The state herald., 1919-04-25
Pithy News Notes
From ANParts of
Colorado


Hay at $40 In the stack and hard to
get at that price has made new rec
ord In Montrose.
Among the 1919 plans for Delta Is u
brass band, a baseball team composed
Of home talent and a big Fourth Of
July celebration.
There are at present 154 national
forests In the United States. Of which
seventeen lie wholly and two partly
within the limits of Colorado.
Harry Jordan paid sl34 in court at
Boulder to protect friend whom he
refused to name, but whom, he insist
ed. had given him quantity Of meat
from 4 deer he shot in the hills.
George Wright of Montrose has re-
ceived notification from the War De-
partment that the body of his son, who
died Of wounds In France, will be
brought home for burial II he so de-
sires.
Catlin 4 Blake Of Montrose, owners
Of the largest orchard on the Western
slope. report that with perfect crop
Of fruit safe up to the present time, the
seasons yield should be $150.000 this
year.
The World War Veterans Of Pueblo
had charge Of the Victory loan parade
which started the campaign In Pueblo.
This organization Is composed Of the
men and boys who had any part what
sosver In the war.
With the summit Of Pixies peak
within reach and the tank repaired
and ready to continue its trip. the
climb Of the peak was abandoned by
order of Samuel d. Nicholson, state
director Of the Victory Liberty Loan
campaign.
Lower and more eQuitably adjusted
coal freight schedules on all linas- In
northeastern Colorado were predicted
BY r. A. Choate. assistant general
freight agent Of the Union Pacific
railroad, who addressed farmers
meeting at Briggsdale.
That the farmers of the world shall
be directly represented In the organ
ization Of the League Of Nations was
the demand voiced by the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Associa-
lion Of America In resolutions adopted
ut the closing session Of that body fh
Denver.
While Colorado does not yet rank
among the leaders In the amount of
fruit produced annually. for the rea-
son that the fruit growing districts
are Of restricted aren, 1t is among the
first In the production OF high-grade
fruits, which always command the
hest market prices.
Sufficient pinto beans to give each
one OF Weld county's $1,000 Inhabitants
II ration Of forty pounds and potatoes
sufficient to give each inhabItant q
sack will perish In that county this
spring and summer because Of unfav.
orable road conditions and inadequncy
Of railroad facilities for shipping the
spuds and lack Of market for the
beans.
Colorados quota In the Victory loan
has been placed at SOS, ,J0S,0 $50 by the
federal reserve bank OF Kansas City.
OF this amount Denver will be asked
to raise nearly half-$l3. .433. 800
which Is $5.0OO.000 less than was
asked Of the city In the Fourth Lib
erty Loan drive. That Denver and
Colorado will 60 over the top In char
ncteristlc fashion is the firm convic.
tion of the members OF the Colorado
state and Denver committees. In thu
lust drive Colorado piled up a total Of
approximately $40,OO0000 for Uncle
Sans use In one Of the most enthus-
iastic campaigns waged In the state.
The nearly s3o.0O0000 now asked for
win be forthcoming rs promptly. De.
clare Liberty Loan workers.
Mike sieiicr. arrested for shooting
mt John Carson In q mine stockade at
Superior, Is held under $1,000 bond on
n charge OF attempted murder.
Fifteen acres OF land near Ault,
known us the johnson place was sold
for $4,000. or $500 an acre. which is
almost Z record price for land In this
section.
Local farm bureau organizations are
being started In practically every town
and school district In Weld county.
The local units. which nrc part Of the
county and state farm bureaus. are
adopting programs especially adapted
10 farming conditions In their die.
triet. Organizations arc already per.
fected at Pierce. Mum. Briggsdale.
Kcota. Grover. Ault. Eaton. Platte.
ville and Larsen.
with tho state preparing to launch
the biggest highway construction pro-
gram Ia It's history In conjunction
with federal projects. no less than
fourteen engineer. r.draftsmen Of tho
State Highways Department are now
TO be seen daily Mt work over their
tables In tho basement Of the state
museum building In Denver. under the
supervision Of State Highway Engi.
ueer James =. Mal0nry.