The state herald., 1919-01-17
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris OF
Colorado
Newspaper Union New. Service.
COMING EVENTS.

Jan. 20-3l-Mid-w winter meeting OF
Colorado Editorial Association "
Jan. ii--Meeting Colorado County Com
missioners at Denver.
Jan. 22-Colorad0 stock Growers As
Jan. a2-Meeting Farmers Educational
Cooperative Union ut Denver,
Jan. 2l-23-Mountain states Lumber
Dealers Association meeting In DEN
Jan. as-a4-Hardwars and Implement
Dealers' meettng At Denver.
Jan. 2s-24-Western Shorthorn Breed
Jan. 2s-2I-Meeting Oldtime Cowboys
Association at Denver.
Jan. 2l-ss-Meeting Colorado Horse
Associataon a. ASctsone.rs
Jan. ai-2s-Western Stock Show At
Jan. ai-as-Meetins American National
Live Stock Association At Denver.
A big memorial service for Theo-
dore Roosevelt was held at the Con-
gregational Church in Grand juno
ton.
Certificates Of honorable service
will be given men leaving the naval
service before the expiration Of their
terms Of enlistment.
o. N. James, D. B. Wright and r.
N. Stout have shipped . carload OF
alfalfa seed worth nearly $4,000 from
Whitewater.
About 400 Colorado wool growers
and stockmen attended the three days
session Of the Wyoming Wool Grow.
srs' Association held at Lander.
The Moffat engine which has been
buried under the debris Of cave-in In
tunnel east OF Crescent was uncov-
cred and hauled out this week.
General" Charles w. Gordon. 81,
the Oldest resident in Colorado
Springs, is dead. Gordon was . vet
eran Of four wars-Punjab, Sepoy,
Crimean and Civil.
Telluride il battling = new wave Of
influenza and . number Of new cases
have been reported lately. The city
authorities have requested discoutin-
uancc Of public funerals.
Neglect is charged to the Portland
Gold Mining Company in . coroner's
verdict returned on the death Of Emil
Palmauist at the Victor crushsr mill
Of the company November 10.
The new issue Of War Savings
Stamps, costing S4.12 this month, are
on sale at the postoffices and other
agencies. The stamps are redeemab!e
January 1, 1924. Colorado's quota 10
| S2O. 100000.
The following officers have been
elected by the Greeley Commercial
club for the ensuing year: G. A. Ahl.
strand. president. and J. M. B. Pet
rikin, r. Z. Hanna. d. Z. Gray. Charles
Bliss. w. @. Hayden. Fred Clark, Yer.
non McKelvey and Harry Hibbs, mem
bers Of the board OF directors.
Citation for bravery has been award.
ed to the Sl6th infantry. many Of
whose members are Colombo men. by
General Kuhn. commanding the Sew.
snty.ninth division. The citation was
given to the men and officers for ex-
! cellent work in the final drive north
Of verdun.
Charles Yetter, bigamist, will not
take unto himself any more wives for
more than q year. Judge John H.
Denison in the West Side Court
Wednesday sentenced Yetter to from
eighteen months TO two years In the
penitentiary, after Ystter had pleaded
guilty. Although only "a yeafs old.
Yetter has been married at least i've
6meo.
The State Highway Commission In
making up Its 1919 budget has laid -
extensive . foundation ~ it, funds
will permit for = system Of permanent
roads. In forming . nucleus for this
system Il has selected dozen traffic
concentration points for the construc-
tion Of concrete roadway. with the
idea Of branching out from these cen.
ters along the main thoroughfarss ~
rapidly ~ money can b. obtsinsd for
the purpose.
Colorado win b. able TO use 1850
unskilled soldiers and sailors on road
construction and repair work during
1919, according 70 reports received BY
ths department Of agriculture from
he highway department..
To aid farmsn In Increasing the pro.
duetion and improving the quality Of
butter fat. the Colorado Creamery
Manufacturer Association has sstah
iished . permanent office In conjunc.
ton with the agricultural and live
stock bureau Of the Denver Civic and
Commercial Association.
Donvo9.@Westsrn stockmen havG
eeatxibutsd 5000 head Of calves IA
b euctionsd during the Denver live
stock show, worth on an average Of
$50 apiece. The stock now 10 being
assembled 70 be shipped In carload
lo.s 70 Denver Union Stock Yards,
who're II 10 10 BE- housed In the great
pseily x 5000 M head. he .ue.ies
sale 10 70 BE- held on Wednesday ths
20th In the arena Of The stock show.
Because Of recent storms some Of the
calves contributed will never reach the
show grounds, but will b auctioned
lseaily In Tie region whsrs raised asd
~ money sent In By The local ehap-
tsss Of the American Red Cross. Il
NV q believed hat $4,000 viii b