The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Colorado that II W'll limit during the
;r..y iod O; the war, rae sale. possession
and use of platinum, iridium and pal
ladium and compounds thereof After
Oct | all firms or persons in posses
sion of any of these metals except ar
ticles manufactured or finished must
be licensed. County clerks and other
duly authorized licensing agents
throughout Colorado. now acting as
government agents under the ENplos-
i've Regulation Act, can accept appii-
cations These will be sent TO the
War Industries Board. Washington.
u. c.. where license will be issued.
Penalty for failure to provide them
selves with license is $1,000 and one
year Imprisonment. All information
necessary can be obtained from Ex-
plosives Licensing Agent, or address
office OF u. S Explosive Inspector, II
Custom House. Denver.
The 1000, 600 soldiers in France will
receive their Christmas packages this
year through the American Red Cross.
Cartons for shipment will be fur
nished by the Red Cross through its
VIII also issue instructions as to size
aud weight of package. contents, man
rer OF packing, etc. In order that
there nay lie no duplication of giving,
each soldier abroad will be given one
Christmas parcel coupon, which he
will send to the person at home from
whom he prefers to receive the gift
This must be presented with the par
Gel to the Red Cross at time of ship.
ment. No package will be accepted
for mailing abroad after Nov. 20.
Two Colorado leutenants killed in
action are reported in the casualty
lists made public by the War Depart
men. Oct u. They are: J. Hunter
Wickersham. Denver, and James A.
McKinstry, Canon City Two other
Colorado boys are dead from wounds
received in action. They are: John
Heutis, Greeley, and Arthur Flynn
Valdez. Among the wounded severely
in action are: Ernest Tricatico, Den.
yer, and Roy Munson Chapman, Grand
Junction
Six additional deaths, making a to-
tai OF fifty-one. and 16S new cases,
making total of 1892, sums up the
Spanish influenza situation in Denver
up to Saturday night. while reports
from the state indicate that every
community Is in danger and that there
are $500 cases. Demands for doctors
and nurses are pouring in to the State
Board of Health from all sections of
Colorado.
Unable because of her youth to do
her bit against the Hun in France,
Miss Margaret Lenore Rooney, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Rooney.
Denver boy sister of James A. Rooney
a Denver boy in the naval service who
died Oct. ., subscribed $1,000 to the
Fourth Liberty Loan. This subscrip.
tion was made after the close of the
loan campaign which put Denver over
the top.
Two Colorado boys are reported
killed in action in the casualty lists
made public by the War Department
Oh the 9th. They are Randall J. Reid.
Colorado Springs, and Theodore Moss,
Fowler. Elmer E. Wickline. Denver
died of disease. Among the severely
wounded in action are William B,
Stanley, Colorado Springs; Gus Metz
Ter, Franktown, and Duvgen Leyda,
Gardner
Contests in three Denver precinc
for committeemen's and womens
places on the Republican ticket were
dismissed by the executive committee
of tn" party. The contests were file
by Peter karpen against Charles r
Francis in ks. Cary Buck against
Mrs. Katherine Standard in KS,
Fred Nissen against J. w. Ronaldson
IN k-G.
Two sons of Capitol hill residents in
i'@nVer are facing serious charges. fol
loving their arrest on warrants is.
sued from the West Side Court chary.
ng them with committing statutory
crime upon young girl in City Park.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Boyle of Durango.
widow of Owen s. Boyle, paid sl2,
2'2.62 into the state inheritance tax
innuS on an estate of S3T6.7YG79
Boyle was cattleman and also had
large mining interests. He was res.
iuent OF La Plata county for thirty.
i've years. He died April 12, 1918.
Within the next few days Charles
II. ieckenby, auditor of state. will dis
tribute s69,lO3.S2 among those Colo
rado counties in which forest reserves
are located. This money represents
per cent of the earnings of the nine
teen forest reserves in the state dur.
inE the last year.
me government estimate of the
colorado pinto bean crop for 1918 is
'o2,4SO,OOO pounds, an increase of 40.
"oo,o0O pounds over the 1917 crop Al
cents per pound, this years or IL
worth $ll,S13.6OO, exceeding by 49,.
''3,GoO the value of the crop of tbe
preceding year.