The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-03-07
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

srsph Company, is dead at his Den
yer home.
As soon as the frost is out of the
,round work will be started on the
slsctrc light plant which is to be the
latest addition to Craig.
Government reports show that there
arc now 100000 hogs in Colorado,
worth $500, 900, as compared with
1921 in 1910, worth S1,5GS,15s.
proposaIs for an appropriation of
,-,OOOO for n tubercular hospital in
,,o,orado were rejected by the United
states Senate, according to u dispatch
from Washington.
RD. May, 20 years old, fireman on
the Moffat road, was overcome by gas
il, the snow sheds at Corona and died
two hours later in the railroad eating
house at Kremmling.
That Colorado is likely to receive a
lorpe appropriation for the building OF
roads and trails in the national forests
of Colorado is the prediction of fores
try officials in Denver.
The acreage of wheat harvested in
Colorado in 1918 was $4,000. as com
pared with 34O,729 acres for 1909. The
increase has been largely in the acre
age devoted to winter wheat.
guilty to killing a mountain sheep in
Glen canon near Glenwood Springs,
and was fined 500. This is the first
conviction of its kind in number
of years.
At the city election April LIST the
taxpayers will vote on Il bond issue
OF $4,000 for the building of new
city hall at Longmont, and an issue
Of $4,000 for the improvement of
city parks.
At monster smoker of the Alamosa
Automobile Club committee was
named and plans made to erect Il
$4,000 building here rs memorial
10 the soldier and sailor dead Of the
San Louis valley.
Work on the memorial gateway at
The army recuperation camp, the gift
of union labor of Denver, will begin
within a few days. The contract for
the memorial was let Monday. The
gateway win cost $4,000.
Officials of eight Denver bonding
companies appeared before the Little.
ton town board and offered tentative
bids for the floating of n $4,000 bond
ISSUE, the money to be used In the con.
struction of new municipal building
at Littleton.
Colorado holds first rank among the
states in acreage of land cultivated
Under irrigation, with total of nearly
100000 acres: yet there is nearly ms
large an area which might be irrigated
hy the completion of contemplated IT..
rlgation systems.
Building permits asked for and re.
ceived in Greeley seem to indicate
that the spring may open with n good
amount of building to be done The
city council at the last meeting acted
iavorahly upon applications involving
an expenditure of $4,000.
MILFORD Burwell and Morey Good.
man of La Junta have been awarded
buttons by the United States Treas,
ilry Department for their work in wal
savings and thrift stamp sales. They
will also each receive n letter of com
inendation from officials in Washing.
ton.
novel means OF concealing liquor
was uncarthed in Denver by Sergeant
Hannebuth and Policemen Kelly and
Pltt when an examination of Il steam
heating radiator in the home of Nick
Reitto, 1857 Larlmer street. proved II
I" be fitted up with tiny faucet and
used as a receptacle for whisky.
The field artillery branch of the ar
my, ut Washington has recommended
The establishment of field artillery
unit at the Colorado Agricultural Col
Iese, Fort Collins, rs well as the es'
adjustment of an engineering corps
unit at the University of Colorado,
BOULDER, according to information re-
eelyed in Fort Collins.
Authorities Of the United States I'M
migration service have started to in.
restiGate the circulation in Denver of
pamphlets. said to PROFOUND Bolshe-
visit principles. The circulation of the
pamphlets has been under way for sew
erai days. Several of the leaflets have
fallen into the hands Of the officials,
and they are now consulting with the
Washington office with reference to
handling the situation.
Liquor interests In the hope OF re-
'ersing the stand Of the nation on the
prohibition issue are seeking referen-
ouln elections in fourteen states, of
winch Colorado is one. Announce
neht of the movement was made by
'he National Association of Distillers
ana Wholesale Liquor Dealers in Gin
e'hhati, 1t is rumored that the cam
paign in Colorado will be directed by
local form of attorneys.
me hundredth anniversary of the