The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-02-01

| structlOn OF the Fort Morgan federal
building have been received by Post.
master Reinert.
The Degge-Clark tungsten mill at
Boulder has started up after three
weeks idleness in which the machin-
cry was given thorough Overhauling.
All records for winter cold were
broken at Grand Junction when the
thermometer registered l6 degrees be-
low zero. Lower In the valley the
lowest reported was % below.
The Colorado & Southern is taking
steps to protect its rightOf-way
through the state. Deeds and plats
have been filed in Fort Collins for
the rightofway in the county.
J. II. Whittenburg had narrow es-
cape from death at Rocky Ford when
his home on the Harry Maxwell place.
about one mile west of this city.
caught fire and burned to the ground.
Estes Park having passed into the
Rocky Mountain National Park the
name formerly designating the vast
territory OF scenic beauty now indi-
Gates only the settlement in the park
region.
Hereafter the military drill require
ment at the Agricultural College at
Fort Collins will be two, instead of
three years of training, as has pre-
viously been the term during which
all male students must drill.
prf oh Of ri
the wolves that this week killed two
steers in the feed lots OF Sam Johnson
and after days chase and tracking
about thirty miles he came upon them,
roped, tied to q tree and killed the
biggest one.
Following the example of their
neighbors in Routt county, a number
of Moffat county farmers have formed
federal farm loan association for the
purpose of taking advantage Of the
loan law
Because Pueblo county is rapidly
coming to the front as a corn-raising
county, efforts to stimulate the grow
will be made at the Corn Show which
will be held in connection with the
farmers short course at the Lakeside
school.
A committee of three from Colorado
City, spokesmen for the people of that
city who are anxious to bring about
the annexation of the town to Colo
RADIO Springs, met recently with sim
liar group from Colorado Springs and
by agreement made on that occasion
the question will become an issue at
the coming April election.
A herd of fifty elk from the Yellow
stone region in Wyoming will be
brought to Colorado for distribution
in the hills above Boulder and Neder.
land. The forestry service will super.
wise their transportation. Two years
ago twenty-five elk were distributed
in the same district, and the herd is
said to be increasing rapidly.
Agreement of both mine operators
and officials of the United Mine Work
ers to recommendations of the State
Industrial Commission prevented q
threatened strike of 300 coal miners al
the mines in Huerfano county. Unde,
the accepted plan the miners will re
ceive Increases of 5 cents day on al
coal mined and 10 cents day for al
work done in or about the mines.
The Loveland sugar factory com
pleted its beet slicing campaign late
this afternoon after run of 112 days
Approximately 219,OOO tons of beet.
were sliced, compared with 221,49.
tons last year and 1S0,155 tons tw,
years ago. The factory paid for abou
$4,000 tons of beets purchased from
growers in this district, the remain
der being sent from other factories
The potato growers of Colorad,
can realize increased profits from
their products, the same as breeder
of high-grade livestock are realizin
today If they will observe certain prir
ciples of seed production, seed seles
tion, standardization of product o.
fered for sale, and if they will Great
by producing high quality potatoes,
product which will justify distin,
tive name.
J. r. Lowell of Colorado Spring
was elected president of the Mountai
States Hardware and Implement Al
sociation to succeed Adolph Unfug {
Walsenburg at the annual election {
officers. The other officers chosen ar
: l.. ]. Pereau of Sterling, vice pres
dent: Charles H. Wohrer, Des Mofne
N. NJ, vice president; J. F. Jones, De,
yer, director; ]. F. Schmidt, Gran
Junction, director: L. H. Bancroft
. Canon City, director: A. L. Andersen
Montrose, director, and w. H. Ende
ly, Thermopolis, Wyo.
2 The. Colorado State Board of INN
grafton has issued series of seve
illustrated booklets. total of /,
pages, making up the most comple
review of agricultural and industri
conditions and opportunities in ii