Gunnison news-champion., 1918-01-04

SoiotduOs tOtai 10 tne Two LiOerty
bond drives 10 $4o.o17.s50.
The forestry service is preparing
timber tracts near Fraser for sale.
The Dillon mine At Cripple Greek ID
producing three carloads Of ore daily.
Convicts at Canon City raised $780,.
100 produce crop ON the penitentiary
farm.
Community farm clubs are now be-
Ing organized throughout Prowers
county.
SIXTY thousand sheep are being fed
in the Wellington district near Fort
Collins.
Architects have completed plans for
an $4,000 Christian Science church At
Greeley.
Rev. Henry Kauerz and his parish
oners are planning new Lutheran
parsonage at Brighton.
An undertaking establishment At
Greeley was destroyed by fire. en-
failing a loss of $4,000.
An electric plant is being installed
at the Catherine Mining company's
property at Cripple Creek
The Colorado Midland Railroad
Company is establishing freight
division point at Wild Horse.
The county commissioners Of Weld
county have arranged for an agricui-
tural agent for the coming year.
The annual banquet of the Uncom-
:, al
ers' Association will be held Jan. IL.
The Moffat county commissioners
have authorized the expenditure OF
10000 on the improvement OF bridge
and roads.
II is planned to spend $4,000 on the
Improvement Of the Rifle-Craig road.
running via Meeker. during the COM
ing year.
The Denver municipal coal depart
ment has sold $4,000 tons OF coal
since beginning operations two
months ago.
According to the Fort Lyon canal
superintendent, the average value OF
I all crops produced under the canal In
1917 was 34S an acre.
The sugar factory at Grand Junction
paid ~ for beets in 1917. but now an
nounces' that for the beets Of the next
season II will offer $3.50 per ton.
Sugar cannot be purchased at retail
in Denver at more than 80 cents
worth at time. In accordance with
rules Of the Federal Food Administrac
ton.
County agent in Huerfano states
that barley seed treated for smut
yielded two bushels more per acre
than seed not put through the pro
cess. :.
A order to limit the sale Of 1our %
one ss-pound sack at a time to pat
stop to boarding has been issued %
| all local retailers by County Food Ad-
ministrators Horace T. DeLong. It
Grand Junction.
Senator Charles 9. Thomas Of Colo
RADIO was the author Of that clause n
the appropriation bili. passsd Aag. -.
1916, which 'sufhorissd tie psssiAsat
to take over and operAts The ruiiwsys
Of the United sstates N iifr+f
Alberta Hsperosa and Juan Padie.
sheephsrdsrs q . large ranch near
| Pueblo. were found shot 70: death It
b believed that rthsyl surDrissd soas
shssDz stsaisrsiat wefh and wssS killod
IN lie Consequent night rsrt
Hencefodfth Denvsr wholesale deal
ers III ffuitA vegetables. pcuftry aAd
esss wfl concentrate -thsif ,deltvssy
service. and vii mahs deliveries 70
the retail trade during the morhinS
hours only Of each business day.
Word vas received IN Denver by the
Denver branch Of the Missionaryi
Sister Of the Sacred Heart that
funeral services were held ct Chi
cago for Mother Francis Xavier Cab
rini, foundress and superior general Of;
the society.
The executive COMMITTEES Of the
Kansas Day Colorado Clsb met In
Denver to initiate plans for the annual
dinner which viii be held the night Of
Jan. -. the anniversary Of the ID
mission Of Kansas to the union. Mrs.
Fannie =. Dove il president.
The executive committee Of the
Monte Vista Hog 0rowsrs' Associa-
tion held . meeting and decided to
;tage its annual banquet and good
time ct about the same date ~ form
eriy. Long custom has marksd this
az the ons big event Of the year vhsn
all the people Of that Community gst.
togethes ins sDirit of nutnai help and
eslSgvshlD
Il Tsuy EssAse. Apgts1a1s Agsd a.!
fatAer Of family and employed b .,
psijsahsus ~ Ttisided. sswsl1bwed d
biar1D - = aDasas~grssalasa vas'
found dead = be1.
~ lbssEsits1ng eanpaisa = ~
Eest Ce11ns Hnetnsy q ~ Great