The Dolores star., 1918-07-12
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ing the mistakes of the allies toward
his country. describing her steadfast-
ness and the heroism Of her soldiers.
and praising the United States, Lieut..
Bruno Roselli, Italian army attache
Of the Washington embassy OF Italy
and Q representative of the commit
tee on public Information, brought .
different phase of the war to 200 SOL
diers at the Fort Logan Y. II. C. A.
hut.
Cluster cups Of stem rust Of wheat
have been found on the common bar
berry of Colorado. The State Council
| OF Defense has given warning that
this means that wheat fields in the
vicinity Of common barberry are al
most certain to be infected by rust
this year. The botany department Of
the Agricultural College il now max
ing a survey Of Eastern Colorado to
determine the extent of this stage OF
the stem rust.
Inheritance tax collections by the
commonwealth on twenty-six estates
during June amounted to S39. 1869.
Waivers and other fees brought an
additional 3799. making total OF $4O,-
| 1859. Large estates of three Den
yer men are among the June collec-
ton. They are Raymond J. McPhee,
whose estate is valued at S187,S26.l4:
David d. Seerie, with an estate OF
$115,577.O1. and John NJ. Knowles
| with S26,2Q9.27.
| Before her daughter Elizabeth, who
was on her way from New York TO
| spend a vacation with her parents
could reach Denver. Mrs. Charlotte
Grace Selden Moffat, wife of Freder-
lex G. Moffat. died at her home in
Denver. Mrs. Moffat had been Ill for
= year and q half. Her husband is q
nephew Of the late David H. Moffat,
builder OF the Moffat railroad and a
former recognized financial leader of
the state.
As the quotas for military service
continue to be called month after
month, these inroads on the labor sup
ply II causing serious results, from .
purely mining point Of view. and, I'M
less offset by some other source than
is now known. they WILL cause . mater.
ial reduction in the output Of the pre-
cious metals.
Delta county il included In the
amended quarantine proclamation on
account Of alfalfa weevil in Colorado,
Idaho and Utah. made by Gov. 8. v.
Stewart Of Montana The amended
proclamation was made in accordance
with the recommendations of the com.
mittee OF entomologists held recently
In Salt Lake City. Utah.
With the roads all reported in fine
condition after the heavy rains Estes
Park had a multitude of visitors In
the week ending June 30. Reports
show that $50 cars entered the park
by the two routes. the Longs peak
and the Lyons-Loveland way. The
number Of people carried into the
park that week were 2.376.
Colorado has furnished more and
better aviators per capita than any
other state. The number of mon &C.
cepted has been slightly over so per
cent, while the average for all other
states 10 approximately 80 per cent.
and but one Colorado man has failed
at ground school.
James e. Clark, Bent county soldier
reported wounded In France. took up
a non-irrisated land claim about six-
teen miles south of Las Animas some
thing more than . year ago. He did
not register in the draft. but Joined
the army before that was put into ef-
feet.
Two railway bridges near Gunnison
vnHA 00f nm fira h,v
who are supposed to be Germans and
the acts are declared to be attempts
to prevent the shipment Of coal by
tying up traffict east and west.
Thinking he was turning Q somer-
sault in . spirit of Jest after diving
from a raft sixty feet from shore,
half-dozen boys watched Glen Kohler.
II years old. drown at the Lakeside
bathing beach in Denver.
Denver's application for q reopen
ing of the rate order granted the
Mountain States Telephone and Tele-
graph Company June IA was denied
by the Colorado Public Utilities Com.
mission.
Information has been received by
wire that Adjt. Capt Woodrow Wilson
Woodbridge of Denver has been con-
spicuous for bravery in France, hay
ing aided wounded man under fire.
The Denver Cooks union accepted
the compromise proposal of the Hotel
and Restaurant Keepers Association
and agreed to work ten hours a day
with a 50-cent increase in wages.
Robbers effected entrance to the
Bennett State Bank and succeeded in
carrying away Liberty bonds, War
Savings stamps and cash amounting in
all to $4,000. .. L..
Three Adams county men were ar
rested ut Fort Collins, ON their way
home from Laramie. Wyo., and paid a