Gilpin observer., 1919-11-06

| 1919, as Liberty day, the same to be
recognized and observed by the people
of the state as public holiday.
If a small boy or young miss, wear
ing the pin Of Modern Health Cru
sader," comes up and taps you on the
shoulder with the grave information
that you are breaking some health
rule, you'll know that the Health In
spector' Is after you. Fifty thousand
school children in thirty-nine counties
Of Colorado have put their heads and
hearts into h.alth campaign which
has been inaugurated by the Colorado
Public Health Association and which is
gaining in vigor every day. The cru
sade is growing SO rapidly in Juvenile
popularity that the youngsters in the
various schools have hit upon the
scheme of appointing their own
"health inspectors to enforce the pro-
visions Of the new "game" which they
have undertaken.
The Denver office of the United
States marine corps recruiting service
has asked that all discharged marines
and those on the reserve list report to
the recruiting office to prepare for
plans being made to celebrate the an
niversary Of the signing Of the armis-
tice. 1t has been planned to have
former members Of the marine corps
act as escorts to Governor Oliver H.
Shoup and Mayor Dewey G. Bailey
during their addresses to be given at
the big municipal bonfire.
Two large corporations, one min
Ing and the other an oil company, with
their principal offices in Denver, filed
articles of Incorporation in the office
of Secretary Of State James R. No
land: The River Valley OIL Company
with capital stock Of 5000. 900 and the
Leadville Operating and Development
Company, the business Of which is to
be in connection with placer and lode
mines, incorporated for 100000.
Fifty persons in a total of seventy
nine, the largest naturalization class
ever examined in the district of Colo
RADIO, were granted United States citi-
zenship by Judge Robert +. Lewis in
the Federal court yesterday. Repre-
sentatives from sixteen countries were
among the applicants. including Germ
any, Austria and Hungary.
At an election held at Haxtun the is
sue OF $4,000 additional bonds for the
finishing Of the grade school buildir
was adopted by unanimous vote. The
previous bond issue was for $4,000,
hvrf tn
Haxtun's grade school attendance has
increased in the last year from 100 to
257.
The final coupon on the Second 4
per cent Liberty Bonds becomes due
next month and the last coupon on
the First per cents, being converted
31a per. cents is payable in December.
Plans for drive for S15OOOO. to he
launched Dec. 1st, have been formu-
lated by the Colorado Public Health
Association of which James II. PERISH
ing has been chosen president.
Present indications are that the CEN
sus report for next year will show a
population of Mt least 100000 for
Colorado, compared with 799,O24 for
1910. This would mean an Increase of
nearly 3S per cent In the past ten
years. The estimate Of the census bu-
reau places the population Of the state
now Mt above 1.O76,OOO. and those of
the state immigration department show
about the same figures
With 1885 head OF cattle received
mt the Denver Union stockyaris during
the month Of October. all monthly rec
Ords were broken. The highest pre-
vious record was set In November. 1917
when cattle receipts totaled 11T.o33
The Increase the past month over the
The value OF the cattle received In DC.
tober Ia estimated at S1O,OOO.OOO.
Thlrty-threc hundred ex.scrvice men
ont of the registered 1000 have been
pIn ced In new or In their former posi-.
tions by the rehabilitation bureau OF
the Civic and Commercial Association
of Denver. since it's inauguration Jun,
I. according to the report for city and
state officials compiled by Mel G
Hartley, In charge of the bureau
Helping to drive out the bandits who
for long time have infested the
mountainous jungles OF Snnto Domingo
Private Lester NJ. Keeton, of Eaton
| Colorado, Is now serving with Squad
| ron "D" OF the United States Marine
Aviation Force which makes its head
| quarters at San Pedro de Macoris ir
the eastern part of the island Of Haiti
Private Keeton Is son Of Mrs
Martha Keeton of Eaton, Colorado.
]. NJ. Sellers and party Of Florence
while coming down through Phantom
cnfion recently. ran into two mountain
sheep Just below the second tunnel.