The state herald., 1918-03-15
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris of
Colorado


Western Newspaper Union News ssrvics.
Denver base hospital No. 20 received
orders to mobilize and proceed TO
Camp Cody.
Farmers Of Peach valley. near Delta.
are planning the planting Of sugar
beets this season.
At a farm sale north Of Manzanola
the auctloneer sold six cows. one at
q time, In four minutes, for 1910.
Successful registrations Of nurses
have been reported by the Lake and
Archuleta county women's councils of
defense.
Romeo in San Luis valley during
one week sent out train Of thirteen
cars loaded with potatoes, hogs. hay
and wheat.
Farmers or bean growers Of Weld
county have contracted the sale Of
over 100000 pounds Of pinto beans
on the government order.
Stuart l.. Sweet received an appoint
ment as field agent In marketing for
the state Of Colorado for the bureau
Of markets Of Washington.
Members Of the Second company Of
oonstabulary began intensive training
at Golden. They will be instructed by
Lieut.. Randolph NJ. Hagerman.
Word was received In Denver Of the
death in San Diego. Cal, Of Henry A.
Jackson. 70. = member Of lincoln post.
@. A. r.. and resident Of Denver
since 1885.
The Pueblo steel workers. by vote
Of about 300 to /. turned down the
proposition for advancing clocks at the
plant an hour and starting the day an
hour earlier.
State land commissioners were
granted a supsrsedeas BY the Supreme
Court In the land sales involving min
eral rights claimed by N. 8. Walpofs
Of Pueblo and Frank Kirchhof.
The United States government will
be asked to approve bond election
In Denver for the purchase OF the Den
yer Union Water Company's plant. II
present plans Of the city are followed.
The Round Crest Companies have
purchased about $4,000 worth Of addi'
tional equipment for their canning
factory at Canon City SO that the out
put on tomatoes for 1918 can be In
creased.
Members of the state constabulary
stopped an auto near Grover and found
2e4 pints Of whisky aboard. according
to report received by Superintend
ent Frank Adams. The driver gave
the name Of Ralph Henry OF Denver.
One hundred and thirty.five men
the last Of Colorado's first draft quota
left Denver for Camp Funston. Al
the train pulled out. the men STRUCK
up chorus which rolled back to the
host Of friends gathered to bid them
goodbye.
Poker winnings need not b In
cluded in the income tax returns
Mark A. Skinner, collector Of internal
revenue for Denver. announced after
reading . dispatch stating that New
York collector had ruled that poker
earnings should be subject to the tax
Don A. Mudd. 4e. an ELECTRICIAN ant
secondhand dealer. committed suicide
at Boulder by shooting himself
through the heart with sawedof
shotgun. Dependency over finances
Is said to be the reason for the deed
Mudd is survived by a widow and foul
children.
Demanding $4,000 damages for tn
nervous shock sustained when Sheriff
George z. Rucker Of Brighton and hi
brother. Harry Rucker. deputy sheriff
fired upon an automobile In which sh'
was riding. Mrs. Elizabeth Gumbcr
filed suit against the two men In th'
District Court at Denver.
The band which was formeri,
known ~ the First Colorado Cavalr,
band. and was later consolidated wNi
the First Colorado Infantry hand. fol
lowing the forming OF the One Hun
dred and Fifty-seventh infantry. which
included both units. received orders 4
depart for Camp Lewis. American
Lake. Wash.
Supt. Frank Adams Of the state 20
lice announced the following promo
tons Of men from the ranks: Anil II
Dahlene. captain. $500; Randolph NJ
HagermAn and Fred q. frosper, lieu
tenants. $1,000; Harry y. Jewett. ser
seant. $1,000: Albert 9. 0undy snt
Charles q. swope. corporais. 5000.
George Charming. convicted Of III,
murder Of Willis Miller. his brother
in.lsw. 1t Ncderlsnd. last May. Wal
denied u new trial In the Distric,
Court at Boulder by Judge Strong and
sentenced to the state penitcntiary fol
from fifteen years 10 life. A stay oi
execution OF sixty days was granted.