The Colorado statesman., 1919-10-11
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union New, Service.

CharleS GoVreau OF ROCKY foru.
Eastern Colorado has produced a
bumper crop Of wheat this year, a crop
that surpasses all other regions in
yield per bushel and quality of grain,
according to reports.
Travelling thieves, presumably the
same gang that has been terrorizing
Colorado towns in the last two weeks
looted the general stores of the Rocky
Mountain Fuel Company at Lafayette.
The Colorado State Fair, which
closed a full week session at Pueblo,
was among the best ever held in this
state as regards exhibits, attractions
in the line of entertainment, and at
tendance.
Even tho some of the most import
ant agricultural territory in Colorado
suffered from the most severe drought
in thirty-five years, the agricultural
output of the state this year will be the
greatest on record.
The body of Michael Heintz, father
of Congressman Victor HeintZ of Ohio,
who died at Montrose, was shipped to
Cincinnati for burial, as his son was
unable to come west. Mr.. HeintZ had
been a resident of the Montrose sec
ton for seven years and was a promi-
nent farmer of that county. He was
veteran of the Civil war and partici-
pated in many of the most important
battles of the war. He was T6 years
old.
One of the most daring freight train
robberies staged in northern Colorado
for years was discovered when a
Union Pacific freight train was
brought to stop near Num-, a station
twenty miles north of Greeley. The
train crew discovered that three car
loads of merchandise had been broken
into between Num- and Pierce, sta
ton six miles south of Greeley, and
goods valued mt several thousand dol
lars had been removed while the train
was in motion.
The State Inheritance Tax Depart
ment received check for S44 400, the
tax on the estate of Kenneth NJ. Dows,
late of Denver and New York. Pay
ment of the tax, which is one of the
largest received by the state in recent
months. followed final appraisal of the
estate by E. L. MacCulloch, one of the
appraisers in the department, under
Chief Appraiser r. III. Biackman, The
appraisal was approved by Attorney
General Victor L. Keyes, eX-officio
head of the department
Plans for the enlargement and mod
ernizing the Greeley hospital, which is
operated Jointly by the city and coun-
ty. have been prepared and will be
presented to the county commission
ers shortly 1t is proposed to add two
large wings to the present building.
| The proposed new wings will provide
| 114 rooms, which, it is believed, Will
be ample for all purposes for several
years to come The wings will cost
| $4,000. and will be fireprOof. A larger
and thoroughly up-to-date operating
room will be provided.
The Colorado Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service is making an effort
| this year to determine as accurately as
POSSIBLE what percentage of corn and
sorghums is grown for grain in this
state and what percentage cut green
| for silage. Inquiry is also being made
| to determine what proportion of the
rye and oats crops is cut for grain and
what parts are cut for hay or other
purposes. This information has never
been available before and will be of
much value to those Interested in
| knowing the approximate amount of
silage produced in the state and the
amounts of these various crops grown
| for grain.
A runaway box car loaded with
wheat rolled from Ault, twelve miles
north of Greeley, to Evans hill, one
mill south of Greeley. Conductor r..
E. Stoner and brakeman who rode
the car during its trip, which was
| made at mile-a-minute speed, es-
capped without injury. An extra
freight was switching at Ault when
the box car, which had been pushed
out on the main line ahead of the en-
| CINE, failed to respond to the brakes
| and began to roll down the grade in
the darkness. After notifying the op-
orator at Ault to clear the line, the
| engine crew started in pursuit. Pas
senper train No. 100, from Denver TO
cheyenne, had just arrived in Ault
ahead of the runaway. AT Eaton a
northbound freight train was passed
| in safety. The engine did not gain en-
the runaway car until the latter be-
gan to climb the steep grade south OF
Greeley.
Frank Thomas, a negro, 33 years old,
said to be an ex-convict, Is charged
by the corners jury with the murder
| of Jennie Mosby, negress, IL years
old, on the evening of Sept. 80, at
| Pueblo.
Rienzi C. Dickens, LOngmont ranch
man. who was convicted in May, 1916,
| in the Boulder District Court of second