Cheyenne record., 1918-09-05
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

western Newspaper UnhaR. News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
sslk 4-S-sAos Dsslers' Association
sept s-s-Arhansas Valley Fair At
Sept s-s-Frontisr Days show at Fort
Sept. ls-Bsavsr Parh. fair At Psnross.
s'RRs RRs..io. .iis.''-col'r.ao state '.'' at
Sept .s-as-Lincoln County Fair at
Oct. l-Tourth RED Cross homo service
institute at Denver.
There are 1885 licensed automo-
biles in Denver.
The big New York group of mining
claims situated on the north side OF
Bear creek 10 now undergoing devel-
opment-
Ten Colorado men have been given
commissions in the army, according
to announcement made in Wash
ington.
Governor ]. C. Gunter addressed the
first annual convention the Noun
tain States Shoe Retailers Associa-
tion, held In Denver.
The work of affixing serial numbers
to registration cards of those who reg
istered Aug. n IN being done at the
provost marshal's office.
Ten nurses, all graduates Of the
1917 class at st. Joseph's hospital. left
Denver for New York to embark for
the hospitals of France. They will
| <hn Al
No. 693.
Within month after its having
been reopened the Maid of the Mist,
Poughkeepsie district, went ON the
shipping list with twenty-five ton
car of hand-sorted ore that carried
good commercial values.
The coolies are to the soldier Just
what the Germans are to the world.
They must be stamped out. The Rev.
Charles l.. Mead, who addressed the
Ad clubs luncheon in Denver ON his
experiences in France, holds just such
a view.
Thomas Foley. 16-ysar-old boy at
Craig. was able to leave the house re-
Gently for the first time in three
years, most of which time he had
spent in bed As the result of an injury
to his. spine, sustained while playius
ON the school grounds.
Grocery stores, meat markets, del
icatessen stores, bakeries and all
other retail stores handling groceries.
meats. bakery goods.s delioatessen.
dairy or farm products will be closed
nights. Sundays and holidays. begin
ming Sept. l, by orders issued by the
United States Food Administration.
Work on the well of the Allied OIL
and Refining Company, near Eads. is
nearing its final stages. Roaming
the hole from ten to twelve inches to
depth Of 667 feet, or to the top of
the Greenhorn limestone, is complete
Casing then will be set, drilling con-
tinued through the sand which was
encountered several weeks ago. and
the well then shot.
The colleges of Colorado virtually
will be turned into army camps with
barracks to house the soldiers who
will be under regular military disci-
pline and undergo training of an in
tensive military character. according
to an official communication from
Charles A. Lory, representing Cole
RADIO at q military conference at Pre-
sidio. Cal.
Help for the gold mines is the lead.
ing topic in the Cripple Greek dis
triet, where the output of silver
ranges each year from $4,000 to $so..
000-a figure that practically means
gold alone. Under present pressing
circumstances the fact that Cripple
Creek has been able to average 81
100000 per month in gold output
speaks volumes for the average Of the
mines.
John W. Chase of Denver, . mem
bsr Of the 18th infantry, has been
decorated for gallantry in action and
promoted to the rank of corporal.
He enlisted q year ago and was sent
to Camp Kearny. He has been In
the front line trenches since July 1S,
and has seen some Of the thickest
fighting along the battlefront. He
has gone over the top several times.
but has always come out unharmsd.
Prompt adjustment Of the difficult
ties that have beset the Denver & Salt
Lake railroad before and since the re-
ceivership, with due regard for all In
terests involved, il the substance of
mission that brought Hale Holden,
regional director of railroads, to Den
yer from his headquarters in Chicago.
His plans for promoting the roads Of
ficiency under government control IN
oluds improvement Of present track
age and equipment, but no major ex-
tensions; the taking care of old bills
and the payment TO employees Of 40
crued olains for $4,000 back pay.
W. ,. Thishoff will represent the gov.
ernmsnt as governmental manager of