Gilpin observer., 1918-09-26
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

The week of annual meetings of the
grand Masonic bodies Of Colorado was
brought to a close with the election of
the officers Of the grand commandery.
Knights Templar Of Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons. The officers Of the
commandery for the year 191S-1919 are
as follows: Clarence M. Kellogg of
Denver, grand commander; George A.
Reese. Trinidad, deputy grand COM
mander; Stanley G. Warner. Denver.
grand generalissimo: James p. Barnes.
Colorado Springs. grand commander
general; H. w. Woodward, Fort Nor
gan, grand senior warden; Charles e.
Keepers. Denver. grand junior warden:
Frank L. Bishop. Denver, grand treas
urer; Charles H. Jacobson, Denver.
grand recorder; Jim. Goodheart, Dom
yer. grand prelate; Marshall II. Van
Fleet. Alamosa. grand standard bear
er; Sheridan s. Kendall. Denver. grand
standard bearer; William A. Balcom.
Pueblo. grand warder, and Henry W..
Hannum. Denver. grand commander of
the guard.
Five Colorado boys missing and two
killed In action are on the roll Of the
casualty lists made public by the war
and marine departments, Sept. 20. The
missing are Alva D. Evans. Colorado
Springs; George B. Lance, Thatcher;
Claude L. Mccoy. Olney Springs;
Richard N. Nickerson, Grand Junction
and George E. Taber, Manitou. The
killed are Alex P. Christofferson, Pin
neo. and Anastacio Tragillo, Walsen-
burg.
Approximately fifteen men out of
the Montana draft contingent, which
arrived at Boulder are confined in the
Sigma Chi fraternity house under quar-
antine until dag giosis of the malady
from which they are suffering can be
made. 1t is reported that the men are
suffering from Spanish influenza,
which made its appearance at several
army camps throughout the country.
OF two Colorado men reported miss
ing in action, one has returned to duty
and the other is in the hospital. Claude
L. Mccoy of Olney Springs, missing
for several days, returned to his COM
pany and is on the fighting line. Rich
ard N. Nickerson of Grand Junction
was gassed slightly. He is doing fine
ly in the hospital and hopes soon to
be with his regiment
Two Colorado boys are reported
missing In action In the casualty lists
made public Sept. 10. They are: AL
bert T. Klaus. Avondale, and Martin
,A~t, n-Ryp
Simla, Is reported wounded severely.
The United States Railroad Admin
istration consolidated ticket offices
opened in Denver at Seventeenth and
Welton streets, in quarters said to be
among the finest occupied by railroad
ticket offices anywhere in America.
Forty-five candidates who made the
race for state and national offices in
the recent primary election spent q to-
tai Of 1896. according to their ex-
pense accounts filed with James r. No
land, secretary Of state.
Republican county committeeman
and committeewomen, in state confer
ence in Denver. selected Rush L. Hol-
land Of Colorado Springs chairman of
the Colorado central committee for the
ensuing two years.
The city and county of Denver
ended the first six months Of the year
$31S.774.44 to the good. That sum is
the surplus of the revenue over the
expenses for the first half of 1918.
A drum corps of Colorado veter-
ans Of the Civil war was organized at
a meeting Of veteran musicians at
Denver. 1t will be known as the Colo
RADIO Veterans Guard drum corps.
Lieut.. VIII Shafroth has been pro-
NOTED to a captaincy ON the fighting
front in France, according to a cable
gram received in Washington by his
father, Senator John F. Shafroth.
The Keoughan-Hurs Drilling Com
pany, which holds leases upon $500
acres near Boulder, has an oil we'll
down 1000 feet and expects to COM
plete 1t at about 1900 feet.
Curtis H. Betty of Timpas is re-
ported in German prison camp. He
is 23 years old, the son of Thomas
Betty, entered the service in April
last and arrived in France last June.
Peter Courtney of Leadville. re-
ported wounded, enlisted at Bingham
City. Utah, where he had been en-
ployed by the Bingham Copper Com
pany. He was born in Leadville.
The appointment of Edward p. Cos
tigan of Denver on the United States
tariff commission. made by the Presi-
dent several months ago. was con.
firmed by the Senate
The first real war baby" in Denver
has made his appearance. He is the
son Of David A. Livingston. born Sept.
-. and he bears the name Jack Perish.
ing Livingston.