Cheyenne record., 1917-09-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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sept l7-21-Masonie meeting at Den
Nov. 12-ls-Automobils show at Dem
County Fairs.
Sept 11-14-Logan4 County at Sterling.
Sept san. isIWalMcheyenne W.1is County at che'-
Sept. ls-2l.-Western Slope at Mont
Sep: Fs5 County e; 'se'sR'f at Ro
Sept s5-2s-colorado New Mexico at
Sept s,2s, s5,ss-Las Anima' County at
Sept 26-2s-El Paso County at Caihan.
Sept. 27-2s-Lincoln County at Hugo.
Sept 27-2s-Grand County at Kremm-
Oct. 2-5-Kit Carson County at Bur-
Milk producers receive higher prices
for milk.
Hearings on labor situations In
southern coal fields resumed.
l. 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 cop carne this winter
is in prospect unless the price of Mex
ican 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 a total of $939.272. according
to an audit Of construction
The machinery for the new Domin-
ion mine at Ophir has been unloaded
at Boulder and Is now On route to the
mine.
Floyd Overstake has confessed. Of
ficers at Colorado Springs state. to
half a dozen crimes besides that OF
bigamy.
In gun fight with officers at Vic
tor, Irving Poague. "a years old. re-
ceived a wound that it ia believed will
be fatal
Durango reports copper ore running
$72 ton and silver $35 a 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
Gilpin and Clear Greek county dis
tricts is delayed by the difficulty OF
obtaining machinery and other equip
ment on time.
Mrs. A. G. Miner. owner Of the Lit
tie Giant group of mines at Lawson,
north Of Georgetown. is finishing
large mill which will be equipped with
flotation units.
The Santa Crus. located near the
Ophir loop, and operated by Wickman
& Fantone. is making one Of the sea-
sons new shippers. A carload OF $50
ore was loaded out.
A number Of Colorado men who re-
Gently received commissions at Fort
Riley were ordered to report immedi-
ately for duty at Camp Cody. near
Deming, N. NJ.
With indications pointing to a
bumper crop of potatoes in all parts
Of the United States. consumers may
expect relatively low prices during
the coming winter.
Telluride station in July shipped 127
cars Of concentrate. At twenty five
tons to the car. and eighteen tons of
crude ore to one of concentrate. this
means 55.42O tons lifted from the
mines
Colorado Jews are forming an or
ganization to raise Colorados share OF
$1O,O00.O0O 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 one ton of hay on the
second cutting and Is sold for SIS per
ton. this crop will bring in the neigh
borhood of s2.5OO,O0O.
Mrs NJ. E Hawkins. president OF
the Women's auxiliary. Base Hospital
No 29, Red Cross, has issued an ap-
| peal for sweaters, socks. wristlets, he'll
NETS and other knitted articles for the
members of the hospital company.
Denver's assessment for the year
1917 shows gain of s20.49S.595 over
1916, according to the abstract of as
sessment certified to the Colorado
Tax Commission by Manager of Rev
I enue Pitcher. the ex-officio assessor
Leading the farmers of the state in
officially indorsing the fight for an
army recuperation camp in Colorado,
! the Glendale chapter of the Colorado
/ Grange has passed a resolution COM
mending the efforts being made. and
calling upon all farmers to stand back
Of the plan.
Notwithstanding Colorado coal oper.
ators have retreated from their posi-.