Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
May 14-16-Colorado Sunday Schoo
| Association annual convention a
JuiW ehSeE s.is-Meet,nr National Associa
tion Of coIored womsn in Denver. nvsG.A
Sept. 23-2s-Colorado State Fair a
The Evans coal mine at Fredericl
caved in causing considerable damage
A grange was organized at Long
gulch, near Hayden with twenty-foul
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. M. to resume
active duty with Base Hospital No.
20.
Fremont county has to its credit
In the third Liberty loan the sum of
$525,O0O. The quota fixed was $751;
500.
The bridge across Wolf creek has
been completed. The bridge Is just
east of Mount Harris, and has a span
of fifty-four feet.
The Fall river road in Grand county
will be improved and worked with a
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 car
load of ore to the Salida smelter
which netted $5.230.77.
Women of Montrose are exhibiting
1900 garments which they have made
for shipment to the destitute children
of France and Belgium. r
Federal approval of eight post road
projects in the state has been an
nounced, the work entailing an ex-
penditure of $556,000.
Costilla county's quota was $27 100.
total subscriptions exceeded 81, 900
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 as 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 16 the University Of
Colorado will open q school for train
ing from 200 to 21O drafted men in
auto mechanics. radio telegraphy and
telegraphy. according to Regent Cliff
ford w. Mills.
Thirty-five pupils of the Eads pri
mary school in Kiowa county have
presented Governor Julius C. Guntel
with a slumber robe and screpbooh
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 q committee Of the
State Council Of Defense appointed by
Governor Gunter.
Granted two weeks furlough aftel
fourteen weeks of intensive training
to fit them for commissions in the
army, 200 western boys arrived In
Denver from the third officers train
Ing camp at Fort Riley.
In 1909. 5.O40 acres OF beans were
cultivated in Colorado. producing So,
926 bushels. In 1917 the area cultivat
ed, including that devoted to seed
beans, was 247.276 acres, and the tota
output was 1.S37,6S6 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; pas,
regent. Ernest M. Reeme; secretary
Charles H. Peters; treasurer, Wilfort
T. Shay: chaplain, F. L. Smith. puide