The state herald., 1917-09-07
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Sept i7-2l-Masonio meeting at Dem
Nov. i2-ls-Automobils Show at Den
Sept. l1-1l-Logan County at Sterling.
Sept. ls-2l-Cheyenne County at Ches-
Sept. .ls-21.-western slope at Mont
Ser. .2o-22-Indian Fair at Ignacio.,
sept, 2o-22-Phillips County At ho'-
Sept 25-2s-colorado- New Mexico at
Sept 2s; ;ss-Las Animas County At
Sept. 2s-2s-El Paso County at calhan.
Sept. 27-2s-Llncoln County at Hugo.
sept. 27-2s-Grand County at kremm-
Oct. s-5-Klt Carson County at Bur-
Milk producers receive higher prices
for milk.
Hearings on labor situations In
southern coal fields resumed.
!. N. Barnard and Harry Hilvitz in.
stantly killed In auto accident on Rye
road.
Crowley county will ship 400 car
loads of pink meat and honey dew
melons this year.
Beanless chilli con carne this winter
is In prospect unless the price Of Mex
lean beans is reduced.
The Colorado unit of the Red Cross
has received two more trucks for use
on the fields OF France.
The Colfax-Larimer viaduct in Den
yer cost total Of Ss3s.272. according
to an audit Of construction.
The machinery for the new Domin-
Ion mine at Ophir has been unloaded
at Boulder and Is now en- route to the
mine.
Floyd Oyerstake has confessed, of.
ficers at Colorado Springs state, to
half dozen crimes besides that Of
bigamy.
In gun fight with officers at Vic
tor. Irving Poague. "a years old. re-
ceived wound that It IL believed will
be fatal.
Durango reports copper ore running
$72 ton and silver S35 ton, in the
assay statements received from the
Mary Murphy mine near Durango.
From Rico station. in June, fifty
cars Of ore were shipped. the desti-
nations being Leadville. Garfield, Mid
vale. Durango. Coffeyville and Cana
dium.
The completion Of new mills In the
0npin and Clear Creek county dis
tricts IL delayed by the difficulty Of
obtaining machinery and other equip
mont on time.
Mrs. A. g. Miner. owner Of the Lit
tie Giant group Of mines at lawson.
north Of Georgetown. ID finishing .
large mill which will be equipped with
fl0tation units.
The Santa Crvs. located near the
Ophir loop, and opsrated BY Wickman
3 Tsntone. u making one Of the sea-
sons new shippers. A carload Of $50
ore was loaded out.
A number Of Colorado men who 70
Gently rscsived commissions at Fort
Riley were ordered to report immedi-
ately for duty at Camp Cody. near
Deming. N. NJ.
With Indications pointing 70 .
bumper crop Of potatoes In all parts
Of tho United States. consumers may
expect relatively low prices during
the coming winter.
Telluride station in July shipped 117
cars Of concentrate. At twenty-five
tons to the car. and eighteen tons OF
crude ore TO one OF concentrate. this
means 65.+2o tons lifted from the
mines.
Colorado Jews are forming An OF.
gani1ation to raise Colorado's share Of
. Slo.0o0.o00 fund to be used In the
relief OF thousands Of Jews made
homeless by the latest German ad.
vances in Russia.
There are $4,000 acres OF alfalfa In
the Arkansas valley. and II each acre
produces only ono ton Of hay on tho
second cutting. and is sold for SIS per
ton. this crop will bring In the neigh.
borhood OF s2.5oo.o00.
Mrs. N. Il. Hawkins. president OF
tho Women's auxiliary. Base Hospital
No. 20. Red Cross. has issued mn ap.
peal for sweaters. socks, wristlets, hel.
NETS and other knitted articles for tho
members OF ths hospital company.
Dcnver's assessment for the year
1917 shows a gain Of S20.lss.595 over
1915. according to the abstract Of as.
scssmont certified TO the Colorado
Tax Commission BY Manager Of Rev.
cnue Pitcher. the ex.officio assessor.
Leading the farmers Of tho state In
officially indorsing the fight for an
army recuperation camp In Colorado.
tho Glendale chapter Of the Colorado
Orange has passed resolution com.
mendinE tho efforts being made. and
calling upon all farmers 10 stand back
Of the plan.
Notwithstanding Colorado coal oper