The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-10-24
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

John c. Douger. section foreman OF
the Midland Terminal railroad at Bull
Hill. has lost three sons in the war
and his fourth son, Andrew Douger. is
now fighting with General Pershing In
France. All OF the three sons who
gave their lives to the cause were un-
der rs years Of age. The mother and
father are bearing their sacrifice with
fortitude. George Gouger was killed
in action Sept ~ in the fighting on
the Scissors Rheims sector. Grover
Alva Douger was killed In the wreck
OF troop train near Kansas City.
| Sept. %, and Albert Douger was killed
in action in France Oct. 5. Mrs. Dou,
ger resides on the family ranch near
Monument. Colo.
Three Denver boys are on the cas-
ualty lists made public by the War
Department Oct, Is. They are Sergt.
Laurence r. Peyton, killed In action;
! Howard J. Scheib. wounded severely.
and Anthony Seganti. wounded, degree
undetermined. Five Colorado boys
previously reported missing In action
| "a A0PVA SCu ~" IA C1UA0N WI CNSAOk1s
to the list to be affected ~ follows:
Ralph A. Kennicott. Boulder. killed in
action: Eugene F. Clark. Colorado
Springs. and William c. Arnett. Pa
dront. wounded. degree undetermined;
Oliver M. Daniel. Sterling. and Ruther-
ford B. Kinds. Rocky Ford. slightly
| wounded.
Colorado officially went over the top
Of its $37.478.550 Fourth Liberty Losn
quota. with final figures promised to
pass $4O.00O.OOO mark. Such was the
message flashed by Chairman Samuel
d. Nicholson Of the Colorado State
Liberty Loan committee Saturday att
ernoon to Deputy Governor J. L. Cross
Of the Tenth Federal Reserve bank in
Kansas City. This record gives Colo
RADIO the honor Of being the first state
to reach Its quota In the entire Tenth
district. while only few have been
ahead anywhere in the United States.
Corn meal and corn flour show = re-
ducti0n In price Of from 10 to 80 cents
| per 100 pounds over . week ago. This
reduction has been announced BY mills
and the price control committee Of the
United States food administration de-
mAnds that retailers make Q proper
tionate reduction. An increase Of 2
cents Per pound In the sale price Of
lima beans IL noted in the quotations
announced.
Governor ]. G. 0unter approved the
sentences OF Walter Frady and Rus
sell wharton. privates in Company r
of the Third infantry regiment. Colo
RADIO National Guard. for desertion
They were tried by . court-martial
and givea 40 days each at hard labor.
which they are to perform Ut the rifle
range ut Golden. The men deserted
while ON guard duty At . smsltsr near
Leadville.
DR.. q. 2. Kennedy. SECRETARY q tAs
state Board Of Health, ssnt dispatch
to Surgeon General Blue h WashiA0.
tom stating that with the cooperation
Of doctors and nurses the influeasa
situation In Colorado was under con.
troll. and that there were no iadica.
tons Of III reaching dangerous proper.
lions.
Niles r. Jain, q marine from Boal.
der. il among the killed In action ~
ported In the casualty lists made pub
lie by the War Department and marine
corps. Sergt. Arden H. Mitchell. Trim.
dad. and William r. Ross. Lamar. are
among the severely wounded in action.
soxirc Yoritomo. Denver. Il wounded.
degree undetermined.
A change has besa made in the hour
during which the stores will be open
in Denver to avoid crowded street
cars. not because Of conditions in the
stores but On account Of the influenza.
During this period the stores win open
at .. m. and close at 8 .. -.
A evidence Of the revived interest
Of Eastern capitalists In Colorado mia.
ing. = t1,So0.000 corporation. to be
known - the Colorado Consolidated
Metals Mining Company. has filed pa.
pers Of incorporation with the sscre-
tary Of state.
The State Board Of Land Commis.
sioncrs will sell on Wednesday. Nov
6. at the state house. moro than fifty
tracts Of land from forty 70 leo acres
In size and situated In various
counties. including 81 Paso. Jackson.
Kit Carson. Lincoln. Logan. Moffat.
Ouray. Phillips. Rio 0rands. Washing.
ton and Weld. half the land being IL
the two counties last named.
Harry B. Tedrow. United States a.
torney for the District Of Colorado, has
been instructed 70 send no more pris.
oners to the federal penitentiary dur.
Ing the influenza epidemic. The order
will work no hardship. a. there arc no
men being held under sentence.
Actuated by the shortage Of labor 10
essential Industries. the United Stntea
community labor board for Denver de.
clnred n number Of enterprises and &c.
equations n0nesssntiai and announced
that labor will henccforth bc recruited
from them without reserve.
Mary G. c. Bradford. superintendent