The Colorado statesman., 1919-03-15
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


Catholic War Council, under whose
auspices all X. of c. work is carried
on. 1t Is open to soldiers and sailor'
of any creed and every effort Will be
made to secure employment for them.
No fees will he charged. Lieut. Jamer
b. Kenney, recently returned from tn"
service, is in charge of the bureau.
A proposal for bond issue for
S300 900 is likely to be submitted to tbs
taxpayers OF Logan county shortly il
the interest of u dormitory for the
Logan County Industrial Arts High
school. The need of dormtory haS
been apparent for long time, and /.
is declared that many of the rura.
children are prevented from attending
the high school because of the lack OF
accommodations for lodging in the
city of Sterling
Influenza is causing much trouble
in the coal camps at Frederick. There
are more than fifty cases now unde'
the care of physicians. Five deaths
have occurred during the past few
days, three of them being prominent
men. The schools have been closed.
pool halls stopped playing, church and
all other public services stopped, anc
not more than five people are allowed
in the postoffice at one time.
Finding little to do since the cessa-
ton of hostilities, the Women'S Coun-
ell of Defense of Trinidad has formed
itself into a Community Welfare
League. The business men of the city
have set out to raise $1,000 as n sink
ing fund necessary to equip the head
quarters of the organization. Late
reports show that considerably more
than the desired amount has been
raised.
Murl Edminston, a discharged sail
or has been sentenced at Grand juno
ton to the state penitentiary for
term of from twenty TO twenty-five
years by District Judge Black, for the
murder of Vincent Corado, a wealthy
Telluride Italian. After numbering Co
RADIO, Edmnston robbed the body, after
which he hid it under a bridge on
road out of Telluride.
j. A. Brookshire, residing near La
mar, shipped three carloads of hides
TO Eastern tanners The hides were
obtained from cattle which died dur
ing the heavy snow storms in Decem
Der and January. Another stockman
just across the line in Kansas also
shipped three carloads of iackrabbits
to New York City, each car containing
1000 rabbits.
Capt. James F. Abbott, son of Mrs
IL g H.,
appointed attache of the United States
to Japan with headquarters at Toxic
For six months Capt Abbott has been
stationed at Washington as military
intelligence officer and previous to
this had been sent to China, Japan
and the Far East to investigate con
ditions there.
The Middle Park Stock Growers AS
ISOLATION, following similar action re
Gently by the Blue River Stock Grow
ers' Association, has adopted resolu
tons condemning the running of sheer
on the public range in the Middle
Park. During the past three years
sheep owners have brought in small
flocks, and this year a big influx Is
threatened.
Mrs. r. X. Rose is being held in the
county Jail at Sterling on Il charge OF
stealing an automobile. The car
which belonged to f. l.. Harris of viii
lard, was stolen from in front of the
postoffice in Sterling on the night OF
Feb. 10. Mrs. Rose was captured in
Holyoke Her husband was also ar
rested at the same time in Fleming
and is also being held.
More than 5000 acres in the De
Norte land district have been desig
mated as open to homesteading, and in
formation regarding the land may be
obtained from the register of the land
office at Del Norte, according to NJ d
McEniry, chief of the Denver field di
vision of the General Land Office.
A high-powered electric railway is
soon to be constructed from Pueblo tc
Monte Vista through the San Luis val
ley, according to statement made
by William Allen Hunter of Hooper
Colo, a retired indianapolis capitalist
who went to the San Luis valley in
1916 for his health.
Thomas Wilson, leaser on the
Portland mine at Victor, was serious
ly and possibly fatally injured whes
he fell forty feet down a stope at the
SOO-foot level, fracturing his skull. He
was taken to the district hospital. VIII
sons wife and five children live in a
suburb of Hollywood.
Lieut.. Vern Coverdell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. F. Coverdell of Atwood,
Logan county, has been cited for BRAY
cry and decorated with the CroiX de
Guerre, and the cross of the Legion o.
Honor by the French government, ac
cording to information received by the
boys parents