The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-04
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
We.tsrn Nernnp.r unIon N.r. s.rrice.

Gerald Is. SeldomridRe, son or Tor
mer Congressman II. II. Seldomridge
OF Colorado Springs, is dead from the
effects of poison
Harry G. Chapman, manager of
mercantile agency at Colorado Springs,
who was struck by an automobile while
crossing street, is dead.
What is believed to have been che
only possum at liberty in. Colorado was
captured at the home of |. H. Burr, su-
perintendent of Green Mount9-b esin-
etery at Bo-' -'ider.
The total receipts of the 1-SSo school
districts in Colorado for the scnooi
ycur ending July l, 1918. were SILL
72.155.05. Expenditures for the same
period were 1892 ,899.13.
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. Mihiei
and Argonne. fighting with Mobile
hospital No. l, and was twice cited for
its record in caring for the wounded.
Colonel McGee is still in France, but Is
expected home soon.
business district of Windsor. destroyed
the Shand Demont building on Water
street. containing six stores. a restau-
rant, a 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.
Bihar Seastrand, Greeley boy who
was cited for distinguished service
while n private in the medical corps,
has returned home On July 1S. 1913,
young Seastrand was cited for aiding
wounded men under the most dis
tresslng 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 It and will make 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, 13 years old, received
a button for his efforts. Willford Bur
well received button and ace neual
for selling $500 worth of stamps.
The death watch has been placed
over two men in the penitentiary cells
set aside for those condemned to death
ut 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 hang the week of June
oS
Liquors and tobacco taxes from this
district, consisting of Colorado and
Wyoming. will be more than $780, 900,
according to Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Charles o. Berry. Returns
had to be filed at the office or be in
the mail "Wednesday night. Taxes on
ly responsible for the amount of the
collections.
Mrs. William A. Campbell, wife of
prominent Colorado Springs physi-
clan. is the second victim of the sleep
ing sickness in that city. She has
been suffering from the ailment for
two weeks and has been conscious
only at brief intervals. The other Vic
tim, Miss Bessie Nash, who has been
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Attending physicians are not worried
over the condition of their patients.
Teller county ranchers estimate that
$4,000 worth of cattle have died in
that county during the winter from
starvation and exposure, according to
stock growers.
When registration day for the
spring quarter of Colorado State
Teachers College at Greeley arrived
eight young men students who are
keeping bachelors hall" appeared in
body at the desk OF Miss Helen
Psype. head of the domestic science
department. eve want to learn to
cook" the spokesman said. "Will you
teach us?" So male class of eight
in home economies was organized to
meet twice a week.
For the second time in six months,
I, b. Mcpherson, a prominent cattlc
man of Masters, Colo, has lost his
house and its contents by mysterious
fire. Six months ago, before trouble
arose over alleged misbrandlng of cat
tie, the house was destroyed. and
again, few nights ago, while the Nc
Phersons We're away from home, the
house caught fire again and was total
ly destroyed with all OF Its contents,
entailing loss Of about $500. 1t is
believed both homes were fired for re-
venge.
With his left arm and two fingers