The Arvada enterprise., 1918-12-26
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Thirty-three more casualties amona
Colorado soldiers are recorded In the
lists made public by the War Depart
ment Dec. -. Among the dead OF
wounds received in action IL Robert
Young, Rodley. while among the dead
Of disease are Clyde C. Hartsl.orn. Pu-
eblo, and Adam Schleiger, Berthoud.
Four missing in action are James Il.
Rei!ley, Denver; Paul l.. Stewart, Fort
Collins; Arthur johnson, Silt; James
S. elmer, Kirk, and Lloyd C. House.
! Craig The list of wounded severely
in action includes Lester J. Whitmcre,
Rugby: Orville c. Rinkle Crowley:
Lowell F, Butler. Denver; stephen NJ.
Dubois. Pueblo: Walter Hummell,
Grand Junction. Donald o. Taylor,
Black Hawk: Dean J. Sarl, Leadville:
| William F. Day, Denver, and Peter
kimmick, Canon City. Among the
wounded. degree undetermined. are
Earnest r. Rudolph, Denver: Frank
E. Coleman. Good Pasture: Earl j.
Clark, Pueblo; Alfred c. Cramer.
Wray and Albert Lee Mentz. Otis. In.
cluded in the list of slightly wounded
are Carl E. Simon, Denver: Goyd r.
Barnes, Oak Greek; James T.. Mccain,
Snyder; Frederick Y. Hickman, Oiney
Springs: Henry Pollno. Oakview;
James A. Eberhardt. Pueblo: Roy W.
Popejoy. Pueblo; John Damjanovich,
Leadville; John A. Anderson. Love-
land: Evan r. Evans, Lafayette. and
Michael German, Leadville.
Colorado's death list in the war was
increased by three in the casualties
made public by the War Department
Dec. 81. They are: Alva d. Evans.
Colorado Springs, dead of wounds re-
ceived in action: Anthony Salardino.
| Williamsburg, and Corp. Arnold NJ.
Thomas, Fort Morgan, dead OF dis
ease. The list of wounded severely in
action includes Wesley W. Watson.
Denver; Salvador Esquebel, Gill; JAS
| per c. Byxbe, Hillrose. and Roy d.
Durbin, Boulder. Among the wounded
degree undetermined, are Cecil G. La
mon and Leo F. Strobbe. Denver: AL
| bert G. Wobst, Bassick, and Jack c.
McAllister, Central City.
The occurrence of small but valuable
"vugs" of uranium, commonly called
pitchblende. has been noted from
time to time in the ores OF Boulder
Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. Out.
side of a half dozen claims on Quarts
hill. Central City. no values have been
returned from this rare mineral. here
tofore shipped east and abroad. The
uranium "vugs" of Gilpin county arc
rated the highest In grade Of any ye;
disclosed during the present year.
THE Finishing Fifth" will probably
be the slogan for the next Liberty
Loan campaign, according to PUP
licity Director Alva A. Swain OF the
Colorado State Liberty Loan commit
tee and the Colorado War Savings
committee. home from an Atlantic
City. N. j.. conference OF district ex.
ecutives and publicity men represent.
ing Liberty Loan work In all parts Of
the United States.
The epidemic OF influenza In Long
mont IL believed TO be practically over
City Health Officer Stradley reports
but two and three cases q day, and
those In mild form. Physicians be-
lieve that incubation. practiced gen.
orally for the last month. has been
the greatest factor In stamping out
the disease. More than 1000 have
been inoculated and many are still
being treated daily.
Four men, convicts. walked from
the state penitentiary on the goth
four Of the happiest men that ever left
Canon City. They were recipients Of
Christmas pardOns signed by Gov. j.
c. Gunter and became effective on
that day. The men. Jean Talbot NIL
Ter. Frank Butts. William Morgan
and DR.. Hiram q. Clarke. were the
four men who received this Christmas
present
Eva Lewis. queen Of the Sheriff.
Lewis outlaw band. which terrorIxei
Denver and vicinity by series OF
daring hOldups several months ago.
to seven years In the penitentiary on
charges OF highway robbery In the
West Side court In Denver.
1t IL estimated by the specialists OF
sae UiOsOSN0t 'usSsy tuht luOIe Nuhu
100000 worth Of crops and forage In
six counties Of Colorado have been
saved this year by poisoning prairie
dogs. More than 100000 acres OF
prairie dog infested crop and range
land have been ridden Of this pest In
Huerfano. Custer. M0ntr0se. Rio
Grande. Ssguache and Otero counties
and plans are being made to greatly
extend this work during the coming
year
A dispatch from Washington states
that the House Of Representatives
passed legislation appropriating $40.
OSs.S9 for the relief Of d. ". Gray.
postmaster ut Greeley In 1911. when
the postoffics there wns robbed Of
that amount The postmaster general
holds that Gray WAN In no way TO
blame In the loss Of government funds
The first shots In the cOuntar nj.