The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-12
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

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Six more Colorado boys who have
given their lives In the cause Of world
democracy are recorded In the casual.
ty lists. Thomas J. Clare. Boulder,
has been killed In action. Two dead
OF wounds received in action are Ray.
mond A. Morris, Wheatridge, and
John P. Baranowski. Montrose. The
dead Of disease include Harry Free
berg and Edgar J. Hasenauer, Denver.
and James w. Butt, Pueblo. In the list
Of severely wounded are Innes H..
Gates, Denver; Harvie E. Sawtell.
Grand Junction. and Fred A. Wright,
Paonia. Among the wounded. degree
undetermined, are Emmett ]. Ford. Ju.
piter. and Robert NJ. Wood, Bellvue.
Six wounded slightly are Golden w.
Flewelling, Denver; Corp Erick A.
Johnson, Victor; Edmund NJ. Horn.
Delta; Edward Baker. Durango; Reu-
ben A. Blixt and James E. Colbert,
Denver.
Eight more deaths among Colorado
soldiers are reported In the casualty
lists made public by the War Depart.
ment Dec 8. Lieut.. Fred B. Proctor,
Denver, Is among the killed In action.
Seven dead Of disease are Clarence C.
Cramer. Denver: Lester N. Foltx. TIVE
Buttes; Oscar L. Surwald, Matheson;
William c. Westfail. Pueblo: Charles
E. Carlson. Leadville; Palma E. Hen,
Erickson. Newcastle. and Bernice O.
Peak, Loveland. Among the wounded
slightly in action are Oak Wright, Do
lores. and Alex Prince. Alamosa.
The body Of Vincent Corado.
wealthy Italian resident of Telluride.
was found under bridge twenty-three
miles north OF Telluride. Corado dis
appeared Nov. IL. Merle Emisten
confessed at st. George. Utah. accord
Ing to information received BY police
officers OF Telluride. that he killed
Corado. They said they found the
body where Emisten said they would
find 1t. The body, which has been
frozen. was wrapped In a laprobe.
Miss Felice Cohn Of Carson, New,
70 the first woman to receive an ap-
pointment as a special agent in the
United States land office, and in this
capacity she has been assigned by
Franklin X. Lane. secretary Of the in
terror. to have charge Of hearings In
the Denver office. Miss Cohn Is law
yer. and one Of the five women who
have been admitted to practice before
the United States Supreme Court.
Gassed, placed In hospital,
wounded by shell explosion two days
after he had been released and was
again at the front. Ill OF influenza and
recorded a. among the serious"
cases. then to recover and be In the
front line trenches again on the day
the armistice was signed has been tho
experience OF Capt. Lee Dillon of
Boulder, according to letter received
by his mother. Mrs. Grace Dillon.
approximately 100000 acres Of
waste land lying In the center of the
San Luis valley and within the boun-
daries Of Saguache. Rio Grande, Conc
JOS, Alamosa and Mineral counties will
be reclaimed and turned over to the
thousands Of soldiers returning to
Colorado, II the efforts Of an organiza.
tion OF business men and farmers in
the southern part Of the state are an
proved by the government.
Silver producing mines in Boulder,
Gllpin and Clear Greek counties are
helping to maintain the outputs Of
gold, lead and copper, the price OF
silver showing closer relation to
cost than the price Of gold. The clos
Ing down Of the sampling plants at
Georgetown, Idaho Springs. Black
Hawk and Boulder is marked detri.
ment to the small shippers.
Boulder reports the arrival of q two
carload consignment Of high-grade
tungsten imported from China for use
in the Tungsten Products Company,
valued. 1t 10 said. at more than $780,.
900 at the present American quota
ton.
Mckenzie Brothers & Johnson, leo
sees on the Caribou mine, have
opened up promising ore shoot at
the 600 level OF the Caribou workings.
on the No-Name vein, 300 feet east Of
the big shaft.
Twenty-three years old, wrecked In
health, SCARED for life but imbued
with an indomitable courage, glad that
he is veteran Of the worlds great.
est war and glad, furthermore, that
he was able TO make his sacrifice for
democracy. Private Charles j. Sallen
returned to Denver to spend a thirty
days furlough. At the completion Of
his leave Of absence he will return to
the Red Cross base hospital at Fort
Smelling. Minn.. where he will recuper.
ate.
That the war has shown the need
OF better highways throughout the
country and that the improvement Of
old roads and the construction OF new
ones will be Of especial benefit to
Colorado farmers In marketing their
produce was the opinion expressed by
L. W. Page. government director Of
roads. on his arrival In Denyer.