The Raymer enterprise., 1918-07-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

candidates for U. s. senator. Vim. A.
Drake OF Fort Collins and Chas. A.
Ballreieh OF Pueblo for governor.
Judge John H. Denison OF Denver and
Judge H. p. Burke OF Sterling were
nominated TO fill the two vacancies on
the Supreme Court bench. Other Sc
lections made were: Lieutenant COVER
nor. Geo. Stephan OF Delta; secretary
Of state. VIII r. Murphy OF Las Ami
mas: state treasurer. Harry Z. Null
nix and L. r. Harper: state auditor.
Arthur Strong of Alamosa and Ben G.
Catron ot Clear Creek. attorney gen
eral. Victor +. keyes OF Greeley; su-
perintendent OF public instruction.
Mrs. Florence VI. Stote OF Colorado
Springs, and for regents OF the State
University. Charles +. Southard OF
Greeley and Charles r. Dudley Of Den.
yer.
Benjamin Salmon, Denyers "consci.
entious objector." has been taken from
Camp Funston. together with lao other
objectors. and removed to Camp
Dodge. near Des Moines, Iowa, where
he must stand courtmartial, accord
ing to word received In Denver. Sal
mon was removed from Fort Logan un-
der guard several weeks ago. after re-
fusing TO leave with the draft conting-
ent. and was placed in the guard house
at Camp Funston. His removal for
court-martial follows repeated at.
tempts OF officers to get him recede
from his position, all Of which he re-
pulsed.
The big battle between the Huns
and American forces at Chateau Thier.
ry. France. on June 81. cost the life OF
George Z. Duclo. only son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Duclo, who live on
ranch near Cascade. Young Duclo,
who was 20 years old, was killed In &C
tion while fighting with the U. s. ma.
rines. which made such brilliant rec
ord during that engagement and gave
the Germans their first taste Of real
American fighting.
The semLannual election Of officers
OF the Denver Trades and Labor As
sembly was held and J. H. Mitchell, a
member Of the Lathers' union, was
elected president without opposition. E.
A. Shields OF the Motion Picture Oper-
ators' union was elected vice presi.
dent. Thomas p. Rogers, a member OF
the Press Assistants union. recording
secretary: Margaret Noonan OF the
Garment Workers financial secretary.
and John Burke. doorkeeper.
There has been total collection
through the internal revenue depart.
ment OF 32s.es5,l l22 in war taxes in
Colorado, according to an announce
ment OF the bureau OF internal reve-
nue.. Excess profits and income taxes
amounted to s25.s75.792. and the bal.
ance consisted OF miscellaneous taxes.
The total collected In the sixty.four
districts In the United States. Hawaii
and the Philippines amounts to $3,G71,-
s1s,23G.
Forty.six million, seven hundred and
sixty-six thousand one hundred and
seyenty.two pounds of pinto beans
were shipped from Colorado in 1917,
according TO figures compiled by the
United States food administration. OF
this amount 21,67l,l72 pounds were
contracted by Colorado growers and
the remainder delivered direct to
shippers without contract.
A call for 200 men from the selec-
tive draft registrants OF the first half
of August has been received by Pro
vost Marshal John Evans Following
are the calls: Aug. 500 men to be
entrained for Camp Fremont, Califor-
MIA. Aug. $500 men to be entrained
for Fort Logan, Colorado. Aug. Is
500 men to be entrained for Lincoln,
Neb.
Word was received at Cripple Creek
that Willard Allen. 2i-year-old son Of
w. P. Allen, was wounded In France
June 25. The information came In a
letter Allen dictated to a Red Cross
nurse, while In hospital. and does
not state how severe are his injuries.
Roy s. Brooks. whose name appears
In the army casualty list as severely
wounded. resided at Red Cliff several
years. His mother is Mrs. A. II.
Brooks. Brooks. after having served
as member OF the Colorado National
Guard, Joined the regular army at the
time OF the Mexican trouble and was
with Pershing's forces in Mexico. He
is rs years old.
Claude Beardsloe, Is, was drowned
In Buddecke lake, mile north of
Montrose. while swimming to recover
a bird he had shot. He became entan-
gled In the moss. In order to recover
the body 1t was necessary to blast the
dam and empty the lake OF water.
The board OF directors OF the Arkan.
sas Valley Fair have decided to pay all
premiums OF IS and under in War
Savings stamps, and to pay 25 per cent
of all premiums and purses over that
amount In the same manner.
Work will be started at once to re-
habilitate the Moffat Road from the
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