The Dolores star., 1918-03-08
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

wssssrs Nsvspaesr Unssn Nsws Service.
Colorado cannot be put down as
Ieaning 70 race suicide. for, with .
population Of 1.o00. 900. there vere 15.-
361 births during 1917. This is high
average, according to statistics Of the
country. Births exceeded deaths by
20 Der cent, there being 1918 deaths.
according to the compilations Of Miss
Marie z. Egger. register OF vital sta
tistics in the office Of the Colorado
state health board.
Secretary Of War Baker approved
the resolution Of Congress providing
for the establishment at Denver Of q
recuperation camp and hospital for
tubercular patients In the army. Pro
vision for 1000 beds is to be made
and the buildings Of the camp will re.
quire at least forty acres of land. An
appropriation Of S500.O00 has been
made and work il to be started as
soon as possible.
Indications for early construction of
the 77-mile stretch Of federal-aid
highway between Pueblo and the
southern Colorado boundary. desig.
mated by the commonwealth as part
of the Rocky Mountain Military high
way, looked considerably brighter
when Washington officials telegraphed
to Secretary James e. Maloney of the
state highway commission for further
details.
Determined to serve his country.
Emory Clark, sheriff of Routt county
and formerly the champion broncho
buster and cowpuncher Of northwest.
ern Colorado, has placed his resigna-
tion in the hands of the commissioners
OF Routt county. He will go to Den.
yer and enlist in the army, according
to State Auditor Leckenby. who re-
turned to Denver from Steamboat
Springs.
Sneffels continues to loom still
higher as the coming mining district
of the San Juan triangle. One Tellu-
ride Mining Company property alone
((Smuggler Union) has eighty men
taking out ore on the Ouray side of
the range.
Colorado financiers point out various
reasons for expecting q higher and
permanent value for silver. One of
these is the statement that hundred
and fifty millions in bullion Is to be
sent over to the allies.
The production Of the Cripple Creek
gold mining district for February, re-
ported from mills and smelters, totals
S2,284 tons, with q gross bullion value
OF $685., 9,582.20. The average value to
the ton was $10.56. .......
with total Of 364.77s subscribed
or pledged. the Knights of Columbus
campaign for the maintenance Of its
activities In American cantonments
and French army camps closed in
Denver.
Territorial day was observed at Pu-
eblo with program and entertainment
under the auspices Of the Southern
Colorado Pioneers Association. The
program was Of patriotic character.
Dr.. L. G. Brown Of Colorado Springs,
one Of the leading X-ray specialists in
the Rocky Mountain region, has been
given commission as first lieutenant
in the medical officers reserve corps.
Charles Thiele, Q German rancher Of
Buena Vista. was arrested by Sheriff
L. H. Gillen of Chaffee county, and
held for the federal authorities on a
charge Of being German alien enemy
Colorado farmers rubbed their hands
with glee on the 9th ult. A "wet
snow" which will probably save their
winter wheat from being fit only for
hay. fell generously over the state.
Between 100000 and 100000 trout
will probably be placed in the streams
of the Pike National forest In the
north and south Pixies Peak distric,
during the coming summer.
From Central City, Gilpin county
it is reported that extra transformers
for the electric current to run the
new mill of the Cashier Gold Mining
Company are being placed.
Funeral services for James F. Mar
key. former Denver alderman and city
auditor, took place Saturday in the
Sacred Heart church. Interment was
In Mount Olivet cemetery.
A Jury in the West Side Court ir
Denver found Paul Baird guilty of hav
ing beaten and maltreated his 6-year
old stepson, Ray Desermia, on Jan.
last.
Charles L. Crisp Of Sterling suffer
ed several broken ribs when his ca,
turned over near Hudson. Arch War
ner was with him. but was not hurt.
Sarah Jane Bush. aged ~, held IL
the jail at Delta on charge of the mur
der Of her son and grandson, spendl
her time knitting for the soldiers.
A black hand note received by Mrs
Julia O'Conner Of Greeley has causet
her to become SO seriously i'll that hel
life Is believed in danger.
Specimens from the three feet O.
ore In Vasco No. lease of Scogland