Gilpin observer., 1917-04-12


June 21-22-christian Endeavor Con-
vention at Salida.
aug. National Convention OF Afri-
can Race at Denver.
sept; 17-22-Colorado State Fair at Pu-
6rwo men in Denver were arrested
for making threats.
Former Denver craftsmen charged
with stealing airplane plans.
Denver people laying in supplies of
foods, deplete stocks in stores.
Telephone company is organizing
company of reserve signal corps.
Boy Scouts of Denver waited on the
governor and Informed him they are
ready for work.
H. ]. Nugent was fined 5000 in the
District Court for soliciting liquor
trade at Pueblo.
Town of Creede celebrates war dec
laration by exploding Presidents sa-
lutte with dynamite.
John Golfer of La Junta was COM
PEELED to kneel and kiss the flag he
had insulted, and then stand and sa.
lutte it.
The people of both Florence and
Fountain voted in favor of purchase Of
ground for park and public recreation
purposes.
To Miss Ferol Boyd of Denver may
fall the honor of being Colorados first
woman aviator. She is junior at
North Denver high school.
Denver is to be mobilization CEN
ter for the supplies of the American
Red Cross, according to an announce
ment made at national headquarters.
A resolution has been adopted by
Denver lodge OF Elks and forwarded to
President Wilson pledging loyalty to
the country and support in defending
the flag.
Five hundred foreign born men, now
citizens of the United States, pledged
anew their allegiance to the Stars and
Stripes in a patriotic demonstration at
Denver.
F. R. Hess, director of School Dis
trict No. 55, near Wellington, was
placed in jail at Fort Collins, charged
with defying and defaming the Amer
lean flag.
DR.. H. T. Low was elected by the
Modern Woodmen lodge No. I'LL of
Pueblo to be delegate to the state
camp which will meet at Canon City
May End.
President Wilson has sent a letter
OF thanks to the First District Com
mandery, Knights of St. John, for their
recent message indorsing his stand in
the war crisis.
Orders to dismantle within forty
eight hours all radio stations in Colo
RADIO were received by Capt. E. F.
Doig, secretary of the Colorado Wire
less Association.
Water from the River Jordan was
used on Easter in baptismal serv-
ices for the children at the Park Con-
gragational church at Greeley by the
Rev. A. E. Thompson.
A striking manifestation of patriot
ism occurred at Bailey, the little
Platte canon town, when the residents
trudged for miles through the snow to
join the school children in flag rails
ing and patriotic exercises.
Two hundred Colorado employees of
the Armour Packing Company were
included in $500 900 bonus which the
company divided among its employees
Easter. Every employee receiving un-
der $1,S00 a year participated in the
bonus.
Resolutions asking that a maximum
charge for foodstuffs be set by state
and city authorities, and that those
who charge exorbitant prices be pros
ecuted were passed at the bi-monthly
meeting of the Denver Trades and La
Dor Assembly.
Placing $50 new official markers
this spring along Colorado's 55O.mile
scenic link of the Pixies Peak Ocean.
to-ocean highway will be part of ex.
tensive promotion work provided for
by the convention held in Colorado
Springs of the Colorado division of this
transcontinental motor route.
A club. composed of wives of army,
marine and navy officers is to be or.
ganized in Denver by Mrs. Frank d.
Baldwin. wife of Adjutant General
Baldwin, according to announcement
made at meeting of the Navy League
in the manufacturers rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce building.
That German sympathizer tore
down the large American flag she had
raised on her porch Immediately after
she had caused the arrest of Karl
Burke and Charles Nelson, alleged
German propagandists, was the COM
plant of Mrs. J. Il. Larson, 1875 Ma
rion street, to the police of Denver
A blood relation of Abraham Lin
coln-the daughter of cousin of the
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