The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-03-27
Pithy News Notes
From All Pasfs Of
Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News ssrvies.
The Child Welfare station is prov
ing to be one of the most wonderful
Organizations in the city OF Pueblo,
both educationally and philanthropic-
ally.
Farmers of the Grover and Larson
districts, in eastern Weld county, are
preparing to ask the District Court
for surveys of the land in the two dis
tricts.
Leaving note pinned to his coat.
that my body will be found on the
bed with n bullet through my heart,
Dewey s. NewhOuse, 20, shot and
killed himself ut the home of his cOu-
sins, Mr. and Mrs. viii Hubka, near
Calhan.
The Fort Collins House Building and
Development Company is a corporation
formed just recently, with a capitaliza-
tion of $4,000, for the purpose of
building fifty bungalows In Fort Col
fins, ranging in cost from $4,000 to ST.
600 each.
With more than $25O,OoO worth of
new buildings, public and private, III
ready under process Of erection and
more in prospect, the building boom
which has struck northern Colorado
at Windsor.
Silos are swelling the profits of the
cattle and lamb feeders of the Greeley
district. Silage raised on farms east
OF Greeley has been selling Mt SO II
ton from the silo. Some fields have
yielded thirty tons to the acre, max
ing q 1900 crop on $3.50 land.
The compressor rooms, blacksmith
shop and machinery at Lacknwanna
mine, on Kendall mountain have been
destroyed by fire. The fire started
from an overheated stove. The mine IS
being operated by the d. l.. 4 w.
Mining and Reduction Company.
Edward Simpson, timber contrac-
tor, living five miles from Tabernash,
shot and killed Otto Fierabund. u Ger.
man who had been working for him.
The men quarreied over wages due the
German, who followed Simpson into
his home and threatened his life.
Sheep feeders of Eaton who have
been experimenting with the new feed
known us the Wasatah bean, have
found 1t almost equal to corn in fat.
tening properties and much cheaper
for finishing sheep for the market.
The bean was imported from Mexico II
few weeks ago In large quantities and
used by several feeders.
The Yak Mining Company of Lead.
vile announced IA wage reduction OF
81 oil all wages to Iake effect April
15 The number of job seekers now
greatly exceeds the number of avail.
able jobs. Where few months ago
mines were threatening to shut down
on account of the scarcity of labor,
they are now swamped with men seek.
ing work.
Colorado's own military unit
the One Hundred and Fifty-Sey.
.enth Infantry reRlment-will he
demobilized ut Camp kearny, Cal,
not later than April 10, ac.
cording TO announcement made ai
San Diego by Mai. ]. c. Dooley. intel.
ligence officer Of the Fortieth Sun
shine" division. The One Hundred and
Fifty-seventh is u part of this division.
The Colorado Springs ana Cripple
Creek railroad, better known MS the
Short Line, running between Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek, passing
through n beautiful scenic section, will
not be junked as reported some time
ngo. On the contrary, the road will
be put In first class condition as soon
as possible for the resumption Of
traffic. 1t is hoped to have the road
In shape to handle the heavy summer
tourist business that is expected.
Average annual precipitation varies
In Colorado from six inches to about
forty inches, the lowest being in the
San Luis valley and the highest in the
San Juan mountains.
Keotn will finance extensive expert
n,ents In the summer following system
Of dry land farming in the keota dis
yict, fifty miles east OF Greeley. Units
Cf ten farmers. each OF whom will sum
mer fallow fifty acres ~ land, are be
ing made up, and the banks will ad.
vance $40 on each acre, plowed, sum
Iher failowed and cropped. Thirty
farmers have already entered the ex.
pertinent, and the &15. 900 necessary for
financing Them will be available May !
A unit of the reserve officers train
ing corps is to he rr-estnblished in
Denver. according to Information from
Washington Training will probably
begin about April l. All physically
fit students of the university will be
eligible TO tnke the course, which will
require three hours Il week. The stu
dent officers will receive $40 month
and complete. equipment, including
rifle and uniform. In addition they