiyed in an automobile accident while
motoring between Parker and Castle
Rock.
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
More than 200 letters have been
mailed to residents OF Ell Paso county
by the county commissioners office
asking for cooperation in organizing
home guard unit and enclosing
copies Of Governor Gunter's letter to
the commissioners.
Governor Gunter, with Werner q.
Reed and George w. Musser, federal
mediators. and Plat Rogers and
Harry c. Riddle, state mediators, have
been in close touch with representa-
tives of different union organizations
having men on strike, in the hope that
means can be devised to end the la
Dor disputes
Belgian-a citizen of the little
country that. broke the force of the
German advance and endured untold
hardships and suffering-was the first
man to step up and offer his services
to Colorado when the recruiting Of
fices of the home guard were opened
In Denver.
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
a bolt of lightning. jury summoned
by Coroner Ray Taylor. declared al
the inquest at Pueblo.