The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-29
Pitl,y News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
western Nsr.p.p.r Union N.w. Service.

sept. 1-AhinE hngiheers "se'e "
Sept. Fifty sixth annual confer
encs of Colorado NJ Z. Church at
meeting in Denver.
sept. .s-s-Arksnsas Valley Fair Z"
Sept. S-e--Frontisr Days Show at Fort
Sept. Is-Bsaver Park fair at Psnrose'
sept. is-as-colorado State Fair AZ
sept. .ss-ss-Lineoin County Fair at
oct. Fourth Red Cross home service
institute at Denver.
The right arm of Alice MCGEE. 10
years old, of Denver. WAS crushed in
an electric wringer.
J.J. Missemer has been reappointed
receiver and John II. Beavers register
of the land office at Hugo.
One hundred thousand trout fry were
released in streams near Victor by
DAputy Game Warden Sam w. Vid-
ler
Seventy thousand dollars in loans
have bsen obtained for farmers by
land bank association in Washington
county.
That candy sales will soon be linn
tied by the United States food admin
istration 10 the belief of Denver confec-
tioners.
Eleven people were injured. some Of
them seriously, a. the result OF two
automobile accidents at Colorado
1prings.
Word was received at Boulder that
Ralph Kennicott Of f company, 1s7th
Infantry, now In France. was missing
in action.
Perly Briddle, a youth of 10, was ar
rested in Denver. and the police be-
Iieve that he has committed twenty
burglaries.
Carl koebel. 4 farmer Of southern
Morgan county. was seriously injured
when in helping to fill a silo he fell
into II, suffering = fractured hip.
The State Council of Defense will
distribute 10000 pamphlets giving au-
thoritative advice on social diseases
to Colorado men who may be called
for army service.
Frank Ossood and Charles Shaw are
developing some mining claims in the
Twin FVu0tAIU ocCksOu 'ho %"
Juan Basin, which show indications
of n good body Of manganese ore,
Oefacials Of the United States fuel
administration are urging owners of
country houses to close up their places
this winter and thereby conserve many
tone Of fuel that can be used to better
advantage.
A bonus system has been inausu-
ratsd At the Durango smelter by the
A. 8. 4 r. Company. in which all EN-.
plOy&s working twenty-eight days .
~ cents per day,
Cecil w. Mcclure, alias Mcfarland.
who the Denver police say murdered
Ars. Bessie Ramey by cutting her
throat in his room In \ Denver room
ing house at l64l fremont street. died
at the county hospital Of slow poison.
There were 100000 bushels OF
grain lost in 1917 in Colorado because
OF preventable diseases. That 10 why
the Agricultural College and the State
Council Of Defense urge all farmers
TO test their seed this winter.
The toll OF the tornado which swept
over Tyler, Mimi. included the mother
and brother Of J. A. Ossen OF Denver.
who received a telegram notifying him
that they had been killed by the storm.
He left for the scene OF the disaster
accompanied by c. L. Ossen. another
brother. who lives on ranch near
Roggen.
John b. McGauran of Denver has
al ~
Colorado by President Wilson.
There are fourteen women now en-
p.oyed in the Santa Fe shops at La
junta, eight of whom are machine
shop helpers and are claimed to be
doing good work. The balance of the
fenale help Is in the car and coach
cleaning department.
Ninety per cent of Colorado's
bumper 1917 potato crop had been
marketed by the first OF July. far
more than in any other potato grow
ing state. Michigan had marketed
only one-third OF its crop, according
to DR.. Charles A. Lory.
Three calls. ordering into military
service S43 Colorado registrants. were
received by Provost Marshal John
Evans. The calls are: Entrain 500
white men in four-day period begin
ming Sept. 3 for Camp Funston, Fort
Riley, for general military service.
Entrain 800 white men in four-day Pc
riod beginning Sept. 9 for Fort Riley.
Kan. including limited service men
in group C. for special service. En-
train forty-three negroes Sept. 1 for
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash,
for general military service.
The strike of Denver Gas Company
employees was satisfactorily settled