Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Elks from many parts of the state
will gather in Sterling May IA and II
for the dedication of the handsome
new home of Sterling lodge No. 1886.
The combined half interest Of Ar
mOur & Company and Swift & Com
pany, Chicago packers, In the Denver
Record-Stockman has been purchased
by Arthur c. Johnson, well known
newspaper man of Denver.
Four hundred and fifty miners are
needed in the Telluride district in ad-
ditiOn to the present force. 1t is said
the operators have abandoned the plan
OF cutting wages and are now paying
the highest scale in the state.
News has reached Denver of the
death of Mrs. w. F. Montgomery, for
merly of Colorado Springs, and Meek
er, at Phoenix, Ariz. Mrs. Montgom-
cry was the sister of Mrs. E. NJ. Gid
den of Denver and had many friends
throughout the state.
From the amount of farm prepara-
ton now going on the intention of
Fruita district farmers Is that the 1919
crops will break all existing records.
Beets, wheat, corn and various kinds
Of vegetables are being planted in inl-
mense areas.
A jury In the District Court at Colo
rAdo Springs, awarded Mrs. Martha
Babb of Denver, the $1,22O in gold
found on her son, Frank Lewis, mem
Der of the Jones bandit gang which
created reign of terror in Denver
last year and who, since died in Jail
al Topeka, Kansas.
About $4,000 cattle were placed upon
range pasture in the Battlement forest
during the last week. OF that total
there We're $4,000 cattle and 10000
sheep In the two districts Immediately
north of Paonia. The Gunnison forest
reserve, it is understood, has almost
an equal number
The county fair committee has
the Douglas county fair this fall, and
is already at work on plans for II big
er and better fair than ever before.
| The premium lists are to he issued
soon so the people may plan for ex-
hlbits.
James Dalton, convicted of compile
| ity in the theft of an auto, after two
days trial. and taken to Jail at Ster-
ling, complained of feeling i'll and Il
doctor was summoned. The doctor at
once said Dalton was suffering from
IL we'll developed case of smallpox
Jurors and court attendants have all
| been vaccnated.
Because of the wholesale invasion
of the dandeliOn, an anti-dandelion
crusade was officially inaugurated at
Grand Junction when the city commits
sion offered l cent pound for all
dandelion roots and prizes for those
bringing in the largest quantity. The
first prize carries a reward of IS;
50. so and 81 for the second and third.
The campaign closes June I.
Fastened under big spring toothed
| harrow on which he was standing
| when his team started to run. throw
ing him in front of the machine, J. O.
Coming, II farmer near Platteville,
was dragged twice across a forty-ncre
field and his body rolled and pounded
| w Il pup. was h'hON
in IL bleeding and unconscious condi-
ion to the I.ongmont hospital.
"rhc Huns were going good when we
rot over there, and felt Il little fancy.
| The first tnngIe however. with the
| khaki uniforms. and they began to lose
their ginger, and little while later
II was just like shooting rabbits. That
| hn . Al lam nf " El-
lingwood of the 157th. who arrived at
his home in Delta feeling entirely
pleased with his reception on route.
Paul W. Lee Of Fort Collins and
Charles Hayden Of Walsenburg. CON
shutting the commission to rccodify
the laws of the state, will he unable
to proceed with their work until the
Supreme Court has decided whrther
II law containing the emergency clause
hut not the safety clutch. becomes ef
fec1iv" Immediately or ninety days
from the day when 1t has been signed
by the governor.
Lightning struck the farm residence
of u. H. Smith south of Fl Morgan,
| tearing Il great hole in the roof, but
owing to the heavy dOwnpOur of rain
| he house was saved from being
burned. The family was sitting at the
Inhlp eating supper when heavy bolt
II lightning struck the house. the
ightning coming down the chimney,
striking the floor and rendering the
entire family unconscious for an hour
Colorado. while not among the lead
Ing petroleum producing states, has
one oil field. in Fremont county. which
has been producing steadily for more
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