The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-13

COMING EVENTS.
Dec s-I3-Colorado Farmers and Farm
women's Congress az FORT comm -,
Dec. 2u-2t-sild- winter meeting OF
Colorado Editorial Association al
Jan. 2i-2s-western Stock Show At
Denver.
Bids have been asked on Durangos
$3.50 900 federal building.
Edward C. Leisenring. a pioneer res
ident OF Denver. died Of pneumonia af
ter an illness Of but few days.
A total OF 1863 new cases OF Spanish
influenza in Boulder WAS reported oy
the municipal health department
THURSDAY was proclaimed as Big
Brother day in Denver by proclama-
ton issued by Mayor w. F. X. Mills.
Dealers in yuletide greens are ex-
pecting bigger business than ever
before this year in Christmas decora-
tions
The Montana contingent. composed
If 225 men. who have been attending
the army technical school At the Uni
yers!tv OF Colorado. left Boulder for
home
The estate OF Isaac Berlin, head OF
Denver grocery company. who died
Dec. 4, Is appraised at 3l5o,o0O and ID
eft almost entirely TO his daughter.
leila Alberta Berlin.
Fred j. Rankin, electrical and gas
engineer for the State Public Utilities
Commission rendered his resignation
to the commission. the resignation to
become effective Jan. !.
Mothers, wives, sweetheartS and
friends must not be misguided by the
news that the boys are coming
home" and neglect to write cheerful
letters to the boys over there.
Following a brief illness of influ-
enZa the Rev. William Demouy, sec
retary to the Rt. Rev J. Henry Then,
bishop OF the Catholic diocese OF Colo
RADIO. died in Denver at st. Roses con
vent.
Funeral services for Lieut.. James }.
McIlwee, the first military funeral to
be held in Denver for Denver sol
aier who served in France. WAS held
At the Cathedral Of the Immaculate
CoaCCptI-.-.
simultaneously with word from
Washington that the War Department
plans standing army OF 100000 men,
announcement is made at the head
quarters OF the adjutant general in
Denver that the Third Colorado regi-
ment is TO be made an integral part OF
the United States permanent military
forces.
The food administration issued what
amounts to final appeal to cooks
and householders to be sparing in the
use OF butter II the public does not
respond by reducing its use OF butter.
the sale of that article will be re-
stricted by ration cards. Butter is the
scarcest staple in the market today,
according to the authorities
Colorado Springs will preserve the
memory of Colorado Springs and Ell
PAso county men who have lost their
lives i'll action in a memorial TO the
men which Will be erected soon. An
entrance to the city hall has been
planned which will carry the name Of
every man who has died in service.
carved in the stone wall of the en-
trance, under the caption. 'In De-
fsnse OF Liberty
Officials in Washington are urging
the continuance OF the United States
boys working reserve, according to
word coming to Edward G. Stimson,
state director for Colorado. 1t is one
OF the few departments that will be
retained after peace finally is con-
summated. although the financial aid
for its continued support must come
from some source other than the Ma
tional Council of Defense.
Capt. Stanley X Hornbeck. son OF
the Rev and Mrs NJ. d. Hornbeck Of
Denver. and a graduate of Denver
University with the class OF 1903, Is
Denver's representative on the George
Washington, which is carrying the
United States delegates to the peace
conference He is a member Of the
university savants' party and goes ~
member of the inquiry department
of the Presidents advisory committee
which has made a thorough study and
reports on foreign affairs.
| High tribute to Colorados war rec
ord, to the leadership OF Gov. julius
G. Gunter and to the war-winning and
life-saving efficiency Of United States
Provost Marshal General E. H Crow
der was paid by John Evans. state d.
rector of the Colorado War Savings
committee and formerly provost mar
shall of this state. home from war serv-
ice at Washington. where he was sum-
moned some time ago by General
Crowder to help handle the huge tasks
OF the selective service organization.
The annual tax ordinance imposing
levy of 1875 mills for all purposes
| was adopted by the city council OF
Denver.