The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


Corp. Clarence II. Bruce of Meeker
and Millard A. Holland of Rule were
killed in action. Among the dead from
wounds received in action are Edward
A. Mitchell, Denver; Orvle c. Trout
Fleming; Albert Robbins, Akron;
Clyde G. Duffy. Canon City. Among
the dead OF disease are Norris Fl. Mel
son, Boulder; Orol r. Millikan, Rocky
Ford, and Walter B. Hardy, Maxey.
James Gray, Holly, died of accident
and other causes. Floyd l.. Ridgwayi
Boyero is among the wounded severe
ly, while Capt John C. Hazlett, Ber'
thoud, is listed as wounded, degree un'
determined.
The 100000 soldiers in France will
receive their Christmas packages this
year through the American Red Cross
Cartons for shipment will be fur
nished by the Red Cross through its
local Chapters and Branches, which
will also issue instructions as to size
and weight of package, contents, man.
ner of packing. etc. In order that
there may be no duplication of giving,
each soldier abroad will be given one
Christmas parcel coupon, which he
will send to the person at home from
whom he prefers to receive the gift.
This must be presented with the par
Gel to the Red Cross at time of ship
ment. No package will be accepted
for mailing abroad after Nov. 20.
Three more Colorado boys have Civ
en- their lives to the country, accord
ing to the casualty list made public
by the War Department Oct. 13. Jake
l.. Heffley, Kiowa, has been killed in
action Hugh II. McCrery, Pueblo, is
dead of wounds, and Corporal Edwin
D. Drake, Littleton, died of disease.
Stephen A. Trojanvich, Calhan, is
missing in action. Lieut. David B. Mil
ler Denver; Harry Rotert, Colorado
Springs, and Roy Edwin Stevens, Cen
oa, are among the severely wounded
in action
Scarcity of gold-or the cost of
mining gold from ores and placers-
would express it normally If govern
ment standards and government in
reference did not stand in the way.
Platinum, wheat, cotton, rubber and
other articles have responded in price
to war conditions, and as a rule these
articles now sell for prices which bal
ance the admitted advance in the cost
of living Gold and silver are held in
restraint and do not represent a fair
profit on the actual cost of produc-
ton.
Unable because of her youth to do
her bit against the Hun in France,
Miss Margaret Lenore Rooney, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Rooney, a
Denver boy sister of James A. Rooney,
a Denver boy in the naval service who
died Oct. 2, subscribed $1,000 to the
Fourth Liberty Loan. This subscrip-
ton was made after the close of the
loan campaign which put Denver over
the top.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Boyle of Durango,
widow of Owen S. Boyle, paid $12,-
272.62 into the state inheritance tax
funds on an estate of 1876 1869.
Boyle was a cattleman and also had
large mining interests. He was res
ident of La Plata county for thirty
five years He died April IL, 1918.
Within the next few days Charles
H. Leckenby, auditor of state, will dis
tribute $S9,103.S2 among those Colo
rado counties in which forest reserves
are located. This money represents q"
per cent of the earnings of the nine
teen forest reserves in the state dur
ing the last year.
The government estimate of the
Colorado pinto bean crop for 1918 is
1872, ,480,000 pounds, an increase of So,
100000 pounds over the 1917 crop. At
cents per pound, this years crop is
worth S11 ,373,600, exceeding by s3,-
533, 600 the value of the crop of the
preceding year.
The Allen Cattle Company of Colo
RADIO Springs received many of the
prizes awarded for shorthorn cattle at
the Montana State fair held in Helena
Every facility will be afforded Lead
vile mine owners at the metallurgical
testing plant of the Colorado School of
Mines to prove the merits of the sys-
TEN designed by C. Erb Wuensch, a
graduate of the school, for the econom-
ical concentration of low and medium
grade manganese ores carrying less
than 40 per cent manganese.
The death recently of George N.
Billings at birmingham Center. Mass,
removed a pioneer of Colorado, who
for many years was an active, progress
sive and much esteemed resident
Denver. He was so years of age. His
death was due to a fall.
Baily Shumate of Glenwood Springs
has been named by Senator John W.
Shafroth for an appointment to West
Point. Thomas j. Thorne of Lyons
was made first alternate, and Fred
Mendenhall of Montrose, alternate.