The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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A baby buffalo has been born to
one of the COWS in the Denver City
Park herd of bison.
B. Russell, travelling man, was
shot in the left leg by bandit who
held him up in Denver.
Five persons were injured in four
automobile accidents in Denver Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Aurora is to have special fourth
class postoffice to handle the mail OF
General Hospital No. 29.
The Deer Creek Canon road was
opened to travel for its entire distance
by the jefferson county commission
ers.
James H. Clarke, SO, resident of
Denver for forty-seven years, died at
his home, 2935 Foster court. He had
been i'll for the last year.
Nancil Curran, 43, who was injured
when a motor car which he was driv-
ing turned over in Phantom cafon,
died in hospital at Canon City.
The union BARRIERS of Denver went
on strike Saturday night. Their de-
man is for 500 per week guarantee
and 65 per cent OF receipts over $50.
With the death Sept. 81 of Miss
Blanche Kennedy at the home of her
brother, w. R. Kennedy, 2070 Birch
street, Spanish influenza took its first
victim in Denver.
Albert Nelson, "a years old. son of
Charles B. Nelson, a farmer near
Longmont, died of Spanish influenza
at the Norfolk navy yard, near Hamp-
ton Roads, Va.
More than 5000 young men of draft
age will be receiving military training
and college education in Colorado
colleges at the expense of Uncle Sam
during the coming winter.
Colorado Germans are being reached
by the Americanization committee of
/ the Colorado State Council of Defense
and a German America First Society
has been organized in Globeville.
A. U. Mayfield, Supreme Boss of the
National Order of Cowboy Rangers,
has been appointed publicity represen-
tative for the State Council of Defense
and is now actively engeged in the
work.
Chester Darby, son of Grant S. Oar
by of Colorado Springs, is dead from
Spanish influenza at Philadelphia. He
enlisted in the navy about four months
| ago and was sent to the Philadelphia
| school.
How captured Colorado soldiers cap
tured in France by Huns, turned on
the latter and made them prisoners is
told in an order issued by General
Pershing, copy of which was re-
ceived in. Pueblo from Lieut.. Leo P.
Kelly by a friend and read before a
cheering crowd at the State Fair by
Governor Gunter.
Word of the safe arrival in France
of Colorado soldiers comprising the
157th infantry was received by Gov.
Julius C. Gunter from Col. P. ]. Ham
rock, commanding the unit. They
| landed Aug. 27 and arrived at their
final destination about Sept. 4. The
soldiers formerly were members of
the Colorado national guard.
On orders of the government au-
thorities, Deputy Chief of police Rim
ker has released from custody Mr..
and Mrs. John Babb, stepfather and
mother of Frank Lewis, bandit leader
who were arrested in a raid on the
bandit gangs rendezvous in Denver
after the first encounter between the
outlaws and the local police Friday,
Sept. 13.
Colorado stands third in the list of
| Western states in recruits for the
great marine corps training camp at
Mare Island, California. In the last
seventeen months, the state has sent
1,124 recruits. California heads the
list with 2,204 men and Washington
comes second with 1876 recruits.
Austin Riggs, white boy, IA years
old and son of Mrs. Emma Riggs of
Pueblo, died as the result of wound
accidentally inflicted upon him by
Otis Fleming, a colored lad, also IA
years old. Fleming's 3-year-olG broth
| er, Gerald, was shot with the same
bullet and died while being conveyed
to a hospital. The three boys were
playing "holdup" game.
The funeral of William Argo, son of
Dr. w. X. Argo, for many years SUI
perintendent of the State Home for
Deaf and Blind, was held from the
home of his parents at Colorado
Springs. Young Argo was a medical
student at Chicago and when Spanish
influenza became epidemic at one of
the big army training camps near tina
city he volunteered to act as a nurse
and inferno. He contracted the dis.
ease and died.
Gerald Fleming, the 3-year-old son
of Mrs. Cora E. Fleming of Pueblo,