The Raymer enterprise., 1918-09-05
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


Denver boys are missing in action
They are Mathew L. Niederkorn and
Walter F. Mcdonald. Another Den.
yer boy. Richard Delacy. Is reported
severely wounded. Samuel N. Wheel
er Jr.. Of Grand Junction. is on the
list OF missing which includes also
Howard F. Barber Of Monte Vista and
Chester Stacy Of Westcliff. In the
wounded list are Paul q. Erb. Engle-
wood; Edwin P. Fraser, Colorado
Springs; Homer r. Elliott. Eckert;
Andrew 8. Kouns. Rocky Ford. and
Manuel Apodaca. Gulnare.
With the approval Of the President.
the War Department, realizing the i'm
portance of highly specialized men ~
officers, engineers. doctors. chemists
and executives OF every kind. has es-
tabllshed students army training
corps and Governor Gunter has issued
proclamation to designate Sunday,
Sept. s. as Decision Day" and re-
quests Its observance in all churches
throughout the state; and trusts that
a united ministry will call upon tho
youh Of Colorado to enlist in the Stu
dents Army Training corps by en-.
rolling with the students war service
committee. room 236, statehouse
Students at the various Colorado
colleges-the state university at Boul.
der, Denver university, Colorado col.
lege at Colorado Springs. the State
School Of Mines at Golden, and the
Colorado Agricultural college at Fort
Collins, who have joined or will join
the Students Army Training corps,
will receive the pay Of privates Of the
United States army-S3O month
from the day that they enter college
They will have a military mess. sleep
In special barracks and be under
strict military discipline. To all In
tents and purposes they will be
soldiers.
At the Pueblo meeting, the Colorado
Grand Lodge, Knights OF Pythias
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Grand chancellor
Omar c. Hickman. Windsor; grand
vice chancellor, w. E. Smith, Brush;
grand prelate. C. s. Reed, Pueblo;
grand keeper Of record and seals, w
s. O'Brien. Denver: grand master o.
exchequer. G. H. Winchell. La Junta
grand master-at-arms, H. c. Morse
Rocky Ford; grand inner guard. Franl
Emmerson, Canon City; grand outel
guard. August Fox, Del Norte; Crane
trustee, Frank Parker. Colorad;
Springs.
The Grand Lodge of the Pythiar
Sisters, at the meeting in Pueblo
named the following officers: Crane
chief, Mrs. Carry Neeb, Pueblo; grant
senior, Mrs. Helen Mccoy, Denver
grand junior. Mrs. Sarah Speers, Den
yer; grand mistress OF records, Mrs
Edith Youngster. Denver; grand mis-
tress OF finance, Mrs. Nellie Coston
Mancos; grand protector. Mrs. Lotti'
Watson, Pueblo; grand outer guard
Mrs. Rose Dennis. Trinidad press
Mrs. Mary NJ. Hicks. Pueblo.
Nine lColoradoans were named il
Wednesdays casualty list. Henr,
Christensen of Greeley was reported
severely wounded. while eight-Gu.
A. Wright, Denver; Ralph A. Kennl
colt. Boulder; James w. Tomlinson
Rocky Ford; John P. Day, Bethuns
John B. Howard, Avon; John L. Bar
ber. Crook; Dock Ford, Yuma, ant
Kallistro Luchini, Allison-were LISTED
as missing In action.
Hugh l.. MacWhirter, veteran EN-
ploye OF the Denver Dry Goods Com
pany, was appointed vice president
and general manager OF the concern
to fill the vacancy caused by tn,
death of w. r. Owen.
The Oheb Zadek congregation hal
engaged the El Jebel temple in Den
yer to hold services during the ap
preaching holidays. kosh Hashona
Sept. and 8. and Yom Kippur, Sept
16.
Over $4,000 was given for the Bel
gian babies milk fund on Denver
flower day.
Herbert Little and John r. Morris
who confessed to the robbing OF the
Crawford State bank, we're sentenced
at Montrose to terms of from four to
six years in the state penitentiary.
A forest reserve crew of nine men
under the supervision Of Ranger Ed
Peck is busily engaged in the exter.
mination OF larkspur on the range
near the Hahn's peak fire station.
All German text books that had
been used In the Fort Morgan schools
were burned In bonfire In the center
Of the city.
r. Boylette Of Colorado Springs, and
A. M. Scott Of Denver are reported
wounded in the Canadian casualty list.
The name OF A. M. Scott, Emma,
Colo, wounded. appeared on the Can
adian overseas casualty list.
A fifty dollar prize will be awarded
at the Routt county fair to the boy
who raises the best pig.