The state herald., 1918-03-29
Pithy News Notes
From, All NParts of
Colorado


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Wheat substitutes in Colorado are
becoming scarce.
Teaching of German has been
barred at Montrose.
Colorado is pointed to a. q model
for food conservation.
Fire destroyed an elevator at Avon
dale, twelve miles east Of Pueblo.
The Food Administration Is enforo-
ing the rules against the use Of wheat
In baking.
Thirty-five carloads Of pinto beans
worth $16S.0OO. are on the way from
Colorado to Boston.
Approximately 100000 bushels Of
emmer, substitute for wheat, will be
raised In Colorado this year.
The state fishery director. W. b.
Frazer, has decided to operate the
hatchery on the Conejes river this sea-
son.
Hereafter Colorado Springs drug
stores will close at 10 O'Clock on week
nights and at Z o'clock on Sunday
evenings.
Pleading guilty to bootlegsing in
the County Court In Denver. H. G.
Lehl was fined $3.50 and costs by
Judge Ingram.
John Grattan. Of Golden. has been
named a member Of the farm prod.
ucts and live stock advisory commit.
tee to the food administrator.
Frank H. Dunlsvy. Denver olubman
and brother of e. F. Dunlevy. secre-
tary of the Denver chapter Of the Am.
srican Red Cross. died at Pueblo.
High school boys and others be-
tween the ages Of 16 and u are res
ponding to the call for stimulating
crop production and harvesting.
Mrs. Maggie Everetts. 60 years old.
was run over by car In the Rio
Grande yards at Pueblo and both legs
were cut off. She died shortly after
ward.
Milton H. Merrill. Civil War vet
sran, was burned to death In his cabin
at Cripple Creek. He is thought to
have been sleeping when some Goals
fell from the stove. He was u years
OF age.
Circulation Of liquor price lists is
made q misdemeanor by section OF
the prohibition law and punishable
with = fine OF not to exceed 5000 and
. Jail sentence of from thirty days to
six months.
Patriotic meetings are to be held in
practically every town April {. desis-
mated a. Dedication day BY tho Dole-
rado council Of defense Citisens will
be asked to dedicate their sqExices and
resources to the nations cause.
The March sale Of state lands was
bsttsr attended than In many previous
months. according to Raymond Miller,
president OF the state land board.
Thousands Of acres, made up from
tracts In almost every county. were
disposed OF.
Literature issued by the American
Defense Society. large and influen-
tial patriotic organization Of the East.
ern states. has been received In Den.
Yer. urging the local American assem-.
blies TO Join In the movement inaugu.
rated by the Defense Society TO re-
christen all cities. towns. villages and
streets In this country bearing Ger.
man names.
Although special railroad rates
were prohibited when the roads OF the
country were taken over by the gov.
srnment. a special ruling has been
gained from Director william G. Nc.
Adoo at Washington TO permit a cut
fare from Colorado points to the open.
Ing Of the free land drawings to take
place In Grand valley and the Uncom.
pahgre valley March 20 and April s.
William Cook Daniels will is on the
way to Denver. having been forwarded
by the New York firm that drew II up.
Governor Gunter will 20 to Wash.
s"esoh W o'sShh uh important SbuloI-
snce to be held April nj the request
OF Secretary Franklin X. Lane. In
stating the purpose Of the meeting
Secretary Lane said: Present condi.
tions show clearly that the strength.
safety and welfare Of tho country do.
mand that all residents should use
our language. understand our indus.
trial needs and be imbued with the
spirit OF American democracy"
Investigation OF the operations OF
Miss Catherine Schmidt. suspected
German spy. held under 10000 bond
by army intelligence officers at El
Paso. Tex. extended TO Denver. In.
formation reaching James w. Mslrose.
chief special agent Of the United
States Department Of Justice. no.
vssls that Miss schmid made her
home Mt 1888 Grant street. Denver,
and government agents directed their
attention TO tho examination OF her
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