Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News service
COMING EVENTS.

Jan. 21-Meeting Colorado County Com
missioners at Denver.
Jan. 22EColorado stock Growers As
soctation meeting at Denver.
Jan. 22-Meeting Farmers Educational
Cooperative Union at Denver.
. Jan. 81 1-23-Mountain States Lumber
Dealers Association meeting in Den
Jan. 23-24-Hardware and, Implement
Dealers meeting at Denver.
Jan. 2324--Western Shorthorn Breed
ers Association at Denver.
Jan. 23-24-Meeting Oldtime Cowboys
Association at Denver.
Jan. 24-25-Meeting Colorado Horse
Breeders Association at Denver.
Jan. 25-Meeting Colorado Auctioneers
Association at Denver.
Jan. 21-26-,Western Stock Show at
Jan. 21- -23-Meeting American National
Live Stock Association at Denver
A big memorial service for Theo-
dore Roosevelt was held at the Con-
gregational Church in Grand juno
tion.
Certificates of honorable service
will be given men leaving the naval
service before the expiration OF their
terms Of enlistment.
o. M. James, D. B. Wright and F.
M. Stout have shipped carload OF
alfalfa seed worth nearly $4,000 from
Whitewater.
About 400 Colorado wool growers
and stockmen attended the three days
session of the Wyoming Wool Grow
ers' Association held at Lander.
The Moffat engine which has been
buried under the debris of a cave-in in
a tunnel east of Crescent was uncov-
cred and hauled out this week.
General" Charles w. Gordon, 81,
the oldest resident in Colorado
Springs, is dead. Gordon was vet
eran of four wars-Punjab, Sepoy,
Crimean and Civil.
Telluride is battling new wave of
influenza and number of new cases
have been reported lately. The city
authorities have requested discontin-
uance of public funerals.
Neglect is charged to the Portland
Gold Mining Company in a coroner's
verdict returned on the death of Emil
Palmquist at the Victor crusher mill
of the company November 10.
The new issue of War Savings
Stamps, costing $4.12 this month, are
on sale at the postoffices and other
agencies. The stamps are redeemable
January l, 1924. Colorado's quota is
$20,000,000.
The following officers have been
elected by the Greeley Commercial
club for the ensuing year: c. A. Ahl-
strand, president, and ]. M. B. Pet
rikin, R. E. Hanna. D. E. Gray, Charles
Bliss, w. G. Hayden, Fred Clark, Ver-
non McKelvey and Harry Hibbs, men,
bers of the board of directors
Citation for bravery has been award
ed to the 316th infantry, many of
whose members are Colorado men, by
General Kuhn, commanding the Sew
enty-ninth division. The citation was
given to the men and officers for ex-
cellent work in the final drive north
of Verdun.
Charles Yetter, bigamist, will not
take unto himself any more wives for
more than a year. Judge John II.
Denison in the West Side Court
Wednesday sentenced Yetter to from
eighteen months to two years in the
penitentiary, after Yetter had pleaded
guilty. Although only 81 years old,
Yetter has been married at least five
times.
The State Highway Commission In
making up its 1919 budget has laid as
extensive foundation as it's funds
will permit for a system of permanent
roads. In forming a nucleus for this
system 1t has selected a dozen traffic
concentration points for the construc-
tion of concrete roadway. with the
idea of branching out from these CEN
ters along the main thoroughfares as
rapidly as money can be obtained for
the purpose. ..
Colorado will be able to use 1880
unskilled soldiers and sailors on road
construction and repair work during
1919, according to reports received BY
the department Of agriculture from
the highway department.
To aid farmers in increasing the pro
duction and improving the quality OF
butter fat, the Colorado Creamery
Manufacturers Association has estab
lished a permanent office in conjunc
ton with the agricultural and live
stock bureau Of the Denver Civic and
Commercial Association.
Denver.-Western stockmen hav,
contributed 5000 head of calves e
be auctioned during the Denver live
stock show, worth on an average o.
$50 apiece. The stock now is being
assembled to be shipped in carload
lots to Denver Union Stock Yards
where It is to be housed in the grear
sheep barn and pens, having a ca
| Dacitv of 30 000 head~ Tho o,,.<;o,
sale is to be held on Wednesday tn,
goth in the arena of the stock show
Because Of recent storms some of tn,
calves contributed will never reach tn,
show grounds, but will be auctionet
locally in the region where raised an,
the money sent In by the local chap
ters Of the American Red Cross. 1
now is believed that $150,000 will b,
secured by the sale.
The war price Of $40 ton fat 70
| au0ar heets will ha mid 70 GaIa..l a