The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-15
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

grams is under way and winter wheat
and some spring wheat is being
thrashed. Corn is In excellent condL
tion and is caring in localities. Pota-
toes are setting nicely and the pros
poets for good crop are excellent.
The digging of early varieties has be-
gun. Sugar beets are generally In
good condition. but reports indicate
that considerable damage is being
done in some eastern counties by web
worms. Alfalfa and ranges are fine
and the condition of cattle and sheep
is very satisfactory. Fruit and truck
are making good progress.
Two more Colorado men have given
up their lives while carrying on"
with the marines in France. The cas-
ualty list of the marines includes the
names of Mearl C. Rockwell. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rockwell Of
Holly. and Leo l. Hill of Steamboat
Springs. as killed in action. Dewey
E. Nulph. who is reported as being
wounded. Is a resident of Cameron.
He is 20 years Of age, and the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nulph. Nulph
joined the army May 5. 1917. and has
been in France several months. Earl
c. Decher of Apache is among the
marine severely wounded in action.
Fares on the Denver & Interurban
electric railroad were increased about
80 per cent by the Colorado Public
Utilities Commission, as the result of
application made by officials of the
road. The advances, according to the
commission, have not been resisted.
The present fare between Denver and
Boulder is rs cents, and the new fare
80 cents; between Denver and Mar
shall, 60 cents, and the new fare Is
cents; between Denver and Louisville,
46 cents, and the new fare 60 cents.
The tremendous increase in the price
Of both sheep and wool has attracted
the attention of farmers and ranch.
men and as q result many Of them are
going into the industry. In order to
help out the western breeders and
provide a supply of both ewes and
rams, the Western Stock Show Asso-
citation at Denver has arranged for 4
public ram sale In Denver during the
week of Sept. 2.
SSAoA &Ao 6olu PAoooScAo AANS oS-
cided to base their hope for relief
from the present almost prohibitive
cost of mining on an appeal to the
government for a bonus or premium
of SO an ounce on newly produced
gold. and SO resolved In their meet
ing held in the headquarters of the
Colorado Metal Mining Association in
Denver.
Mearl c. Rockwell OF Holly. of the
United States marines, killed in action
In France. according to General Per.
shing's casualty list, was one Of the
first Colorado young men to join the
colors following the declaration Of war
against Germany and was with the
first contingent OF marines sent to
France.
The test we'll near Flagler, being
drilled by the Flagler OIL 4 Gas Com
pany. now is approximately 1000 feet
drilled since the striking Of the gas
flow, on July 13. which caved in the
bottom of the hole.
Frank w. Barnes, q pioneer mer-
chant of Colorado, who brought his
stock Of merchandise to the state part
of the way in a wagon and the rest OF
the distance packing 1t on the backs
of mules, died In Denver. following a
paralytic stroke.
District Forester Smith Riley of the
United States forest service il advo-
eating game refugees" to be estab.
lished by the state, wherein the game
Of the state would be safe from sports
men at all seasons Of the year.
Two Colorado men were included in
the American casualties given out Fri.
| day. They are Privates Robert b.
Reed of Willard. missing in action,
and Duffy Dempsey of Ludlow, killed
in action.
Fire destroyed the mill Of a lum.
ber company at Fraser, with loss
placed at 100000.
Rainfall in Denver so far this month
is nearly one-half inch more than nor
NAL, according to an announcement
made by the United States Weather
Bureau.
Every Red Cross society in the state
is invited to compete for the prizes
offered by the Arkansas Valley Fair.
to be held at Rocky Ford Sept. 3-6.
The Colorado public utilities COM
mission filed in the District Court at
Colorado Springs a petition for a re-
hearing In the Colorado Midland case.
The woman who committed suicide
in Denver by setting her clothes on
fire has been identified as Miss Fanny
Horowitz, 27 years old. a waitress.
The worst rain and hail storm of
record did much damage to crops in
the Bovine section, six miles west OF
Grand Junction.
Ties are being scattered along the
Moffat road in Middle park and sec