The Ordway new era., 1918-11-15
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado
western N. ~.p.p.r Union Now. s.rvie..

Cripple Creek Central Railway COM
pany has declared its regular quar-
terly dividend of l per cent payable
Dec. to stock OF record Nov. Is.
Fremont county gave Hardy 800
plurality for congressman from the
Third district. and elected George =.
Colgate. Republican. ~ state repre-
sentative.
Miss Edith Brewster. the daughter
of Judge and Mrs. James H. Brewster.
Denver, has been accepted for Red
Cross hospital hut service abroad. and
has received orders to report in New
York, Nov. 10.
The women OF the Council Of De-
Tense in Routt county knitted $50
pairs OF socks for the soldiers In Sep
tember, made so sweaters and l30
helpless case" shirts and aided In
many ways.
| Carl Evans. one of the most widely
known mining men in Colorado. died
Of pneumonia at Cripple Creek follow
ing an attack OF influenza. His death
made the seventh death from the dis
ease in twenty-four hours.
The Canadian overseas casualty list
contains the names OF two Denver
men. w. T. Smith is reported as
killed In action and Private J. Walsh
was gassed. Sixteen Americans were
named In the Canadian list.
Local traffic only will go over the
Ogden-Salt Lake City division of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad during
the period OF government control.
Through traffic. passenger and freight.
is to be diverted over Oregon Short
Line tracks.
The Department of Publicity and
Information has sent out additional
cardboard directions for economical
use of coal in household use. II these
directions are followed. they should
result in a saving of 25 per cent of
coal without loss or comfort. There
have been $4,000 instruction cards
distributed in the state.
Sergt. Ralph L. Hall. Denver, is dead
of disease, according to the casualty
lists made public by the war depart
ment. Sterling X. Harrod. Denver, is
among the slightly wounded. Ray JUS
tus, Fort Collins. has been wounded.
|
Blair, Sopris. is among the slightly
| wounded.
The Colorado Development fedra-
tion justified its existence when a
ton justified its existence when a
81, 100000 caterpillar tractor contract
order was signed by the procurement
division of the war industries board
at Washington with the Colorado Mu-
nitions Corporation, recently organ
ized at the suggestion OF President
Cass E. Harrington of the federation.
Three Colorado boys missing in ac-
ton are reported in the causalty lists
made public by the war department.
They are: Troy ]. Martin, Seibert:
Lewis C. Peterson. Snyder. and Thybo
A. Peterson, Pueblo. Among the dead
of disease is Albert ]. Greve, Pueblo.
Sergt N. G. Robinson. Fruita, is sick
in hospital. having previously been
reported missing in action.
Legislation for placing motor truck
| operators under the common carrier
act. and furnishing protection to the
shipper, operator and public alike.
will be asked for at the coming ses-
sion Of the Legislature by the High
ways Transport Committee Of the
Colorado State Council OF Defense.
Bills are now being drawn, trying to
place motor trucks on substantial
basis with rigid legal safeguards.
The movement has received the en-
dorsement Of the motor truck men
themselves. as they realize the need
of developing business along the diff
ferent lines In this state.
Through the Woman's County Coun-
ell of Defense. the people OF Fremont
county sent to the Belgian sufferers
$500 pounds of clothing as a result
of the recent Belgian Relief" drive
Besides this number OF families were
given relief at home. and care was
given to three tubercular soldiers.
Following an arrangement made by
the United States Railroad Admins
tration. persons holding tickets be-
tween Denver and Pueblo or interme-
diate points may use them on any
train during the day. Under the new
arrangement. all tickets may be used
on either the Santa Fe. Denver & Rio
Grande or Colorado Southern trains.
no matter which line acted as selling
agent.
Seven Colorado boys were on the
casualty lists made public by the War
Department Nov. 5. Louis Ostermil-
Ter. Fort Morgan, Is dead of wounds
received in action. Four are on the
list Of wounded. degree undetermined.
They are Frank Clark and Ernest II.
I ~ ~.
Naccarato, Starkville. Two are among
the slightly wounded. They are Jos
eph NJ. Hine. Coal Creek. and Homber
L. Sims, Rocky Ford.
Elmer e. sommers was appointed