Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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citation will hold its annual convention
in Denver, May IA. Is. 16. The state
at large is expected to send at least
one thousand delegates and Denver
county will furnish an equal number.
ALI pastors, superintendents. officers
Of Sunday schools. of organized
Glasses and counties are eligible for
enrolment az special delegates. A
meeting of Denver pastors and super
intendents voted unanimously to en-
tertain all out Of town delegates on
the Harvard plan, lodging and break
fast furnished.
Although the Weld county quota
for the third Liberty loan was only
$919,000. the amount reported April 20
was $1.331.000. Thirty out of the
thirty-eight precincts in the county
are over-subscribed. Greeley's quota
was $5O5.0O0, and the amount sub
scribed is now 100000. Eaton, with
population Of 1900, has 100000.
Eatons quota was $4,000.
The markets committee of the Colo
rado Council of Defense has been in
structed by the council to help the
broom-corn farmers of southeastern
| counties to form cooperative associa-
tions in connection with the Tri-State
Broom Corn Growers Association that
will be an aid to them in getting good
prices for their crops.
Land cultivated in Colorado during
1917, exclusive of that devoted to or
chards and small fruits, was 4,122, 300
acres, according to statistics compiled
by the Colorado Board of Irrigation
This is the frat time that such a COM
pilation has been made aince 1909,
when the acreage cultivated was
2,614,312. ~
The Colorado Council of Defense
has made monthly appropriation to
aid its committee on Americanization
of aliens. On behalf of the committee
Governor Gunter has invited Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane to make two
addresses in Colorado, and the secre-
tary will visit the state, il he possibly
can.
Two Colorado boys, one of Denver,
the other of Meeker, were among for.
ty-two Americans cited recently by
French army commanders for bravery.
The list was given out at Washington.
Robert E. Graf, son of Mrs. Elizabeth
Gref. is the Denver boy, and Albert L
Strehlke the one from Meeker.
Nineteen students at the State Az
ricultural college went to the third
officers reserve training camp at
Camp Funston and every one of them
finished with recommendation for
Q commission. Several have returned
ON furlough and the others are ex-
pscted at Fort Collins in few days.
Many of the young men who have
been In training at the Fort Riley OFF,
GERS reserve camp arrived in Denver
They are on fifteen days furlough.
after hating completed their training
and it is understood each man will re-
ceive a commission when called into
service.
Louis Chentre, confessed slayer of
Constantine Nouchy. Franco-Italian
who was found murdered on lonely
road. was found guilty of murder in
the second degree in the West Side
Court in Denver. The penalty is i'm
prisonment for ten years.
Longmont Farmers Milling and Ele-
vator Company has contracted with
the government to send 100000
pounds Of 95 per cent flour to the
American expeditionary forces in
France, shipment to be made at once.
The Denver club has Joined Class
in compliance with the request Of
the United States Food Administra-
ton. and hereafter no wheat products
will be served In the dining room of
that organization.
No damage to crops or fruit has
been done by the cold. fruit being very
backward. according to reports from
Fort Morgan. The large acreage of
winter wheat is in fine condition, ow.
ing to heavy rains.
| Colorado raisers Of poultry are COM
ing to the front in the war crisis and
will make good, according to returns
tabulated in the statewide canvass
made by government and state author
tiles.
By order Of Judge Ira c. Rothgerber
of the Denver County Court, $1,000 In
estate funds held in trust by the state
treasurer, were diverted into the pur-
chase Of bonds Of the third Liberty
loan.
The people Of the city and county
OF Denver have purchased a 3150.000
site for the U. 8. army recuperation
camp which the government will es-
tablish at a cost Of 100000.
Pig and chicken sale held at Tiff for
the benefit Of Red Cross wss a most
successful one, over $1,000 being real
ICED. One chicken sold for $40O and