The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-26
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News servies.
COMING EVENTS.
May l4-ls-Colorado Sunday School
Association annual convention at
July s-l3-Meeting National AssociA-
tion of Colored Women In Denver.
Sept. 23-2s-Colorado State Fair At
The Evans coal mine at Frederick
caved In causing considerable damage.
A grange was organized at Long
gulch, near Hayden with twenty-four
charter members.
A total OF $1,000 will be spent on
the Price-Myton and Helper-Duchesne
automobile roads this summer.
Beet growers OF the Loveland dis
trict voted to urge the planting of
more beets for the present season.
Ornamental metal posts are being
distributed on streets OF Grand juno
ton In preparation for a white way"
DR.. Ranulph Hudston left Denver
for Camp Cody. N. M. to resume
active duty with Base Hospital No.
20.
Fremont county has to its credit
in the third Liberty loan the sum Of
$525, 900. The quota fixed was $161.-
500.
The bridge across Wolf creek has
been completed. The bridge IL just
east o. Mount Harris, and has q span
OF fifty.four feet.
The Fall river road in Grand county
will be improved and worked with .
steam shovel, and five miles of new
road will be built
Edgar ]. Bancroft has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Palisads. sue
ceeding W. D. Newton, who died
several months ago.
The Mountain Top Mining Company
OF Telluride recently shipped \ car
load of ore to the Salida smelter
which netted $5.230.77.
Women OF Montrose are exhibiting
1900 garments which they have made
for shipment to the destitute children
of France and Belgium.
Federal approval Of eight post road
projects in the state has been an
nounced, the work entailing an ex-
penditure Of $556,o00.
Costilla county's quota was $17 100.
total subscriptions exceeded $41 900
during the first week Of the campaign
and are still coming In.
A veritable plague Of epidemics has
spread over Brighton. Many children
are Ill with whooping cough. measles.
scarlet fever and pneumonia.
P. L. Balfe. Jr.. convicted in the Dis
trict Court at Littleton. Feb. 4. 1917.
of unlawfully handling Intoxicating
liquors. has appealed the case to the
Supreme Court.
David w. Thomas, field secretary OF
the Colorado Council Of Defense. has
lowing the resignation of A. w. Grant.
but will still continue as field secre-
tary.
The War Industries Board has notl-
that transportation priorities will b
refused for materials used in con-
struction work not necessary to the
war.
Beginning May Is the University of
Colorado will open a school for train
ing from 200 to 210 drafted men in
auto mechanics. radio telegraphy and
telegraphy. according to Regent CHI.
ford w. Mills.
Thirty-five pupils of the Eads pri.
mary school In Kiowa county have
presented Governor Julius C. Gunter
with slumber robe and a scrspbook
OF pictures dealing with several phases
OF the world war.
Legal aid for Colorado soldiers and
their families on affairs arising out Of
the entrance Of the men into service
will Be directed by q committee Of tho
State Council Of Defense appointed BY
Governor Gunter.
Granted q two weeks furlough after
fourteen weeks of intensive training
to fit them for commissions in the
army. 200 western boys arrived in
Denver from the third officers train
ing camp at Fort Riley.
In 1909. 5.040 acres OF beans were
cultivated in Colorado. producing 53,-
926 bushels. In 1917 the area cultivat-
ed. including that devoted to seed
beans. was 347,27b acres, and the total
output was 1,S37.686 bushels.
Tho Grand Council Of the Royal Ar.
canum met In Denver and elected the
following officers: Grand regent,
Frank A. Prior; vice regent, Austin
A. Gray: orator. Elmore Floyd; past
regent, Ernest N. Reeme; secretary,
Charles H. Peters; treasurer, Wilford
T. Shay; chaplain, F. L. Smith; guide,
c. w. Porter; warden. J. ]. Fitxger.
aid: sentry John n blair. trusfaA