The state herald., 1919-06-20
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris of
Colorado
wss'sra Newspaper Union News Services.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
The Colorado Editorial Association
meet In Denver. July II. IL. 1919.
The first codling moth spray, which
Is the most important, should have
been made as soon as the blossoms
were well off the trees.
The state inheritance tax depart
msnt will make thorough investiga.
tion Of the reported shrinkags of the
estate of w. s. Jackson, Colorado
Springs pioneer banker. from $4,000
900 to q little more than 100000.
Nearly 1000 merchants, farmers and
their families gathered at the county
fair grounds, just outside Sterling. for
the annual farmers picnic. Persons
from all parts Of Logan county and
adjoining counties were also in at
tendance.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Great Northern Water
Supply and Power Company with q
capitalization Of 100000. which ID
to complete the irrigation Of about
10000 acres around Pierce and Num-.
In northern Weld county.
The first distinguished service med
al presented In Colorado was given to
Wendell w. Jacobs Of Colorado
Springs by Lieut.. Col. G. NJ. Barney.
commander Of the Denver army re-
cruiting station. Private Jacobs was
with Company G. 341st Machine Gun
Battalion, and was cited for extraor-
dinary hsroism.
The Greeley Commercial Club will
protest efforts Of the railroads to
change the minimum loading require
msnts for lambs shipped from north
srn Colorado. Local shippers say that
the proposed change will cause an ad-
ditional charge of $50 upon every car
load Of lambs shipped from the Gree.
lsy and Fort Collins district.
Maintenance of the government guar
anteed price of $2.26 q bushel to the
wheat producer is absolutely neces
sary to assure the production needed
to care for the world wants. 1t was de
clared BY Julius Barnes. United State,
wheat director, presiding at a confer
ence Of 25O representatives Of all thu
grain industries Of this country In New
York.
The week Of June 22nd to 18th, In
elusive, has been declared mo acci
dent week" by Hale Haddon. regional
director Of railroads. and In this weei
the 80S.000 railroad employees In tht
central western region will not only
be watehful against accidents to them
selves, but to the public. It Is an ID
ucational week designed to prevent
railroad accidents.
Elmer 0artrsll. 6-ysar-old son o.
Trs1 Gartrsll. q mining man, wa
killed near his home when he steppst
from behind q standing automobile II
front Of q machine driven by Georg'
Alberts Of Alice. One OF the Yheeli
passed over his body. According tt
witnesses, Albert was driving slowly a
the time of accident and he was exon
Grated from blame.
The Denver mint. after July lst, will
pay the regular market price for sil
yer. Instructions to this effect wer'
received by Superintendent Thomai
Annsar from the director OF the min
At Washington. d. q. During the wal
the price paid for silver by the min
was 81 an ounce. This fixed prlc,
was only war measure and is to b
abandoned on July LIST.
The bids for the making OF 140.OO'
front tags and 10000 rear tngs for au
tomobiles have been lot by Secretsr,
Of State James II. Noland. Another
company Of Denver. has been givei
the work Of making 1900 badge
which the law requires must be wori
By chauffsurs. Colorado concerns ar'
bsing given preference In the bidding
said Secretary Of State Noland.
Two hundred and seventy.nlne grad
uates Of State Teachers' college 70
ceived degrees or life certificates a
the commencement held on the colleg,
campus Mt Greeley.
A building permit has been ISSUED
for the first hangar to be built by th'
CurtAss- Humphreys Acroplane Com
pany Of Denver. which starts Its EsteI
Park aerial bus line In few weeks
The hangar. frame structure 70xs'
feet In dimension. will be built at COO
East Twenty-sixtb avenue. on IN,
Oneida street flying field. which wal
used By the Victory loan circus. i
will cost 5000.
Many dry land farmers on the nati
east Of Lovelsnd are plowing up thclI
wheat and will plant the lnnd to corn
This means that the lack Of water hal
killed the wheat off to such nm extent
that II will not be worth harvesting
The corn being put In will produce d
crop Of fodder that can be used TO feed
the stock on the farms. This 10 thu
first time In many ycHS that the dry
land farmers have had crop failure