The state herald., 1918-04-05
Pithy News Notes
From Al Parts of
Colorado

The Grand county division Of the
state guard has been completed.
The postoffice at Northgate in
North Park has been discontinued.
The new postoffice building at
Craig has been opened for business.
The molybdenum concentrating
plant at Urad in Daily district il com.
plstsd.
Lsven 8. Perry. q retired farmer Of
Cotopaxi. died of nephritis: he was 81
years old.
e. F. Counselor Of Antonita has
been appointed irrigation engineer for
District No. 8, with headquarters at
Alamosa
More than 500 were attracted to
Grand Junction by the government
drawing for farms which was held In
the state armory.
Jim Goodheart, head Of the Sunshine
mission In Denver. left for France ~
Denver Rotary Club chaplain. He will
b gone several months.
The State Council of Defense has
been told that second poultry expert
has been assigned to Colorado by the
Department Of Agriculture.
Officers were elected and q general
business meeting held as the first
days program of the Colorado Hducs
ton Association at Denver.
John Skrifvars, age g. years. died
at the ranch home near the Burnt
Mill at Pueblo. where he had resided
Tor the past thirty-ssven years.
Loveland held Its second military
funeral when Corporal MAJ Mosher,
81. was buried. Mosher was called in
the second draft to Camp Funston.
where he died.
Charles q. Bussey. 6S years old.
crippled and deaf. died at the county
hospital In Denver from having In
hailed gas after he had slashed his
throat with razor.
Jacob Martin Wolaver. so. member
Of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Gener-
al Assemblies from Larimer county.
died at his home in Loveland. Mr.. Wo-
laver is survived by q widow and four
children.
Word was received in Denver that
the order for the United States recu-
peration camp to be located In Den.
YER had been signed and that the
camps cost had been set officially at
S1.660.o00.
The Fort Collins school board vot.
ed to eliminate the teaching Of Ger.
man In the high school after the pres
ent term is ended. The board has
granted an increase Of s per cent in
teachers salaries.
w. +. X. Mills, Denver manager OF
parks and improvements. has com.
menced the reforestration Of the
mountain parks. He has obtained 25..
900 Seeding spruce from the United
States forest reserve for this work.
A military funeral was arranged for
Lieut. Raymond ]. McPhee. whose
body was taken to his home In Den.
yer following his death at Fort Riley
from pneumonia. His mother, widow
and sister returned on the same train.
There will be combined floral and
vegetable show In the Denver Audi
torium the last week In August. the
Denver Society Of Ornamental Horti-
culture having charge Of the fioral d.
vision and the Mothers Congress OF
the vegetable division.
The heavy hand Of the state food
administrator fell on two Denver men
and a third man may feel II In q few
days. The right to sell flour was
taken from two OF them and the deci.
sion ON the other will await the out
come Of an investigation.
Guy N. Gardner. secretary to the
United States Fuel Administration
for Colorado. has received notification
from tho War Department that he has
bssa accepted for service In the aviA-
ton section Of the army and left Dan.
yer for Boston TO enter training.
Governor Gunter and Adjt Gen.
Frank d. Baldwin left Denver for
Camp Funston to attend a review Of
troops. Many Of the Colorado boys
who formerly belonged to the Nation.
q Guard are stationed temporarily at
the camp. Miss Margaret Wilson. who
Il raising money for the Red Cross.
vas . member Of tho party. She sang
for The soldiers and tho governor nd.
dressed the men In tho Y. NJ. G. A.
Colorado farmers may bs given n.
sistanos by the government In the In
itial costs Of wheat. oats and barley
ssed. In order 70 stimulate crop pro-
duetion this year. James r. Noland.
secretary Of state. received word from
Warrington that legislation pending
in Congress sssks to assure Increased
production over the entire country.
Officials Of tho Department OF AGri.
culture are endcsvoring 10 obtain sta.
tistics regarding the acreage requiring
government aid.
0.s ~ shA meat ~~aaors wluS AaVal.