The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26

COMING EVENTS.
Aug -24-Colorado State Firemen'.
Convention at Georgetown.
Sept Fifty sixth annual confer
eneS Of Colorado ii. E Church al
Delta.
Sept. 1s-Beaver Park fair at Psnrose
sept. Zs-zo-CoIorado State FAIR a.
Pueblo.
ssRRi RRu.5. sS-s'-LlAe'in County Fair al
An Oil strike is reported on White
river near Meeker
The new coal mine being opened
near Oak Greek is being developed
rapidly.
Florence post office is now in the
second-class. Its employees are all in
the civil service.
A large deposit OF potash has re
Gently been discovered in Chaffee
county, near Salida
Colorado has been asked to furnish
1850 volunteer student nurses for the
government service.
Thomas Shockley OF Fort Collins, on
the cruiser San Diego. sunk near New
York, is reported safe.
1t is expected that Colorado will be
asked to purchase $40 o,0o0,O00 worth OF
Fourth Liberty Loan bonds.
Pete Soto. the Fort Collins Mexican,
who was convicted of the murder OF
his son n-law, has been granted new
trial
Fred E. Moore of Boulder, who went
with the Colorado boys to Camp Kear-
ny, was killed in an accident at Sher-
man. Cal
Thos. NJ Hunter OF Denver was
elected president OF the Colorado Pho
neer Printers Association, and Joseph
G Brown. secretary.
Sinking and development work is be
ing done at the Rooney coal mine near
Morrison and large output is ex-
pected in the near future
Ernest Smith, the Laporte boy who
was wounded while fighting In France,
has been reported as recovering and
will probably get entirely well.
Complaint is being made that unless
a stop is put to 1t soon there will be
4 woeful lack of wild flowers and
ferns in Colorado's summer resorts
modern bean elevator and sack
lng plant is being erected at Rocky
Ford to handle the large acreage of
beans being grown about that town.
The Eighth District Democratic Judi
nial convention at Boulder nominated
Robert G. Strong and Neil F. Graham,
ihe present incumbents, for judges.
Harry l.. Lubers OF Denver is on
The marine casualty list, and Hugh D.
Cook OF La Junta is on the army list,
among the severely wounded in ac-
ion
Good road enthusiasts are looking
onward to a great highway meeting
When the annual convention of the
Spanish Trail is held at Durango on
Jug. s.
DR.. X. f. Jones of Fort Morgan and
Clement Yore of Estes Park were des-
tgnated for Congress by the Second
district Democratic assembly held in
Denver
Mrs Mary Cutler, aged so, who was
injured in runaway accident at
Cleora near Salida, died of her wounds.
One shoulder and several ribs were
crushed.
At an adjourned meeting of Weld
was agreed to make prices for thresh-
ng 13 cents for wheat and 10 cents for
barley and oats.
1t is reported that many farmers in
northern Colorado will sell their pota-
toes this fall in bulk. owing to the high
price of sacks. Sacks are now selling
at rs cents each.
A local telephone company at Eads
has applied for franchise
The old Lowell mill at Idaho Springs
is being dismantled. The mill has not
been in operation for several years
and the machinery is now worth more
han when purchased.
Oldest inmate of the Union Printers
Home at Colorado Springs is dead. Ju-
lius Engler, aged 80. He was born In
Germany in 1928 and took active part
in the war of 1S4S.
America First clubs will be or
ganized in every camp of Importance
in Las Animas county. through the eff
forts Of j. c. Stephens of Boulder, as
sisted by NJ H. Donaldson OF Denver.
The Third Congressional District
convention. held in Denver, designated
by vote of 16f to los both Congress
man Keating and Major John A. Mar
in to go on the primary ballots as
candidates for Congress.
Concerted action on the part of the
business men of northern Colorado
will be taken to assist the farmers in
harvesting their crops, and already
many employers have agreed to con-
tinue the pay of their men while they
are in the fields assisting the farmers