Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17

June io.-Annual StrawDerry Festival
and Carnival at Glenwood Springs.
June 21-22-Christian Endeavor Con-
vention ut Salida.
Aug. 1-National Convention of Afri-
Sept; l7-22-Coiorado State Fair at Pu-
Penrose is to have w. o. w. camp
A case of anthrax was reported at
Manzanola.
Many beans are being planted in
Adams county.
Denver flour prices have advanced
to $6.95@7O5.
Denver restaurants are to advance
pie to 10 cents.
Pitkin miners are preparing to be-
gin operations.
Colorado will furnish 1O9.5OO men
under the selective draft act.
Prospects are reported good for
higher prices for tungsten ore.
Over fifty citizens of Canon City
have financed potato planters.
The State Editorial Association had
an interesting meeting at Denver.
1t is believed that Colorado's army
quota will be raised within a month
May goth has BEEN designated by
Governor Gunter as Y. M. C. A. Sun
day.
A special session of the Colorado
Legislature to act on war bills is prob
able.
William A. Maxwell has been re-
appointed receiver of the Denver land
office.
At Pueblo $1,000 was raised through
the sale OF tags for the McClelland
orphanage.
Decoration day in Denver this year
is to be the most momentous in the
city's history.
Mrs. Daniel Danielson, prominent
Vineland resident, killed in automo-
bile accident.
Clear Creek mines in the Idaho
Springs district are being reopened
by many lessees.
There is marked activity among the
tungsten mines in the Feberite section
of Boulder county.
Four men and three women were
arrested at Greeley, charged with car
thefts. and returned to Denver.
San Miguel county has about 500
Finnish people, who took part in the
big Scandinavian May day celebration
at Telluride.
More than 200 volunteers enlisted
from the Denver recruiting stations
last week for service in the army, ma
rines and navy.
1t is predicted that the wheat yield
in the New Raymer district will be
increased this year from 100000 to
100000 bushels.
Over forty university students and
Boulder men have received orders to
report at Fort Riley, Kan, at the Of
ficers' training camp.
The lists of applicants for admis-
sion to the training camp at Fort RI
ley were closed by order Of the War
Department at Washington.
Coffee and pie have joined the avia-
tion corps and will make trial flights
in Denver restaurants before June LIST.
The general altitude will be 10 cents.
AS result OF proclamation issued
by Governor Gunter. Sunday, May
goth. has been designated as Young
Mems Christian Association War
Work Sunday.
Full military burial honors were ac-
corded the body of Eugene o. Pratt,
member of Company of the Colo
rado National Guard, who was killed
in the Hastings mine disaster.
Peter De Soto. long known as the
king of the bootleggers" in Larimer
county, was sentenced to death in the
District Court at Fort Collins on a
conviction of having killed his SON
in-law July 25th
Maj. Charles b. Hardin, United
States army, retired. was appointed
by Adjt. Gen. Frank d. Baldwin to the
new post of chief quartermaster of the
Colorado National Guard. He sue
ceeds Maj. George M. Lee.
On Monday joint meeting of the
governors war council the ways and
means committee. the State Editorial
Association and the ways and means
committees of each county in the state
was held in the assembly room at the
state house to plan effective work
during the war crisis.
After three years of effort, the
Grover Methodist congregation. under
direction OF the Rev. G. II. Manning,
will soon have church building,
erected entirely by home folks. with.
out aid from outsiders. The women
dug the foundation Of the building and
the men donated the labor Of con-
structing the cement basement. 1t ia
to be modern edifice, to cost $4,000
Destitute. Stunned by her former
friends. and threatened with eviction
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