The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-20
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

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federalized National Guard. He found
that Colorado had already started
most of the activities urged at tho
Americanization conference In visit
to the federal transportation directors
the governor impressed upon them the
Importance of aid for the Moffat road.
President Wilson and many other high
complishments and the loyalty Of her
people. in talking with the governor.
Statistics compiled by the Colo.
RADIO immigration Board indicate that
Colorado has passed the 100000 mark
in population. The exact total is L.
O22, 900. This is an increase of nearly
28 per cent since 1910 against an in.
crease of As per cent between 1900 and
1910. The increase in some of the ag-
ricultural counties has been close to
100 per cent, according to Edward d.
Foster, immigration commissioner.
One hundred and forty-nine Denver
men will be sent to Fort Logan with
SAT others from various counties OF
the state during the five-day period
beginning May 10 for training as a
part of the second draft call, according
to orders issued by Provost Marshal
John Evans. Colorado's quota is part
of the 49,S43 registrants that are being
sent to forts for training with regular
army units there.
The Rev II. A. Schmidt pastor of
the Evangelical Lutheran church OF
the Missouri synod at Greeley, was
placed in jail as a protection from citi-
gems, who threatened to lynch him.
The cause is ascribed to reported ut
terances in his pulpit when he is said
to have denounced the American Red
Cross and to have advised against buy
ing bonds in the third Liberty loan.
Six persons were injured when pas
senger train No 3, running between
Denver and Trinidad on the Colorado
& Southern railroad. crashed into the
rear end of a standing switch train
near the crossing at West Third ave
nue. and Archer place in Denver. Plow'
ing through three freight cars the en-.
gine and tender turned over in the
ditch alongside the tracks.
The city of Denver has won its fight
for the land separating the grave OF
Buffalo Bill, on Lookout mountain,
from the main highway, and the jury
fixed the price for the two acres at
s2,150 instead of 100000, as originally
asked. The land wanted by the city
was 2.65 acres, but Adolph Coors gave
the city his sixty-five one-hundredths
of an acre.
In recognition of the Colorado Ma
sons who have entered the service of
their country a patriotic demonstra-
tion will be held in the Denver Audi
torium on the evening of April 25 un.
ter the auspices of the Denver Associa'
ton of Masonic Officers. The pre-
sentation of the service flag will be
feature of the program.
Esther Marguerite, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Hansen, is the young
est owner of Liberty bond in Teller
county. She was born on the morning
of April Is and her father, a we'll
known miner, visited the Bank of Vic
tor an dpurchased a bond of 800 in
the name of his daughter on the same
day.
Following days of brooding over
groundless accusations that he was
German spy, e. A. Hess, a baker, born
in Germany and naturalized in the
United States twenty-one years ago
shot himself at Fort Collins. Hess
bought 5000 worth of Liberty bonds,
He already had $500 worth of earlier
issues.
Larimer county is over the quota oi
S717,000 with subscription of $685.
900 for third Liberty Loan bonds. OF
this, $500,000 came from Fort Collins.
100000.
One hundred and twenty-one farm
labor exchanges have been established
in Colorado.
Raymond Edwin Vollmar, who was
drowned while in the United States
naval service, was buried at Platte.
vile, his former home. He is the son
of Charlees l.. Vollmar of Denver, and
besides his parents is survived by
three brothers and two sisters, all res.
idents of Denver.
Full military honors were accorded
James Chester Hawkins, member OF
base hospital No. 20, who died al
Camp Cody, N. M, when funeral serv'
ices are held for him at the Cathedral
of the Immaculate Conception in Den,
yer.
Red Rock Oil G Gas Company, drill.
ing twenty-five miles south of Rocky
Ford, has a hole down some 1900 feet
andN few days ago ran into strata
of salt water, which is locally consid'
cred one of the best indications of oil
The Colorado Highway Commission