The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-22
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

yer, was arrested at Boulder by police
officers charged with violating the
state prohibition law. Mrs. McCaig's
suitcase, according to the authorities.
contained thirteen quarts of whisky,
from Wyoming. The whisky, she said.
was for an invalid brother, whose
name she refused to divulge. In JUS
tice Court Mrs. McCaig was fined 5000
and costs and given sentence of
twenty days in the county jail
Another complication in the tangled
Colorado Midland junking case de-
veloped when Intervention was sought
by the attorney generals office In the
case pending before the Colorado Util-
tiles Commission. Petition in inter
vention was filed which, for present
purposes. seeks to restore passenger
and freight service on the Midland.
Service was suspended Aug. by an
order from Judge John w Sheafor of
Colorado Springs, given A. E. Carlton
receiver.
How every man in the French army
was thrilled with a new enthusiasm
when the American colors first were
waved in the battle line of France was
related by Gen. Paul Gerard Pau. idol
of France and one-armed veteran OF
the Franco Prussian war and the
present conflict. at luncheon given
by the Denver Civic and Commercial
Association to the members of the
French labor and industrial commits
sion to Australia. while in Denver.
The August crop report, issued from
Denver, says: Favorable weather
conditions during July had tendency
to improve the condition OF nearly all
OF the later season crops, As compared
with July 1, and a fair improvement
in prospect for potatoes, beans. hay,
cantaloupe. tomatoes, the sorghum
grains and millet Nearly all fruits
are making good progress and devsl-
opment. with 4 slight improvement
over the July figure"
John F. Wallace of Leavenworth.
Kan. and Herbert r. Chase Of Fort
Worth. Texas. army draft registrants.
confessed that they robbed the Craw-
ford State Bank at Crawford, Delta
county, Of $4,000 worth Of Liberty
Bonds, Thrift Stamps and postage
stamps found in their possession when
arrested had been identified by Off
GERS Of the bank at Glenwood Springs.
Receipts from national forests dur
ing the fiscal year 1918. ending June
80. increased by $4,000 more than
1917. according to word received by
officials Of the Denver district Of the
forest service. The total receipts for
the year were a3.574.O0O. which came
mainly from increased livestock
grased on national lands. from tim
ber sales and water power permits.
Announcement from Warrington
gives the n&mes of rural carriers ap-
pointed by the Postoffice Department.
Eric g. Erickson In appointed from
the Denver office to FIJI the place Of
John W. Hart. At Atwood. Benjamin
NJ Fish: Collbran, Asa o. Merrick;
Julesburg, George A. White. Kirk
Minor. A. Edman Rush and w. p. p.
Munnsey.
Litigation which promises to occupy
the courts for = period extending per-
haps into years has been introduced
by 4 complaint containing more than
1000 typewriter pages. filed with
Judge Harry s. Glass of the First Ju-
dicial District by Fred l.. Lucas, re-
ceiver for the Castlewood irrigation
district. and allied corporations.
The answer OF the Denver Tram
way Company to the demand Of en-
ployes for a wage increase averaging
% cents an hour, and totaling $s82,-
500 a year, 10 an offer of an increase
of 6 cents an hour. totaling 324O.7OS
per year. The company also rejects
the CLOSED shop in train service.
completion thruot the state for the
Fourth Liberty Loan, which starts
Sept. 2S and ends Oct. 1s.
William Henry Thomas. 10, who
went to Longmont a short time ago
with his aged wife from Red Cloud,
house by shooting himself In the
temple with a small caliber revolver.
In addition to his widow. Thomas is
survived by eleven children.
Girls between Is and is years OF
age are eligible to take civil serv-
ice examination for messenger in the
United States reclamation service, &C
cordinG to Charles Hincke, Denver
secretary of the civil service. The
examination will be held Aug. 81 in
the federal building.
With official notice from Washing
ton that they have been appointed
units in the Students Army Training
corps, Denver University and Colorado
College complete the list Of Colorado
colleges to install the new branch of
military training advocated by the