The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

VI lluhu ASA
Ichool children OF the state. This sum
bringing a return of slightly more
han 4 per cent per annum. The in
:erest, together with moneys realized
from the leasing of state lands, royal
les from state coal lands and other
Iources, is divided among the various
Ichool districts. During the fiscal
year 1918 a total of $595,7S607 was
distributed from the school fund, ac-
cording to figures prepared by Auditor
Of State Charles H. Leckenby.
The use of national forest reserves
for grazing purposes reached its high
est state of development during the
year just past, according to ]. w. Mel
son, inspector of grazing for the Unit
ed States forest service, who recently
arrived in Denver after an inspection
trip which began June /, taking him
from Washington west through all the
Western states. During the last
year, according to Mr.. Nelson, 100
horses and cattle and 1894 $50 sheep
were placed in the national forests Of
this district
Authorities of Kansas were denied
| pei ny lht OlliSO
to remove from Colorado on larceny
charge Gerald Seldomridge, son of
former Congressman H.. H. Seldom
ridge of Colorado Springs. Frederick
d. Anderson, secretary, acted for Gov.
julius c. Gunter, who was absent
from the capitol Seldomridge is
wanted in Butler county Kan, for the
alleged theft of $4,000 worth of pip
ing, claimed by the Sheldon Oil & Gas
Company.
Delta county took first premium at
the Colorado State Fair for the best
all round display of farm products.
Fremont county ranked first in fruit
and Logan county first in the best ag-
ricultural exhibit. Sept. 26 was Gov
ernors day and Gov. ]. C. Gunter of
Colorado and Gov. Simon Bamberger
of Utah were present. The attendance
was enormous and the racing program
and other attractions were better than
ever
Words of highest praise from the
pen of a French general in command
Of an army on the western front, COM
mending the ability of the Forty-sec-
| Duu ulNlSlOu, american IlOIo
'amiliarly known as the Rainbow div
sion, were received in Denver. The
letter was written by Gen. w. H.
Gouraud in command of the Fifth
French army, and was postmarked
from Rheims, to E. F. Powers.
Colorado men affected by the ruling
by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
deferring entrainment until the cur
tailment of the Spanish influenza epi-
demic, are those remaining in class
A, qualified for general military
training. There are sos such men in
the state. They were called three
weeks ago by the provost marshal for
entrainment in the period between
Oct. Z and IL.
The Harvest Home festival was
whole-heartedly observed Sunday in
the Denver churches. To large and
small-to those whose congregations
arrived in motor cars and to those
where they came in street cars and on
foot-the late yields of the gardens
and what could be spared from store
closets were taken and left for distri-
button among the needy of the city
Andrew w. Ashbaugh, Denver is
among the wounded in action reported
in the casualty lists made public Sept
20 by the War Department and the
marine corps. Jake M. Uhrig, Ster-
ling, is in the list of those who died of
wounds received in action. Ernest E.
De Barry, Sheridan Lake, and Leo A.
Clark, Leadville, are among the Sc
verely wounded in action.
Creditors of the Boulder Milling G
Mining Company of Boulder allege
that the concern is involvent, and by
petition filed with the clerk of the
United States District Court ask that
the company be declared bankrupt
Work on the improvement of the
road from Loveland to Greeley has
been discontinued by the Larimer
county commissioners as the result of
an increase in the freight rate on
gravel from 80 cents to 80 cents per
ton. The road is an important agri-
cultural road, but the county has not
sufficient funds to undertake the road
at the increased rate.
The Denver & Rio Grande and the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe tracks
between Denver and Pueblo will be
used, as double-track system, all
trains going south on the D. & r. G.
tracks and north on the Santa Fe.
George Herman, Jr., of Fort Collins
is reported dead of Spanish influenza
at Camp Dix, in telegram received
by his father. Two men of that name
departed June "a in the draft contin-
gent from Fort Collins.
Subscriptions toward Colorado's
S37 100000 quota of the Fourth Lib
| erfy Loan started Monday with Sh6.