The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-18

A pickle sailing plant is to be built
at Loveland.
Morgan county's quota of ten sol
diers left for Camp Funston.
A Red Cross sale held at Ault netted
the organization over $1,000.
Five hundred war workers regis
tered at the State War Conference in
Denver.
Saturday, June l, is the date set fol
the opening of the horse racing sea
son in Denver.
A 3O8-acre ranch in the Harmony
district southwest of Fort Collins was
sold for s55,000
More than 5000 square feet of floor
ing is being relaid in Weld county's
new court house
The Burlington depot at Hillrose. in
northeastern Morgan county, was de-
stroyed by fire.
There are now forty employed gar
den supervisors in Colorado. Last
year there were three.
The casualty list given out on the
18th states that Private Henry G..
Black of Montezuma died of accident.
A total of 157 selective service men
from Colorado counties outside of
Denver reached Fort Logan Saturday.
A Red Cross sale was held at Fort
Morgan. One thoroughbred hog sold
for SIS and it is estimated the sale
raised more than $4,000.
A woman was arrested in Eaton for
bringing booze into the state. She
had suitcase containing twentyfour
pints of whisky when arrested.
Red Cross Society of Canon City in
April shipped 15,S07 articles, which
included SAC that were knitted. Con-
siderable number of these were made
by the women in the state prison.
Lester March, an 1S-year-old boy of
Millilien, who enlisted in the U. S.
marine corps a year ago, has been
wounded while in service on the fir
ing line in France and is in hospital.
Charles B. Patterson, former mil
lionaire owner of "Patterson's place"
west of Littleton, died at st. Anthony's
hospital in Denver, aged rs years.
Eight years ago he became blind and
an invalid.
Marked by a parade of clergy, par
ishioners, G. A. r. veterans and ma
rines through West Denver streets, st.
Joseph's parish raised a service flag
bearing one gold star and seventy-four
blue ones.
Forty officers of the Colorado Ma
tional Guard and 12O sergeants and
corporals will go into training during
June at the rifle range near Golden,
Adjt. Gen. Frank D. Baldwin an
nounced.
Transportation conditions in the
state are satisfactory, except on the
Denver & Salt Lake railroad, DR..
Charles A. Lory reported at last
weeks meeting of the State Council
of Defense.
An inspiring spirit was found among
Colorado's farmers by DR.. Charles A.
Lory on recent trip. He told the
county councils in southwestern coun-
ties are doing splendid work.
The woman's division of the Colo
RADIO conference of war workers held
a two-day session in the house of rep
resentatives of the Capitol, Mrs w. H.
Kistler, president of the Woman's
Council of Defense, presiding.
Six hundred men are at work on the
S1,700,00 recuperation camp and hos
pital the government is building on
the outskirts of Denver, according to
announcement made by Major w. ].
Cameron of the quartermaster's build
ing staff.
Colorado's population includes 160,-
900 residents of foreign birth and alto
gether 100000 residents of foreign ex-
traction, Prof. George Norlin, chair
man of the committee on Americaniza-
tion of aliens of the State Council of
Defense, reports.
President Wilson sent the following
message to the State War Conferences:
May | not express to the war work.
ers of Colorado my profound apprecia-
ton of the public spirit that has led
you 10 call a war conference at Den
yer? In our fight for the rights of
free men the world over your efforts
and the efforts of your fellow citizens
are a vital factor. Your determination
to perform the necessary labor and ac-
cept the necessary sacrifice and the
like spirit which has now become man.
ifest throughout the nation, reassure
a stricken world that our ideals of JUS
tice and humanity and liberty shall in
the end prevail"
The Public Utilities Commission has
refused to grant the application of the
railroads for freight rate increase of
10 to Is cents per ton on coal in Colo
RADIO.