The state herald., 1919-04-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


rose county is going rapidly forward.
James N. Mcbride of Michigan, gen.
eral manager Of the company, the
Michigan-C Colorado Mining Company,
was In Norwood and started the work
Of repairing the roads to the mine.
He has Engineer Il. p. Hllleary In
charge of this work. Heavy machinery
is on its way for shipment to the
mines. The 100-ton mill will be only a
unit of the big series Of mills to be
erected until 1000 tons day Is be-
Ing treated as the ultimate produc-
ton. The ore, rich In silver and cop
per, comes from blocks of ore known
to be enormous. The oxy-acetylens
method Of mining the chunks of native
copper will be a feature of the big
proposition.
A new municipal mountain park,
consisting Of 27h acres OF land on
Little Deer creek, eight miles south of
Bear creek, has been bought by the
city Of Denver for $1,000, and will be
opened to plcnickers this summer. The
land Is for the most part level meadow
land covered with cottonwood trees.
Negotiations are now under way to
procure more Of the Little Deer creek
bottom for the city, 1t being recog-
nized as ideal for campers. 1t is
planned to improve roads leading to
the new acquisition.
The good news comes to GlenwOod
that the Midland railroad will resume
operation. The officials went over
the rond and report that the rails are
In working condition. This resump-
ton will be Of immense importance to
all the towns along the line. 1t has
been great financial loss to the prop
erty owners to have the railroad sus-
pend business. Many families have
left the towns and the entire section
has been decimated. The business
men of Glenwood look forward to q
big boom as n result.
The Adams County Farm Bureau,
composed Of farmers all over the coun.
ty. is behind a proposition to establish
q telephone line north aud south
/ through the east end Of the county,
connecting Fort Morgan and Deertrail.
The line. with branches. will be about
fifty miles long and will accommodate
more than $50 families. There Is also
u movement on foot for north md
south roads through the east end Of
the county to be graded and put In
good condition.
Several experiments in scientific
farming are to be undertaken In Arap
ahOe this year under supervision of the
county farm bureau. Chief among
these is the raising Of broom corn and
the incubation OF alfalfa seed. Broom
corn has never been raised to any ex.
tent rs far north as Arapahoe county.
This year five or six acres are to be
planted by as many farmers In the
vicinity OF strasburg.
John KIauss, a farmer OF the Wind.
sor district, who was away from home
at the time Of the old clothes drive, 10
minus his shirt and $IS In cash which
he had In the pocket, and which his
wife bundled up with a lot Of other old
clothes and sent to the Red Cross for
the refugees. Klauss had left the
money In the pocket Of his work shirt
which he had left at home for the wife
to sew a rip In the back.
James B. Ballinger is a soldier frou,
Mend. who was In the thick Of the
fighting In France. and was 80 Sc
riously wounded nnd shot up that II
was feared for several months that he
could not recover. Ballinger was
aboAt as near human wreck when
the surgeons began ON him as can be
Imagined. and now he is able to r.
sumo his old occupation OF automobile
mechanic.
| A Cripple Creek grocer has been ar
rested by Sheriff Won Phul on u
charge Of having In his possession
nearly ton OF jamaica ginger. which
he has been selling ms a beverage.
His arrest followed that of woman.
on whom four bottles Of the ginger
was found and who was carrying u
quantity internally.
Children In the Denver public schools
bought nearly half a million dollars
worth Of thrift and war savings
stamps between Dec. 8. 1917. and
March 81, 1919. according to the re-
port Of q. n. Schenck. custodian f0R
the stamps In school district No. 1.
During that time thrift cards have
been exchanged for war savings
stamps to the value Of S6o,060. The
total purchases by school children In
Denver Of thrift and savings stamps
were s5,D763o. the report shows.
The cnDtnioupe growers around
Rocky Ford are not feeling over con.
fldsnt regarding the seasons outlook
because Of the greatly Increased acre
nge In nearly every district In the
country where the fruit 10 grown. The
latest estimates Of tho acreage In
twenty states, m complied both by the
government bureau OF crop estimates