The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
New.p.per Union New. servics.

! Western sewspaper Onion News Services.
COMING EVENTS
July s-la-Mesting National Associa-
Ton OF colorsd Women In Denvs
July I6-Rspublican state Convsn-
! tion at Colorado Springs.
SsRs Pueblo.
Englewood gave 1900 on the first
day of the Red Cross drive
Logan county went over the top
in the first days drive for the heo
Cross.
Eads oversubscribed its quota for
the Red Cross on the opening day OK
the drive
School census in Ell Paso county to-
tails 11.335 persons between the ages
Of 6 and 81 years
Putting in casing has been the work
the past few days at the oil well at
Kiows and drilling is to be resumed.
Already the federal authorities are
planning to boost for increase OF stor-
age facilities in western Colorado this
year.
Denver citizens gave $4,000 on the
first day OF the Red Cross drive, which
was increased to S267.463 on the sec
ond day.
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton of the state OF Colorado have pur-
chased a car for the use Of Base Hos
pital No. 20.
Twenty cans of young trout from
state fish Matching tanks at Buena
Vista have been liberated in creeks OF
Custer county
Lieut.. T. 8. Abbot, formerly OF Tel
Iuride, member OF the American expe-
ditionary force in France. Ia in Ger
man army prison.
Plateau Oil shale Company has been
organized at Grand Junction to devei-
op 1900 acres of oil land nine miles
south of Colbran.
The boys of silver Cliff and West
cliffe have organized military COM
pany and can be seen out in drill prac-
tice almost every evening
A service flag. bearing twenty-one
stars. one Of them representing Father
ronovan. the former pastor. was raised
at st. Philomena's church In Denver
The convict crew is still at work on
the Poudre cafon road in Larimer.
They are nearing completion of the
big narrows in the most difficult sec
tions OF the entire road.
Monte Vista flour mill has been do
ing its best the past month grinding
flour for shipment overseas. $500
barrel order for the Y. M c. A. in
France has been finished.
Chris Bisterfeldt. the Fort Collins
man who was painted and feathered
recently by crowd Of men who
charged him with disloyal utterances.
has disappeared, together with his
family.
A man or mine Is not to be ignored
or condemned merely because OF age.
In the Dante. one Of the first mines
opened on Bull hill thirty years ago.
twenty-ounce ore is now being tapped
at 600 feet.
One Of the youngest Denver boys in
the army, Wesley B. Wentworth. has
been seriously wounded in France, &C
cording to Gen. Pershing's casualty
list. Wentworth enlisted at the age
OF II last May.
A switch locomotive cut off the left
foot OF Peter Maffeo. 40 years old, a
section hand on the Colorado & South
ern railroad. The accident occurred
on the railroads right OF way at Sixth
street in Denver.
Through efforts OF the Denver Tour
ist bureau cooperating with church OF.
ficials in the West the 1919 meeting OF
the Northern Baptist convention will
be held in Denver. the 1918 convention
in Atlantic City decided.
Enrolment OF the Colorado Junior
reserves, to be composed of boys be
tween the ages OF 1G and 18 years.
will continue for ten days.
Eagle county oversubscribed its
loan quota 61 per cent. its total be-
ing about $4,000. including: Eagle
$4,000, Gypsum $500, Basalt $4,000
Minturn 10000. Gilman $4,000. Bells
Camp $1,000, Red Cliff $4,000.
Negroes who are desirous OF enter
Ing the service Of Uncle Sam are want
ed by the navy to serve as mess at
tendants aboard vessels at sea- The
monthly NY is $3.50. with q rapid in
crease for those who prove capable.
There are fourteen employees at the
, Denver postoffice who served under
. Robert W. Speer when he was post
, master from 1885 to 1889, according
to Isaac p. Kelley. superintendent o
carriers, who is one Of the twelve.
In Boulder. Gilpin and Jefferson
counties the road known as the Goa
Creek road will he finished this sea
son by completion OF the four mile
stretch near Pine Cliff. This will fur
nish new gateway into the Rollins