The Ordway new era., 1918-10-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

ordway's 100000 public school build
ing was destroyed by fire.
H. E. limerick of Joycoy died at
Camp Dodge. Ia. from influenza.
Fifty thousand dollars in idle funds
OF the Denver District Court are to be
invested in Liberty bonds.
p. NJ Nelson of Boulder received a
| telegram stating that his son, Sergt.
Norris H. Nelson, died of pneumonia
in France on Sept 10.
Every school teacher in Boulder has
been appointed house-to-house can
vasser to ascertain the number Of
Spanish influenza cases in the city.
In the absence of the family four
masked Mexicans entered the home
of Adam Allies. one mile southwest of
Greeley. and took over 500 and jew
elry.
enza and over 100 new cases were re-
ported in Denver on Monday, making
total of thirty deaths and about 500
cases.
The death at Colorado Springs of
Eddie Roe OF Buffalo. Wyo., brought
the total of fatalities at Colorado Col
lege from Spanish influenza up to
seven.
w. d. Keen of Pueblo and C. L.
Hover of Longmont have been ap-
pointed draft advisers of the depart
ment of agriculture for the district of
Colorado.
Denver's intensive drive to sell her
$50 quota of Fourth Liberty
Loan bonds, and If possible to surpass
that figure, began with a monster
parade Monday.
Capt. John Evans and his family
have gone to Washington, where the
former provost marshal will assume
new duties under Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
Word reached the state health
board that seventy out of 14O school
children in the town of Hooper, in the
northwestern part OF Costilla county,
are i'll of influenza.
Several Colorado sugar factories are
still short of the requisite labor sup
ply, according to information given
out in the sugar division of the fed
eral employment service.
The city council of Sterling adopted
an ordinance which DEGREES that each
man of the city between the ages of
1S and 55 years must work at least
thirty-six hours each week.
The largest two deer shot during
the season just closed were brought
to Denver by Ed Williams and Billy
Perdieu, stockmen of Platteville. The
animals weighed 400 pounds each.
A number of new cases of influenza
have been reported to the headth au-
thorities at Delta. Acting on the
governors proclamation, the local au-
thorities will close the public schools.
> One death and 239 cases reported is
the incomplete record of the progress
OF the influenza epidemic in Boulder
up to Wednesday. The latest victim
Is Glen Austin, aged 90, of Lisbon,
Iowa.
Laborers at the recuperation camp
at Aurora will be allowed time and
half for overtime. This concession is
in addition to the 40 cents per hour
wage allowed by recent order of the
government.
Mrs. Anna Webb Martin has been
named by the nominating committee
Of the Morgan County Republican
Central committee to fill the vacancy
for the office of county treasurer to
be voted on at the. coming general
election.
About 100000 bushels of wheat have
been threshed in Larimer county from
this years crop, up to date.
Efforts to obtain legislation along
social, educational and patriotic mat
ters this winter will be undertaken by
committees appointed by the execu-
tive board of the Colorado committee |
on social legislation.
Twenty-nine cases of influenza, all
of them mild. have been reported at |
Sterling. The city council issued an
order closing all places of assembly, |
including schools, theaters, pool halls |
and soda fountains.
The need of nurses to help fight |
Spanish influenza is still urgent,
School teachers, temporarily out of |
work by the closing of the schools, |
who have had practical nursing ex-
perience can help.
Sitting in a special meeting as a
board of health the Greeley city coun-
Gil issued an order closing all schools,
theaters, lodgerooms, billiard and pool
rooms, churches and other places OF
public gathering as preventive
measure against the Spanish influ-
enza, six cases of which have been re-
ported to the local health authorities.
There have been no deaths.
Lieut.. Jerry c. Vasconcele of Den
Ia Onca again tho barp nf tho ,i,