The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-09
Pith1 News Notes
From All Parts of
: Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS.
May 14-16-Colorado Sunday School
Xssociation annual convention at
July sns'; s.'ii;-Mset.nx National Associa-
sept RRaeDis. is.ss-c0'0fad0 State f"'f AZ
Denver Elks bought over $4,000
worth of the Third Liberty Bonds.
It il reported that valuable oil
shale beds have been discovered near
Fowler.
One hundred and twenty-one farm
labor exchanges have been established
in Colorado.
Up to May I approximately $4,000
900 worth of Thrift Stamps had been
sold in Colorado.
Every county in Colorado went
"over the top" ON its quota for Third
Liberty Bonds.
The Nathrop flour mill at Salida has
been closed until the arrival OF the
new wheat crop.
A rich strike is reported made at the
60O-foot level of the Longfellow mine.
ON Bull hill at Victor.
Men of the Santa F4 railroad shops
at La Junta are now creditors OF Un-
Gle Sam for over $4,000.
Eckley school children have sold
$1,000 worth of Thrift Stamps. and
raised about $500 for the Red Cross.
The Columbia Oil and Shale Com
pany of Grand Valley will erect
plant for the refining of its product.
1t has been announced that the Uni
versity Of Denver will send twenty-five
men to the next officers training
camp.
The First Colorado Women's rsgi-
ment was organized by twenty-five
women and girls at q meeting in Den
yer.
1t is reported that tho Holly Sugar
Company will engage extensively IN
the lime industry near Colorado
Springs.
Four Colorado boys are named
among those who have successfully
completed the course of training at
the third officers training camp at
Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,. in list
issued by the adjutAnt generals office
at Washington.
The adams county Agricultural
Council has selected draft exemp-
ton committee to investigate whether
men called for the army will be more
valuable to the country as farmers
than as soldiers, the State Council OF
Defense has been informed.
Copies of application blanks for
farm furloughs for soldiers have been
distributed throughout the agricultur-
al counties by David w. Thomas. field
secretary of the State Council OF De-
Tense, with Instructions upon the
method Of making applications.
Depositors Of the Farmers and Dro-
vsrs' Bank of Strasburg caused to be
filed in Littleton an information
against M. L. Cozad and d. w. Lee.
directors Of the bank. charging them
with receiving deposits when they
knew the bank was insolvent.
Only rigid economy by the public In
Che consumption Of meat will prevent
meatless days from again being put
In force, according to q telegram from
Herbert Hoover. United States food
administrator, to Thomas B. Stearns,
federal food administrator for Colo
RADIO.
At a meeting in Denver. John F.
Vivian of Golden was elected chair
man of the Republican State Central
committee to succeed Philip B. Ste
wart, who resigned to devote his time
to war work. l.. E. Girard of Boulder
succeeds Vivian a. secretary OF the
committee.
The Independent Union of Mine
Workers met at Walsen and organ
fized Local No. II with about fifty
members.
The Crystal River & San Juan Rail-
road Company was granted a six
months extension, dating from May
i, by the Colorado Public Utilities
Commission in order to adjust its H.
'nancial affairs before resuming oper-
alton Of traffic between Placita and
Marble.
Colorado must supply 2.079 more
men for the national army May rs. &C
cording to advices received by Adjt.
Gen. Frank D. Baldwin from Washing
ton. This states quota OF the May 25
draft for 233,OOO men was 8,803, but
the War Department officials credited
Colorado with 6.552 men who have en-
listed voluntarily.
Ouray can now boast of flying "Old
Glory" from a higher elevation than
any other county in the state. A pa
triotic miner working in the Tel
luride-Ouray quadrangle has climbed
the snow-capped peak of Mount Snef-
IA. 20 tho flosz on, tho hut te