The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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aiO66, according to an abstract gust
completed by State Bank commissions
er Grant McFerson. This is decrease
in resources of $2,375,0534' since May
| 12, the date of the last report Oh ti'e
commissioner. Individual deposits TO-
| tailed S46.526, ,632 90, as compared with
deposits aggregating SoO, lo0 iS iof on
May 12. The falling off in resources, IL
was said, is due to Withdrawal D!
farmers of money to pay the EXPENSES
of firm help and other costs incident
to cultivating the greatest crops in the
states history. This money, It was
said. will flow back into the banks win
big accretions when the harvesting be-
gins. OF the total resources S''o23o,-
932. "a were held by 222 state and saw
ings banks, SOL 1,51O,993.S0 by seventc'
trust companies and $S18,174.52 by pr-
vate banks.
Advance reports from thresherinV
received by the Cooperative Crop ~"
porting Service indicate that the ficid'
of wheat will be close to normal tli'S
year. except the north central part OF
the state and in restricted areas IN
the eastern part. In parts of Weld,
Morgan, Larimer, Boulder. Adams,
Jefferson and Arapahoe the crop was
seriously damaged by drought and will
in many districts average as low as %
per cent of the normal production.
Since this district produces very
large percentage of the wheat grown
in the state the result will be marked
reduction In total production from
preliminary estimates. The acreage
devoted to the crop, however, is some
what greater than advance reports in
dieated, so that total production will
be fully 100000 bushels greater than
the largest crop previously grown.
The south wing of the museum of
natural history in City Park in Den
yer is to be erected as memorial to
William H. James, active in the early
mining development in Colorado, and
for years resident of Denver. The
gift to the city is from Mrs. Elsie ].
Lemen and Harry G. James, the daugh-
ter and son OF the pioneer, who until
a few days ago were unknown donors
of the addition to the museum. Mr..
Harry James is vice president Of the
Denver National Bank, and is treas
urer of the Museum Commission.
Phillips county is the states leading
agricultural district in proportion to
its size, having a larger percentage of
its area under cultivation than any
other county, according to reports of
county assessors to the State Immi-
grafton Bureau. Phillips county has
1922 acres under cultivation, or
1852 per cent of its area. Logan
county, which was given this honor
at first reports, has but 34.79 per cent
| Of its total acreage in cultivation.
Mesa Countys share of the state
school fund will total S9.073.38. The
entire fund totals $685., 1874, and the an
nouncement of the various apportion-
| ments was issued from the state super
intendent's office at Denver Other
| West Slope counties will receive the
following sums: Delta, S6,316.07; Do
lores, S429.71; Gunnison, s2,19o.24
Hinsdale, S179.4S; Ouray, S$07 SO; Pit
kin, $1,34224, and San Miguel, ST.
859.12
Eight thousand acres of land in
| AsAOhtiooC tOuits tihc ptNh
by the laying of 365 miles of tiling, ac-
cording to an estimate made by Mont
rose authorities. For years, with
thousands of acres remaining idle be-
| cause of seepage, the drainage has
| been the greatest problem facing the
| Uncompaghre valley farmer. However,
| this has been to great extent over
| come by the use of such a large guam
tity of tiling.
Announcement has been made of the
| marriage of Miss Matru Emmett Scott
of Montrose and Roy NJ. Chapman Of
| Grand Junction, blind overseas war
hero, at Los Angeles. Calf. The couple
were engaged before the war.
| Weld county now leads all Colorado
counties in the number of consolidated
and centralized schools. There are
seven centralized and nine consolidate
ed schools in the county.
The shipment of potatoes from this
state this season has been the great
est in the history of Colorado. Ac-
cording to records of the United States
Bureau of Markets, 1850 cars of po-
tatoes have been shipped from the
1918 crop. This places Colorado
| fourth among the twenty-one late po-
tato shipping states OF this country.
Minnesota ranks first, having shipped
| some $4,000 cars, Wisconsin second,
with 10000 cars and Maine third, with
1S,9O0 cars.
| Having In his possession the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, the Croix de
Guerre with palm, and the Italian war
| cross all of which were awarded him
for extraordinary bravery in action on
| the battlefields of France, Capt. Gerry
| Chapman, former member of the Uni
versity of Colorado, has arrived in
New York, according to word received
| In Denver.
Monte Vista will stake big three
day Frontier roundup and stampede
| on the occasion of the meeting of the
| Spanish Trail-Mesa Verde Highway