The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

The completed contract for the
Grand Valley drainage district work,
bearing the signature of Franklin X.
Lane, has been received by the recla-
nation office at Grand Junction. Work
will be commenced as soon as matters
concerning the right-of-way can be
settled. The completion of the drain
age work will require two years, al
though a large portion of the valley
in the immediate vicinity of Grand
Junction will be drained during the
next few months.
Mrs. Catherine Campbell, Cope,
Washington county. is Colorado's first
United States ommissioner-ando one
of four in the entire United States.
Mrs. Campbell was named by Judge
Lewis of the Denver division of the
United States District Court, to sue
coed her father-in-law, Alexander
Campbell, who died recently. Judge
Lewis also appointed Leslie M. Bell
United States commissioner at Dove
Creek, Dolores county.
In an effort to help move Colorado's
pinto bean crop and also the potato
ClOp, WlllCn 10 III ny Nm
bined lack of cars and surplus produc-
ton, the Colorado Food Administra-
ton made a ruling that potatoes or
pinto beans could be substituted to
the extent of rs per cent. for the
cereals which must be purchased I'M
der government orders in an amount
equal to the white wheat flour pur-
chased
A suit brought in the District Court
at Greeley by Herman E. Meyers,
deputy county clerk of Weld county,
to recover a commission on a land
deal, when heard brought to light ev-
idence which caused his arrest and
confinement in Jail pending an inves-
tigation by United States District At
torney Harry b. Tedrow into his al
| legged activity in an attempt to defeat
| the selective draft act.
The Colorado State Board of Exam
liners Of Architects has elected offic-
ers as follows: Francis w. Cooper,
Pueblo, president; Thomas F. Walsh,
Denver, vice-president; t. Robert
Weiger, Denver, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
F. W. Frewen, Jr., Denver, and Arthur
Saunders. Boulder, completing the
committee.
C. S. Mcdowell, aged As, for twenty
five years an engineer of the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad, fell dead at
La Veta as he stepped into the hotel
at that place, after having completed
his trip pulling a Denver & Rio
Grande passenger train from Pueblo
to that place. He is a resident OF
Pueblo.
A reception will be rendered u the
Rev. Charles l.. Mead in Denver on
Feb. 10, prior to his departure for
France. Governor Gunter, Mayor
Speer, Chancellor II. A. Buchtel and
Finlay H. mcfarland will preach at
MONDAY service to be held at the
First Baptist church.
1t is a useless wear and tear on a
Liberty bond to take it to the collect
or of internal revenue with the idea
that you may pay your income tax
with 1t. Such acceptance would be
equivalent to the retirement of the
bonds, which the law does not per-
NIT at this time.
Colorado potato growers produced
in the season just passed 100000
bushels, of which 5,027,OO0 bushels are
still in the hands of the men who
raised them. Their market price on
the first of December was 81 cents
per bushel.
The Pyramid Shale Products Com
pany has recently been organized
with a capitalization of $250,000. The
company owns 3,S40 acres, three
square miles, on Battlement mesa, fac
ing the town of Grand Valley.
Fourteen head of deer, bucks, does
and fawns, blocked the auto stage on
Mcguire hill about seven miles from
Cripple Creek. The driver had to stop
the machine until the deer broke
away from the road and took to the
hills.
Silverton miners wade through the
deep snow to buy war savings stamps.
The postoffice alone sold S1,72S worth
in one day, and total of S5,215. At
Durango $500 worth were sold in one
day.
Mrs. Louie Fong, American wife OF
wealthy Chinese restaurateur at
Pueblo, took a large sum of money
from the restaurant and fled, accord
ing to the story told the police by her
husband, Louie Fong.
The value of the livestock on the
farms in Colorado increased $31,S52
500 in 1917, almost 20 per cent. On
Jan. l, 1918, the total value of all the
livestock on the Colorado farms was
S159,597,0 900.
Denver bank clearings for the past
week were $20,S73,777.13, and those
for the corresponding week of last
year were $12,955, 005.73, showing