Cheyenne record., 1917-07-26

Every mine in Leadville has been
shut down by strike.
Red Cross instructor urges Pueblo
women to join in bandage work.
Frontier Days will be held in Fort
Morgan this year Sept. 4. s, 6 and Z.
A big county fair will be held at
Springfield the last week in Septem-
ber.
The 1918 convention Of the Colorado
retail coal dealers will be hold in
Pueblo.
The fund for the French war orphans
from Colorado Springs.
Indications point to the uncovering
OF big shipping body of ore in the
Midnight mine at Aspen.
Provost Marshal John Evans has de-
cided quota of various counties of
Colorado for selective draft.
The bean crop in Delta county this
year is the largest in its history and
bean elevator will be erected
Military camp at state fair grounds
in Pueblo has been named Camp ].
C. Gunter," in governors honor.
Denver may lose ten firemen and
four policemen through the war draft.
The numbers of that many were
drawn.
Hugo and Fred Schaaf, twin brothers,
expect to go to the trenches together.
Their names were among the first
drawn from Denver.
The bank clearings in Denver for the
week ending July 20 aggregated $14,-
0S5,0l3.S0, as against $10,S31, ,55G.O5 for
the same week in 1916.
While returning to Denver from
Morrison, John Metcalf 16, fell under
the wheels of a 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.
Five rural school districts at Hoop
er have consolidated and bond issue
of $25. 900 made for the purpose Of con-
structing the consolidated buildings.
The city and county OF Denver
wants $4,64s.3s9 taken Oft the valua.
tion OF the Denver Union Water Com
panys plant as fixed by Special Mas
ter Chinn at $1a,415.sss.
After having been jailed four times
on four counts In three Colorado jails,
George Clair. alleged bigamist, re-
turned to Pueblo free man after city
officials at Canon City had released
him.
A man giving his name as Benjamin
Patterson and his age as 65 years was
arrested at Florence on suspicion Of
being the man who has been selling
tetanus tainted court plaster in
Pueblo.
L. II. Connoly. who was arrested in
California and returned to Denver,
charged with impersonating naval
and day in the federal prison at
Leavenworth. Kan.
The Eclipse Leasing Company, op-
Grating the 10 Dandy mine, on Raven
hill, Cripple Creek. under long time
lease. has an important ore discov.
cry. and is mining and shipping =
high average grade OF ore
Colorado's senators. sitting in extra.
ordinary session, upset well-estab-
lished custom when they passed a bill
on final consideration. before the
House. usually the leader in this re-
spect. could claim that distinction.
Pueblo's hospitals can accommodate
$50 wounded soldiers without notice
and nearly 45O in an emergency, ac-
ccrding to a census of the three hos
pitfalls by DR.. John G. Wolf. head OF
the Pueblo health department
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-
ceived in an automobile accident while
motoring between Parker and Castle
Rock
Colorado's quota of men for the Sec
ond reserve officers training school
will be instructed at Fort Smelling,
Mimi. instead of Fort Riley, Kan. ac-
cording to telegram received by Mai
a. NJ. Fuller at Fort Logan from the
war department..
Girls encamped at the fifth National
Service School. Loretto Heights, pre-
sented a gold wrist watch to Mrs. Al
7exander Sharp, honorary commander
and organizer III the work. '''" 81
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.
A total of $5s.s60.55 has been con.
tributed by the towns of Colorado to
the war fund of the Y. NJ C. A. up to
date. The war work Of the organiza-