The Colorado statesman., 1918-08-31
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

weeks in October by the largest ex-
hibit of grains, beans, field peas, sofia
toes and other farm products ever sent
out from this state. Edward d. Foster,
state commissioner of immigration,
has completed arrangements by which
100 feet of space, just inside the main
entrance to the show grounds, will be
turned over to Colorado for its ex-
hibit.
A list of Colorado products will be
published soon by a committee of the
local Colorado Council of Defense,
working in conjunction with the Den
yer Civic Association. and citizens Will
be asked to pledge themselves TO pur-
chase from this list whenever posi-
Bile. This step is being taken to in
crease the use of Colorado products
among the people of the state as a
war measure.
Allotments by county for the two
draft calls for Colorado registrants
numbering 500, to be entrained Sept.
>, We're announced by the provost mar
shal's office. One call is for 500 men
for general military service, and the
other is for 800 men of group for
limited service. The destination OF
each group of registrants is Camp
Funston, Fort Riley, Kan.
Students with collegiate ranking
who enroll now with the Colorado di-
vision of the students army training
corps, and who are within the pro-
posed new draft ages will not be de-
prived of an opportunity to remain in
the student-soldier army. according to
word received from Washington by
Edward C. Stimson, chairman of the
Colorado committee.
That Lieut.. Henry p. Reynolds of
Denver, reported killed in action in
France July 19, is alive and in
French army hospital is the word
reaching Denver Friends of the
young officer received letter from
| him explaining that he was gassed.
His name was printed in the casualty
list of Aug. as killed in action
A monster athletic carnival for the
benefit of wounded soldiers will take
place shortly in Colorado Springs il
rose held a conference with Jess Will
lard, champion heavyweight of the
world, and the latter consented to do
nate his services free for the great
cause.
Under a presidential proclamation,
SS,671 acres of land in northwestern
| Colorado are withdrawn from the
II ..,,l,
| ject to homestead entry in advance OF
settlement The lands become sub
| ject to homestead entry after a. m.
Oct IT, and to settlement or other dis
position on and after Oct. "a.
Food administration statistics for
Colorado show big saving this year
| in flour, sugar and beef as follows:
| Saving over July, 1917, in July, 1918,
flour, 1SS,34O pounds; sugar, 106,050
pounds; beef, 295,453 pounds. Saving
in July, 1918, over June. 1918. flour.
1917; sugar, 21,476 pounds; beef, not
recorded.
Funeral services for Merle McLain,
Canon City girl, who was crushed to
death by falling rock at Cottonwood
lake, were held from the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ McLain,
in Canon City.
Colorado's state golf tournament
came to a close In Denver with the
final match for the championship won
by Morgan Townsend of Interlachen
over E. L. ("Shorty") Palmer OF Lake
wood.
The ordinance raising Tramway
| fares III Denver to 6 cents was in
itiated at a meeting of the City Coun-
| Gil on petition signed by 1882 voters,
and after being read was ordered pub
| lished.
Lieut.. Col. Rice w. Means of the
| One Hundred and Fifty-seventh infan-
| try, has arrived safely "Over There"
according to word received in Denver.
W. p. Harlow, head of the school of
medicine at the University of Colo
RADIO, has been appointed major of
! the medical corps and will take charge
OF General Hospital No. 81, at Aurora,
Colo.
Gilbert /. Miller of Rocky Ford was
instantly killed and two of his sons
SO seriously injured that they died,
when the car driven by Miller went off
a bridge into a ditch near Wolhurst.
Jose C. Muniz, 20, former Camp
Kearny soldier. was shot through the
head and killed in a pistol duel with
Trankuiliano Laybe, II. on the main
street of the town of Walsenburg.
Arthur Lockwood, the 4-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood of Pueblo,
was restored to his parents as myster-
! iously as he was taken away from
(, them at the Union Station in Denver.
Work on a concrete bridge at Twin
Crossings ON the state highway be-
tween Silverton and Ouray was COM