The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS

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COMING EVENTS.
May lt-ise-colorado Sunday nanSsyy,,en school st
July s-ii-Meeting National As.oeia-
sept; RRSeeio. i5-s'-o'''FA'0 ''-'s
| The Evans coal mine at Frederick
caved in causing considerable damage.
A grange was organized at Long
gulch, near Hayden with twenty-four
charter members.
A total of $1,000 will be spent on
the Price-Myton and Helper-Duchesne
| automobile roads this summer.
Beet growers of the Loveland dis
trict voted to urge the planting OF
more beets for the present season.
Ornamental metal posts are being
distributed on streets Of Grand Juno
ton in preparation for white way"
DR.. Ranulph Hudston left Denver
for Camp Cody, N. NJ. to resume
active duty with Base Hospital No.
20.
Fremont county has to its credit
In the third Liberty loan the sum of
s525.0OO. The quota fixed was. $16l,-.
500.
The bridge across Wolf creek has
been completed. The bridge is Just
east of Mount Harris, and has span
of fifty-four feet.
The Fall river road in Grand county
will be improved and worked with
steam shovel, and five miles of new
road will be built.
Edgar j. Bancroft has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Palisade, sue
ceeding w. D. Newton. who died
several months ago.
The Mountain Top Mining Company
of Telluride recently shipped a car
load of ore TO the Salida smelter
which netted s5,230.77.
Women of Montrose are exhibiting
/ 500 garments which they have made
for shipment to the destitute children
of France and Belgium.
Federal approval of eight post road
projects in the state has been an
nounced, the work entailing an e1-
penditure Of s556.000.
Costilla county's quota was $27 100.
total subscriptions exceeded $4,000
during the first week of the campaign
and are still coming in.
A veritable plague OF epidemics has
spread over Brighton. Many children
are Ill with whooping cough, measles.
scarlet fever and pneumonia.
p. L. Balfe, Jr.. convicted in the Dis
trict Court at Littleton, Feb. 4. 1917.
of unlawfully handling Intoxicating
liquors, has appealed the case to the
Supreme Court.
David w. Thomas. field secretary OF
the Colorado Council of Defense, has
taken over the duties Of secretary, fol-
lowing the resignation Of A. w. Grant,
but will still continue az field secre-
tary.
The War Industries Board has noti-
fled the Colorado Council of Defense
that transportation priorities will be
refused for materials used in con.
struction work not necessary to the
war.
Beginning May Is the University OF
Colorado will open a school for train
ing from 200 to 210 drafted men in
auto mechanics. radio telegraphy and
telegraphy. according to Regent Cliff.
ford w. Mills.
Thirty-fiye pupils of the Eads pri.
mary school in Kiowa county have
presented Governor julius C. Gunter
with a slumber robe and q scrspbook
of pictures dealing with several phases
of the world war.
Legal aid for Colorado soldiers and
their families on affairs arising out OF
the entrance of the men into service
will be directed by a committee of the
State Council of Defense appointed by
Governor Gunter.
Granted a two weeks furlough after
fourteen weeks OF intensive training
to fit them for commissions in the
army. 200 western boys arrived in
ing camp at Fort Riley.
In 1909, 5,o4O acres OF beans were
| cultivated in Colorado, producing 3d.
926 bushels. In 1917 the area cultivat-
ed, including that devoted to seed
beans. was 247,275 acres. and the total
output was 1897 ,6S6 bushels.
The Grand Council of the Royal Ar
canum met in Denver and elected the
following officers: Grand regent.
Frank A. Prior; vice regent. Austin
A. Gray; orator. Elmore Floyd: past
regent. Ernest NJ. Reeme; secretary.
Charles H. Peters; treasurer, wilford
T. Shay; chaplain, F. L. Smith; guide.
O. W. Porter; warden, ]. J. Fitzger-
aid; sentry. John II. Blair; trustee.
three years, Charles l.. Smith. The