The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-02
cEs7ElgNIAL STATE ITzlCa.

slightly damaged by frost In some =
calities. Winter wheat IL In good to
excellent condition generally: locally.
however, in Boulder, Jefferson and
western Adams counties It 10 some
what spotted. Spring wheat. barley.
oats and rye are still being planted;
some of the early sown ID above
ground and in good condition. The
stand is good. but little progress made
on account of the cold. Potato plant
ing is under way. the ground being In
excellent shape. Preparation of ground
for sugar beets is proceeding, and
planting 10 Just beginning. Fruit IL
generally in good condition"
Appeal to the Colorado Supreme
Court has been taken by Phillip Co
hen. convicted Of the robbery of Mrs.
Harry T. Nolan in the Model road
house. Supersedeas was asked from
the Adams County Court because of
several alleged errors. said to involve
the presiding Judge and members Of
the Jury.
While taking a physical examination
at the British Canadian recruiting mis-
sion. In Denver. Robert c. Spier.
who was one of six recruits 70
leave for Canada received telegram
containing the information that his
brother had been killed in the trench
es of France.
William 8. Mum Of Aurora was ad-
vised by the War Department of the
death of his son. Donald H. Mum.
April is In Liverpool. Eng, hospital.
The young man died Of lung trouble.
He enlisted with the Seventh engineer
ing regiment last September.
The molybdenite deposits Of the Ten
Mile mining district. in Summit coun-
ty, will yield concentrates worth mil
lions of dollars this year. The depos-
its are extensive and occur near Fre-
mont pass, on Bartlett mountain. and
elsewhere In that vicinity.
Public and private schools thruout
German language study next septem-
ber, In compliance with . recommen-
dation of the National Education asso-
citation. of which Mrs. Mary c. G.
Bradford is president.
Among the Denver women who en-
listed and have been accepted for Red
Cross work in France are Mrs. Harry
English, Miss Agnes Wolcott Vaille,
Mrs. Elizabeth Budrow Mauff. Miss
Sheridan Whfpp and Miss Elizabeth
Dimes.
In Ouray district A. B. Eiseman has
taken over the A. M. Barnes lease ON
the Indiana mine, located up Grey Cop
per gulch, near Ironton. Work will be
started in the stone where he had
about five feet of ore averaging SO
per ton.
The Colorado Sunday School Asso-
in Denver. May II. 15. 16. The state
at large is expected to send at least
one thousand delegates and Denver
county will furnish an equal number.
Men and women war workers Of
Colorado are to attend . conference In
Denver May and 8 to crystallise, 40
; tivities that have been promulgated BY
the Colorado Council Of Defense and
allied organizations.
Major w. ]. Cameron. sent BY Col.
r. C. Marshall, Jr.. chief of the
quartermaster's building staff at
Washington. arrived in Denver to BE-
gin the construction of the $l,700o.o 900
recuperation camp.
John Thomas Dennis, who was on
board the naval collier Cyclops, re-
Gently reported lost. is the son Of Dr..
and Mrs. E. G. Dennis. Olathe. He en-
listed as q seaman at Des Moines In
October, 1916.
Skilled mechanics in seventy-five 90
cupations are wanted Immediately In
the various units Of General Perish
ing's army In France, Provost Marshal
John Evans notified draft boards of
Colorado.
Peter s. Roy, one of the most widely
known mining and real estate men in
Colorado. died at Black Hawk. He re-
sided at Denver, and was "a years old.
Colorado.
1t is considered likely that the Colo
RADIO State Agricultural College at Fort
Collins will be temporarily taken over
by the United States government and
converted into a mechanical training
camp.
Women unfortunates at the State
Hospital for the Insane at Pueblo are
knitting and sewing for the Red Cross.
according to Mrs. James Williams,
president of the Colorado Board Of
Charities.
Funeral services for Mrs. ]. W.
Carey, wife of the owner Of the fam.
GUS Carey ranch. near Steamboat
Springs. who died OF heart trouble.
was held from her sisters home in
Denver.