The state herald., 1919-09-12
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union New. service.
COMING EVENT

Trlnidad-Las Animas County Fair,
trinidad Sept. 1919.
eonel9s County Fair. Manassa, Sept.
Western Slope Fair, Montrose. Sept.
ceHsGsi iS.;S Community Fair. Greeley, Sept.
heaysr cave, Park Fair at Penrose. Colo.
PSiIIins PSma coSnty Sn,yr EsiE Yuma; Sept. 1929.
ssEH:she ,.lss County Fair. sasu.che. Sept.
cG1sgsdG;Nsw ssps. sisss Mexico Fair Durango.
COLORADO State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. a.
afans ss.s, County Fair. Kremmlins. Sept.
crswIsy County Fair. Sugar City. Aug.
Inter Mountain Live Stock and Fair.
Douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
Haxtun, In Phillips county, will
shortly possess q new bank under artI-
cles of Incorporation filed in the secre-
tary Of states office for the Haxtun
State Bank, with announced capital
stock of $4,000.
One hundred tons Of freshly stacked
alfalfa hay. valued at $1,000, was
burned on the Lakeside Hereford ranch
Of John r. Painter near Roggen. Fire
Is believed to have started from spon-
taneous combustion.
The organization Of the First Nation
al Bank has been completed at Bur-
lington with capital OF $3O,OOO and n
an rnl,,o ~ eQ nOO rNh., I,n,,i, ,.,t,v z,..,,
for business some time during the
month Of September.
On behalf Of the people Of Colorado,
Gov. o. H. Shoup has sent Gen. John
J. Pershing letter welcoming him
back to the United States. The letter
Is to be delivered to General Pershing
upon his arrival in New York.
Whilo timbering a dangerous place
In the Huffaker mine on Elk mountain,
Andrew johnson was injured severely
when he slipped and fell from rock.
Both legs were crushed. This is the
first mine accident In the Kremmling
district.
Fire Of alleged incendIary origin de-
stroyed the planning mill and 100000
feet Of lumber at the plant Of the Tab
ernash Lumber Company at the edge
Of Tabernash. The loss In estimated
at about $4,000. fully covered by In
surance.
More than two-fifths of the beans
raised In Colorado this year are being
grown In three counties. Weld, Ebert
and FL Paso. Pintos are grown largely
In the last two counties named, while
Weld county produces large acreage
Of seed beans.
Street railway employees Of Boulder
have been granted an Increase In
wages averaging 8 per cent. The men
have been receiving q wage OF 33 cents
and IS cents an hour. According to the
new scale the wages will be 35. 3S and
40 cents an hour.
A bill authorizing the city of Boui.
der to acquire 400 acres Of United
States forestry land In the vicinity Of
Silver lake, has been passed by the
House, according to kilograms received
by City Manager Salter from Congress
men Timberlake and vaiie. The city
will use the land In Its scheme for
improving the city water supply sys-
tenn.
During their four months OF exist.
ence the four state employment offices
which are operating In conjunction
with the State Labor Department, have
placed 1850 discharged soldiers In po-
sitions, according to figures Just made
public by W. L. Morrlssey. state labor
commissioner. The two offices main.
tained In Denver secured work for l.
go men. the one In Pueblo for gu
men. and for $40 men mt Colorado
Springs. A total Of 3,776 applications
for Jobs were received Mt the offices.
In the northeast counties Of Colora.
do, where wheat IL grown more extcn-
sively than In any other section Of the
stats, the average yield per acre this
year on non-irrigated land has been
larger than for good many years,
while In the north central counties II
has been the lowest In twenty yeap.
An nirplans will be on tho tax rolls
In Colorado this year for the first
time In tho states history. The plane.
owned by d. J. johnson Of Denver.
was assessed by Assessor Mccarthy at
q valuation Of $1,000. There arc two
other air machines In Denver, but on
April 1st. when the assessment was
made. Johnson's was the only one In
the state.
william Brewer. ~. wsli.known
rrnchsr Of Piattsvills. Colo. was In.
stantiy killed. and william Roam. Fort
Lapten. attorney. and George Brew.
stsr. also Of Fort Lupton. were slightly
Injured In an automobile accident on
~ East Lake road. Mr.. Brewer was
driving the car. and II was travelling at
q high rnte Of speed, according TO tho
other occupants Of the car. when II
struck u chuckhols and upset on the