The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
M.s,etn N.m.pap.r Union New. Service.


Potato growers representing 5000
carloads awaiting shipment, met at
Greeley and formulated appeals to the
food and general authorities of the
United States for more refrigerator
cars to move the crop. The need is
for 800 cars day. whereas the mum
Der on hand is fifteen per day.
A transaction which has cost the
city and county OF Denver more than
5000, 600 without benefit to the tax
payers was completed by the issuing
of voucher for S11,2o0 in favor Of
the Federal Ballot Machine Company
Lieutenant Commander Robert NJ.
Dutton, U. S. navy, retired. died al
Colorado Springs from tuberculosis
contracted in Belgium while an aid OF
Herbert c. Hoover in administering
the Belgium relief commission.
1T is absolutely necessary that
every effort possible be made to con
serve food staples unless We are to
fail in our part in the world war, ;"
said Thomas b. Stearns. federal ad
ministrator for Colorado.
City Council of La Junta has
adopted a resolution declaring for
feited the city street franchise of the
gas company unless it Immediately be-
gins to pay into the city treasury 2
per cent OF It's receipts.
Provost Marshal John Evans fixed
the time for the departure OF the Den
yer contingent of the last Is per cent
of the first draft for Fort Riley. The
men will leave on the evening Of
March T.
c. A. Weinberg. a prominent mer-
chant of Loveland died suddenly OF
heart failure while driving party Of
singers from the First Presbyterian
church TO hold a service in Mason
vile.
Thomas b. Stearns, federal food ad
ministrator, received wire from the
national administrator prohibiting NAL
sters from purchasing barley and
other grains for mailing.
Senator Penrose of Colorado Springs
has invited prominent astronomers
from all parts OF the country to view
the eclipse OF the sun from the top of
Pixies Peak on June s.
H. r. Brown. 81, pioneer OF Colo
RADIO, one of the oldest and best known
citizens of Arvada, died at the home
Of his sister Mrs. Caroline T. McMil-
Ian, in Berkeley.
Forty miners at the Monument Val
ley Coal Company at Strong went on
strike because watchman at the
plant was denied wage increase Of
s1.40 day.
er district attorney. prominent Mason.
Republican and lawyer. died suddenly
OF heart failure in his office in Den
yer.
Mrs. Helen Ring Robinson, ex-sen-
ator of Colorado, has been appointed
state chairman of the woman S COM
mittee on the next Liberty loan drive.
Malcolm A. Fraser was made man
ager OF the United States food exposi-
ton to be held in Denvers Auditorium
during the week beginning April 6.
Colorado has sent its second contri-
button of structural ironworkers to
San Francisco to help in the ship
building yards for Uncle Sam.
Notice has been issued by the fed
eral food administrator that all bakers
will be required to use 20 per cent
substitutes in bread and rolls.
Clarene Hoyt. aged ~, who invented
spanking machine for Furnishing con-
victs while warden of Colorado peni
tentiary, died at Golden.
The master mechanics department
of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
shops have been moved from Barnum,
near Denver, to Pueblo
A plan to more suitably handle the
loafers around towns" is being worked
out by the Adams county council Of
defense.
Guy Wallick, son of Pinkney Wal
lick of Denver. has been promoted to
captaincy in the field artillery.
The Sunday free concerts in the
Denver Auditorium on the new munic
ipal organ will begin March "a.
Bonds have been voted for the
building of school houses at Sugar
City and Manzanola.
A new line company has begun ne
gotiations at Volcano near Steamboat
Springs.
Methodists of Holly have let a con-
tract to build new church at a cost
Of $1,000.
The Brewster coal mine is to be re-
opened to supply citizens in that To-
cality.
Five miles Of the road between
Montrose and Olathe have been grav-
eled
The school board at Lamar is plan
ming an addition to the high school