The Colorado statesman., 1918-09-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

/ gan. Five women, who have each
| five sons in the service, were guests
OF the management. They were Mrs
Ella Book OF Denver, Mrs X. L. Wat
sen of Fort Collins, Mrs Charles Hur
| ley of Fort Lupton, Mrs. l.. N. DAVIS
of Hoswell and Mrs. Patrick Fisher Of
| Frederick Other guests of honor
were six Fort Morgan young men
who are to depart soon for the army
training camps.
The Colorado Educational Associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting this
! year in three divisions The western
division will meet at Grand junction
on Nov. &c, :, s and ., the southern
division at Pueblo on Nov. Z, s, and
9, and the eastern division at Denver
on Nov T. and g. BY this plan
President j. A. SeXson has been abl"
TO increase the membership of the
association more than 400 teachers
Experimental tests in treatment OF
manganese and potash bearing ores
are in progress at the Portland Gold
Mining Company's Colorado Springs
mill, by G. IL. Clevenger and f.. X.
Bryan of the United States Bureau OF
Mines, with the object OF relieving the
shortage of these necessary war ma
terials. and the experts are accred-
tied with making important discover
les.
Advices received by the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association in
dicate that the pinto bean crop of
last year in Colorado was even larger
than the claim that was entered by
statisticians and farmers. Instead OF
9oO00,00O pounds. it now appears, ac-
cording to railroad reports. that the
crop Of 1917 was between l10000,000
and 12O,OO0,00O pounds.
Philip c. Taisey of Denver was a
member of the personnel of the Unit
ed States transport Mount Vernon.
aboard which thirty-five men lost
their lives when the ship was tor
pedoed Sept. s. but his name is not
listed among the casualties. Taisey
was assistant engineer with the rank
of first lieutenant.
The shooting season for migratory
feathered game viii open Sept. lG
and close Dec. 81 The duck. goose,
brant, crane, swan, plover and other
wadng, marsh and shore birds may
be killed during this period Prairie
chicken, mountain and willow grouse
may be killed on Sept. Is and up to
Oct l.
Coal mined in Colorado during the
first seven months of 1918 shows a
record OF 342,1l5 tons over the pro.
! duction of a corresponding period in
/ 1917. The July production of 1,l10,24S
/ tons, as reported by the State Coal
/ Mine Inspector, brings the seven
months total up to 7,52l,15S tons.
Philip c. Taisey. a Denver man, a
member of the crew of the Mount
| Vernon was aboard the transport
when torpedoed off the coast OF
France. He was returning from his
eleventh trip to the continent and this
was his first experience with the sub
marine menace during that time.
Mary c. c. Bradford, State Superin.
tendent of public instruction, has
been appointed national executive
committee member of the Y. w. c. A.
to assist in the direction of the united
war work campaign. which is to be
| held throughout the entire country in
the week beginning Nov. II.
Owners of mines in the gold-silver
camps of the San Juan region should
make it a point and purpose TO keep
their taxes paid, their titles clear and
water out of the levels, so that the
item of sale or the matter of resumed
activity may not be delayed at time
when delay would cost money.
Three Coloradoans have been APP
pointed second lieutenants of infantry
in the United States army from the
Fourth Central Officers Training
School at Camp Gordon, Ga, as fol
lows: John II. Judd, Palmer Lake
Leroy McWhinney and Charles o.
Woodwork of Denver
Joseph y. Watts, Norwood, is
among the missing in action reported
in the casualty list made public by
the war department Sept s. Ralph
Wilkins. Idaho Springs. is Officially
reported as killed in action.
A tunnel is being driven on the
property of the Empire Zinc Company
near Gilman for the purpose of drain
ing and developing the two mines
which now produce 5000 tons of zinc
ore per month
Gunnison scounty contains mcX-
plored supplies of graphite, which
neither the federal nor the state au-
thorities have as yet examined, the
matter of transportation being diff
cult
A compressor and electric motor
have been installed at the Park tun-
mel in the Leadville district
Tho fret NIontroee man IN uoIrn