The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-01-04

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The Mcclure farm near Platteviile =
has been sold for $4,000.
Colorado's total TO the two Liberty
bond drives is $40,017,S50. u
The forestry service is preparinSt
timber tracts near Fraser for sale.
The Dillon mine>at Cripple Creek is
producing three carloads of ore daily.
Convicts at Canon City raised $780,
600 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 a 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 a freight
division point at Wild Horse.
The county commissioners of Weld
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tural agent for the coming year.
The annual banquet of the Uncom-
pahgre Valley Cattle and Horse Grow
ers' Association will be held Jan. IL.
The Moffat county commissioners
have authorized the expenditure OF
$4,000 on the improvement of bridges
and roads.
1t is planned to spend 100000 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
all crops produced under the canal in
1917 was $4S an acre.
The sugar factory at Grand Junction
paid 81 for beets in 1917. but now an
nounces that for the beets of the next
season it will offer $3.50 per ton.
Sugar cannot be purchased at retail
in Denver at more than so cents
worth at time, in accordance with
rules of the Federal Food Administra-
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.
An order to limit the sale of flour to
one 9S-pound sack at a time to put a
stop to boarding has been issued to
all local retailers by County Food Ad-
ministrator Horace T. belong, at
Grand Junction.
Senator Charles s. Thomas of Colo
RADIO was the author of that clause in
the appropriation bill, passed Aug. 20,
1916, which authorized the president
| to take over and operate the railways
of the United States.
Alberta Esperoza and Juan Pads,
sheepherders on a large ranch near
Pueblo, were found shot to death. 1t
| is believed that they surprised some
sheep stealers at work and were killed
| in the consequent fight.
Henceforth Denver wholesale deal
ers in fruits, vegetables, poultry and
eggs will concentrate their delivery
service, and will make deliveries to
the retail trade during the morning
hours only of each business day.
Word was received in Denver by the
Denver branch Of the Missionary
Sister of the Sacred Heart that
funeral services were held at Chi
cago for Mother Francis Xavier Cab
rini, foundress and superior general of
the society.
The executive committee of the
Kansas Day Colorado Club met in
Denver to initiate plans for the annual
dinner which will be held the night of
Jan. 20, the anniversary of the ad-
mission Of Kansas to the union. Mrs.
Fannie R. Dove is president.
The executive committee of the
Monte Vista Hog Growers Associa-
ton held a meeting and decided to
stage its annual banquet and good
time at about the same date as form
erly. Long custom has marked this
as the one big event of the year when
all the people Of that community get
together in spirit Of mutual help and
fellowship.
Tony Escher, Austrian. aged 81,
father OF family and employed in a
greenhouse at Trinidad, swallowed a
large dose Of paris green and was
found dead in bed.