The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-21
cENrENn1AL STATE ITEMS.

Ernest Mapes. Pueblo; James H.
Deeter, Seibert; Dewey c. w. Farr.
Flagler; Homer Loftin, Delta. and
Martin C. Langstrom, Flagler. Albert
N. Prosser. Denver, has been killed
in action, while Sergt. Claude l.. Stine.
Lafayette, and Corp. Hobart Edwards.
Craig. are dead of wounds received in
action. Michael A. Heitrick. Leroy. is
wounded, degree undetermined. The
slightly wounded include Wallis w.
| Nichols. Sterling. and Max A. Wilk.
Windsor
Two bequests of $4,000 each, to St
Luke's hospital and ST. Johns cathe-
dral. and one of $4,000 to the Rev.
Frederick Cakes. trustee for Oakes
home. were included in the gifts to
charity named in the will of Joseph
A. Thatcher. which has been filed for
probate in Denver. The whole Of the
estate. valued at more than 1000, 900.
ID left to the widow. Mrs. Frances
Kirtley Thatcher, after $4,000 in
specific beQuests have been paid.
Lieut. E.. v. Dunklee, assistant
Judge advocate. returned to Denver
from Steamboat Springs. where he
concluded the purchase of an armory
to house and take care of the two
companies OF soldiers quartered in
that section. Complete equipment
and officers will be furnished by the
United States government. Capt.
Emory f. Clark is in charge at Steam
boat Springs and has about 1876 en-
listed men under him.
With more than 100000 worth of
clothing and equipment for immc-
diate mobilization, should occasion
arise, on the way to Denver from q
dozen arsenals OF the country for the
Third Colorado regiment of the Ma
tional Guard. efforts are under way
and fifty-three officers, together with
auxiliary forces. at on early date in
Denver or at the rifle range near
Golden.
Draft activities in Colorado were
brought to a halt Nov. IL with the ex-
| ception of the classification of youths
between IS and 19. Draft calls. includ-
ing the departure of 1880 men. have
been cancelled. One group of sixty
seven men left Canon City Tuesday
for Camp Pike. Ark. Their journey
came to an abrupt stop when they
reached Pueblo. The message telling
of the cancellation of the movement
had been delayed.
Monte Vista. In Rio Grande county.
has approximately 800 cases of influ-
enza and two doctors have been sent
there to help out the local physicians.
The situation in Durango. La Plata
county. is grave. and there are be-
tween 300 and 400 cases in the vicin-
ity. The ban has been lifted by the
health board in Lincoln. Washington.
Elbert. Kit Carson. Yuma. Sedgwick.
Cheyenne and Phillips counties.
An increase OF 10 cents on 1000
feet each in gas for domestic and in
dustrial uses In compliance with their
application. was granted the Denver
Gas and Electric Light Company by
the Colorado Public Utilities Commits
sion. The advances were authorised
on the company's showing Of In
creased production costs.
Capt Barlow H. Hall. of Colorado
Springs. formerly assistant city attor-
nsy and son OF H. C. Hall, member
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. has been sent to hospital in
France for the second time. He re-
ceived q bullet from a machine gun
through the left lung. and is reporteI ]
to be doing finely.
Merlin Palmer OF Boulder was killed
In action during the battle around
Chateau Thierry, Oct, 4. and his
nephew, Merlin Palmer, received such
injuries at the same time that he died
ten days later.
All records in the liquor permit
bureau OF the city recorders office in
Denver were broken Nov. .12. when
1911 permits were issued between 8
a. IN. and p. m.
Officials in Washington have re-
Quester Gov. julius c. Gunter. along
with other governors. to see that tn ;,
signing OF the armistice with Ger
many will In no way lessen the re-
sponsibility of communities either In
keeping up the war machine or In
furthering the nations shipbuilding
program.
twenty-five by fifteen feet. which Red
Cross workers held. spread in table
I cloth fashion, on Sixteenth street in
Denver. More than $165 was thus
realized. Sales of flags. confetti and
ticklers at the Red Cross shop brought
the peace days receipts up to 1928.
Three Colorado boys who gave their
lives to win the war are reported in
the casualty lists made public by the
War Department Nov. Is. Two killed
in action are Corp. John Vass, Den
yer. and Charles L. Conrey, Fort Col
Inns. Among the dead of disease ID
| Sergt. Jess c. Hamm, Loveland