Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-28
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union Now. Service.

Potato growers representing 800
carloads awaiting shipment, met q
Greeley and formulated appeals to tn
food and general authorities of tn
United States for more refrigerato
cars to move the crop. The need i
for 800 cars day, whereas the nun
Der on hand is fifteen per day.
A transaction which has cost tn
city and county of Denver more thai
100000 without benefit to the taa
payers was completed by the issuin
of a voucher for $11,25O in favor O
the Federal Ballot Machine Company
Lieutenant Commander Robert M
button, U. s.. navy, retired, died a
Colorado Springs from tuberculosi
contracted in Belgium while an aid o
Herbert C. Hoover in administering
the Belgium relief commission.
1T is absolutely necessary tina
every effort possible be made to con
serve food staples unless we are t,
fail in our part in the world war,
said Thomas B. Stearns, federal ad
ministrator for Colorado.
City Council of La Junta ha
adopted resolution declaring for
feited the city street franchise of tn,
gas company unless 1t Immediately be
gins to pay into the city treasury
per cent Of Its receipts.
Provost Marshal John Evans fixet
the time for the departure of the Den
yer contingent of the last Is per cen
of the first draft for Fort Riley. TIL,
men will leave on the evening O
March 4.
c. A. Weinberg, a prominent mer
chant of Loveland, died suddenly o
heart failure while driving party o
singers from the First Presbyterian
church to hold service in Mason
vile.
Thomas B. Stearns, federal food ad
ministrator, received wire from the
national administrator prohibiting NAL
sters from purchasing barley ant
other grains for mailing.
Senator Penrose of Colorado Springs
has invited prominent astronomers
from all parts of the country to view
the eclipse Of the sun from the top Of
Pixies Peak on June s.
H. r. Brown, 81, pioneer of Colo
RADIO. one of the oldest and best known
citizens Of Arvada, died at the home
Of his sister, Mrs Caroline T. McMil
Ian, in Berkeley.
Forty miners at the Monument Val
ley Coal Company at Strong went or
strike because Waterman at the
plant was denied wage increase OF
$1.40 a day
George Stidger, IS years old, form
er district attorney, prominent Mason
Republican and lawyer, died suddenly
of heart failure in his office in Den
yer.
Mrs. Helen Ring Robinson, ex-sen
ator of Colorado, has been appointed
state chairman of the woman's com
mittee on the next Liberty loan drive
Malcolm A. Fraser was made man
ager of the United States food exposi
ton to be held in Denver's Auditorium
during the week beginning April 6.
Colorado has sent its second contri
button of structural ironworkers tt
San Francisco to help in the ship
building yards for Uncle Sam.
Notice has been issued by the fed
eral food administrator that all bakers
will be required to use 20 per cen
substitutes in bread and rolls.
Clarene Hoyt, aged ~, who invented
spanking machine for Furnishing con
victs while warden of Colorado peni
Tertiary, died at Golden.
The master mechanics department
of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
shops have been moved from Barnum
near Denver. to Pueblo.
A plan to more suitably handle the
loafers around towns" is being worked
out by the Adams county council o.
defense.
Guy Wallick, son of Pinkney Wal
lick of Denver. has been promoted t.
captaincy in the field artillery.
The Sunday free concerts in tn,
Denver Auditorium on the new munic
ipal organ will begin March "a.
Bonds have been voted for tn,
building Of school houses at Sugai
City and Manzanola.
A new line company has begun ne
gotiations at Volcano near Steamboa
Springs.
Methodists Of Holly have let con
tract to build new church at cos
OF $1,000.
The Brewster coal mine is to be re
opened to supply citizens in that 10
cality.
Five miles OF the road between
Montrose and Olathe have been gray
eled.
The school board at Lamar is plan
ming an addition to the high school.