The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Lutnor hOuntxo, ~, early Denver Iln-
ancier and for many years one Of the
leading financiers of New York city.
was received by Harold Kountze,
chairman of the board of directors OF
the Colorado National bank. of which
Luther Kountze was the founder.
Since 1868 he had been the head OF
the banking house of kountze Broth
ers In New York.
Twenty thousand dollars was the
price set upon the affections Of Mrs.
Jacquemena Russum by the District
Court jury, which in Denver brought
in verdict against Francis W. Keel
err Denver. broker, and assessed at
that amount the damages he must pay
for yielding to his infatuation for the
wife of Thomas Russum in 1918.
The International "children's week"
will be observed in Denver May to
12, when Sunday school workers will
visit homes throughout the city, max
ing survey of social and religious
conditions and securing the coopera-
tion of parents with teachers of the
church and the school.
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recuperation camp in Denver will be-
gin this week and before two weeks
have passed an open call will be is
sued for between 1000 and 5000 Den
yer workmen to come with their
equipment ready for q six months
Job for Uncle Sam.
The war will not be permitted to in
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federal child labor law. Its provisions
will be strictly enforced. This is in
dicated by the appointment of State
Labor Commissioner w. l.. Morrissey
as United States labor Inspector for
Colorado
Jim Goodheart IL in France. Mrs.
Goodheart. who 10 conducting the Sun
shine mission in Larimer street, Den
yer. during his absence as Y. NJ. C.
A. chaplain, received a cablegram from
Paris reading as follows: ARRIVED
safely. Well and happy. Love-"
Official word has been received
that William Bennett, former Colora-
do boy. has arrived safely in France.
He IL the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
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ly stenographer for the adjutant gen.
eral at Washington, D. C.
William E. Van Elton of Boulder.
who came to Colorado in his fifty
third year for his health, has cels-
brated his 1O1st birthday and remarks
that the climate of the state has GER
tainly done wonders for him.
B. Cowtain. SO years old. for twen-
ty years a resident of Boulder county
and = recluse. was found dead in a
tunnel which he was excavating on
his mining claim six miles southeast
of Nederland.
| Pueblo regiment OF the United
States Boys and Girls Gardening and
Canning Brigade promises to be one
try. about 5000 already being on tho
list.
Men sent into the national army
who are needed this summer for work
on farms may be furloughed for that
purpose, according to- word received
by city and county exemption boards.
| Roady Kenehan. former state audi
tor and at present secretary OF the
first Colorado draft district, was ap-
pointed Colorado director Of the Unit
ed States Free Employment Bureau.
Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the
interior, has been asked to address
gatherings In Denver and Pueblo in
the near future on the subject OF Am
ericanization of aliens.
Pueblo has earned the right to fly
the honor flag. for she reached and
passed the goal In the purchase OF
third Liberty Loan Bonds by sub
scribing $1,350OO0.
The D. L. & w. Mining & Reduction
Company on Kendall mountain, near
silverton. is renewing its 3.OOO-foot
tramway, which has not been used for
several years.
Colorado coke for smelling or fur
mace may be sold for $3.50 maximum
while seventy-two hour selected foun-
dry coke maximum price is $3.50. d,
Drive to raise $1,000 for war fund
of Knights of Columbus at Walsen-
burg went far beyond the objective"
and reached the $4,000 trench.
Ten dollars has been added to the
Golfers of the Denver chapter Of the
Red Cross through the sale of hen
and ten baby chicks.
Secretary of State James R. holland
has awarded the contract for 100000
auto license plates for 1919 at the
price of $4,000.
Spreading the News" comedy,
was presented before the soldiers at
Fort Logan by the Stage Woman's
| War Relief.