The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-15
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

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II vas established by an official an
nouncement issued BY the War D.
partment at Warrington that Roy
Muncaster, a Denver boy. son Of MIS-.
Elizabeth Muncastsr. Paul A. WILL
Jams. son of J. N. Williams. Pueblo.
we're on board the Cunard liner Tus-
cania whom It was torpedoed off the
north coast of Ireland. In addition TO
definitely establishing the fact that
Muncaster and Williams were ON me
Tuscania, their names appear In an
official list given out BY the govern
ment of those whose names do not ap-
pear on the list Of soldiers rescued
and accounted for.
John Lawson was defeated in the
election of the officers for district No.
/ Is, United Mine Workers OF America.
I The returning board Of the order COM
/ pleted its work at Pueblo. and Do
/ clAred George o. Peterson elected BY
a majority OF BIT. The total vote for
secretary treasurer is given At 5.246.
but the board In making the announce
ments gave only the names of those
L eItCtSu kuu lACl AA0JoaASASc' @sOSS-N
Leyellyn OF Oak Creek was elected
vice president by . majority of 1000
| over three opponents Harry Stewart
of Sopris was elected secretary and
treasurer by . majority Of 1900 over
two opponents.
Three strikes of oil within . period
Of twenty four hours have been re-
AL ta@ at ri
in Colorado. While details are lack
ing in all three instances. enough OF
the product has been found to create
| considerable excitement. Oil has been
| found according to reports In the Wild
Horse Park region. ten miles from Pu-
eblo; in the Rangely field. sixty miles
west OF Meeker. and on the Akron OIL
and Gas Company's property. three
miles west Of Akron
Colorado is keeping up its reputa-
| ton for voluntary enlistments In all
branches OF the war service. The lat
| est indication of this is seen in re-
| Spouse to the call sent out for ship
yard volunteers by w. N. w. Blayney
| United States director of labor of Col
orado More than 300 of the 1920
shipbuilders which the commonwealth
is expected to furnish have registered
and are ready to leave their present
occupations on short notice.
Whisky. wine and beer, confiscated
by the state prohibition officers dur
| ing the past two years and since held
| In one Of the endorsement vaults Of
the capitol, was destroyed. There
| were more than a thousand gallons OF
| intoxicants and the cash value was
| more than $4,000 Several trucks were
required to cart the barrels. boxes
| and bottles to the Denver city dump.
The age-old demand that the social
evil be regulated and prosecuted out
of existence is again occupying the at
tention of the Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton which met in Denver to form new
resolves and call upon public officials
to act
Safe arrival Of the Colorado bat
TALON of field artillery at some port
In France. has been reported. Cable
grams were received in Denver an
nouncing all members Of the three
batteries in good health and fine fet-
tie.
The Roosevelt tunnel was advanced
la feet during January. The heading
Of the tunnel Is now about go feet
within the Colorado City claim Of the
Portland Gold Mining Company. ON
| Battle mountain.
In order to conserve the egg and
poultry supply Of the country as q war
measure, the sale OF live or freshly
killed hens and pullsts IL forbidden
until April 30.
A proposal to bring the extensive
coal fields Of Routt county into direct
usefulness for the country east Of the
| Missouri has been made by the Colo
RADIO fuel commissioner. w. J. Galligan,
In . letter to National Administrator
Garfield. written In reply to inquiries
from Washington regarding the exact
state of affairs with the MoffAt road.
J. D. Canary. wealthy cattleman.
has purchased "wildacre." the sum.
mer home Of Mrs. Georgia Scott Town
send. for $50. 900. Announcement of
the sale of this property was made In
Denver by Mr.. Canary.
| According to a survey recently
made BY the Y. n. C. A.. 1t ID shown
1875 women In Colorado Springs earn
their living BY clerical and stsno-
graphic work.
Soliciting of funds for the erection
Of the memorial to Col. w. =. Cody
ON Lookout Mountain. near Golden,
has been discontinued until after the
war.
An auditorium and gymnasium, each
44x7O feet. will be added to the school
building at Holyoke
The Elk Lodge Of Sterling ID hav.