The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-06-19
Pithy News Notes
From An Pasks Of
Colorado
Western Newspaper linton N.vs s.rvses.

meet IN Denver, July II, II. WV.
The first cooling moth spray, which
is the most important, should have
been made as soon az the blossoms
were we'll off the trees.
The state inheritance tax depart
ment will make thorough investiga-
ton OF the reported shrinkage of the
estate Of w. s. Jackson, Colorado
Springs pioneer banker. from $4,000
600 to little more than 100000.
Nearly 1900 merchants, farmers and
their families gathered at the county
fair grounds, just outside Sterling. for
the annual farmers picnic. Persons
from all parts of Logan county and
adjoining counties were also in at
tendance.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Great Northern Water
Supply and Power Company with a
capitalization of q, 900, which IL
to complete the irrigation Of about
$1,000 acres around Pierce and Num-,
In NORTHERN Weld county.
The first distinguished service med
al presented in Colorado was given to
Wendell w. Jacobs Of Colorado
Springs by Lieut.. Col. @. N. Barney,
commander of the Denver army re-
cruiting station. Private Jacobs was
with Company G, 341st Machine Gun
Battalion, and was cited for extraor-
binary heroisn.
The Greeley Commercial Club will
change the minimum loading require
ments for lambs shipped from north
ern Colorado. Local shippers say that
the proposed change viii cause an ad-
ditional charge OF $50 upon every car
load of lambs shipped from the Gree
Icy and Fort Collins district.
Maintenance of the government guar
anteed price Of $226 q bushel to the
wheat producer Is absolutely neces-
sary to assure the production needed
to care for the world wants, 1t was de-
clared by Julius Barnes, United States
wheat director, presiding at a confer.
ence of $50 representatives Of all the
grain industries Of this country In New
York.
The week of June 22nd to 18th, in
elusive, has been declared mo acci-
dent week" by Hale Haddon, regional
director of railroads, and In this week
the $4,000 railroad employees in the
central western region will not only
be watchful against accidents to them
selves, but to the public. 1t Is an ed
ucational week designed to prevent
railroad Academia.
Elmer Gartrell, 6-year-Old son OF
Fred Gartrell, q mining man, was
killed near his home when he stepped
from behind a standing automobile In
front of q machine driven by George
Alberts of Alice. One Of the wheels
passed over his body. According to
witnesses, Albert was driving slowly at
the time of accident and he was exon
Grated from blame.
The Denver mint, after July 1st, will
pay the regular market price for sill
yer. Instructions to this effect were
received by Superintendent Thomas
Annear from the director of the mint
at Washington, d. C. During the war
the price paid for silver by the mint
was 81 an ounce. This fixed price
was only war measure and Is to be
abandoned on July LIST.
The bids for the making of 14O,0OU
front tags and 10000 rear tags for au-
tomobiles have been let by Secretary
of State James II. holland. Another
company of Denver, has been given
the work of making $4,000 badges
which the law requires must be worn
by chauffeurs. Colorado concerns are
being given preference in the bidding,
said Secretary of State holland.
Two hundred and seventy nine grad
yates Of State Teachers college re-
ceived degrees or life certificates at
the commencement held on the college
campus at Greeley.
building permit has been issued
for the first hangar to be built by the
Curtiss- Humphreys Aeroplane Com.
pany Of Denver, which starts its Estes
Park aerial bus line in a few weeks.
The hangar, frame structure 7OxS0
feet in dimension, will be built at 69O1
East Twenty sixth avenue, on the
Oneida street flying field. which was
used by the Victory loan circus. 1t
Will cost $1,000.
Many dry land farmers on the flats
east Of Loveland are blowing up their
wheat and will plant the land to corn.
This means that the lack Of water has
killed the wheat off to such an extent
that 1t will not be worth harvesting
The corn being put In will produce q
crop of fodder that can be used to feed
the stock on the farms. This is the
first time in many years that the dry
land farmers have had a crop failure
and 1t simply means that instead of
many notes being paid off this fall
they will have to be carried over.
Ernest Jannucci, a coal miner, was
shot In the left arm and left hin at