Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-05-16
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union New. service.
COMINQ EVENTS.


COMING EVENTS.
June Race meeting at Denver.
July s-1s--Meeting National Associa-
ton of Colored Women In Denver.
July 16%-Republican State Conven-
ton at Colorado Springs.
Sept. 23-2S-Colorado state Fair 81
Weld county will furnish 1874 men
on the draft call for May %.
Morgan county's quota Of ten sol.
diers left for Camp Funston.
Five hundred war workers regis
tered at the State War Conference in
Denver.
Saturday, June 1, is the date set for
the opening of the horse racing sea
son in Denver.
The Burlington depot at Hillrose. in
northeastern Morgan county, was de-
stroyed by fire.
A total of 157 selective service men
from Colorado counties outside of
Denver reached Fort Logan Saturday.
Dewitt M. Warren, 81. well known
early-day mining man, who came to
Colorado in 1860, died at his home in
Denver.
County records show that already
903 automobile licenses have been is
sued in Montrose county. This beats
all former records.
A Red Cross sale was held at Fort
Morgan. One thoroughbred hog sold
for $75 and it is estimated the sale
raised more than $4,000.
The Larimer and Prowers county
councils of defense are carrying on
energetic campaigns for the forma-
ton of community councils Of defense.
One Of Huerfano county's numerous
coal camps sails under the name of
Ideal, and its people bought Liberty
bonds to the amount Of $4,000.
Morris Emmerson of Fort Collins
and Roy Ray of Windsor, split fifty
fifty for the 500 Liberty bond Of
fered for the best article ON Liberty
Bonds.
City park lake in Denver claimed its
first victim Of the summer season
when Milton Kusick, II years old, fell
out of a boat after a collision and was
drowned.
With promise of aid from the fuel
administration In financing the pro-
posed Moffat tunnel under James
peak, much encouragement was felt
among Denver boosters.
The location of the Red Cross build
ing to be erected at the recuperation
camp in Aurora was staksd out prac-
tically in the center of the site. The
structure will be 100x126 feet.
The woman's division Of the Colo
RADIO conference of war workers held
a two-day session in the house of rep
resentatives of the Capitol, Mrs. w. H.
Kistler. president of the Woman's
Council of Defense. presiding.
The garden grounds at the. State
Soldiers home. Monte Vista, have
been cleaned up. plowed and planted
and water turned into the irrigation
ditch. The new cottages being built
are approaching completion.
A two-foot streak of $92 ore, which
widens into eight feet of SOL values.
has been disclosed in the seventh
level on the Cresson mine by diamond
drilling, according to the monthly re-
port Of the consulting engineer of the
company
Denverites who have been Directing
recently over having to carry so many
pennies around and tradesmen who
have found their cash registers too
small to hold the days accumulation
of "coppers" are in for another Jolt.
Beginning June 1 the Denver mint is
going to begin turning out the 1-cent
pieces at the rate of about 500, 900 ev-
cry twenty-four hours, working three
shifts of coiners.
President Wilson sent the following
message to the State War Conference:
May ! not express to the war work.
ers OF Colorado my profound apprecia.
ton of the public spirit that has led
you to call n war conference at Den.
yer? In our fight for the rights OF
free men the world over, your efforts
and the efforts of your fellow citizens
are vital factor. Your determination
to perform the necessary labor and &C
cept the necessary sacrifice and the
like spirit which has now become man
ifest throughout the nation. reassure
a stricken world that our ideals of Jus.
tice and humanity and liberty shall in
the end prevail"
Denver chapter contributed 3SS, O0O
surgical dressings to the mountain
division warehouse during April. The
following other articles were contrib
uted: 1915 hospital garments, AIS
hospital supplies, 6.160 knitted articles
and 1884 refuge garments. The total
output from the chapters OF the noun
tain division during the month Of
Arpil was 3,0S3,532 articles. The mum
Der was divided as follows Surgical
dressings, 1.093.577; hospital gar
ments, 49.725; hospital supplies, %.
| 361: knitted articles. 31.467. refu0as