The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-09-14
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Colorado field hospital on way to
Hinneola, L. I.
De Los L. Holden, first mayor Of
Pueblo. 10 dead.
Weld county will ship 5000 carloads
OF potatoes this year.
The Las Animas county draft quota
OF s31 men is now complete.
Two 16-year-old girls walked from
Dodge City. Kan. to Pueblo.
The Apple Pie celebration at Rifle
was big success in every way.
The Oak Creek base ball team has
won eight Of the nine games played.
The second big drive in Denver's
smoke prevention campaign is under
way.
The engine room of the Empson
Canning plant at Mead was destroyed
BY fire.
Craig sent big box Of good things
to eat and smoke to the members Of
troop G. Camp Baldwin.
The largest acreage Of broom corn
and beans ever planted in Baca coun-
ty will be harvested this fall.
The first carload of honey to be
shipped by the Colorado Honey Pro-
ducers' Association left Ordway.
A new road will be built from the
south side of the Yampa river at
Craig to the Wise hill on Williams
fork.
he wheat yield in Baca county has
gone beyond all expectations. In some
localities yields of twenty bushels are
reported.
Mrs. ]. Ogden Armour, wife Of the
Chicago multimillionaire packer, Is
planning to erect a summer home at
Glenwood Springs.
DIR. Victor C. Anderson was elected
president Of the Colorado School of
Mines at meeting of the board Of
trustees held in the office of the gov
ernor at a salary Of $4,000 q year.
Twenty cooks, among them some Of
the most expert chefs in Denver. de-
parted for Camp Funston. Fort Riley,
Kan, to serve the soldiers now in the
cantonment.
Nearly 200 more men from state
district No. were certified for ser
vice in the national army when the
appeal board at the state house sent
its latest list Of qualified men to the
adjutant general. 81.
One hundred and seventy-six acres
OF seed beets were cut by hand in one
week in the Loveland sugar factory
district. There will be enough beet
seed raised in the state this year for
all the states needs.
With one day short because>of La
Dor Day. the bank clearings in Dem
yer reacheda new record for the year
in the week ending Sept 7th, with a
total of $17,059,S87.42, as against $11.-
581,25O.30 for the corresponding week
last year.
Edward 8. Roller. late vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Col
orado & Southern railroad, left an
estate valued at approximately S40,-
900, according to a petition presented
to the County Court in Denver by his
widow, Mrs. Abigail H. Roller.
In response to a call that a man
had tainted at the Union station in
Denver, Charles Peck, driver Of the
police ambulance, made a record run
and found that the Frustrated man
was dead and was his own father.
Frank L. Peck, 76 years old, of EN-
pire, Colo.
Stations for testing aeroplane en-
gines at different attitudes are soon
to be established in Colorado, and an
aviation school and important base
can be secured for this state II the
business and commercial interests get
busy and submit proposals for site.
according to word from Washington.