The Dolores star., 1918-08-30
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

During our worlds war there will
be imperative need Of men and women
Of the highest and most thorough
training in the many lines Of war serv-
Ice. There must BE- trained leadership
in all lines Of Industrial. commercial.
social and civic life. and high average
Of Intelligence and preparation on the
part of all people," says Governor
9unter In . proclamation, and young
people should heed the urgent call OF
their country and Join the Students
Enlisted Reserve and thereby apply
themselves diligently. enthusiastically.
and in increasing numbers to the task
Of preparing for the highest service OF
which they are capable. in order 70 De
| ready for that call when II comes.
A list OF Colorado products will be
published soon by q committee OF the
local Colorado Council OF Defense.
working In conjunction with the Den
yer Civic Association, and citizens will
be asked to pledge themselves to pur-
chase from this list whenever posi-
BILE. This step is being taken to In
crease the use of Colorado products
among the people Of the state As a
war measure.
Two sons OF E + kimmelshue. Rob
ert, II years old. and Stinson. II years
old, were instantly killed, and Mrs. f.
r. Kimmelshue died two hours later as
the result OF injuries at Estes Park
when the Kimmelshue automobile
plunged from the Fall River road down
a steep embankment to the rocks. 100
feet below. Miss Margaret Woods sus-
tanned serious injuries, but her chances
for recovery are good.
Students with collegiate ranking
who enroll now with the Colorado d.
vision of the students army training
corps. and who are within the pro-
posed new draft ages will not be de-
prived of an opportunity to remain in
the student-soldier army. according to
word received from Washington by
Edward c. Stimson, chairman OF the
Colorado committee.
Colorado's coal production for the
first seven months Of 1918 reached =
total Of 7.52l,15S tons-542.115 more
than were mined In the state during
the same period In 1917. OF the
eighteen counties of the state In which
coal 10 mined, thirteen showed In.
creasss In production varying from six
, tons in Nontezuma to 1884 tons in
HuerfAno county.
Two Colorado soldiers are reported
missing in action in the casualty list.
According to information from Wash.
ington a Denver boy ID also missing.
The missing men are Guy Wright. son
Of Mrs. Clarence Wright of Denver
and Robert A. Wagner. formerly Of Ke-
ota. and John D. Winn. who lived with
his mother In Prowers county. soNkh
of Lamar.
That Lieut.. Henry P. Reynolds OF
0enver. reported killed in action in
France July 10. 10 alive and In q
French army hospital is the word
reaching Denver. Friends Of the
young officer received q letter from
him explaining that he was gassed
His name was printed in the casualty
list Of Aug. Z as KILLED in action"
Under a presidential proclamation
! 1851 acres Of land in northwestern
Colorado are withdrawn from the
Routt national forest and made sub
ject to homestead entry In advance OF
! settlement. The lands become sub
ject to homestead entry after . a. m
Oct. IT, and to settlement or other dis
| position on and after Oct. "a.
It is stated that the situation in the
/ Indian country in southwestern Colo
settlers in the country report that row
ing bands of Utes have recently begun
! q series of raids on the ranches of the
whites which has resulted in the driv
ing off Of stock and the burning Of
fences.
Jose c.. NUNS. 20, a former Camp
Kearny soldier. was shot through the
head and killed in a pistol duel with
Trankuiliano Laybe. II. on the main
street Of the town Of Walsenburg.
An estate conservatively valued a,
100000, was left by William r
Owen, vice president and general man
ager of the Denver Dry Goods Com
| pany, VINO dled aug. ID, alter more
than forty years connection with the
dry goods business OF Denver
Operation of the Denver & Salt Lake
railroad was taken over by the govern
ment under an agreement reached in
Washington between the railroad ad
ministration and the receiver OF the
road.
Photographs of all men who have en-
tered military service from Alamoss
county have been collected by Robert
CHM, chairman Of the County Council
OF Defense, and placed on exhibition
, in the court house.
| Colorado's state golf tournament
came to a close in Denver with the
final match for the championship won
nv M0r0an Towpaond Of InforIac cher