The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-02-13

ly going to send millions Of tons Of
foodstuffs to Europe the farmers are
planning to provide immense quanti-
ties OF supplies for home consump-
ton.
Kersey-Kersey's Commercial Club
met for the FIRST time Tuesday evening
and spent the hours in social inter
course following musical and literary
program. County Agricultural Agent
Knapp met with them and talked on
the possibilities OF doing good work
after community organizations have
been made. The next meeting Of the
club will be held Tuesday, February
1s, at which the annual election of Of
ficers will be held and plans for the
year laid out
Boulder-George Damorel, for many
years a miner in the hills and noun
tains of Boulder county, died last
night at the University hospital,
afer an illness OF only a week. For
many years he had been regarded as a
hermit. 1t is believed relatives live
at Walsenburg, Colo.
Grand Junction-Clinton and Gar.
field school districts have been consol-
idated and an up-to-date school build
ing viii be erected.
Steamboat Springs-A series of
farm institutes is being held in towns
through Routt county.
Durango-City Manager A. F. Hood
has been fined s25 for an assault with
cane upon Rod S. Day, manager Of
the Durango Democrat.
Grand functional a meeting Of
the Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union, resolutions were adopted
urging the state to buy the Moffat
road.
Glenwood Springs-Adolph Merriam
of Glenwood is the FIRST chicken raiser
to report 1919 hatch. The chicks
arrived January 2s.
Rocky Ford-Four Thousand acres
Of cantaloupes, nearly double the 1918
acreage, is indicated for the valley
this year.
La Junta-A large pelican recently
shot by Charles A. Clark. is now on
exhibition in local show window. The
bird measures seven feet from tip to
tip and was shot at the lakes north
of town. 1t is fine specimen and
rare in this valley.
Leadville-Chaffee county has asked
Lake county to pay the expenses of
the trial of demented Austrian found
in that county, and claiming to be
resident of Leadville- Investigation
has disclosed that no transportation
has been issued any insane person
out of this county. and that no de-
mented Austrian was known in the
county prior to this charge. Thus. it
seems likely that Lake county win re-
fuse to pay.
been organized in Gunnison. the meet
ings TO be held bi-weekly on Thursday
evenings at the Community church.
The first of these gatherings, which
are TO be free open discussions Of
public matters took place February g.
The subject was Peace Conference
Judge Sprigg Shackleford presented
the case of Great Britain, DIR. j. H.
Kelley discussed France, and Mrs. X.
Morrison talked about the aspirations
of the Jugo-Slavs.
Durango-January, 1919, was the
first January for several years that the
railroad trains ON the Silyerton branch
were not blockaded by snow. During
the month the mines OF San Juan
county shipped II carloads of ore and
and concentrates to the Durango smell
ter. This is light January shipment
but explained by the mountain roads
to the mines being in bad condition,
owing to the great amount Of snow on
the ground.
La Junta-The estate property Of
Peyton s. Jones, for several years in
charge OF C. c. Buchanan, who has
been acting as receiver of court, has
been ordered sold by the court to set
tie the estate. The property consists
of several business blocks and lots.
both in this city and Las Animas.
La Junta-The volunteer fire depart
ment enjoyed their annual dinner and
smoker at the city hall. The officers
of the department elected are: George
Barr. president; Andrew Mayors, sec
retary; S. w. Brown, treasurer.
Boulder-The first carload Of ore (16
ty have formed protective associa.
tion which has for its prime object