Gilpin observer., 1918-04-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

The thirtieth annual convention Of
the Colorado Y. M. G. A. was held in
Denver Tuesday.
Trinidad pledged more than its
quota for the Third Liberty Loan on
the opening day.
The contribution of Denver's school
children to the Armenian and Syrian
relief fund amounts to 316,093.62.
Mineral county oversubscribed its
quota nearly 900 per cent ON the first
day Of the Third Liberty Loan drive.
Provost Marshal John Evans called
1929 men of draft age to tho colors.
They will depart for Camp Funston
during the five-day period beginning
April 26.
Colorado has its boys reserve de-
partment for farm help under way.
Wages that are being paid boys Of 1s
years is setting . new record for Col
orado help.
1t cost 33S.614.765.O6 to educate 1885,.
SIG children in Colorado schools dur
ing 1917, according to figures prepared
by Mrs. Mary C. G. Bradford, state
superintendent Of public instruction.
Thirty-six persons were injured near
Colorado Springs when Denver 4 Rio
Grande passenger No. 4, northbound,
crashed into pusher engine on an sx-
ira freight train at Hustled station.
Coroner Pearce, Of Idaho Springs,
was called to Silver Plume to take
charge of the body of Chris Christen-
son. who committed suicide by blow
ing the top Of his head off with shot
gun.
George F. Ph1Tmond. ~. . recruit
Of the Ninth Company of the general
service infantry, whose home II Falls
City, Neb. killed himself at Fort
Logan by cutting his throat with Q
razor.
The anniversary of the entrance Of
the United States into the war was
celebrated at Breckenridge with spe-
cial services at Grand Army hall,
which opened the Liberty loan cam
paign.
William q. Van Etten of Boulder.
who came to Colorado in his fifty
third year for his health. has cele-
brated his 1O1st birthday and remarks
that the climate Of the state has Ger
tainly done wonders for him.
John Schaedel, SO, was shot and in
stantly killed in the front yard OF his
home in Denver By Edward Thompson.
who had gone to the house earlier and
found his wife. Minnie M. Thompson,
acting as housekeeper for Schasdel.
Orders have been issued for all per-
sons who have more than a thirty-day
supply Of flour ON hand to report
the U. 8. Food Administration in Dem
yer or to the nearest county food ad-
ministrator or his deputy before May
1st.
'I'll be all right in a day or two,
and can get a crack at the Kaiser yer,"
is what D. c. Hart of Montros,. ex-
claimed on gaining consciousness af-
ter being found in dying condition
in one of the coke ovens near Crested
Butte.
Frank Russell, alias A. F. Narver, Of
Los Angeles, Cal, who claims to rep
resent a number Of livestock COM
panies in Arizona, was arrested in
Denver and held for Salt Lake City,
Utah, authorities, where he is wanted
for forgery.
More than $50 bakers of the state
met in Denver to organize the Colo
RADIO division Of the national bakers
service committee. an organization Of
bakers of the country for conservation
Of wheat in cooperation with the food
administration.
Otto Huseby, who had been working
as trammer at the Trad mine, the
molybdenum camp in the Daily dis
trict at Idaho Springs for about ten
days. was smothered while at work by
cave-in. He and his partner were
both caught. Huseby being killed and
his partner SO badly injured that he
was taken to Denver hospital
Senator John F. Shafroth and the
governor of Colorado had a meeting
in Washington with Adj. Gen. Mccain
and General Carter, chief of the Mill
tia Bureau. on the question of the re.
endorsement of Colorado by the fed
eral government for the expenses In.
CURED in the mobilization of the ma
tional guard for federal service.
David Meier, 40 years Of age, renter
on the Tinsman ranch near Severance
in Weld County, alleged to be . rabid
pro-German. was hauled from his bed
and taken to the barnyard. where he
was surrounded by double circle OF
thirty armed men. A kettle Of tar
was boiling when the half-clad farmer
was dragged into the open. As the
four men who had taken him from
bed began to strip him, Meier got
down on his knees and begged for
mercy. He offered to kiss the flag
and curse the kaiser. His terrified