The state herald., 1918-08-23
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

yer, was arrested at Boulder by police
Officers charged with violating The
state prohibition law. Mrs. McCaig's
suitcase. according to the authorities,
contained thirteen quarts of whisky,
which she was bringing to Denver
from Wyoming. The whisky, she said,
was for an invalid brother, whose
name she refused to divulge. In Jus.
tice Court Mrs. McCaig was fined 5000
and costs and given a sentence Of
twenty days in the county jail
Another complication in the tangled
Colorado Midland junking case de.
Veloped when Intervention was sought
by the attorney generals office In the
case pending before the Colorado Utll-
tiles Commission. Petition In inter-
vention was filed which, for present
purposes, seeks to restore passenger
and freight service on the Midland
Service was suspended Aug. by an
order from Judge John W. Sheafor Of
Colorado Springs, given A. E. Carlton,
receiver.
How every man in the French army
was thrilled with a new enthusiasm
when the American colors first were
waved in the battle line of France was
related by Gen. Paul Gerard Pau, idol
OF France and one-armed veteran of
the Franco-Prussian war and the
present conflict, at luncheon given
by the Denver Civic and Commercial
Association to the members of the
French labor and industrial commits.
sion to Australia, while in Denver.
The August crop report, issued from
Denver, says: Favorable weather
conditions during July had tendency
to improve the condition of nearly all
Of the later season crops, as compared
with July l, and fair improvement
in prospect for potatoes, beans, hay,
cantaloupe. tomatoes. the sorghum
grains and millet Nearly all fruits
are making good progress and devel-
opment, with a slight improvement
over the July l figure"
John F. Wallace of Leavenworth,
Kan, and Herbert r. Chase of Fort
Worth, Texas, army draft registrants.
confessed that they robbed the Craw.
ford State Bank at Crawford. Delta
county, of $4,000 worth OF Liberty
Bonds. Thrift Stamps and postage
stamps found in their possession when
arrested had been Identified by off
GERS OF the bank at Glenwood Springs
Receipts from national forests dur.
ing the fiscal year 1918. ending June
80, Increased by $4,000 more than
1911, according to word received by
officials OF the Denver district OF the
forest service. The total receipts for
the year were s3.57i,OoO. which came
mainly from increased livestock
grazed on national lands. from tim.
Der sales and water power permits.
Announcement from Washington
gives the names of rural carriers ap-
pointed by the Postoffice Department
Eric G. Erickson is appointed from
the Denver office to fill the place OF
John w, Hart AT Atwood. Benjamin
NJ. Fish: Collbran, Asa o. Merrlck:
Julesburg. George A. White, Kirk
Minor. A. Edman Rush and w. r. p.
Munnsey.
Litigation which promises to occupy
the courts for period extending per.
haps into years has been introduced
by complaint containing more than
1000 typewriter pages, filed with
Judge Harry S. Glass OF the First Ju
dIcial District by Fred l.. Lucas. re-
ceiver for the Castlewood irrigation
district, and allied corporations.
The answer of the Denver Tram.
way Company TO the demand OF EN-
ployes for wage increase averaging
22 cents an hour. and totaling tss2.-
500 year. is an offer of an increase
of cents an hour. totaling s2io,70s
per year The company also rejects
the "closcd shop" in train service.
Preparations are rapidly nearing
completion thruot the state for the
Fourth Liberty Loan. which starts
Sept. rs and ends Oct. 10.
William Henry Thomas. 70. who
went TO Longmont short time ago
with his aged wife from Red Cloud.
Neb.. committed suicide In a chicken
house by shooting himself In the
temple with n small calIber revolver.
In addition TO his widow. Thomas Is
survived by eleven children.
Girls between 10 and IS years OF
age are eligible to take civil sery.
ice examination for messenger In the
United States reclamation service. nc.
cording TO Charles Hinckc. Denver
secretary OF the civil service. The
examination will be held Aug. 81 In
the federal building.
with official notice from Washing.
ton that they have been appointed
units In the Students Army Training
corps. Denver University and Colorado
College complete the list OF Colorado
colleges TO install the new branch OF