The Colorado statesman., 1918-08-10
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

by Coke r. Roberds, when he sold two
carloads of horned Herefords at $l7
hundred pounds. A few months ago
the top notch in prices was supposed
to have been reached at $3.50, but
theSe superior cattle, averaging l.392
pounds each, were sold at a figure al
most equal to that paid for the best
corn fed cattle. They We're bred in
Colorado on range near Hayden, in
Routt county.
Molybdenum ore, carrying 90 to l05
ounces in silver, 36-100th ounces in
gold and II per cent in lead. has been
discovered six miles from Lake Ivan
hoe on the Colorado Midland by
party of four prospectors, headed by
T. ]. Scanlan, an oldtime miner OF
the Cripple Greek district. The molly
bdenum assays from to . per cent
and the width of the vein is forty feet.
The fissure crops out for 1000 feet
and maintains a general average
width of thirty feet.
Acting upon a Washington dispatch
stating that President Wilson probably
will visit the Pacific coast during the
fourth Liberty loan drive, which will
occupy three weeks beginning Sept.
2S. representatives of Denver and OF
Colorado Springs dispatched to the
President an urgent invitation that he
visit Denver on his tour. Governor
Gunter, who was in Estes park, wired
his concurrence in the joint invita-
ton.
Mayor w. F. r. Mills OF Denver is
preparing to construct stone fence
around the grave of William F. (Buf-
falo BID Cody on Lookout mountain
before the summer ends. The fence
will be only temporary and after the
war steps will be taken again to raise
the money for the proposed memorial
to be erected over the grave. 1t is
variously estimated that this memor-
ial will cost from 100000 to $4,000
600.
Lieuts. Harold Buckley and Richard
Smith OF Longmont are members OF
the flying corps in France to which
Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt was at
tached before he fell into German
their letters home have both referred
to their acquaintance with young
Roosevelt, defining him as being "a
fine young fellow"
The Denver thrift house commun.
ity dehydration plant is now under
the competent supervision of two
girls. Mrs. B. W. Robbins, who has
directed the work since the installa
tion of the plant, resigned because OF
illness in her family and her two as
sistants, Miss Helen Redford and
Miss Bernice Guggenheim, have been
put in charge.
Poolrooms, bowling alleys and
games are played in Huerfano ano
Las Animas counties were placed un
der federal regulation for three
months by w. ]. Galligan, Colorado
administrator for the United Slater
fuel administration, in the interest Vi
increased fuel production for wal
needs.
James P. Miller of Boulder, a for
mer official in the Mercantile Banl
and Trust Company, which operated
in Lafayette and Louisville, has beer
released by the Supreme Court or
$4,000 bond pending the trial Of
habeas corpus proceedings growing
out of an arrest over banking trans
action.
That Colorado Day in wartime is :
day of courage, hope, fervor and con
nd W
intensifies all these qualities wa,
shown by the spirit with which Denver
entered. into patriotic celebration al
Washington park.
Claude Bibbe, age Is years, of Pu
eblo, died in Rocky Ford hospita
following an automobile accident thai
occurred between that city and Man
zanola, when the auto truck in which
he and three young ladies were going
to Rocky Ford went into ditch.
A war garden is a source of great
profit So thinks Henry A. Butler OF
Georgetown, for while digging in his
war garden he uncovered badly
rusted tin can containing four SIC
bills and one of So denomination. All
the bills were issued in 1880, and by
banks now defunct.
An acute need for tuberculosis spe.
cialists in the medical corps of the
army has resulted in the calling of DR..
S. Simon, superintendent of the Ma
tional Jewish hospital for consump
tives in Denver, by the War Depart
ment.
Denvers quota for the first half OF
August, with the exception of a batch
of men from Division No. who went
to Fort Logan Aug. 5, has been com
pleted. There are 532 names in the
list.
1t is stated at Greeley that s250,000