Gunnison news-champion., 1918-01-25

Sro <s-xS-Annunl winter Sports car
niSal at Steamboat SprinEA
Jan, -st-AnnuAl meeting Colorado
Metal Mining Association At Stats
Capitol building In Denver.
Work has been resumed on the Biz
Forty tunnel At Idaho Springs.
Seventy-three building permits wers
issued At Craig during the year 1917.
Routt and Moffat counties during
the past year shipped out 10000 cat.
tie.
The stone abutments Of the Chap
man bridge near Craig have been com
pleted.
The Golden Methodist church IL dis
playing . service nag containing thir.
teen stars.
The Fountain school at Pueblo ~.
GENTLY was damaged BY fire to the ex'
tent Of $4,000.
Fire at the Royal coal mine In
Aguilar district destroyed the fan
house. Loss $1,000.
Honey and syrups instead Of sugar
viii make victory just a. sweet and
bring II much sooner.
Ground has been broken for the S..
600 gymnasium for the State Teach.
ers' College at Greeley.
Aug. 81. 2s. 20 and 80 have been
set as the dates for the holding Of the
Larimer county fair in 1918
Jesse NJ. Boom. greatgrandson of
Daniel Boone. famous scout and pio.
neer explorer. died at Pueblo.
The January number of the Rail.
road Red Book appeared rich In ma.
terial about Colorado resources.
II you have food conserving plan
or recipe pass II on to your neighbors
and'your friends Be "in the service"
Only one state In the union now
sells wheat flour at lower average re.
tail prices than Colorado That state
is Idaho.
Christy Houx. aged II years. son of
Governo, Frank l.. Houx OF Wyoming,
was drowned in Lindenmeier lake,
near Fort Collins.
William H. Galley. attorney OF Lit.
tleton. who figured extensively in pol.
itics there. was killed near Santa Fe
in the Cash mine.
The Rio Grande Sheep and Wool
Growers Association still has about
250.00O pounds OF wool stored at its
clipping pens at Wasson.
The head camp. Woodmen OF the
World. In special session in Denver,
decided to keep up the dues and as.
sessments OF every member who Is In
the service of his country.
Directors OF the Midnight Mining
Company Of Aspen are contemplating
awarding a contract to drive the bore
. further distance of Q thousand or
two thousand feet.
Although all OF his friends, save one,
believed he was almost penniless,
Charles Neuman. "a, many years Q
resident Of Denver. who died Of pneu-
monia. left . $4,000, estate.
Seventy-eight ounces Of silver Per
ton 10 contained in the streak Of cop
per ore opened in the vein recently
discovered little way south of the
old Passiflora mine at Westcliffe.
Michigan Mining and Milling Com.
pany. operating the Michigan mines In
the old camp Of Kokomo. near Lead
vile. shipped during tks year 1917 .
total OF 10.l63 tons Of ore. carrying
gold and silver values, TO the smeIters
1t Leadville and Denver.
Officers were installed during the
last days session In Denver Of the
Colorado etate Grange In Fraternal
Union hall. At the morning session
memorial services were held, and .
resolution adopted favoring in Colora-
do and the nation. ~ absolutely bone
dry Law.
The Colorado State Grange wants
the government to assume complete
control Of food products and other
necessities Of life for the duration Of
the war. 4 resolution 70 that effect
was passed at the forty.fourth annual
meeting of the grange at Fraternal
Union hall in Denver
The condition Of w. n. Scott, g.
Ida merchant whose legs were ampu.
tated at st. Luke's hospital in Denver,
was reported to be slightly improved.
Mr.. Scott's legs became paralyxed
several days ago. after an operation
for appendicitis. He was taken to
Denver for the second operation.
Clarence Eugene Book. 21, killed ON
the United States ship Michigan, is a
son Of Mrs. Ella Book. a widow, 400
Galapago street. Denver. He was
Mrs. Books second youngest son.
Three Of his brothers-ElmerJ j., Har-
old F., and Arthuf-J.-are In the army
or navy and fourth son. David Book,
is Of draft age. but has not been
called.
The Kokomo Mines Company con-
trolls 400 acres ''over the mountain"
from Climax in Summit county. sta.
tiOn ON the Colorad0 = ao,,tharu r>sl.