The state herald., 1919-05-09
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union News Service

The cherry crop Is apparently 1OO
per cent and so is the apricot crop this
year, according to present indications.
There has been no frost damage to
fruit around Palisade.
Three new steel bridges are to be
built this year on the Lizard Head
highway. They are to be built by the
state at Stapleton, Dolores and Moote-
lorcs, ull in Montezuma county.
About $1,000 cattle were placed upon
range pasture in the Battlement fores,
during the last week. OF that total
sheep In the two districts Immediately
north of PaOnia. The GunnisOn forest
reserve, 1t is understood, has almost
aL equal number.
James Dalton, convicted of compile
ity in the theft of an auto, after u two
days trial, and taken to Jail n Ster-
ling complained of feeling Ill and IL
doctor was summoned. The doctor ut
once said Dalton was suffering from
u well developed case of smallpox.
Jurors and court attendants have all
been vaccinated.
The Farmers Produce Milling Com
pany, which plans to put up "A forty
ton potato flour mill at Delta. has
closed IA deal for the purchase of all
the buildings and property of the Del
tn Fruit Growers Association and will
build on the land acquired and will
have some large warehouses, offices
and IA residence thrown in to use in
the business.
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 a pound for all
dandeion roots and prizes for those
bringing in the largest quantity. The
first prize carries a reward of 81 (:
$3.50 and 81 for the second and third.
The campaign closes June 1.
Prices received by the war depart
ment in the sale OF surplus supplies
totaiing Sl4O,OO0,OOO. the war depart
ment announced, averaged OIL per cent
of the initial cost. Military railway
material disposed Of brought S1l ,OOO,-
600; exactly what these supplies cost
the government Aircraft production
material was sold at 90 per cent of
Its cost and ordnance supplies brought
~ per cent
Paul W. Lee Of Fort Collins and
Charles Hayden Of Walsenburg, con
shutting the commission to recodify
the laws OF the state, will he &nAbls
to proceed with their work until the
Supreme Court has decided whether
u law containing the emergency clause
but not the safety clutch, becomes ef
fective Immediately or ninety days
from the day when II has been signed
by the governor.
Lightning struck the farm residence
OF u. Is. Smith south OF TT. Morgan
tearing great hole In the roof, but
owing to the heavy downpour OF rain
the house was saved from being
burned. The family was sitting at the
table eating supper when u heavy boil
Of lightning struck the house, the
| lightning coming down the chimney
striking the floor and rendering the
entire family unconscious for an hour
W. .. Garrett, "A farmer AZ years
old, and for number OF years post
master ut Plains. forty miles south
west Of Holly, Is dead. and Alonzo
Scheenman. about 30. n nelghbor, on q
farm adjoining that OF Garrett. is In
the county jail nj Lamar as his con
fcssed slayer. The tragedy which re
suited In CARROTS death occurred on
the farm Of one OF the participants
when Scheenman was closing up "A gar
In fence In which the two men were
Interested MS u cnttlc passage.
From present Indications. la Junta
Will be transformed into II vcritabis
flower garden the coming summer, II
the school children carry out the plan
that hns been outlined for them. Sew
ernl weeks ago orders were tnken
among the school children for penny
packages OF flower and garden seeds
| NH'H wv "h'fN N'T' uil tpHlIbiitu "
was found TINT the total amount oi
money raised for these penny pack
ages amounted to $50. The order was
placed and the seeds have arrived.
Four hundred and fifty miners ARE
needed In the Telluride district In I'D
dltion to the present force. II Is said
tho operators have abandoned the plan
of cutting wages and are now pnylng
the highest scnic in the state.
4. 5. District Judge Colin Nebict,
sentenced Edwlnn q. Padilln. Of Sicc.
pie Rock. \. NJ, To serve one year and
one dny In the Colorado state pcni.
tcntinry for cmbczzllng $1,000 or moro
from the posiofflcc funds. NJ whlcl,
she had charge while pos,mis,rcss. She
plend guilty 10 the charge. explaining
TINT she needed money for surgical
operation and for u vacation.