The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

SOTp- Clarence II. bruce Oh Meekef
and Millard A. Holland OF Rule were
killed In action Among the dead from
wounds received in action arc Edward
A Mitchell, Denver: Orvle c. Trout.
Fleming: Albert Robbins. Akron:
Clyde c. Duffy, Canon City Among
the dead of disease are Norris II. Mel
son. Boulder; Orol r. Millikan. Rocky
Ford. and Walter b. Hardy. Maxey.
James Gray. Holly. died of accident
and other causes. Floyd l.. Rldgway.
Boyero. is among the wounded severe
ly. while Capt. John C. Hazlett. Ber-
thoud. is listed as wounded, degree un-
determined
The 100000 soldiers in France will
receive their Christmas packages this
year through the American Red Cross.
Cartons for shipment will be fur.
nished by the Red Cross through its
local Chapters and Branches, which
will also Issue instructions as to size.
and weight OF package, contents. man.
per OF packing. etc. In order that
there may be no duplication OF giving.
each soldier abroad will be given one
Christmas parcel coupon. which he
Will send to the person at home from
whom he prefers to receive the gift.
This must be presented with the par
eel to the Red Cross at time OF ship.
ment. No package will be accepted
for mailing abroad after Nov. 20.
Three more Colorado boys have CIV
en- their lives 20 the country, accord
ing to the casualty list made public
by the War Department Oct 49, Jake
l.. Heffley. Kiowa. has been killed In
action: Hugh IL. McCrery. Pueblo, is
dead of wounds, and Corporal Edwin
d. Drake, Llttleton. died OF disease.
Stephen A. Trojanyich. Calhan, is
missing in action. Lieut.. David II. Nil.
Ter. Denver: Harry Rotert. Colorado
Springs. and Roy Edwin Stevens, Gen
GA. are among the severely wounded
in action.
Scarcity of gold--or the cost of
mining gold from ores and placers--
would express II normally IL govern
ment standards and government in
reference did not stand In the way.
Platinum, wheat, cotton. rubber and
other articles have responded In price
to war conditions, and as rule these
articles now sell for prices which bal
ance the admitted advance in the cost
of living Gold and silver are held in
restraint and do not represent fair
profit on the actual cost OF produc-
ton.
Unable because of her youth to do
her bit against the Hun In France,
Miss Margaret Lenore Rooney. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Rooney, a
Denver boy sister of James A. Rooney,
Denver boy in the naval service who
died Oct. 2. subscribed $1,000 to the
Fourth Liberty Loan. This subscrip-
ton was made after the close of the
loan campaign which put Denver over
the top.
Mrs. Anna M. Boyle of Durango,
widow of Owen s. Boyle. paid $12,-
2T2.62 into the state inheritance tax
funds on an estate of $376.736.79.
Boyle was cattleman and also had
large mining interests. He was res
ident of La Plata county for thirty,
five years. He died April ~, 1918.
Within the next few days Charles
II. Leckenby. auditor OF state, will dis
tribute sS9,l03.S2 among those Colo
RADIO counties in which forest reserves
are located. This money represents %
per cent of the earnings of the nine
teen forest reserves in the state dur
ing the last year
The government estimate OF the
Colorado pinto bean crop for 1918 is
1872 .4SO.O 900 pounds, an increase OF 50,-
100000 pounds over the 1917 crop. At
cents per pound. this years crop Is
worth $11. 1.373.600, exceeding by s3,-
$4,000 the value of the crop OF the
preceding year.
The Allen Cattle Company OF Colo.
RADIO Springs received many of the
prizes awarded for shorthorn cattle at
the Montana State fair held in Helena.
Every facility will be afforded Lead
vile mine owners at the metallurgical
testing plant OF the Colorado School OF
Mines to prove the merits OF the sys-
tenn designed by q. Erb Wuensch, a
graduate of the school, for the econom-
ical concentration OF low and medium
grade manganese ores carrying less
than 40 per cent manganese.
The death recently OF George N
Billings at Framingham Center, Mass,
removed pioneer Of Colorado, who
for many years was an active, progress
siye and much esteemed resident
Denver. He was so years of age His
death was due 10 fall
Baily Shumate of Glenwood Springs
has been named by Senator John w.
Shafroth for an appointment to West
Point. Thomas j. Thorne of Lyons