The Ordway new era., 1919-06-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

WhiIes, who has Just returned TO MS
home in Denver after eleven months
of service In France, tells tale OF un-
remitting labor and danger that can
scarcely be exceeded by those related
by the men who carried the guns. Ser
geant Whiles was a member or the
Fourteenth Engineers and ran an en-
gIne which carried supplies from Rat
tentout, near Verdun, to the front
lines. During the Argonne forest fight
he and his crew We're on duty for sew
en- days and nights without relief ana
were able to get only such rest as they
could snatch between times. Sergeant
Whiles wears wound stripe, the re-
suit of having been injured in the leg
with high explosive shell, which, on
January 10. 1919, exploded under the
engine he was running, utterly demol-
ishing it and wounding all the crew.
Lieut.. william Q. Sullivan, of Tellu-
ride, originally II member OF Colo
radios own 157th regiment, and later
with the Seventy-seventh division or
New York, passed through Denver on
his way home from overseas. Lieuten-
ant Sullivan wore a distinguished
service cross awarded for valor shown
while fighting in the ArgOnne. Lieu
tenant Sullivan served with the bat
talon which, after five days severe
fighting, finally rescued Major Whit
tlesey's 'lost battalion" in the Ar
gonne. While leading his men across
the Aire river in the Argonne forest,
hx. tttu ahnva tho hpnrf
by sniper's bullet In spite of his
severe wound he refused to leave his
company, of which he had been in
command since the wounding of his
captain. Finally he was ordered to
the rear by the regimental commander
and for his heroic action in keeping
his men in hand was awarded the dis
tinguished service cross.
Mrs. Chris Caughey, 80 years old,
well-knOwn trained nurse from Min
eral Springs, near Placerville, Colo,
was found dead on sandbar in the
San Miguel river, about mile above
her home at Montrose Coroner Ed
Remley, who took charge of the body,
believes that the woman fell into the
river when the bank caved in. A deep
cash was found across her forehead.
Indications are, according TO the cor
oner, that she struck rock and be-
came unconscious and was washed
along
ii. Fl. Utley, manager of the River
Smelling and Refining Company, up
on his return from two weeks bust
ness trip to New York, st. Louis and
other eastern cities brings the news
to the people of Florence that the
smelter not only will continue to OPP
crate at Its present capacity, but an
addition will be made to the plant
whereby the product will be handled
through a different business channel,
practically insuring Its stability and
permanency.
All employees of Swift & Co. are to
be given an opportunity of becoming
stockholders In the concern, according
to plan announced by President l.. F.
Swift. Stock held in the cOmpany's
treasury is to be sold to the employees
ut the par value of $40 share. the
market value of the stock at present
being between $147 and $50.
Thomas and Earl Comps, the two
youths who entered the Rush store at
Hugo April 81 and killed the proprie-
tor, Jacob Mellinger, were given speedy
justice in the District Court at Colo
RADIO Springs. Less than month after
they committed the henious crime they
were given sentence of life imprison-
ment at Canon City.
The largest amount Of government
land open to homestead entry in any
land district In Colorado is 4,608,399
acres In the Glenwood Springs dis
trict, in Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison.
Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and
Routt counties. More than twO-thirds
of this is in MOffat and Rio BlancO
counties
Following hearing called before
Gov. Oliver H. Shoup in an attempt
to have the governor commute the
death sentence now resting on Clifford
Sprouts, negro, to life imprisonment,
the chief executive granted reprieve
of thirty days. Sprouts was convicted
by a Pueblo court of the murder of
turnkey, w. W. Green, last October,
and sentenced to be executed June 20.
The contention put forth was that
Sprouts was without means to push his
case to the higher court.
Friends and relatives of T. II. Col
man, "A, who is missing at Colorado
Springs. hold out fear for his safety,
ns no trace of the missing man has
bppn diScpypre1 CoIm0n pSc0npd from
st. Francis hospital, where he was to
have undergone an operation. The po-
lice have been unable to find a trace
and believe he went to the mountains
where he may have died of exposure.
The May fete of 1919, it is claimed
by a minority of the thousands who