The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-24
Pfthy News Notss
From An Hasls ~
Colorado


set at that price has made q new rec
ord in Montrose.
Among the 1919 plans for Delta IL q
brass band, a baseball team composed
Of home talent and q big Fourth Of
July celebration.
There are at present 1b4 national
forests in the United States, Of which
seventeen lie wholly and two partly
within the linits of Coierado.
Harry Jordan paid >1Sl In court at
Boulder to protect . friend whom he
refused to name. but whom. he Insist
Cd, had given him . quantity Of meat
fro0-a deer he shot In the hillA
George Wright Of Montrose has re
ceived q notification from the War De-
partmsnt that the body of his son. who
died Of wounds In France, will be
brought homs for burial II he 70 de-
sires.
Catlin 4 Blake Of Hontrose, owners
Of the largest orchard on the Western
slope, report that with q perfect crop
OF fruit safe up to the present time. the
seasons yield should be $4,000 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
soevef in the war.
Wfth 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 lines In
northeastern Colorado were predicted
by F. A. Choate, assistant general
freight agent OF the Union Pacific
railroad, who addressed a 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-
tion Of America in resolutions adopted
mt the closing session of that body in
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 area, 1t Is among the
first In the production of igh-grade
fruits, which always command the
best market prices.
Sufficient pinto beans to give each
one Of Weld county's $1,000 Inhabitants
n 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 inadeQuacy
of railroad facilities for shipping the
spuds and lack Of market for the
beans.
Colorado's quota In the Victory loan
has been placed at SOS. .5OS,05O by the
federal reserve bank of Kansas City.
OF this amount Denver will be asked
10 raise nearly half-$13, 43S, 800
which is $5.OO0.OOO less than was
asked of the city In the Fourth Lib
erty Loan drive. That Denver and
Colorado will go over the top In char
acteristic fashion IL the firm convic-
tion of the members Of the Colorado
state and Denver committees. In th.,
last drive Colorado piled up total OF
approximately $4O,OOO.OOO for Uncle
Sans use In one OF the most enthus-
iastic campaigns waged In the state.
The nearly $4,000. 600 now asked for
will be Forthcoming as promptly, de-
clare Liberty Loan workers.
Mike Stelier. arrested for shooting
at John Carson in a mine stOckade at
Superior. is held under $1,000 bond on
n charge Of attempted murder.
Fifteen acres Of land near Ault.
known as the Johnson place was sold
for $4,50O. or $500 an acre. which is
almost a record price for land in this
section.
LEGAL farm bureau organizations are
being started in practically every town
and school district in Weld county.
The local units, which are part Of the
county and state farm bureaus, are
adopting programs especially adapted
to farming conditions In their dis
traet. Organizations are already per-
fscted at Pierce. Num-. Briggsdale,
Keota, Grover, Ault, Eaton. Platte
vile and Larsen.
With the state preparing to launch
the biggest highway construction pro-
gram in Its history in conjunction
with federal projects, no less than
fourteen engineer-draftsmen of the
State Highways Department are now
to be seen daily at work over their
tables In the basement Of the state
museum building in Denver. under the
supervision of State Highway Engi-