The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-02
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado


bou. as well as at many other camps
Of the county Just now, is that of la
Dor shortage.
Gunnison quarantined itself against
the world, when an order was issued
prohibiting any one from leaving or
entering the city.
Fifteen inches of snow fell at Breck.
enridge Sunday night, Oct. 27.
The fall continued through Monday
and Monday night.
Fire of undetermined origin threat
sned for time to destroy the Union
bridge at Sand Creek.
Monte Vista adopted the wearing of
masks to prevent the spread of influ-
enza. Between 200 and 300 cases
were reported in the city.
That Spanish influenza has about
run its course in Denver was the
declaration OF DIR. William H. Sharp
ley, manager of health.
A large body of high grade silver
bearing iron has been discovered in
the new Huter shaft on the Matchless
property on Fryer hill, Leadville.
Silverton, with a population of
slightly more than 1000, has from
500 to 600 cuses of influenza, rs per
cent of which developed pneumonia.
The Pueblo Golf club has turned
over its clubhouse to the Red Cross.
During the epidemic a Red Cross
nurse will care for the children of
sick parents.
Six Colorado men have been grad
uated from the field artillery central
officers training camp at Camp Zach
airy Taylor, KY, according to an
1ouncement made at Washington.
Twenty new cases of influenza max
ing a total since the start of the cpl
iemic of 704. and eight deaths, making
a total of sixty-nine, was the report
Oct. 2S of the Pueblo health author
tiles.
The funeral of Joseph A. Thatcher,
chairman or the board of directors OF
the Denver National bank and pioneer
Colorado financier, who died at his
home in Denver, was held Monday af-
ternoon.
A number of Denver and Colorado
men have been recommended by the
authorities at the field artillery Off.
GERS training Camp, Zachary Taylor,
KY, for appointment as second lieu
tenants.
The United States civil service com
/ no I on q
for the position of rural carrier for
Arvada and Evergreen in Jefferson
county and Oleson in Adams county,
Nov. %.
Word was received in Denver of the
death of Howard S. Lee of influenza
at Silverton. Mr.. Lee was widely
known throughout Colorado and th'
west as mining engineer of marked
ability.
Four mills running this year as COM
pared to one last year, and another in
prospect. This tells in brief the
marvellous development of the mining
district up on Left Hand creek, says
Boulder report.
An Idaho Springs statement says
the K & X Company has taken over
the old Gold Anchor property at Alice
and now has nineteen men working
there about every available man in
the camp being employed.
Mrs. Julia White of Denver, the
mother of five sons, has given them
all to the service of their country, and
| two grandsons are also enrolled, one
of whom is with the American eXpedi-
tionary forces in France. The mother
is proud of the record of her sons.
The annual National Western Stock
show will be held in Denver next Jan
uary as usual.
Mrs. Wallace Frodsham, better
known in Denver musical circles as
Gertrude Wood, may have been pas
senger on the Inflated steamer Prin
cess Sophia, which was lost in the
storm on the Alaskan coast on the
A sample of selected ore from the
Deadwood lease, Cripple Creek dis
trict, assayed at the metallurgical ore
testing plant, Colorado School of
Mines at Golden, returns 2S.G6 ounces
gold and 3.6S ounces silver to the ton,
value of S576.SS.
To date Colorado has almost filled
the food administration order for
100000 pounds of pinto beans at
price which nets the farmers about
$4,023,000. The price is below last
year wholesalers receiving 71a cents
and growers G1a cents a pound.
Cicely Banner Daniels, widow of
William Cooke Daniels, died at Gun.
| ten, on Lac de Thune, Switzerland
/ Other than that the death was due to
pneumonia, no details were given in
the telegram received by Charles Mac
| Allister Wilcox in Denver