The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-29
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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July 22-Democratic State Assembly in
Denver.
Aug. 22-24-Coiorado State Firemen's
Convention at Georgetown.
Sept. 23-2s-Colorado State Fair at
Pueblo.
SEPT Ras9. s'-2S-Lin'0in County FAR at
A new city hall is proposed for Fort
Collins.
The price OF ice has advenced SOC a
ton in Denver
The Lennox hotel at Florence was
damaged by fire.
The grades on the Nucla-Delta road
are being widened.
A cemetery association is to be or
ganized in Castle Rock.
Plans are ready for the new hotel
be built at Holyoke.
Work has been started on the paw
ing of Broadway in Pueblo.
Thirty-seven Pueblo youths have
entered the ship building service.
Walnut street in Fort Collins is to
be paved and street lighting is to be
installed.
The road beyond Placerville to Tell
uride in San Miguel county is in top
condition.
The Missouri-Pacific Railway Com
pany will build a new 25x125-foot
depot at Ordway.
The contract has been awarded for
the erection of the new Presbyterian
church at Sterling
Every culvert has been heightened
and shaped out to the fences in places
on the Lincoln highway
First days reports from the war
savings drive in Denver give the to-
tai as S562.00O for the city.
The Fairfax mine above Salina re-
Gently shipped 10000 tons of medium
and low grade telluride ore.
The City Council of Grand Junction
| Is again considering the establish
ment of municipal coal yard.
The postoffice at Lamport in Baca
county and the home of Postmaster
Butcher were destroyed by fire.
Colorado railroads are to make large
expenditures for repairs this year,
granted by Director General McAdoo.
In Conejos county 25 miles of road
work was done last year and at least
as much good road will be made this
year.
Pueblo county commissioners have
authorized the Improvement and en-
largement of the iron spring at
| Beulah
The Ouray Boosters Club is plan
ming to build a concrete pavilion to
replace the wooden structure now be-
ing used.
The Craig Commercial Club and the
Moffat County Grange have raised
sufficient funds for the erection Of
community hall.
The erection of a milling plant with
a capacity of 300 tons is contemplated
in the Swan valley, nine miles north
of Breckenridge.
A new concrete bridge is now be-
ing put in near Cedar Creek on the
Montrose-Gunnison highway half way
between the two points.
The second annual convention of
luc ItOChy OotcopdtnlS 40
sociation will be held in Colorado
Springs August 1, 2 and 8.
An enormous service flag contain.
ing 200 stars was displayed at the
patriotic services of the Adventists
at the auditorium in Denver.
Jack Williams, "the human fly"
went over the top of the largo ball on
the flagpole which surmounts the
Daniels & Fisher tower in Denver.
Seventy enl!stments are credited to
the navy and naval reserve recruiting
stations in Denver for the week OF
June 15. Among the names mentioned
appears that of Miss Ruth r. Pless
ner.
Work contemplated by county COM
missioners of Dolores this season in
cludes two and one-half miles of grad
ing and two bridges, one of which will
cross the Dolores, the other over
Horse creek
George r. Markey, promoter of the
Double Standard OIL and Gas Com
pany, and the president of the Relia-
BILE Investment Company, committed
suicide by shooting, in his room in
Denver hotel.
For the sixth time, Chief Gunners
Mate John Bartholomew Foley ap-
peared before recruiting officer and
extended his enlistment, when he
came to the Denver naval station and
was accepted.
The Denver Sheltering Home for
Jewish Children will dedicate the re-
Gently completed annex June 80. The
money for the annex, which cost ST.
500, was contributed by Jewish citi-