The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-21


Aug. National Convention of Afri-
can Race at Denver
sept; 17-22-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
eblo.
The population of Craig has trebled
during the past four years.
Henry M. 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's
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 great
white pelican on the prairies south of
Fowler.
Two new trustees for Colorado col
lege are announced-Oliver H. Shoup,
who succeeds w. S. Jackson, and
Benjamin Griffith
Field hospital corps No. l, 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 for 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 a 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 $3.50 hundred pounds,
or at the rate of four pounds for a
quarter The former price was $3.50
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
front, are planned by Nine. Lucille
Desmartin of Denver.
Intrastate tourist rates will go into
effect on the railroads in Colorado
May 10th. These include reduced rates
to summer resort centers and fol
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.
Among building projects at Gunni-
son now in contemplation are addi-
school, a new county high school
building, new hotel and several resi-
dences
Miss Mae Everitt, a graduate of the
training school of the Longmont hos
pital, has enlisted in the United States
army nurse corps and is to be sta
toned after May l at the Presidio,
San Francisco.
Colorado's 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 a severe wound
in his left side and Juan Ariandas
was wounded in his left arm, the in
juries being inflicted by fellow
countryman in a Mexican pool hall at
Pueblo.
Gardening on an extensive scale is
to be undertaken on vacant property
in the Dundee district by residents of
that section of Pueblo, with 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 to secure the great
est efficiency in local affairs during
the coming summer and bring 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
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