Cheyenne record., 1918-06-27
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
July 22-Democratic State Assembly In
Denver
Aug. 22-24-Colorado State Firemen's
Convention at Georgetown.
Sept. 2s-2s-colorado State Fair At
Sept. 2s-2s-Lincoln County Fair at
The price of Ice has advenced Soc q
ton in Denver.
Draft calls in July will take 2.263
resistrants from Colorado.
Restrictions will be placed on the
sale of fireworks for July 4.
Thirty-seven Pueblo youths have
entered the ship building service.
Coloradoans are pledging in large
numbers for War Savings Stamps.
M. Lenhart. s5 years old. pioneer
cattle and sheep man, died at Trini-
dad after lingering illness.
Denverites are expected to con-
tribute an average of $40. each to raise
the $3.5O0,000 quota for w. S. Stamps.
Colorado railroads are to make large
expenditures for repairs this year.
granted by Director General McAdoo.
In Conejos county rs miles Of road
work was done last year and at least
as much good road will be made this
year.
80 ho~
set July Is and 10 as the dates for
their summer gathering, stock show.
picnic and feast.
An America First society among the
Jugo-Slavs. Poles and Czecho-Slovaks
was organized In Denver by ]. G. Ste
vsns of Boulder.
c. w. Gilbert of Greeley was elected
president Of the State Pharmaceutical
Association at the annual convention
at Colorado Springs.
James Wilson, So, an employe of q
Denver elevator company. was smoth-
meath 1000 bushels of corn.
A telegram received by James R.
Thorpe Of Denver states that his neph-
ew, Cyrus F. Chamberlain. was killed
on the firing line in France.
An enormous service flag contain.
ing 200 stars was displayed at the
patriotic services of the Adventists
at the auditorium in Denver.
Jack Williams, "the human ny"
went over the top Of the largo ball on
the flagpole which surmounts the
Daniels & Fisher tower in Denver.
A young soldiers wife fell in .
faint on the postoffice lobby floor at
Pueblo. the cause being exhaustion
due 1t is said to lack of proper nour.
ishment.
The fortune Of the late John B. Cos.
griff. Denver banker. who died June
IL, 10 divided between his widow, chill.
dren and other relatives and charita.
BILE institutions.
Patrick Ford. pioneer builder and
contractor, died at his home in Den
, yer. He was II years of age. He built
the Eads bridge across the Mississippi
river at st. Louis.
Seventy enlistments are credited to
IAO navy anu hoNul ACoSAV0 loS4 oAtAA6 q
stations in Denver, for tho week Of
June Is. Among the names mentioned
appears that of Mics Ruth R. Pless-
nef.
George r. Marley, promoter of the
Double Standard OIL and Gas Com.
pany. and the president of the Relia-
BILE Investment Company, committed
suicide by shooting, in his room in a
Denver hotel
For the sixth time. Chief Gunner's
Mate John Bartholomew Foley ap-
peared before recruiting officer and
extended his enlistment, when he
came to the Denver naval station and
was accepted.
There are now forty-six paid coun-
ty, district and community leaders su-
pervising the work OF Colorado boys
and girls in food production and con-
servation. Last year there were no
paid leaders.
The Denver Sheltering Home for
Jewish Children will dedicate tho re-
Gently completed annex June 30. The
money for the annex. which cost 81
500, was contributed By Jewish citi-
Gems Of Denver.
Suit was begun IN the District
Court In Littleton. for the recovery of
the land occupied BY the National Film
Company In Englewood by the board
Of directors Of the company represent
ing tho stockholders.
John M. Maloney. 10. son Of James
q. Maloney of Littleton. has brought
honors to his family and his home
town In earning an apportionment to
enter the officers school Of the naval
academy at Annapolis.
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