The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-11-20
Fifty News Notes
Ftum An Hhsks Of
Colorado
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The nation expects from Colorado
sI5O,OOO of the Sa.00oJO00 to be raised
In the United States In December TO
combat tuberculosis in this country,
according to statements made 1t the
opening dinner Of the local campaign
committee in Denver.
Tho average yield of potatoes in
COLORADO this year IL apparently
about 40 bushels per acre. This Is
considerably below the normal aver
age, the low yields in some Of the
principal producing districts being
due 10 unfavorabIe weather condi-
tons.
A 6-cent fare has gone into effect on
all local street car lines of the Trini-
dad Electric Transmission Railway
and Gas Company. Application for In
creased fare WAS granted by the Colo
RADIO public utilities commission. No
increased fare In effective on the in
terurban coal camp lines.
The body of an unknown Mexican
WAS founl partly concealed in hay
stack on the farm OF G. n. johnson,
two miles northwest OF Atwood, by Mr.
johnson, when he went to the stack TO
repair a fence The body Of the un-
known Mexican with bruises about the
head and face Indicated that his death
had been n violent one.
Mrs. T. Z. Rea of LongmOnt, while
In Boulder, said that she was feeling
fine, despite the fact that NO food has
passed her lips for twenty-six days.
She was advised by her physician to
fast for month in order to reduce her
flesh. She has lost ut the rate Of n
pound q day. She n sttl able 10 do
part Of her houseyork-
Residents and The town govern
ment Of Haxtun. PiiNiips county. filed
before the State Public Utilities Cosn-
mission petition which asks that
the Burlington r1ilroed be ordered to
erect y new railroad station at Hax-
tun. Growth of the town and the in
crease Of business Mt the station make
= new depot Imperative, the petition
declared.
A tremendous explosion awakened
the inhabitants Of Golden and investi-
cation showed that u great part Of the
big M on Mt Zion had been blown
away. Students at the School Of
Mines blame the explosion on men
from DeOver University, believing II
done In revenge for the dynamite ex-
pIos,oos which broke many Of the win
slows At the Denver University.
Every Colorado doughb0y who has
been -over there knows II as the Lib
erty Crosx.- The kaiser calls 1t the
double cross. To the Knights Tempssr
II In q mark OF their readiness TO fight
for the good and the true. And that Is
the reason why the tIOuble-barresi Red
Cross has been Adopted ~ the emblem
Of the Colorado Public Health Associa-
tion which is fighting for q hundred
per cent health record IN this state.
Preliminary figures on the prosiuc-
ton Of winter wheat In Colorado this
year, now being compiled by the Stat
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service.
show that Logan county leads all other
counties In the state In the production
Of this crop. with a total output Of
close to 2,OO0, ,OOO bushels. Only three
other counties, Washington, Weld and
Yuma, have produced more than 1,OOO,-
900 bushels Of winter wheat this year
and ten counties In the state. Chaffee,
Clear Creek. Denver, Giipin, Hinsdale.
Lake, Mineral, RiO Grande. San Juan
and Teller. report no production OF this
CROP The total production Ia approxi-
mately 100000 bushels, the largest
on record.
The State Board Of Capitol Man
ayers have awarded the contract for
building the states new 100000 Of
flee building at COlfax avenue and
Sherman street, Denver. The bid was
y457 600, the lowest Of four received.
Final estimates by the State Coop
srAtive Crop Reporting Service on the
total production Of potatoes in Colo
RADIO this year apparently will show .
considerable inerease In the output
over the s.0oAaoo bushels Indicated BY
the October estimate. Though It is yet
too early to give definite figures 1t now
appear that the production will be
above 10000. 600 bushels and perhaps
a. high ~ II, COO. 600 bushels.
Three scenic routes from the East
to the Pacific will touch Montross
when the new scenic route between
Silverton and Durango In completed
placing that city on the direct route
from the eastern slope to Durango and
the west The SilvertOn route will
probably be the most beautiful OF lhes.
three routes and the most travelled
This route will 20 from MOntrOse Il
Ouray aad Durango, thence into New
Mexico, through Arizona near tht