The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


| District Court returned a verdict at
Denver, finding Benjamin ]. Salmon,
Denver peace advocate. guilty of viii
fully and unlawfully refusing to fill
out his selective service draft ques-
board of his district.
John F. Shafroth, Jr.. son OF United
States Senator Shafroth. has been pro-
NOTED from the rank of lieutenant to
that OF lieutenantcommand in the
/ navy. A cablegram received by Sen
ator Shafroth stated that the young
man arrived safely in French waters.
in command OF a torpedo boat de-
stroyer
Weekly reports on labor. crop and
| transportation conditions are now be-
ing made to DR. Charles A. Lory, chair
man OF the committee on food produc-
tion and conservation OF the State
Council of Defense. by the different
county agricultural agents through
their state leader.
A jury in the United States District
Court found the Rev. Charles w. Huff
man, formerly pastor of the United
guilty of white slavery in Transporting
18-year-old Gladys Oberlander from
New Palestine to Denver for immoral
purposes.
Several patriotic gatherings and
general suspension of business
marked the homage paid by Denver
to the memory of Abraham Lincoln,
who was born Feb. IL. 1909, 109 years
ago
W. c. Stiles, who was elected a d.
rector of the Larimer County Fair As
sociation, has refused to accept the
position. and urges that the fair be
abandoned until the war is over.
The Denver mint will receive a de
ficiency appropriation OF $4,000 If the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill
now before the House of Representa-
tives at Washington is passed.
The winter wheat in Boulder coun-
ty is in excellent condition. the county
agricultural agent says. Much ground
has been plowed in the last sixty days.
insuring good spring acreage.
Thomas Connolly of Denver. fire
man on train No. of the Denver &
Rio Grande, fell off the engine when
the train was two miles out Of Green
land and was killed.
The Santa Fe shopmen at Pueblo
will work ten hours a day in an ef-
fort TO catch up with the repair work
that is piled up in all departments of
the shops.
War to the death" has been de-
cIared opa tho n, or, op no God t, thu
illegal traffic in liquor by Col. Frank
Adams. superintendent of the state
constabulary.
Schools at Loveland will not be
closed for spring vacation. thus dis
missing earlier to enable the scholars
to assist with the summer farm labor
Ben C. Hilliard, U. s. congressman
from Denver. has stated that 10000
packages of selected garden seed will
be distributed in this district.
An accidental explosion at the Pea
nut coal mine at Crested Butte, des-
troyed both eyes for Tony Tezac and
one eye for Joe Plute.
Articles Of incorporation of the Ber-
thoud Driving Association. which will
build race track near that town,
have been filed.
A strong flow of gas has been en-
countered in the bore of the Black
Canon Oil and Gas Co.. nine miles
east of Delta.
Moffatt county commissioners have
authorized the expenditure OF $4,000
on bridges during the present year.
Loveland Masons have appointed
committee to investigate the feasibil-
ity of erecting $4,000 temple.
Colorado mutton may be exempted
from the "Meatless Day" order of the
national food administrator.
1t is reported that a factory for the
manufacture of steam motor cars will
be established at Pueblo.
A mill for the treatment of ore will
be erected at the foot of Kendall
mountain near Silverton.
crusher. weighing eight tons. has
been installed at the Colorado Central
mine in Georgetown.
School children of Sterling have
completed 1870 ambulance pillows for
the Red Cros.
A cold storage plant to cost In the
neighborhood of sl7 900 will be erected
at Sterling.
David Harr and Sec Gonzales were
killed in an impromptu duel at Wal
senburg.
Large deposits of low-grsde man
ganiferous iron ore occur at Red cliff
Military training has been made
compulsory at Colorado College.
The Canning company of Fort Lup-
ton will enlarge its plant
II. e. Neyins. agricultural agent of
Montrose county, has written the