Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27

Statistics show juvenile delinquency
on increase in Pueblo
Third son of Puebloan to Join army
presented fifth gold medal
Contributions to educational institu-
tfons are exempt from war tax.
Denver bids its drafted boys good
bye as they leave for Camp Funston.
Denver people turn out to say good
bye to iA9 Colorado men leaving for
Camp Funston.
Blackhanders get busy again and an
Italian is in dying condition at hospi-
tai in Pueblo.
Superintendent Adams fixed the age
limit for enlistment in the constabu-
larry from 25 to 45 years.
Stack of $50 tons of hay ON the Nc
Carthy ranch at Undercliff was struck
by lightning and burned.
All Colorado infantrymen stationed
at Fort Logan will leave for Linda Wis
ia, Cal, according to reports at the
post.
The residence and outbuildings be-
longing to Z. Mcdaniel of Beaver
Park were totally destroyed by fire.
The loss is $4,000.
Thirty-two boxes marked "books"
but containing quarts and pints of
whiskey, were taken from freight
houses in Denver.
On nomination of Chancellor H. A.
Buchtel. DIR. WILDER Dwight Engle has
been elected vice chancellor of the
University of Denver.
Denver is preparing to offer q salts
factory site to the federal government
for the location Of an army canton
ment or camp hospital.
Naomi Cav, aged Is. fell from a tee
ter board on her neck and shoulders
on tho Rixey school grounds, Las Ami
mas, and died later at the home of her
sister near Fort Lyon.
A new drill schedule which went in.
to effect at Camp Baldwin establishes
a more varied arrangement of drilling
exercises and makes the work OF the
troops less fatiguing.
The first exhibition of the winter
season of the Colorado Springs Art
Society will be held in October when
the famous Panama canal pictures of
Jonas Die will be displayed.
Colorado has entrained almost one
half of her recruits for the new ma
tional army, 2,406 young men having
been sent to the training camp at
Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kan.
A wage claim for $11 900 was filed
by forty-five miners, employed by the
McDonough Mining Company at Mon
arch, ten miles from SAlida, with
State Labor Commissioner Morrissey
The first auxiliary to the Denver
chapter of the Red Cross to be formed
in the high schools was organized by
the girls at the South Side high school,
1t will be known as the Domestic Art
Club.
The first car of oil shale shipped
from Colorado for commercial pur-
poses was sent from Grand Valley to n
Detroit chemical firm, and the opinion
is expressed that the car will yield L.
900 gallons of oil.
Three persons were hurt in a col
lision of automobiles at the corner of
Thirty-fifth avenue and Walnut street
in Denver. John Anderson and wife
and their grandchild John Harvey,
were taken to the county hospital.
Denver gave the members of the
French High Commission such a rous.
ing welcome on their visit recently to
that city that Edouard de Billy, head
of the special ENJOYS, has written
Mayor Robert w. Speer congratula-
tory letter from Washington.
Commencing between Oct. and 10
the wholesale price of sugar in Den.
yer and Colorado will drop to $3.50 a
hundred pounds. The retail price in
Denver will be $S.05 hundred pounds
The figures will probably apply to
both the cane and beet sugar.
FL Paso county's sugar beet produc
ing section, the Fountain valley, will
be a more prominent factor in the SUI
gar situation than ever before. The
acreage of beets in the valley was in
creased about 40 per cent this year
and the crops are said to be in perfect
condition, with initial tests showing
high sugar content.
The meeting of the alumnae of the
st. Joseph's> Hospital Training Schoo
for Nurses at the hospital in Denver
fairly radiated patriotism when Mis-;
Mary Burns. their president. an
nouneed that more than thirty of the
200 members were already in the serv
ice of their country.
The long continued period of favor
able weather has resulted in the grair
crops being put up in good shape
throughout Routt county, and the tota
yield Of wheat and other small grair
will, on account Of greatly increased
acreage, pass all previous records.