The Ordway new era., 1918-03-08
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

population OF 100000, there were ie.-
261 births during 1917. This is : hish
average, according to statistics oil the
country. Births exceeded deaths by
40 per cent, there being 10,143 deaths
according to the compilations OF Miss
Marie E. Egger, register OF vital sta
tistics in the office OF the Colorado
state health board.
Secretary of War Baker approved
the resolution of Congress providing
for the establishment at Denver OF n
recuperation camp and hospital ior
tubercular patients In the army Pro
vision for 1000 beds is to be made
and the buildings of the camp will re
quire at least forty acres of land An
appropriation OF 100000 has been
made and work is to be started as
soon as possible.
Indications for early construction OF
the 77-mile stretch of federal-aid
highway between Pueblo and the
southern Colorado boundary, desig'
mated by the commonwealth as part
of the Rocky Mountain Military high
way, looked considerably brighter
when Washington officials telegraphed
to Secretary James E. Maloney of the
state highway commission for further
details.
Determined to serve his country
Emory Clark. sheriff of Routt county
and formerly the champion bronchc
buster and cowpuncher of northwest
ern Colorado. has placed his resigna
tion in the hands of the commissioner;
of Routt county. He will go to Den
yer and enlist in the army, according
to State Auditor Leckenby. who re
turned to Denver from Steamboat
Springs.
Sneffels continues to loom still
higher as the coming mining district
of the San Juan triangle. One Tellu
ride Mining Company property alone
((Smuggler Union) has eighty men
taking out ore on the Ouray side OF
the range.
Colorado financiers point out various
reasons for expecting a higher and
permanent value for silver. One ol
these is the statement that hundred
and fifty millions in bullion is to be
sent over to the allies.
The production of the Cripple Greek
gold mining district for February, re
ported from mills and smelters, totals
S2,2S4 tons, with gross bullion value
of 1856. 9.5S2.20. The average value to
the ton was $1O.56.
With total of $64.779 subscribed
or pledged. the knights of Columbus
campaign for the maintenance of its
activities in American cantonments
and French army camps closed in
Denver.
Territorial day was observed at Pu
eblo with program and entertainment
under the auspices of the Southern
Colorado Pioneers Association. The
program was of a patriotic character
DR.. l.. G. Brown of Colorado Springs
one of the leading X-ray specialists in
the Rocky Mountain region, has been
given a commission as first lieutenant
in the medical officers reserve corps.
Charles Thiele, German rancher OF
L. H. Gilien of Chaffee county and
held for the federal authorities on a
charge of being German alien enemy
Colorado farmers rubbed their hands
with glee on the 27th ult. A wet
snow which will probably save their
winter wheat from being fit only for
hay, fell generously over the state.
Between 100000 and 10000 trout
will probably be placed in the streams
of the Pike National forest in the
north and south Pixies Peak district
during the coming summer.
From Central City, Gilpin county,
it is reported that extra transformers
for the electric current to run the
new mill of the Cashier Gold Mining
Company are being placed
Funeral services for James F. Mar
key. former Denver alderman and city
auditor. took place Saturday in the
Sacred Heart church. Interment was
in Mount Olivet cemetery.
A jury in the West Side Court in
Denver found Paul Baird guilty of hav.
ing beaten and maltreated his 6-year-
old stepson. Ray Desermia, on Jan. 4.
last.
Charles L. Crisp of Sterling suffer
ed several broken ribs when his car
turned over near Hudson Arch War.
ner was with him, but was not hurt.
Sarah Jane Bush, aged 72. held in
the jail at Delta on charge of the mur-
der of her son and grandson, spends
her time knitting for the soldiers.
A black hand note received by Mrs.
Julia O'Conner of Greeley has caused
her to become SO seriously i'll that her
life is believed in danger.
Specimens from the three feet of
ore in Vasco No. lease of Scogland.
kohler and Lindsey above Boulder
show 60 per cent tungsten.
The working force at the Roosevelt
tunnel of the Cripple Creek Deep