The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-06


June 21-z2-ChrIstian Endeavor Con-
~vention at Salida-
Aug. National Convention of Afri-
can Race at Denver.
ebio. -c0iOrado State Fair at Pu-
A sugar factory may be built at
Julesburg.
Estes Park voted. 73 to 12. to be in
corporated.
A federal farm loan association has
been organized at Allison.
Loveland voted $4,000 bond issue
for municipal light plant.
Northwest Colorado cattle are re-
ported suffering as feed dearth grows.
The manager form of government
was defeated by about 300 at Colora-
do Springs
Ashmer Meloney. 6s. treasurer of
Alamosa county. died at Alamosa after
long illness of kidney trouble.
full company of fighting newsboys
Is what Denver will furnish the coun-
try If the call to the colors comes
Compulsory military training will
be practically put into effect at the
Colorado School of Mines at Golden.
Building permits issued by the city
building inspector of Pueblo during
the month of March totaled s55,965.
The Great Western Sugar Company
is ready to take up rebuilding all coun-
ty roads on which beet hauling is
done.
Maj. Gen. Frank d. Baldwin, U. S.
A, retired. took over the duties of ad-
jutant general OF the state, succeeding
Harry Gamble.
A contract for the construction of
new sewer system at Littleton has
been awarded. The estimated cost of
construction is $4,000.
The Congregational church build
ing at Craig is to be enlarged by the
erection of an addition to cost in the
neighborhood of $1,000.
The women's ticket of Ouray was
elected. despite heavy snowstorm,
which made it difficult for many to
get to the polling places.
Fifteen thousand acres of state land
lying in Alamosa and Saguache coun-
ties were sold by the State Land
Board for approximately $4,000.
The Great Western Alfalfa Milling
Company will erect two new mills in
Colorado this spring, one in Weld
county and one in Larimer county.
Gustave Dietz of Leadville COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head in a barn at the rear
s of 1926 Larimer street in Denver.
Jesse Hallar returned to Cortez
from Denver, where he spent several
weeks in the interest of his Hallarite,
the welding mineral on his lands
near Cortez.
Milk is the latest recruit to the
swelling ranks of old General II. c. L.
Since April /. an increase of / cent a
quart in the retail price of milk has
been effective.
The city of Arvada will have a spe-
cial carnival day this year, at which
a historical pageant will be given. rep
resenting the early history of that Sec
ton of the state.
With the first call for a volunteer
army or conscription, Fort Logan will
be made one of the largest recruiting
stations in the West, according to
WIN WHICH udS Dten TeCGlNeu from
Washington.
Automobilists approaching the Santa
Fe railroad crossing at Grand avenue
in Pueblo are to be warned of the
approach of trains by wig-wag sys-
tenn of signals which will be installed
Immediately by the railroad company.
In order to stimulate the wool indus
try in this state 10
Clothiers' Association has offered a sill
yer cup valued at s25 to be given to
the exhibitor of the best sheep at the
National Western Stock Show next
January,
The National League for Women's
Service, of which Mrs. Lucius f. Hal
lett is temporary Denver chairman, is
organizing classes to take instruction
soon from prominent business men of
Denver in business methods and busi-
ness efficiency
With outward calm and with an air |
of supreme confidence, the executive |
and military branches of the state |
government began to carry into effect |
plans for preparing Colorado to do |
her share in bearing the burdens of |
war with Germany and her allies.
Governor julius c. Gunter sent the
following telegram to President Wood |
row Wilson: las the chief executive |
of the state of Colorado, | pledge to
our President in this great crisis tho
most loyal and earnest support of this
commonwealth and its citizenship"
Word comes from Cripple Creek of
an important ore strike in the twen-