The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13

Dec O-21-A,iu- winter meeting OF
| Colorado Editorial Association ae
January.western Stock show at Dem
yer.
| Fewer cases and deaths from Span
tsh influenza are reported from towns
throughout the state.
The Denver public schools Will not
open until jan .. 1919. and the schooi
year will close July /.
| Col. Jerome b. Wheeler. veteyan
builder and organizer of the fikes
Peak region, died at Colorado Springs
| following short illness.
Twenty-four hours after her mother.
Ms. Ida J. Tullar of Denver, dieo Oh
tuberculosis. Miss Lillian Tullar, IL
years old. died of heart disease.
Mrs. Nellie r. Eames. state secre-
| tary OF the w. c. 7. IT,, one OF the
widely known temperance workers OF
the state, died at her home In Denver.
George w. Linger of Denver has
been named as defendant in $1OO.-
| COO breach of promise suit brought by
Miss Lolo p. Kellogg. The suit was
| filed in the Denver District Court.
Unless the civil service amendment
to the state constitution ties his
hands, Gov. Oliver H. Shoup will have
some 100 appointments to make dur
ing the first six months after he takes
| office.
Earl II. Lyon, son of Mrs. Bessie
Lyon of Denver, was killed in action
in France Oct. %. His name appears
in the casualty list issued by the
United States government Thanks
giving day.
The incoming Legislature will be
asked to appropriate about $4,000 for
Indebtedness incurred by the Soldiers
| and Sailors home at Monte Vista in
excess of the biennial appropriation
| of $4,000.
Col. James L. Huchingson will con-
tinue actively as the commanding Of
ficer of the Third Colorado regiment
of infastry, his resignation having
been not accepted by the adjutant
| generals office.
Senator-elect Lawrence C. Phipps.
| Governor-elect Oliver II. Shoup and
Congressman-elect William N. Vale
| were the chief speakers at the week.
ly luncheon of the Denver Real Es-
tate exchange.
| The record for the number OIL
| liquor permits issued in one day was
| again broken Dec. 2, when granj
total of f4s9 was reached in the
liquor department of the clerk and re-
corder's office in Denver.
An increase of Al per cent in the
| ~irU rataa nm fho national fOrauta
Of Colorado has been announced by
the secretary Of agriculture in let
ter received by John H. Hatton. assist
ant district United States forester in
Denver.
BY unanimous choice of the mem
bers of ths Denver Liberty Loan com
mittee, Mayor Robert w. Speer, Den.
ver's Liberty Ship" was selected as
the name of the ship now under con.
struction by the emergency fleet cor
i poratton, which Denver Is entitled ia
christen by reason OF having been the
first city in its class to oversubscribe
its quota in the Fourth Liberty loan
| The will of Sarah Hanrahan, ageu
Denver woman who died Oct. l3 at
4053 Vallejo street, leaves all of her
canned fruits. pickles. eggs, kindiing
coal and bedding to the Craig colony
BeQuests of 81 each are made to five
brothers and sisters. Her bank &C
count of $115. after her funeral ex
penses have been paid and debts set
tied, is left to brother. ]. H. Herlin
ger. and wife.
Miss Stella Raithel of Denver re
| ta1
death on Nov. 2 of her sister, Miss
Hattie NJ. Raithel, member of the
army nurses corps. She was buried
in London three days following her
death.
Fewer Colorado registrants were re
jected in .cantonments than those
from many other states. from Feb. IL
to Oct OF this year, according to q
statement issued by Capt. Horace G
Wetherill for the Information of medi
cal advisory boards in the state, oveI
which he has supervision. The per
sentage of reflections for the state dur
ing that period was 6.3 as against "a
or the nation at large.
Returning Colorado soldiers will be
. given every assistance through the
United States employment service tc
obtain employment in their chosen
trades. and the Colorado Council ol
Defense will assist In this movement
through community effort The coun
Gil has sent out word to the county
organizations telling of bureaus to be
established throughout the state. US
ing local offices of community labor
; boards and public service reserve
: agents to further She plan.
George b. Berger. president Of thu
Denver Clearing House Association
has brought to the attention of the