The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-21

Thirty wounded American solulciS'
veterans from the battlefields OF Eu-
rope, arrived at the recuperation camp
near Aurora
An estate appraised at about $500
was left by Mrs. Florence Loughridge
French. prominent in Denver society
whose death occurred Oct. 30.
Over 100000 persons visited Rocky
Mountain National Park in the year
ending June 80, 1918, according to
Stephen T, Mather, director Of the ma
tional park service.
The Empson canning plant closed at
Greeley, having made shorter run
than usual opening as 1t did on June
%, and closing after 172 days run.
The total output this year was small.
The closing ban which has been in
effect in Longmont for nine weeks ana
three days, as part OF the fight the
city has been waging against the in
fluenza epidemic, was lifted Saturday
The "bone-dry" bill, initiated by the
Anti-Saloon League of Colorado and
adopted by a majority of nearly $4,000
votes on Nov 5, was proclaimed law
by the Governor Monday morning,
Dec. 16.
The City Council Of Greeley agreed
to vaccinate the public at large against
FLU" and Dec. IA more than 1000
were treated at the city's expense. The
FLU" condition seems to be generally
improved
Three Denver boys, names sup
pressed, were held at Kimbail, Neb.. on
charges of stealing car in Denver.
stocking it with liquor at Cheyenne,
and attempting roundabout return
to this state.
b. o. Pittington of Berthoud is in
the hospital at Fort Collins with
gaping wound through the kidneys,
caused by a shot from % rifle held
by his brother-in-law, Ira Ferguson,
while on hunting trip.
Six members of the Third regiment.
Colorado National guard, accused of
desertion, drunkenness, stealing an au-
tomobile and other similar offenses,
were convicted by a court-martial sit
ting at the rifle range near Golden.
Union with Great Britain, Union
in spirit If not organic union. is ac-
claimed in Colorado's greeting to the
mother country in honor OF Britain
Day." which could not be formally Gel
ebrated in Denver because of the in
fluenza epidemic.
Four remarkable and successful
cases of blood TRANSMISSION have been
made in Mercy hospital in Denver
within the last two weeks by Denver
surgeons In each instance, persons
afflicted with influenza have been
treated and in each instance they have
recovered
The working forces at the Camp
Bird, Atlas and Mountain Top mines
have been reduced by the epidemic of
influenza. At the Camp Bird but one
shift is being worked. there being fif-
ty-eight men in a temporary hospital
near the mill The two hospitals in
Ouray are filled with patients.
Grain totalling 75,OOO,OOO bushels
was raised during 1918 by the United
States Boys Working reserve, for
which members received approximate
ly $25,00O,00O in wages, there being
about 250,000 boys thus employed, ac-
cording to a statement made by
Charles A. PARCELS, associate director
of the reserve, who presided at the ma
tional conference of field organizers at
Denver.
An immediate campaign to insure
the proposed James peak tunnel for
the Moffat road by S5,000,000 bond
issue to be sold in Denver, Salt Lake
City, Ogden and some of the rich Colo
RADIO territory now reached by this
railroad, was proposed to the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association by
w. b. Dunaway.
Col. ID. C. Dodge, Colorado pioneer
and railroad builder, left an estate of
only few thousand less than a mil
lion dollars, according to the semi
monthly report on collections by the
state inheritance tax department. His
heirs paid the state S2S,925.53 inheri-
tance tax. Total collections since Dec.
l. We're S33, 1882.
The annual meeting of the State
Historical and Natural History So
ciety of Colorado was held at the
state museum and the following we're
reelected to the board for three years:
L. G. Carpenter, A. j. Flynn and E. A.
Kenyon.
The death of the first Denver ayta-
ton officer who started home from Eu-
rope after the armistice was declared
was that of Lieut.. Charles b. Murray
which occurred in Chicago.
An official appeal to make Colo.
radios war work record 100 per cent
by investing in war savings stamps
the remaining $7,000,000 required to
complete the states quota of 2O,2S3,-
560, was issued bp Gov. julius c. Gun
ter Returns thus far received hu the