The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-04-20


Aug. National Convention Of Afri-
can Race at Denver.
Sept l1-22-Coiorado State Fair at Pu-
eblo.
The population OF Craig has treblec
during the past four years.
Henry NJ Morse. last member OF
first Pueblo city council. Is dead.
Denver police department ordered
TO take guns from all alien enemies.
Cerlia Carranza was held for the
death of Ignacio Garcia by a coroner 8
jury In Pueblo.
Sons of American Revolution to
hold patriotic gathering on Licking
ton day" at Pueblo
More than 100000 was paid to the
farmers of the Greeley district for
last years bean crop.
Thirty-six young men have signed
up as members of the Minnequa
Heights unit OF the Pueblo Reserve
corps.
Yes Petre demonstrated his ability
with the lariat when he roped a great
white pelican on the prairies south of
Fowler.
Two new trustees for Colorado col
lese are announced-Oliver H. Shoup.
who succeeds w. 8. Jackson, and
Benjamin Griffith
Field hospital corps No 1, Colorado
National guard, has opened recruit
ing office in Denver, with Major E.
w Lazell in charge.
The people of Trinidad and Las Ami
mas county are rallying to the Presi
dents call fer men both for the army
and for the agricultural fields.
The first man in Colorado to be com
missioned in the engineer officers
reserve corps OF the United States
army is Charles Larsen Of Denver.
An eight-foot vein carrying 25 per
cent lead and running from Is to 80
ounces ton in silver has been
opened in the Keystone at Aspen.
The bank accounts of foreigners liv
ing in the United States will not be
disturbed by the state OF war now ex-
listing between the United States and
Germany.
Red potatoes took jump in Denver
and sold for $500 a hundred pounds.
or at the rate OF four pounds for
quarter The former price was So so
per hundred
Members of the Colorado branch of
the German-American alliance will
form a branch of the American Red
Cross Society it was voted at meet
ing in Denver.
Free classes in French for soldiers,
who may eventually have to talk shop
with their new allies on the western
Desmartin of Denver.
lntrastate tourist rates will go into
effect on the railroads in Colorado
May 18th. These include reduced rates
10 summer resort centers and for
hunting and fishing parties.
The United States forest service Is
anticipating a rush OF summer home
steaders" and is expecting to lease
numerous sites for cottages in the sew.
enteen national forests in Colorado.
ENhphh pioJ'NtS at
son now in contemplation are add
tional buildings at the State Normal
school, new county high school
building a new hotel and several resi-
dences.
Miss Mae Everitt. a graduate of the
pttal, has enlisted in the United States
army nurse corps and is to be sta
toned after May l at the Presidio.
San Francisco.
Colorados National guard offers
service in practically every branch Of
modern war work. with the exception
OF aviation. Artillery, cavalry, in
fantry, crack machine gun corps-all
are needing red-blooded. men
Emios Garcia is in st. Mary's hos
pital suffering from severe wound
in his left side and Juan Ariandas
was wounded in his left arm, the in
juries being inflicted by fellow
countryman in Mexican pool hall at
| Pueblo.
Gardening on an extensive scale Is
10 be undertaken on vacant property
in the Dundee district by residents OF
that section of Pueblo, with a view OF
combating the high cost OF living and
adding to the food supplies for next
winter.
Mayor Ray II. Kiteley has formed a
war council among the business men
and farmers of Longmont that will CO
operate with him 10 secure the great
est efficiency in local affairs during
the coming summer and brinS the
| greatest possible results from doing
their part in the war crisis for home,
state and nation.
The twostory concrete plant of the
Raymond Packing and Provision Com
pany at East Fifty-sixth avenue and
Race street. about a half mile south OF