The Ordway new era., 1918-11-22
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| reau of crop estimates, United States
Department of Agriculture. Accord
ing to. the report, weather conditions
were favorable during October. as the
killing frost did not occur in the prin-
cipal agricultural districts until Oct.
%. allowing most crops to mature.
| The condition and yield of most crops
are reported as favorable. The win
ter wheat crop is said to be in fine
condition, considering the dry weather
in some portions of the state. making
its unfavorable for plowing and seed
ing.
Denver and Colorado Nov. IL ex-
pressed exultant joy In the most stu
pendous celebration ever known in the
Rocky mountain region. Bright and
early Monday morning the mobilized
whistles, horns. cowbells and lungs OF
the jubilant community resumed Jhe
festivities OF the night before. while
at the same time Governor Gunter.
apprised of the signing of the armis-
tice. proclaimed public holiday
throughout the state. Mayor Mills
had set the stage for official Denver
demonstrations by announcing holi-
day and urging all citizens and busi-
ness houses to fill the air with flags.
Two bequests of $4,000 each. to st.
Luhe's hospital and St. Johns cathe-
dr;l. and one OF $4,000 TO the Rev.
Frederick Cakes, trustee for Oakes
home, were included In the gifts 10
charity named in the will of Joseph
Thatcher, which has been filed for
probate in Denver. The whole of the
estate. valued at more than $1.oO0.o0o.
is left to the widow. Mrs. Frances
F'rtley Thatcher. after 100000 In
specific bequests have been paid.
,ralt activities in Colorado were
bi ousnt to a hat Nov. = with the ex-
oup,.on OF the classification Of youths
be.ween Is and 19. Draft calls, inciud-
ing the departure oil 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.
Fighting their way through the
crowds that jammed all downtown
streets Monday night in the monster
victory celebration, draft contingent
of AIS men all ready to depart for
Camp Pike, at Little Rock, Ark, We're
disappointed when few minutes be
fore the train was to leave they were
informed that they would not leave,
due to orders from Washington that
all draft movements stop.
Denver ministers were unanimous
in declarations that the American vic--l
tory was one of the greatest triumphs
in all history, and step in civiliza-
ton which Is bound to mean the end
of all wars. With Germany stripped
Of her great powers for evil. many
danger to humanity from an auto
cratic government had disappeared.
The Colorado War Savings Com
mittee's efforts to sell the remaining
$8,500.000 of the states more than
$20.000,O00 war savings stamp quota
before Dec. 31-and by Dec. II pos
sible-in order to avoid the need of an
intensive drive-will be aided by the
Colorado State Council of Defense,
thru all its county defense councils.
At an inquest held over the body
of David Chestnutwood. salesman of
Bozeman, Mont. who was killed in
Denver when an automobile struck
him, the coroner's jury declared that
the unidentified motorist who killed
him was 'criminally negligent" The
police are searching for the driver of
the car
Coins were showered into the flags.
twenty-five by fifteen feet. which Red
Cross workers held, spread in table
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 $723.
Disease has resulted in the death OF
six Colorado boys. according to the
casualty lists made public by the war
department Nov. 12. The lists include
Lieut.. Joseph w. Delalamo, Denver;
Ernest Mapes. Pueblo; James II.
Flagler; Homer Loftin, Delta, and
Martin C. Langstrom, Flagler. Albert
N. PrQsser, Denver. has been killed
in action. while Sergt. Claude l.. Slime.
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.
Colorados part in the world war
,rrtn I,a tv,
to come, as the many phases to the
conflict are woven into the common
wealth's historic pages. In excess OF
10000, answered the call to war and
entered the various branches of gov1