The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-07


May 17-2O-ConventIon COLORADO sun
day. School Association at Colorado
Springs.
June 21-22-Christian Endeavor Con-
Aug. National Convention of Afri-
can Race at Denver.
Sept 17-22-Colorado State Fair at Pu-
eblo.
A sugar factory may be built at
Julesburg.
Estes Park voted, 7s 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
a long illness of kidney trouble.
A 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 $55,365.
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
a 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
ties were sold by the State Land
Board for approximately 100000.
The Great Western Alfalfa Milling
Company will erect two new mills in
Colorado this spring, one in Weld
county and one in Larimer county.
Nf Ixril1
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head in barn at the rear
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 1, an increase of l cent
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
historical pageant will be given, rep
resenting the early history of that sec
tlOn Ol lne Sldle.
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
word which has been received from
Washington.
Automobilists approaching the Santa
Fe railroad crossing at Grand avenue
in Pueblo are to be warned of the
approach of trains by a 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 the Colorado Retail
Clothiers Association has offered a sill
yer cup valued at $25 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 bust
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, 1 pledge to
our President in this great crisis the
most loyal and earnest support of this
commonwealth and its citizenship"
Word comes from Cripple Creek of