The Arvada enterprise., 1919-04-03
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper union News Service.

western Newspaper Union Nsws Service.
Gerald B. Seldomridse, son of for
msr Congressman h. h. Ssldomridge
Of Colorado Springs, 10 dead from the
effects of poison.
Harry G. Chapman, manager Of a
mercantile agency at Colorado Springs,
who was struck by an automobile while
crossing street, 10 dead.
What is believed to have been the
only possum at liberty in Colorado was
captured at the home of I. H. Burr, su-
perintendent of Green Mountain GEM
etery at Boulder
The total receipts Of the 1880 school
districts in Colorado for the scnool
year ending July 1, 1918, were $11,-
572,155.O5. Expenditures for the same
period were $685., 6o0.18.
Promotion from the rank Of major
to that Of lieutenant colonel has been
awarded to DIR. Rae P. MCGEE Of Den
yer, who served through the st. Mihiel
and Argonne. fighting with Mobile
hospital No. 1, and was twice cited for
Its record in caring for the wounded.
Colonel MCGEE is still In France, but is
expected home soon.
Fire, which threatened the whole
business district of Windsor, destroyed
the Shand Demont building on Water
street, containing six stores, restau-
rant, photographers studio and four
apartments. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. Several firemen were in
jured. The explosion Of a kerosene
lamp started the fire.
Elhar Seastrand, a Greeley boy who
was cited for distinguished service
while private In the medical corps,
has returned home On July 10, 1918,
young Seastrand was cited for aiding
wounded men under the most dis
tressing conditions and while subject
to heavy shell and machine gun fire.
in the Scissors sector.
Labor leaders and state officials
who have to do with industrial affairs
assured Samuel d. Nicholson, state
chairman of the coming Victory loan
campaign, that labor stands ready and
willing to meet the obligation to be I'M
posed on 1t and will make a sacrifice
In order that Colorado may again sub
scribe more than Its loan quota.
Two La Junta Boy Scouts were pub
licly presented with awards given by
the United States Treasury Depart.
ment for their work during 1918 sell.
ing War Savings and Thrift Stamps
MOrey Goodman, IL years old, received
II button for his efforts. WillfOrd Bur.
well received a button and ace medal
for selling $500 worth of stamps.
The death watch has been placed
over two men in the penitentiary cells
ret aside for those condemned to death
Mt Canon City. The cells have not been
occupied for some time. Cruz Romero
Mexican, was sentenced from Garfield
county to hang the week Of June %
and Clifford SprOule, colOred, was sent
from Pueblo to hung the week OF June
20.
Liquors and tobacco taxes from this
district, consisting OF Colorado nnG
Wyoming. will be more than $SOOOOO
according to Deputy Internal Revenu.
collector Charles o. Berry. Returns
had to be filed at the office or be In
the mail Wednesday night. Taxes or
liquor stocks In Wyoming were large
~ responsible for the amount of the
collections.
Mrs. william A. Campbell, wife nj
n prominent Colombo Springs physi
elan, liz the second victim OF the sleep
ing sickness In that city. She ha,
heen suffering from the ailment fol
two weeks and has been cOnscioul
only at brief intervals. The other vic
tim, Miss Bessie Nash, who has besr
suffering for month. In unchanged
Attending physicians are not worried
over the condition Of their patients.
Teller county ranchers estimate thai
$4,000 worth Of cattle have died In
that county during the winter from
starvation and exposure, according tt
stock growers.
When registration day for II
spring quarter Of Colorado State
Teacher College at Greeley arrived
eight young men students who an
keeping bachelors hall" appeared Ia
Q body at the desk Of Miss Helen
Payne. head Of the domestic science
department. I'VE want to learn ia
cook" the spokesman said. "Will ~
teach uai" SO Q male class Of eight
In home economics was organised 70
meet twice a week.
For the second time In aix months,
r. b. McPherson. . prominent cattis
man Of Masters, Colo. has lost his
house and its contests by q mysterious
fire. Six months ago. before trouble
nrose over alleged mishrnndlnK Of cat.
tie. the house was destroyed, ami
ngnIi,. n few nights ago. while the Ne.
phersons were away from home. the
house caught fire again and WINS total.
~ destroyed with all Of its contents,
entaiiing a loss Of about s?.5GO. II In
believed both homes were fired for re-.
vsose.
With his left arm and two fingers
of his right hand gone and left on tho
battlefield Of France. and one ~ his
l...s II. k,..