The state herald., 1919-06-20
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

common practice In most parts Of the
United States, and one formerly used
to some extent BY the Indians, yet q
careful investigation leads to the con-
ciusion that the benefits are mostly
Imaginary and the evils are very real.
When the dead grass Is removed By
fire, the young sprouts Of the grass
are exposed to view In early spring
when otherwise no new growth 10 evi-
dent. This leads to the fallacy that
the burning has increased the forage.
Occasionally drop in temperature or
drying wind will cause the exposed
shoots to be killed back; and the re-
currence Of this misfortune In the
course Of some years naturally results
in the elimination Of the tenderest spe-
cies which give place to the tougher
and less nutritious species"
According to a current report Of the
State Highway Commission a total of
$4,000 will be spent on federal aid
road projects In District 2 of Colo
rado. All Of the money will be spent
for grading and draining. The roads
to be improved are Cherry Greek road
- Colorado Springs Junction, a dis
tance of forty-eight miles, the Burling-
ton road In Kit Carson county for ten
miles north, east and west, the Limon
east road for ten miles, the Colorado
Sprngs-C Canon City road, the Colorado
Springs Cripple Greek road, the Castle
Rock river road, the Cheyenne Wells,
either north or west; Woodland Park
to Cripple Greek In Teller county ;
Buena vista-Salida road In Chaffee
county; Buena Vista to Divide In Chat
fec county; Peyton- -Ramah road in FL
Paso and Park counties and the Farm
srs' highway In Lincoln county.
The 5000 packages Of whisky, L..
600 quarts In all, that has been q sub
ject of anxiety to the Denver citizens
to whom the packages were consigned
and cause Of litigation lasting since
the first Of the year. IL on Its way back
to Cheyenne. The Supreme Court by a
final decision. upheld the ruling of
Judge Denison that the liquor be de-
stroyed or shipped out Of the state,
and the American Railway Express
Company, In whose possession the
whisky had been since last December,
sent the packages back to Cheyenne.
A direct information charging mur.
der in the first degree. was filed In the
West Side Court In Denver against
Detective George Klein. chief Of the
city police bootleg squad" for the
shooting Of Jerry Corbetta, "a. a dis
charged soldier, during u raid on the
soft drink establishment Of Corbetta
Brothers and Guida. West Fortieth
avenue and Pecos street. Corbetta
died Mt the county hospital Of q gun.
shot wound In the back.
Galida stockmen and business men
have signed contract for SIX air.
plane flights to be held In that city
July 4th and 5th by Aviator Brock Of
Chicago. one Of the most daring OK.
hibition flIers In the country. Two
flights will be given each afternoon
and one at night accompanied by fifs
works bombardment Ten thousand
visitors are expected In Salida on tha
two days from western and southern
Colorado.
John Russ. 81 years Of ago, was In.
stantiy killed near Leadvills, when he
was struck by lightning. Russ went
fishing up Tennessee pass. Late In
the afternoon he started homo. a. q
rising storm put a stop to fishing. He
was standing on the railway tracks Of
the Denver 4 Rio Grands railroad, and
under the high tension electric line
from Shoshone. when the bolt struck
him.
In lieu Of the Fourth Of July cels-
bration at Montrose, which was called
off In favor of the event which will
be held In Ouray that day. II Ia pro.
posed to give the soldiers, sailors and
marines a monster celebration q
Montrose early In August, In which ~.
cry soldier In Montrose, Ouray and
Delta counties will be urged TO pnrti.
cipate.
The commissioners OF the general
land office has set aside $1,000 acrcs
OF land south OF the Grand river. situ
atsd In the southern part OF Garfield
county and northeastern Mesa county,
a. mineral lands valuable M n source
OF petroleum and nitrogen. This IL m
extension OF the oil shnle designation
OF lands TO the Grand mcsn north oi
Collbran and the plateau valley and
between these points and the GRIND
river. Nearly NIL Of this new land lies
to the enst and southeast Of De Bequs
Colo. rhe classification Is made with
out withdrawal. and tho lands will bs
subject to entry for the surface fos
homesteads. desert land entries foi
thnt area which 10 outside Of the nn'
tional forest boundaries.
one thousand additional inhabitants