The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado

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Teaching of German has been
barred at Montrose.
Colorado Ia pointed to as model
for food conservation.
Fire destroyed an elevator at Avon
dale, twelve miles east of Pueblo.
The Food Administration is enforc-
ing the rules against the use OF wheat
in baking.
Thirty-five carloads of pinto beans
worth $168.O0O. are on the way from
Colorado to Boston.
Approximately 100000 bushels of
raised in Colorado this year.
The state fishery director. w. B.
Frazer, has decided to operate the
hatchery ON the Conejos river this sea
son.
Hereafter Colorado Springs drug
stores will close at 10 o'clock on week
nights and at o'clock on Sunday
evenings
Pleading guilty to bootlegging in
the County Court in Denver, H. c.
Lehl was fined $3.50 and costs by
Judge Ingram. ~
John Grattan, OF Golden. has been
named a member of the farm prod
ucts and live stock advisory commit
tee to the food administrator.
Frank H. Dunlevy, Denver clubman
and brother of E. F. Dunlevy. secre-
tary OF the Denver chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross. died at Pueblo.
High school boys and others be-
tween the ages OF 16 and 21 are res
ponding to the call for stimulating
crop production and harvesting.
Mrs. Maggie Everetts. 60 years old.
was run over by a car in the Rio
Grande yards at Pueblo and both legs
were cut Off She died shortly after
ward.
Milton H. Merrill. Civil War vet
eran, was burned to death in his cabin
at Cripple Creek. He is thought to
have been sleeping when some Goals
fell from the stove. He was 70 years
of age
Circulation of liquor price lists u
made a misdemeanor by section 8 Of
with q fine of not to exceed 5000 and
q Jail sentence of from thirty days to
six months.
Patriotic meetings are to be held in
practically every town April 6. desis-
mated as Dedication day by the Colo
RADIO council of defense Citizens will
be asked to dedicate their services and
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The March sale OF state lands was
better attended than in many previous
months. according to Raymond Miller,
president of the state land board.
Thousands Of acres. made up from
tracts In almost every county. were
disposed Of.
Literature issued by the American
Defense Society, q large and influen-
tial patriotic organization of the East
ern states. has been received In Den
yer. urging the local American Assem-.
blies to join In the movement inaugu-
rated by the Defense Society to re-
christen all cities. towns. villages and
streets in this country bearing Ger.
man names.
Although special railroad rates
were prohibited when the roads Of the
country were taken over by the gov.
ernment. special ruling has been
gained from Director William G. Nc
Adoo at Washington to permit cut
fare from Colorado points to the open
ing of the free land drawings to take
place in Grand valley and the Uncom'
pahgre valley March 20 and April 5.
William Cook Daniels will is on the
way to Denver having been forwarded
by the New York firm that drew 1t up.
Governor Gunter will go to Wash
ington to attend an important confer.
ence to be held April 8 at the request
of Secretary Franklin X. Lane. In
stating the purpose of the meeting
Secretary Lane said: Present condi-
tions show clearly that the strength,
safety and welfare of the country de-
mand that all residents should use
our language, understand our indus
trial needs and be imbued with the
spirit of American democracy"
Investigation of the operations OF
Miss Catherine Schmidt, suspected
German spy, held under $4,000 bond
by army intelligence officers at Ell
Paso. Tex, extended to Denver. In
formation reaching James W. Melrose,
chief special agent of the United
States Department of Justice, re-
veals that Miss Schmid made her
home at 1888 Grant street. Denver.
and government agents directed their
attention to the examination of her
trunks. discovering data which they
believe will aid the government In
connecting her with operations In be-
half Of the German spy system.
The first general statement issued