The Ordway new era., 1918-03-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

sugar beet fields OF Colorado is a
crying need. and men absolutely
must be obtained Other measures
failing. the government will be ap-
pealed to to provide enlisted men for
the purpose. so great is the labor
shortage and the necessity for help at
once" So spoke Judge John c. Bell
of Montrose during the session at
Sterling of the recently appointed
food administration commission which
is inQuiring into the cost OF sugar
beets
A deed for 100 acres of land a,
Gutheil park. a part OF the siO-acre
tract TO be given 10 the United States
government for Denver's recuperation
hospital camp for soldiers. now is in
escrow in Denver bank This marks
the first actual step toward acquiring
the $40 acres designated by Col.
George Z Bushnell. chief OF staff of
Surgeon General Gorgas. as a most
suitable spot for a hospital for SOL
diers temporarily incapacitated in the
present war.
Colorado farmers have signed the
agreement to sell 6.5OO.9oo pounds OF
pinto beans to the government The
announcement was made b. o. H
Liebers. pinto bean commissioner. The
farmers will be paid cents a pound.
and as there are 10000. coo pounds of
TIE beans in the state the growers
will have no trouble in filling the gov
ernment order.
An opinion handed down in the Dis
trict Court in Denver by Judge Perry
decrees that an insurance claim sus-
tanned by the State Industrial Commis-
sion must be paid Immediately. and
shall not be stayed by the commence
ment OF litigation.
Many families IN Denver and
throughout the commonwealth are
ready to take into their homes a Bel
sian or French girl refugee in accord
anee with suggestion sent out by
the state humane society.
Three young Denver officers recent
ly promoted rom second to first lieu
tenants have received further advance
By being made battalion adiutants.
They are Arthur johnson, Carl Shields
Milliken and Raymond McPhee
The Agricultural Survey of Colorado
undertaken with the cooperation of
school children and teachers is well
under way. according to David w.
Thomas. field secretary of the Colo
rado Council of Defense.
Approximately 1900 900 articles. in
Guiding knitted goods. surgical dress
ings and hospital garments were dis
tributed from the Mountain division of
the American Red Cross during the
month of January,
Miss Grace Parker. national COM
Inandant of the National League for
women's Service. New York. will be
in Denver March on an inspection
trip to the Western field offices OF the
league
A sentence OF twenty years in the
penftentiary has been imposed upon
Gordon Spradlin OF Montrose county.
recently convicted by court martial
at Camp Funston for evading the
draft.
Word has been received in Denver
OF the safe arrival in France of Sergt-
John l. Rush, James l. Walsh and Jo-
seph Carl Hoffman. Denver boys, who
sailed with the 16Sth aero squadron
The Granite Cutters Internationa,
Association of America presented to
the Colorado Industrial Commission a
demand for improved working condi-
tions and an increase in wages
Grant Garman, son of Harvey Gar
man, former state senator from Den
yer, has been made a corporal at Camp
kearny, Linda Vista. Cal.
A telegram from Captain Coffin OF
Battery A. the members of which are
mainly from Larimer and Weld coun-
organization in France
Buildings valued at $4,000 at the
Tomboy mine, Telluride district. were
burned by fire which spread too rap
idly to be fought with the small fire
engines at the mine.
A gold dust shower covered Ouray's
eleven feet of snow on Feb. eo-and
Its appearance is taken by some as an
indication of an early spring,
The pattern and part of the work
room of a Denver saddle tree COM
pany, having government contract,
was destroyed by fire.
Mrs George e Adair, proprietress
OF Pueblo rooming house, will prob
ably be called to Halifax. n. s. to
W. E l. Harbour. a farmer near
Eaton. has discovered what he be-
heves to be "rtstless" wheat
Johnstovn is preparing to celebrate
its annual Dairy Day" The date Sc;
for the occasion is March sth
Colorado lamb feeders want the re
striction placed on meats removed.
Kiowa county, in southeastern Colo