The state herald., 1919-03-28
Pithy News Notes
From AH Parts Of
Colorado

Western Newspaper. Union News Service.
The Child Welfare station Is prov
lng to be one Of the most wonderful
organizations In the city Of Pueblo.
both educauonally and philanthropic-
ally.
Farmers Of the Grover and Larson
districts. In eastern Weld county. are
preparing to ask the District Court
for surveys Of the land In the two dis
tricts.
Leaving note pinned to his coat.
that "my body will be found on the
bed with bullet through my heart"
Dewey 8. Newhouse, 20, shot and
killed himself at the home Of his cou-
sins, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Hubka, near
Calhan. ~
The Fort Collins House Building and
Development Company IL q corporation
formed Just recently, with capitalixa-
tion Of 10000, for the purpose Of
building fifty bungalows u Fort Col
Inns, ranging in cost from 1900 to ST.
900 each.
With more than s25000o worth Of
new buildings. public and private, al
ready under process of erection and
more In prospect, the building boom
which has struck northern Colorado
towns seems to be most pronounced
X Windsor.
Silos are swelling the profits of the
cattle and lamb feeders Of the Greeley
district. Silage raised on farms east
Of Greeley has been selling at so u
ton from the silo. Some fields have
yielded thirty tons to the acre. max
Ing $500 crop on $3.50 land.
The compressor rooms, blacksmith
shop and machinery at Lackawanna
mine, on Kendall mountain have been
destroyed by fire. The fire started
from an overhsatsd stove. The mine Is
being operated by the d. l.. 4 w.
Mining and Reduction Company.
Edward Simpson, q timber contrac.
tor. living five miles from Tsbernash,
shot and killed Otto Fierabund, a Ger.
man who had been working for him.
The men quarreled over wages due the
German. who followed Simpson into
his home and threatened his life.
Sheep feeders Of Eaton who have
been experimenting with the new feed
known a. the Wasatah bean. have
found II almost equal to corn In fat
tening properties and much cheaper
for finishing sheep for the market
The bean was imported from Mexico q
few weeks ago In large quantities and
used by several feeders.
The Yak Mining Company Of Lead
Vile announced a wage reduction OF
81 on n,l wages to take effect April
IS. The number Of job seekers nov
greatly exceeds the number OF avaiI
able Jobs. Where few months age
mines were threatening to shut down
on account Of the scarcity OF labor
they are now swnmped with men seek
Ing work.
Colorado's own military unit
the One Hundred and Fifty-Sev
enth Infantry reglment-will b,
demobilixed at Camp Kearny, Cal.
not later than April 10, ac
cording to announcement made al
San Diego by MAI. ]. G. Dooley. Intel
ligence officer Of the Fortieth 'Sun
shine" division. The One Hundred and
Fifty-seventh Is part Of this division
The Colorado Springs and Cripple
Greek railroad. better known as the
Short Line. running between Colorado
Springs and Cripple Greek, passing
through beautiful scenic section. will
not BE- junked ~ reported some time
ago. On the contrary. the road will
be put In first class condition a. soon
as possible for the resumption OF
traffic. II II hoped to have the road
In shape to handle the heavy summer
tourist business that II expected.
Average annual precipitation varisi
In Colorado from sig inches to about
forty Inches. the lowest being in the
San Luis valley and the highest In ths
ben Juan tnOuntoioo.
Five Greeley banks and the bank OF
Keotn will finance extensive expert.
ments In the summer following system
of dry land farming In the Ksots dis
triet. fifty miles east Of Greeley. Unit
Of ten farmers, esch Of whom will sum
msr fallow nifty acres Of land. are be
Ing made up. and the banks will I'D
vance SO on each acre. plowsd. sum.
Nor fallowed and cropped. Thirty
farmers have already entered the q.
pertinent. and the $4,000 necessary TO,
financing them will b. available May I
A unit Of the reserve officers train
ing corps 10 to be re.cstablishsd IL
Denver. according to Information frou
Washington. Training viii probably
bssin shout April I. All physically
NJ students Of the university will bs
eligible TO take the course. which Will
require three hourS 4 week. Tho stu
dent officers will receive $40 n month
and rosnt,issta nnutnvvtant iss~lssAtns