The Keota news., 1918-05-17
COLORADO NBWS NoTES.

Of reappointmsnt At the meeting OF
the board Of trustees. They are c. \.
Burger and q. =. =. Sherwood OF the
department Of mathematics. and J. Z.
Bailar and G. D. Test Of the depart
ment OF chemistry. Dr.. v. G. Alder
son. president. notified the four
week ago that II they would tender
their resignations hs would recon-
mend acceptance. bat the rssigna'
tions were not presented.
There are 100000 persons in Colo
RADIO who were born In foreign c0un'
tries. according 70 Prof. George Nor
lin Of the Unlversity Of Colorado. who
has Just completed . survey OF aliens.
He 10 gathering statistics for use IN
the Americaaisation Of aliens. . ma
tionai organization. for which he 10
the Colorado director. Other figures
show that there are 10000 persons OF
foreign extraction born In COLORADO.
America First" Societies are being
formed - one OF the means Of SOW
Gems Of her aliens.
According to the federal figures
there are 10000 acres In wheat IN
Colorado this Nay - against $4,000
acres Q year ago this time. with the
condition Of the present crop averas'
ing % per cent against IS per cent
last year, and With an estimated pro
ductjon this May Of II. 0.3S6. 900 bushels
in comparison to 7.71s.ooo bushels last
Nay. Ths state average In 1915 vas
6.3S2 900. The price - given In the
report 70 now @l.93. . drop OF cents
from the current price Of May. 1917.
and an increase Of 3l.07 over the 1910
II prices.
COLORADO gained 1l7 farmer citizens
when the United States Department
OF the Interior formally Designated ~
opsn TO homestead under the 640-acre
grasing act $1,000 acres Of land in Aof-
fat county and ct the same time &C.
ceptsd AT out Of 1S3 applications for
the land, according to IN announce
ment made By n. D. AcEniry. chief
Of the United States general land Of
flee II DeAver.
8. Harrison White, Justice OF the
Supreme Court Of Colorado. with twen-
ty.threo other men and women from
the state, left Denver for Philadelphia
to participate in the win-the-war-for.
permanent.peaee convention TO be held
under the auspices Of the League to
Enforce Peace. Judge White 10 ma
tional committeeman Of the league
Charles b. Patterson. . resident Of
Colorado since 1859. when he crossed
the plains and became . member OF
tho famous Russell oulch party. died
at st. Anthony's hospital In Denver.
He had been an invalid and blind for
tho last eight years. He was 7S years
old.
Some iaaa Of the tremendous eff.
cheney Of the American Red Cross I'd.
ministration IL gained in the state
ment Of John W. Morey. head Of The
Rocky Mountain division. who states
that for every dollar raised In the first
drive for 800. 900 900 there has been
1l.03 available for war relief.
A. their contribution to Greeley's
thEoe-day May Music festival. young
women students gave q dance drama
followed by . one-act operetta entitled
''The Contest Of Nations" in which
the spirit Of fair play sits In judgment
upon the folk dances and folk songs
Of the nations, Columbia, of course.
carrying off the prize.
Miss Ruth Ada Kimball Of Denver.
. file clerk In the accounting depart
ment Of the Mountain States Tele-
phone Company for seven years, has
received her appointment with the
American Red Cross In France and
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