The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-26
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado

tHe AGRICULTURAL COlltBc at roib S"'
Inns.
Drastic food regulations became eff
fective Monday in hotels and restau'
rants.
The National League for Women's
Service Motor Corps. in Colorado, has
163 members.
II is more than a passing fancy that
everyone is asked to do your Christ
mas shopping early
There are strong indications that the
Spanish influenza epidemic has about
run its course in Denver
Useful articles for Christmas gifts
are urged by the council of defense
and do your shopping early.
More than 500 corporations have
neglected to file with the secretary OF
state their annual reports for 1917.
Five more soldiers arrived in Den
yer and were Immediately admitted to
the government recuperation camp at
Aurora.
Sergt. Earl Riest, 30. son of Mrs.
Nancy Flint of Aurora, was severely
wounded in action on the western
front Sept II.
The board of directors of the Colo
RADIO Education Association has voted
to cancel the annual November cen
vention for 1918.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Amber died
within twenty minutes of each other
to Longmont from Idaho.
Women of Colorado have done them
selves proud in helping to put every
county in the state over the top in the
Fourth Liberty Loan drive.
Mrs. Martha j. Cranmer was reap
pointed member of the State Board
of Pardons by the governor. Her ap-
pointment is for four years.
The United States has put in an or
der for 100000 pounds of Colorado pin
to beans at $3.50 a hundred pounds.
No date for the delivery is named in
the order.
Colorado products captured almost
all the first prizes awarded at the re-
tional Soil Products Association at
Kansas City.
Wideawake men, 21 to 40 years, for
and deck officers, are be-
ing sought by the Denver navy mobil-
ization substation in accordance with
orders just received.
Two Denver girls, the Misses Grace
Starbird and Martha Thompson, who
two months ago were assigned to cler-
ical duties with the Red Cross, have
arrived safely overseas.
Grand Junction reports that more
han $500 pounds of dry peach pits
were brought into that city in one
week, to be sent TO the gas mask fac
tories in the East.
An additional 200 men, making Colo
RADIOS quota for Eastern war factories
2 ,45O instead of $3.50 for the next thir-
ty days, were asked for by the United
States employment service.
H. w. Swigert was appointed
member of the State Board OF Optic
metric examiners. He takes the place
of w. Il. Beckhart, secretary of the
board, whose term expired.
John Kenesick, IS, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Kenesick of Pueblo, was &C
killed while hunting rabbits
with several companions nineteen
miles south of Pueblo on the Rye road.
Forty-one applications for enlist
ment in the aviation service have been
received by ID. B. Humphrey. in charge
of recruiting. at the secretary Of
states office in the capitol.
The State Board of Equalization re-
iuced Colorado's taxes by $49S,0O0 in
the 1918 tax levy at 81
mills. This is reduction Of .35 mill
from the 1917 levy, which was 3.12
mills.
Mrs. Zada Black, Denver telephone
operator, who departed for the west
ern front two months ago. has arrived
safely overseas and has been assigned
to duty with the American signal
corps.
A telegram received by Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. O'Kelly of Pueblo announces
that their son, Lieut. l.. Leroy O'Kelly,
%, of Company B, 139th infantry. was
in action during the fighting
in the Verdun sector.
The Longmont hospital, having in
sufficient capacity to handle all of the
influenza cases offered, the local Odd
Fellows hall has been converted into
a temporary hospital and placed in
charge of the Red Cross.
A board has been formed by Gov
ernor Gunter and the State Council of
Defense at the request of General
Crowder to centralize, aid in the way
of instruction of men before they are
Inducted into the service
According to the fuel department o