Cheyenne record., 1918-07-11

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COMING EvnNTs-
July 1sIRepublican STATE convsation
July 33-Democratic state Assembly In
Denver.
Aug. 32-34-Colorado state Firemens
Convention at Georgetown.
Sept. 2s-2s-colorado State Fair At
Sept. ss-3s-Lincoln County Fair At
A fire At Georgetown did $4,000
damage.
A state highway that will pass
through Waunita Springs ID being
lrged.
Ten counties In Colorado have de-
,leted their lists of class one men for
he draft.
Incorporation papers OF the Colorado
Coal Operators Association were filed
with the secretary of state.
First and only concrete bridge IN
San Miguel county has been complet-
cd ut Placerville and II . fine one.
The canning factory at Greeley be-
gan operations in taking care Of the
pea crop with $50 employees at work.
Henry ]. Rexfield, - years old. died
n . Greeley hospital. He had been q
resident Of Greeley for thirty years.
School board at Lamar has decided
n favor of an all-around increase In
,alariss Of teachers for the coming
rear.
The convention of the National Fed
Grafton Of Colored Women began IN
Denver Monday and will last through
July 10.
A new oil company, made up Of
Boulder people. and embracing only
Boulder county property. has been
formed.
Crssde camp In at present shipping
close to $50 tons Of ore each day.
which carries from 200 to 25 ounces in
silver to the ton.
Two draft calls to BE- made in July
will leave but 1852 men in class one
In Colorado. Eleven hundred men will
be called on July ~.
In the city of Las Animas . girls
club has taken charge Of the work Of
weighing and measuring babies in the
child welfare work.
Mrs. Edna O. Blades Of Hugo has
been selected chairman Of the Lincoln
county Women's Council of Defense
which has Just been organised.
1t u estimated that more than 10000
Denver school children are engaged
during the summer vacation in the
work of maintaining war gardens"
First load of gooseberries arriving
at tho new cannery at Psnrose weigh
ed TAO pounds. The factory is putting
up large quantities Of cherries and
spinach.
Three initiated measures and two
legislative measures for ratification
will be presented to the voters for
their consideration in the November
election.
A $4,000 Red Cross building for
Fort Logan has been authorized by
the National Red Cross Society and
the erection of the building is to be-
gin at once.
Earl w. Davis, reported injured in
France, was shot through the leg
about q month ago. A letter to his
parents in Pueblo stated that the
was struck.
The officers of the consolidated
Denver ticket office have been
named, with ]. P. Hall of the Santa
Fe system at the head as passenger
and ticket agent
enlistments will be received in Den
YER for tank service, according To
Lieut.. G. G. Garland, In charge of tank
recruiting in Colorado.
According to q telegram from Sena-
tor John Shafroth, in Washington, the
ment of the Fort Logan improvement
bill and $130,000 has been appropri-
ated to make repairs at the fort.
Acting on instructions received
from Washington the State Food Ad-
ministration has issued an order to
the effect that beginning July IL res
taurants and hotels can serve beef at
one meal every day.
The movement to establish prices
above which dealers in certain lines
of orocories cannot RaIl their pooda In
national in Its scope, according to T.
q. Williams, chairman of the fair
price" committee of the Denver office
of the United States Food Administra-
tion. which has just isued its first
price list.