The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06

james L. Wright OF Yuma was
wounded In action in France
Plans are being perfected to give
returning soldiers their old jobs.
Consideration of the 1919 budget OF
the State Highway Commission has
been postponed until Dec. 16.
The distribution of patronage in the
incoming Legislature is occupying the
attention OF Republicans and Demo
Gratis.
Thirteen Denver men returned as
Macarthur, Waco, Tex, being demobi-
lized by the government.
Colorado may yet add 100000 to its
inheritance fund through the assessed
tax against the s3,o0o.000 estate of
John H. Harbeck of Boulder.
Franklin NJ. Richie. pioneer Colo
radan and for fifteen years secretary
10 the public librarian in Denver, was
buried in Riverside cemetery.
Conditions in general through the
state show an abatement of the Span
ish influenza epidemic, according to
reports received by the State Board
of Health.
Twenty-Five sloO bills were handed
TO Mayor w. f. r. Mills of Denver by
a citizen to pay for thirty-six drinking
fountains to be placed throughout the
business district.
The sugar division clerical depart
ment of the Federal Food Administra-
lion for Colorado has closed. The
canceling of the sugar cards ended
the clerical work.
Lieut.. Col. Rice Means and Lieut..
Harry M Gambrel are recovering in
a hospital at Bordeaux, France. They
were gassed just few days prior to
the signing of the armiistice.
Commissioner T. ]. Ehrhart of the
state Highway Commission was
called to Salida, where his son, Earl
I5hrhart. rancher, and the latter's
wife are seriously i'll from Spanish in
fluenza.
Flu masks went off the people of
Denver, except in certain cases, Sun
day. the exception being of nurses,
doctors and others attending suffer
ers OF influenza in hospitals or private
homes.
Plans of the government to cooper
ate with employers of labor by dis
charging skilled men from the army
on request were announced by the
United States employment service in
Denver.
Every citizen is asked by the Den
Mt .,f ~
courage soldiers to stay in the army
until regularly discharged and to
work against deliberate or thoughtless
desertion.
Colorado is expected to enroll 5000
boys for work on the farms next sum
mer, as a part OF the activities of the
United States Boys Working reserve,
during national enrolment week,
early in 1919.
The body OF an unidentified man
was found at the foot of cliff near
the Good Night ranch, fourteen miles
west of Pueblo. by Freeman Frazier,
a boy of IA years. who was out hunt.
ing rabbits.
Wilson Pottinger of Glenwood
through the heart while on his way to
the hills to indulge in practice shoot
ing. He died instantly, the bullet
piercing his heart.
The manufacture of near beer at the
three big breweries in and around
Denver stopped at midnight Nov. 80
in compliance with the government or
der forbidding the manufacture OF
beer or near beer from grain.
Miss Stella Raithel of Denver re
ceived a telegram announcing the
death on Nov of her sister. Miss
Hattie NJ Raithel. a member of the
army nurses corps. She was buried
death
That the Colorado National Guard
has been authorized by Washington
authorities to hold thirty-day en-
campment as soon as the equipment
arrived. was announced by Gen. Frank
D. Baldwin at dinner of the Officers
Club in Denver
BY unanimous choice of the mem
hers of the Denver Liberty Loan com
mittee, Mayor Robert w. Speer, Den
yer's Liberty Ship" was selected as
the name of the ship now under con
struction by the emergency fleet cor
poration, which Denver is entitled to
chrlsten by reason of having been the
first city In its class to oversubscribe
its quota in the Fourth Liberty loan.
Miss Nettie Hornbeck. well known
mine owner and horsewoman. is dead
following brief illness with influ,
enza. Burial services were held at
Crown Hill cemetery in Denver
Colorado draft boards will not con.
tinue their organizations until the ma