The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-20

The first codIing moth spray. which
3E the most important, should have
been made as soon as the blossoms
we're well off the trees.
Two hundred and seventy grad
uates OF State Teachers college re-
ceived degrees or life certificates at
the commencement held on the college
campus Mt Greeley
The state inheritance tax depart
ment win make a thorough inyesuga-
ton OF the reported shrinkage of the
estate OF w. s. Jackson, Colorado
Springs pioneer banker, from $4,000
90 to e little more than $1.00O.000.
A balance of $9.650, ,7e9.Os on May 81
is the amount on hand In the STATE
treasury, according to Harry E. Null
nix. treasurer. This is an increase of
e1,3O0.OO0 over the balance on hand
Feb. 28. The receipts for the last
quarter were S4.643.045.49 and the dis
Judgements 1891, ,4S5.97.
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-
rrulting station. Private Jacobs was
with Company C, 341st Machine Gun
Battalion, and was cited for ertraor-
binary berolsm-
Maintenance of the government guar
anteed price OF $226 bushel to the
wheat producer is absolutely neces-
sary to assure the production needed
10 care for the world wants, 1t was de-
ciared by Julius Barnes, United States
wheat director, presiding at confer
ence OF $50 representatives of all the
grain Industries of this country in New
York
The bids for the making OF 10000
front tags and 10000 rear tags for au-
tomobiIes have been let by Secretary
of State james II. Noland. Another
company of Denver, has been given
the work of making 1900 badges
which the law requires must lie worn
by chauffeurs. Colorado concerns are
being given preference in the bidding.
said Secretary of State Noland.
II would rather die than go to
Canon City" was the remark of Frank
DE West. who broke Jail at La Junta
after being sentenced to the peniten-
tinry to from eighteen months to two
years. De West was recaptured In
Pueblo, after making the trip by con-
ceaIing himself underneath the coal on
the engine tender. The first sentence
was revoked, and he was resentenced
bis brief liberty.
Among the arrivals from France re-
Gently was Vernon r. Alspaugh and
his wife. charming little French girl
whom he married in Nantes, France,
last December while q member of the
Sixteenth infantry of the A. Il. F. The
young couple went to Craig, Colo,
where they will live on Private Ais.
paugh's ranch. Alspaugh was a mem
ber Of the first American unit under
fire and was gassed during an engage
ment In the Toul sector In January,
1918.
Reports received by the cooperative
crop reporting service indicate sub
stantIal Increase in the number of
chickens on farms In Colorado since
the report of the census bureau in
on farms In 1910. as reported by the
Census Bureau was 1,644,4T1. The in
quiry this year applies only to number
of hens on farms. and though reports
will not be nearly 80 complete as
were obtained by the census bureau,
they will apparently show an increase
OF at least 35 per cent in the number
of chickens over 1910.
A building permit has been issued
for the first hangar to be built by the
Curtiss- Humphreys Aeroplane Com
pany of Denver, which starts its Este.
Park aerial bus line in few weeks
The hangar, frame structure 70xS'
feet In dimension. will be built at 800
East Twenty-sixth avenue, on tn,
Oneida street flying field.
According to current report of the
state Highway Commission total ol
$4,000 will be spent on federal ale
road projects in District 2 of Colo
RADIO. All of the money will be spent
for grading and draining. The road,
to be improved are Cherry Greek roac
to Colorado Springs Junction. dis
tance Of forty-eight miles, the Burling
ton road In Kit Carson county for tel
miles north, east and west, the Limor
east road for ten miles, the Colorado
Springs Canon City road, the Colorado
Springs Cripple Greek road, the Castl,
Rock river road, the Cheyenne Wells
either north or west; Woodland Parl
to Cripple Creek in Teller county
Buena vista-Salida road in Chaffet
county Buena Vista to Divide in Chat
fee county: PeytonR Ramah road in e
Paso and Park counties and the Farm
ers' highway in Lincoln county.
G. N. Baldwin died at his home IL
Florence from meningitis and what II
thought to be tick fever. Physician,