The state herald., 1918-08-09
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

crop yields In favored B0ctlOne. II -
a. yet trifls early to offer accurate
estimates on the probable yield OF this
grain, but Tom Hale, on whose place
east Of that city some fifty-five acres
are planted to the wheat, says he will
be greatly disappointed II he does not
realize an average Of seventy-five
bushels to the acre. And naturally
the grain has been christened Lib.
srty Wheat" by those who have been
watching It's development.
Testimony before the coroner's
Jury in the investigation Of the death
of Mrs. w. L. Earle Of Arkansas City.
Kan, who was killed In an auto acci.
dent between Colorado Springs and
Manitou. brought out allegations
against several Manitou persons. Mrs.
Anne Dickens Of Manitou, 1t was tes-
titled by members Of the auto party.
had served drinks TO them during the
night before the accident occurred.
and 1t was further charged that Mrs.
Dickens had been running . house for
some time that had disregarded the
prohibition and other laws.
Orders received by Provost Marshal
General Evans from Washington pro.
vide that mo further releases to the
navy. marine corps or emergency fleet
be granted to Class registrants Of
June s. 1917. or June s. 1918" This
action has been necessitated by the
possibility Of Class being exhausted
throughout the country. making 1t nee
sary. unless the registrants of that
class are prevented from enlisting In
other branches. to 90 into deferred
classifications In order to fill the
quotas.
The Corfield property at Caribou.
the Congsr Chief. which has afforded
sensations for the past two years. u
now the center Of interest again In
the greatest silver strike that has
been made since the discovery Of the
Caribou mine In 1858. For the past
year steady output of ore ranging
in value from $500 to $40O PEI ton
has been maintained and sxtens IA Of
the workings shows . new body Of
chloridss Of phenomenal value and
the streak has been fully opened up
showing sixteen inches wide of $1,000
material.
The faculty Of the School of Mines
at Golden will be increased by the fol.
lowing: Leslie F. PAUL. A. M. assist.
ant professor Of modern languages:
James W. Lakin. chemist at the exper.
mental plant; L. d. Roberts. assistant
professor Of chemistry. The head Of
the department of chemistry. DR.. Cool.
baugh. was called to Washington on
government service some time ago.
The price list. issued by the fair
price committee Of the food admin.
istration for the week ending Aug.
8 shows a decline Of 10 cents . hun.
dred pounds In the price of wheat
flour. but the restrictions ON buyins
an equal amount Of substitutes with
the flour remain. Owing to the short
age OF supply. restrictions on all sugar
sales are more drastic.
In response 70 telegram from Gov.
ernor Gunter on behalf OF the women
Of Colorado. thanking him for instruct
Ing his boys to write home on Mothers
day. Gen. John J. Pershing cabled to
Governor Guntsr thanking him and -
suring him that the welfare Of the men
over there II the paramount question.
A patriotic program at Washington
park. including the presentation Of ths
nag Of Colorado by the Daughters a
Colorado TO the city Of Denver. and Q
basket picnic were special features Of
Denver's observance Of the forty.s sso
oud anniversary Of Colorado's sdmis
sion to the Union.
Once more the suffering. the sor
row and the frightfulness Of the wal
has been brought to Denver and a.
other star must be turned to gold foi
Lieut.. Forbes Richard. Jr.. has fallen .
victim OF n Hun bullet.
An estate valued by the appraisers
at Sl3o.000 was left ty Mrs. Sarah n
Kssnsr, who died July 6 in Denver.
By the terms OF the will left by Col
David G. Dodge. wealthy and widely
known Denver citizen. . fortune ar
praised at s550.o00 is disposed Of 10
various relatives and friends. The
largest beQuests are to Mrs. Mamie
o. 3. Dodge. his widow and eyecutrix.
and three grandchildren. John G,
Dodge. John u. Dodge and Lu-Gray
Dodge Brown.
The semiannuAi conference Of the
Rocky mountain division Of ostsopaths
opened at Colorado Springs with about
200 doctors attending from Colorado,
Wyoming. Now Mexico. Utah. Idaho
and Nebraska.
The Spanish Trails Highway asso
citation convention meeting In Du
rango was attended BY large dsieg&