The state herald., 1917-07-20


Aug. 6.-1e.-State Federation of Labor
meeting at Boulder.
sept; l7-23-Colorado State Fair at Pu'
Leadville miners postpone strike
one week.
Rumors Of an oil strike near Dover
caused excitement.
Denver Tramway Company may en-
ploy women conductors.
New state prohibition law ID do.
creasing liquor shipment.
Five Colorado Springs men sum.
moned to Join medical corps.
| Large party Of Boy Scouts from
Rocky Ford is In camp near Rye.
Colorado Bar Association elects
new officers At Colorado Springs con.
vention.
Federal government refuses to oper.
ate Leadville mines to prevent strike
Of miners.
Boulder county farmers have r.
ported much damage to crops from
the bean beetle.
Paul Allen, nine-year-old son Of Rob
ert Allen os Pueblo. was drowned In
the Arkansas river.
The annual picnic Of the Denver
Pressmen's Union will be held at
Dome Rock August 18th.
Tho largest crowd ever assembled
at Holly was present at the picnic
given by the Cow Club.
The canning factory at Fort Lup-
ton has started operations. 1t en-.
ploys $50 men and women.
Mrs.. Nellie Hollarman. aged 10. at
tempted to commit suicide at Pueblo
BY drinking carbolic acid.
Mile posts and danger signs are
being placed along the Thompson
canon road to Estes Park.
Incorporation papers were filed in
Greeley for . new bank at Bucking.
ham, capital stock $4,000.
Proposed extension of Pixies Peak
highway to be inspected by officers
OF the highway association.
Drainage work on several hundred
acres OF waste seepage land In the
Sugar City vicinity is being pushed.
Two cows and two steers, all fine
stock belonging to George Baxter Of
Granada were killed by lightning.
The meetings Of State Federation Of
Labor at Boulder Aug. Gle will be
held at the State University buildings.
Yankee hill at Leadville was named
from William H. Yankee. who died at
Denver. He was an old and success
full mining operator Of Leadville. Alma
and Aspen.
That some Of the sum raised by the
Pueblo Y. N. c. A. in the recent Y.
N. C. A. war fund campaign IL to be
used In Pueblo has been assured the
Pueblo Y. N. c. A.
Two Of the largest grain elevators
In the state will be built by the Mesa
County Flour Mil this summer. Ono
will be located at Delta and the
other At Montrose.
The Loveland sugar factory en-.
ployes hold picnic July 10 at the
expense Of the company because Of
their having made the largest sub
scription to Liberty bonds.
Thomas johnson, one of the first
Pueblo boys to answer the call for 70.
cruits at the beginning Of hostiliues
with Germany. II seriously Ill with
pneumonia at Pensacola. Fla.
Claire Friedman. ls.year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Friedman.
who had been missing from her home
In Pueblo. was found playing In . car.
nival company at La Junta.
Mrs. Asude Simpson. aged 20 years.
wife Of Fred Simpson. committed sui
eide by shooting herself through the
head with . high-powsr rifle at her
homo southwest Of Monument.
Within two weeks movie picture
houses all over the country will be.
gin showing $4,000 feet Of film depict.
Ing the scenic. climatic. industrial. as.
riculturai and other features that max
Colorado one Of tho most desirable
states in tho Union.
A report from Central City states
that the Evergreen mine In Apex is In
better orc and larger bodies than st
any other time In Its history. Work
In the mine II being carried on In the
io0.foot level. whsro machines are
breaking orc in . stops sixty.fivo feet
long and fsom twelve TO twenty feet
wido.
The presence Of siivor, load. copper
and tungsten In 0lipin county gold
ores. together with vugs Of uranium
tpitchblcnde) In tho Quartz hill prop.
erties. has marked influence to bring
about tho revival Of these pioneer
properties. which have added some
esoo.o 100000 to the permanent wealth
Of the world.
A carload Of ore from tho Mountain