The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-09-07
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
COMING EyEnra

~oAoT0uO Spr1nR0-
Sept. l7-sI-Gasonic meeting at Dem
yer.
Nov. la-ls-Automobiis Show at Dsn-
yer.
Cssaty Fairs.
sept. l-li-Logan county-at Sterling.
sept lsZi.Cheyenns County at Chsy-
sep.. ls-aI.-western slope at Mont
Sept. zo-22-Indian Fair at Ignacio.
sept; ao-sz-Philiips County At Hoi-
Sept as-as-color.do New Mexico at
SEPT; 2s;ss-Las Animas County at
Sept. 2s-2s-El Paso County at Calhan.
SSept E.2s-Llncoln County at Hugo.
esRt; z7-zs-Grand County at Krsmm-
Oct. a-s-Kit Carson County At Bur
Milk producers receive higher prices
for milk.
Hearings on labor situations I'm
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
II In prospect unless the price Of Mex
lean beans Ii 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 1899. 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 Overstake has confessed. Of
ficers at Colorado Springs state, to
half a dozen crimes besides that OF
bigamy.
In a gun fight with officers at Vic
tor. Irving Poague. "a years old, re-
ceived a wound that it In believed will
be fatal
Durango reports copper ore running
S72 a ton and silver 335 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
dunn.
The completion OF new mills in the
Gilpin and Clear Creek 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 q
large mill which will be equipped with
Horation units.
The Santa Cruz, 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. M.
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 55.420 tons lifted from the
mines
Colorado Jews are forming an or.
ganization to raise Colorado's share of
. $10,000.000 fund to be used in the
relief of thousands Of Jews made
homeless by the latest German ad
vances in Russia.
There are 1875. 900 acres o.. alfalfa In
the Arkansas valley, and If each acre
produces only one ton of hay on the
second cutting, and is sold for $1s per
ton, this crop will bring in the neigh
borhood Of $2,500,00O.
Mrs. M. e. Hawkins, president OF
the Women's auxiliary. Base Hospital
No. 20, Red Cross, has issued an ap
peal for sweaters. socks. wristlets. hel
NETS and other knitted articles for the
members of the hospital company.
Denver's assessment for the year
1917 shows gain Of $20.49S,595 over
1916. according to the abstract of as.
sessment certified to the Colorado
Tax Commission by Manager of Rev.
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 resolution CON-
mending the efforts being made, and
calling upon all farmers to stand back
of the plan.
Notwithstanding Colorado coal oper.