Cheyenne record., 1917-11-08
COLORADO
STATE, NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Services.
COMMA EVENTS.

Western Newspaper Union News Services
COMING EvENTs.
Nov. 17-1s-Automobils Show at Dom
Noy. as-24-Rural School Conferences In
Jan. is-ss-Livs stock show at Denver.
Soldiers at Fort Logan bought
$122.450 worth Of Liberty Bonds.
Mall your Christmas packages and
letters early to your soldier in
France.
Over 600 coal dealers met with w. ].
0alligap. state coal dictator. in Den
yer to consider coal prices.
Three thousand teachers were pres
ent at the opening session of the Colo
RADIO Educational Association meeting
in Denver.
Merchants and others In the Dem
yer Tramway loop district are said to
be agitating the proposal for . branch
postoffice at the loop.
The Garfield County Council Of De-
Tense has been congratulated by the
State Council upon its success in us
ing high school boys in the harvest.
The Denver army recruiting station
and its various branches enlisted 305
for service during October, an in
crease of sixty-nine over September.
A federal explosives inspector for
Colorado may soon be appointed as
the result Of information given the
national government by Governor
Gunter.
Comparatively few Denver persons
failed to comply with the new postal
war revenue act. providing for an ad-
ditional 1-cent postage on letters and
postal cards.
Denver has 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.
Reports have been made to Gov
ernor Gunter showings that the en-
ployes in the various state depart
ments contributed literally to both
issues Of the Liberty loan.
The Delta County Council of De-
Tense has advised the Colorado Coun-
Gil of Defense that additional labor
will be- necessary in the future for
construction of new storage facilities.
Mrs. Mary Law, 6s years old, who
has been i'll for three years. shot her
self dead with .38-caliber revolver
at the home of her brother, w. 8.
Lapham, retired stockman. in Denver.
Blacksmiths machinists and boiler
makers of the Denver & Rio Grande.
railroad system. who have been on
strike for several weeks. returned to,
work after an increase in wages was
granted. /
Official notice of the death of Will,
lam H. McSpadden. formerly resi-
dent Of Denver and recently with the
Canadian forces on the Western war
front. reached his brother. Samuel M.
L. McSpadden of Denver.
The candy famine which is threat
ening shortage of Christmas confec-
tons. particularly in the populous Gen.
ters OF the East, will not be seriously
felt in Denver. according to local man
ufacturers and dealers.
V0IAA6 l66uSu III uSUlO
during the month Of October show an
increase over October Of last year of
SO per cent, according to the report
of Building Inspector R. J. Roberts
submitted to the city council.
The transportation committee of the
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.
A report from Central City states
that w. F. Tripp and company Of
Great Falls. Mont, have taken lease
and bond on the Annex mine in Lake
gulch and are now at work installing
gasoline engine to unwater the
mine.
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 q delegation of German citi-
gems, who called at his office for in
formation.
According to estimates of postal au-
thorities, stamp sales November LIST.
because Of the new 3-cent postage,
broke all records for Denver. Thurs
day stamp sales amounted to $10.-
079.7S, the greatest with the excep-
tion Of two days during the last Christ
mas season.
Besides electing Edward L. Brown
president and James Russell vice pres
ident, the board Of directors of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad chose
Rawson F. Watkins as treasurer to
succeed Thomas H. Marshall. who be-