The Delta independent., 1917-07-06


Crop conditions in Colorado are sat
isfactory.
Denver housewives are registering
for economy service.
Pueblo battalion moved into new
quarters at fair grounds.
Exemption boards have been ap-
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 q few miles west of Man
zanola has been completed.
With the s675. 900 mark in sight the
headquarters Of the Denver Red Cross
war fund campaign committee were
closed
contribution of 100000 to the
American Red Cross war fund is an
nounced by the American Bell Tele-
phone Company.
service school at Loretto Heights were
in their quarters at the camp by $3.50
o'clock Sunday night
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 its old
OH nI
bridge about ten miles below Ridg-
way, leaving the bridge useless.
The Colorado National Guard will
be mustered into federal service on
Aug. 5th, according to announcement
made by Secretary OF War Baker.
The Producers and Refiners Corpor.
alton. $40. 1000. 900 oil company with
l25.0OO acres of oil field property. has
been organized at Colorado Springs.
Fifty-two embers OF Troop l. were
made members of the National Order
o. Cowboy Rangers by Denver Ranch
No. 1. Twenty-seven Joined at Long
mont
Twenty-Five women attended the
luncheon and meeting of the state Of
ficers OF the National Womans par
ty at the Elks' Club at Colorado
Springs.
Congregations In practically every
church in Denver Sunday were urged
by the ministers to heed the call of
the national government for food con
servation.
Five men are dead as the result
Of the explosion which took place at
the Du Pont De Nemours Powder
Company at Agusta and which wreck.
ed two buildings.
Refine Beauprez. q young farmer,
died at the Longmont hospital as q
result Of two gunshot wounds received
while he and his brother. Cyril. were
on their work in q hay field.
Eleven Pueblo Indian students from
An Indian school in Arizona and
brought to Prowers county to work In
the boot fields. enlisted In Captain
Householder's company d. at Lamar.
and left Immediately for Fort Logan
to Join the company.
Under tho recent pension ruling OF
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad.
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that company are retired from active
service and will receive an average
Of approximately one-third their sal
ary for the last ten years.
The commissioned men OF Fort Lo-
gan who selected the officers for the
Fifth National Service school are be-
ing complimented by the members OF
the camp on their choice OF Miss May
Scotland as commandant OF the army
OF girls who will drill for three weeks
at Loretto Heights
Cooks, carpenters, mechanics, engi-
neers. clerks. plumbers. butchers. tel
egraph operators. translators and
packers are needed by the Denver
base hospital. An additional 100 must
fall In line before the hospital unit is
completed and ready to join the Amer
lean forces in France.
Jean Mignolet. Belgian consul at
Denver, received word to the effect
that the Belgian commission, now in
the United States and headed by Ba-
ron Moncheur. former minister to
Washington, will arrive in Denver on
the morning of July 10Th, and remain
until some time during the afternoon.
Notification that coal miners OF the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Will
abandon all mines of the company in
Colorado on Aug. LIST unless com
plants have been adjusted by that
date, was filed with the Industrial
commission by James f. Moran, presi.
dent OF District 10, United Mine Work
srs OF America.
The official call for the twenty sec