The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-02
Pithy News Notes
From All Pans Of
Colorado
w..ss-a N. ..v.,.r Un,e. News Service

wss,sra N. .svs,sr Uniea News Service.
Chas Dewitt Of Nsdsriand died Of
Spanish infissnsa.
A federal graAd Jury will be called
to meet In Dsnver Nov. IL.
One million two hundred thousand
tons OF sugar beets will be harvested
In Colorado this year.
Misc Frieda Dewey. II. died ct Gold
field, tho first victim OF influenza In
the Cripple Greek district.
Reduced freight rates on ore ship
meats to and from the Cripple Creek
district have bseu announced.
State Inheritance tax collections for
the biennial period reached &sss, ss3.s1
according to the semi-mouthiy report.
A recreation room ut the recupera-
tios camp at Aurora 10 being fitted up
BY the welfare committee Of the hos
pital.
The mother. brother and sister Of
1S-ysar-old Mary Michel Of Denver.
died within 4 week Of Spanish influ-
snsA
Fifty thousand dollars was sub
scribod to the Fourth Liberty Loan BY
the 8. A. T. C. Of the University Of
Colorado.
Paul Mitchell has wired to his rela-
tives at Greeley that he II one Of the
survivors Of the Inflated otranto which
sank recently.
Arthur T. Bliss Of Dolores. previous
ly reported missing in action. II now
said. Ia news from France, to have re-
turned to duty.
Because OF the Spanish flu all cases
in the Denver West Side Court have
been continued for setting until Oct
26 and Nov. Q.
Under the direction Of the Woman's
State Council of Defense. all Of the
sixty.three counties In Colorado have
been organized.
w. W. Green. turnkey at the county
Jail At Pueblo. was shot and killed BY
Clifford Sprouts. negro, held on
charges Of burglary.
Tue weekly report Of tho county
agent OF the governors war council
reveals serious shortage Of labor In
sections OF the state.
Tho new school building erected In
the Johnstown. district last year IL al
ready proving too small to accommo-
date that growing community.
A military funeral was held for Ros.
coe Graham. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. P.
w. Graham Of Denver. who died Of
pneumonia at New London. Conn.
The Third regiment Of the Colorado
National Guard. recently organised BY
Alt 0ea. Frank d. Baldwin. has been
recognised By the War Department.
Mr.. Wilhelmina Litssks Of Aurora
sworei out = warrant before Magistrate
Easter at Brighton. charging Town
Marshal Stitt Of Aurora with assault
and battery.
Spanish influenza caused the death
of twenty persons In Denver Friday.
bringing the total deaths to 1:S. and
2Sl now cases were reported. making
q totai Of 2.166.
War Department advices to Sterling
stated that vern A. Coverdail. the
first man Of that city to enlist In tho
marines. had received . slight flesh
wound in the leg.
For the month beginning Oct. 20
and ending Nov. 20 Colorado 10 sx-
pocted TO recruit for service in essen
tial war industries outside the state
. total Of ESQ workmsn.
That the retention Of the gold stand.
ard BY the leading commercial ma
lions at the end Of the present world
var will depend largely upon the rela-
tive status Of silver 10 the opinion Of
maay economists In Europe and Amer.
lea
Three deaths n Boulder. two at Ne
dertand aad one At Tungsten. all from
Influenza were reported on the 18th to
tho Boulder county health authorities
covering period Of twenty.four hours.
Mrs. F. Q. vsseoacelles. . former
resident Of Beaver. mother Of Lieut..
Jerry vasooaoeiiss. ace Of the Ameri.
can flying squadron In France. died Of
Spanish influenza at her homo In Ly.
ons. Kan.
y zacharish Larsen, II years old. Of
Fort Benton. Mont, . member OF the
vocational training unit at the univsr.
sity. died at Boulder from influenza.
Mrs.. Helen Schmidt died from the
same disease.
A cable dispatch received by DR..
W. A. q. De BsQue Of De BeQue. an.
nounces that his son. wallace A. E.
De BeQue. with the American forces In
France. has been promoted from first
lieutenant to captain.
Logan County 10 confronted with =
serious situation as regards the influ-
enla epidemic. There il . palpable
lack Of both nurses and physicians
throughout the county and the epidsm-