The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-10-18
CENTENNIAL STATE ITETS.

| Victor Il. Keyes said In replying 10
ouarias from lawyers In Huerfano
| county. at seems to us that the mat
fer is solely one of evidence MI
Keyes wrote, land If you can prove the
making of sales under circumstances
showing that the druggist knew OF
! ought 10 have known, that the artlcie
was purchased for use as beverage
ond tbot II was so used and produced
INVESTIGATION, you are entitled TO con
| yiction." Mr. Reyes also clted cases
in which 1t was held the sale OF jana
ica ginger for beverage purposes was
! Illegal.
with the discovery of the bodies or
! two young women identified by the po-
lice MS those of Mrs. Thomas Loren
sen. % years old, known in Denver as
Edith Cook. and her sister, Ethel COOK,
2s, floating I'm Berkeley lake by PARK
attendants, the police were confronted
with one of the most startling ueath
mysteries encountered in recent years.
The two women were formerly of LIS
hon. Iowa, It was found, after hours
of work on the part of city detectives
who discovered the identity through
| the medium of a pawn ticket how
the death of the women occurred suS
gests number of theories, most plnus-
| lille of which, in the minds of the po-
lice. is suicide.
The greatest building boom in the
history of Haxtun is in progress.
| Eleven business buildings are being
| erected, and twenty-three other build
ings. The scarcity of skilled labor is
proving Il drawback in the demand Tor
new business houses During the past
six months Haxtun has had ninety-one
new buildings, and most of them are
substantial houses, ranging in price
from 81. 900 TO $4,000. A new hospital,
| theater, bank, clothing store, postot-
flee and meat market are among the
business blocks going up.
Business men of Colorado and of
America have awakened TO the fact
that one of the easiest ways in which
they can save several million dollars
for the state and the country IS
through active support of National
Campaign which has been launched
against tuberculosis, according to
Philip Z. Jacobs secretary of the Ma
tional Tuberculosis Association, who re-
Gently addressed Il meeting of the Colo
RADIO Public Health Association in Den
yer.
The discovery of IL rick vein of ore
on the southwest slope of Carbonate
hill, about one-half mile from the city
limits of Cripple Creek, is reported by
John l.. Macdonald, pioneer prospec-
tor of this district After finding rich
float at the surface, Macdonald dug n
trench for distance of few rods.
His efforts were rewarded by opening
up what appears to be one of the rich
est veins of ore uncovered in the east
end of the district for years.
Greeley spuds which made that sec
ton famous Il few years ago are still
| in active demand in other states. This
was indicated by letters received by
the secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce from firms in the different
states, asking about potatoes and re-
Questing the names of some growers
or shippers who might be able to sup
ply some spuds.
Golden fire fighters are to be
equipped with gas masks which were
originally made for the original Hun
fighters in France. This action was
decided upon at the last meeting of
the city council, which voted to pur-
chase number of army gas masks,
which will be added to the local fire
departments equipment.
German war relics collected on bat
tlefields in France by Lieut.. Col. X. f.
Linderfelt, who went overseas with the
First Colorado cavalry, have been lent
to the Colorado Historical Society and
will be placed on exhibition at the
state museum as soon as racks can be
provided for them.
Ray b. Sims and John Burgess, sur
veyors from the Denver office of the
forestry service, assisted by Forest
Ranger A Hodges, Guard Samuel +.
Anderson and Forest Supervisor VIII
liam r. Kreutzer have completed n sur
vey of the proposed road through the
Taylor River cation, which, when COM
pleted, will open up the Taylor park
section of the county, a rich agricul-
tural section.
One hundred and twenty-one drug
samples in a total of 308 submitted to
the food and drug division of the State
Board of Health between April 18th
and Sept. LIST last, were found to be
adulterated, report prepared for the
board by Food Commissioner Wilbur
f. Cannon indicates The 3OS samples
principally of medicines, came from
sixty-three Colorado towns.
The State Board of Immigration, al
a meeting, practically decided to offer
cash prizes aggregating $500 to the
farmers of Colorado for the best grain