The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-08
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.

COMlN0 EVENTS.
Nov. 1s-ls-Automobiis Show at Dem
Nov. aa-s4-Rurai School Conference in
Jan. is-ss-Iive stock show at Denver.
Soldiers at Fort Logan bought
s122.460 worth of Liberty Bonds.
Mail your Christmas packages and
letters early to your soldier in
France.
Over 600 coal dealers met with W. ].
0alligap. state coal dictator, in Dem
yer to consider coal prices.
Three thousand teachers were pres
ent at the opening session of the Colo
RADIO Educational Association meeting
in Denver.
Merchants and others in the Den
yer Tramway loop district are said to
be agitating the proposal for . branch
postoffice at the loop.
The Garfield County Council of De-
fense has been congratulated by the
State Council upon its success in US
ing high school boys in the harvest.
The Denver army recruiting station
and its various branches enlisted 3O5
for service during October. an In
crease of sixty-nine over September.
A federal explosives inspector for
Colorado may soon be appointed as
the result of information given the
national government by Governor
Gunter.
Comparatively few Denver persons
failed to comply with the new postal
war revenue act providing for an ad-
-ditional 1-cent postage on letters and
postal cards.
Denver has a population Of 26s. .439.
according to official government fig
ures. This estimate is announced as
the result of census figures compiled
up to July 1. 1917.
Reports have been made to Gov
.ernor Gunter showing that the en-
ployes in the various state depart
ments contributed literally to both
issues Of the Liberty loan.
The Delta County Council of De-
fense has advised the Colorado Coun-
Gil of Defense that additional labor
will be necessary in the future for
construction of new storage facilities.
Mrs. Mary Law. 6s years old. who
has been Ill for three years. shot her
self dead with a .38-caliber revolver
at the home of her brother, w. 8.
Lapham, retired stockman. in Denver.
Blacksmiths machinists and boiler
makers OF the Donver 4 Rio Grande
strike for several weeks, returned to
work after an increase in wages was
granted.
Official notice Of the death of Will
lam H. McSpadden. formerly q resi-
dent Of Denver and recently with the
Canadian forces on the Western war
front, reached his brother. Samuel M.
L. McSpadden of Denver.
The candy famine which Is threat
ening . shortage Of Christmas confec-
lions. particularly in the populous CEN
ters Of the East, will not be seriously
felt in Denver. according to local man
ufacturers and dealers.
Building permits issued in Pueblo
during the month OF October show an
increase over October Of last year Of
Ss per cent, according to the report
of Building Inspector r. ]. Roberts
submitted to the city council.
The transportation committee Of the
Colorado Council Of Defense II now
seeking preference for livestock ship
ments from the San Juan Basin in
order that all cattle may be shipped
pass.
A report from Central City states
that w. F. Trip and company of
Great Falls. Mont, have taken lease
and bond on the Annex mine in Lake
gulch and are now at work installing
a gasoline engine to unwater the
mine.
Alien property and the funds Of for
eigners whose nations are at war with
the United States will not be confis-
Gated or disturbed, Harry B. Tedrow,
United States district attorney. In
formed q delegation of German citi-
Gems, who called at his office for In
formation.
According to estimates Of postal au-
thorities, stamp sales November 1st,
because Of the new Scent postage.
broke all records for Denver. Thurs
day stamp sales amounted to $10.-
079.78. the greatest with the excep-
ton Of two days during the last Christ
mas season.
Besides electing Edward L. Brown
president and James Russell vice pres
idont. the board OF directors Of the
Denver 4 Rio Grande Railroad chose
Rawson F. Watkins as treasurer to
succeed Thomas H. Marshall. who be-
comes assistant treasurer. and Finlay
I 2honax xira x,rosidapt with