The Colorado statesman., 1919-07-19
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


bureau leaders from all the irrigated
counties of northern Colorado will
meet in Greeley, July 81, % and %,
for their annual convention. County
agents and delegates will be there from
Logan, Morgan, Adams, Boulder and
Larimer as well as of Weld county.
The farm bureau programs will be re-
viewed and plans made for fall and
winter work Several motor trips will
be made through the farming districts
of Weld county by the visitors.
Denver sites for a new tubercular
hospital to be erected by the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen will be inspected by a com
mittee consisting of the general secre-
tary and treasurer, the international
president and the general medical ad-
wiser of the organization, according to
plans announced in Denver. The bro
therhood voted to contribute $15
month to support of members afflicted
with tuberculosis until the hospital
project materializes.
The city of Greeley is to increase the
storage capacity of its reservoirs 90
per cent by raising the walls of the
twin basins five feet The city's wa
ter supply is brought through forty
mile pipe line from diversion dam
situated in the Poudre canon, sixteen
miles west of Fort Collins. The local
reservoirs hold 100000 gallons and
the rapidly growing city consumes
nearly 3.500,000 gallons a day. The re-
built reservoirs will hold slightly more
than 100000 gallons.
The 1900 doctors, dentists and drug
gists of Colorado and Wyoming who
have not yet made their narcotic re-
turn to the department of internal rev.
enue must do so Immediately, accord
ing to G. OBJ. Berry, chief field depu-
ty Of the department After the expir-
alton of the time limit, July 30, any
doctor registering prescriptions or any
pharmacist filling them who has not
complied with the law will be liable to
five years in the penitentiary and
fine of $4,000, he said.
Costilla is the latest Colorado coun-
ty to ask the federal bureau of pub
lie roads for approval of road con-
struction project under the federal aid
plan, estimates and specifications hav-
ing been submitted for building six
and six-tenths miles of natural gravel
and San Luis. The project, listed as
federal aid project No. "a, is largely
a drainage and grading undertaking.
The estimated cost Is $20,903.
The city council at Greeley has ap-
propriated 500 toward rat extermin-
alton campaign which has been start
ed. The rodents are said to do $4,000
worth of damage every year. Many
public spirited citizens and business
men have signified their willingness to
aid in this campaign by offering prizes
for the largest number of rats killed
by any one person. The Boy Scouts
have entered the, movement and are
doing efficient work.
The largest revenues in the history
of the local postoffice are announced
for the fiscal year just closed, the
amount reaching total of $780,
2311S. This is an increase of $162,-
62S75 over the preceding year, and
G. F. Trotter, assistant postmaster, as
serts that the Scent postage rate was
not wholly responsible for the in
crease. The receipts for the quarter
ending June 80 were $3.50, ,679.2S.
Three convicted murderers at the
penitentiary are awaiting execution.
They are Cruz Romero, No. 10,660 !;
Clifford Sproul, No. 1861, and George
Bosko, No. 10,74O. The two former are
under sentence to be hung during the
week beginning July 20. Bosko will
not be hung until some time in Sep
tember.
The body of David Lewis, former
Grand Junction man, but more recent
Iy a switchman on the Green river d!-
vision, with headquarters at Green
River, Utah, was found in the river
near that place. He was drowned
while in swimming.
Colorado will entertain 135 promi-
nent New Workers, members of spe-
cial excursion of the Department of
the Interior and the Brooklyn Eagle
July 81, %, 90 and a. The party will
pass the first day in Colorado Springs,
the second in Denver, the third in
Estes Park and the fourth in Fort Col
Inns on it's way to Yellowstone and
Glacier National parks and the Pa
cific Northwest.
w. l.. Dayton of Denver was elected
president of the Colorado Bar Associa-
ton at the annual meeting held at
Colorado Springs. G. A. Ballreich of
Pueblo was chosen first vice president
and John L. Brennan of Colorado
Springs was elected second vice presi-
dent. w. w. Grant of Denver was
elected secretary and treasurer and