The state herald., 1919-04-18
Pithy News Notes
From All Pusts Of
Colorado

Repairs Will be completed at the oil
well Of the Lincoln County Oil Com
pany at Hugo, and drilling will be re.
sumed At once.
A foot Of snow fell on the level and
driftsd In some places to depth of
four and five feet covered all Of Weld
county last week.
The latest word received in Denver
relative to the departure of the Eighty
ninth division for America sets the
date Of smbarkation as May 10th.
Only one barberry bush, the kind
that causes wheat rust, was found in
Sterling by agents from the Depart.
ment Of Agriculture, and destroyed.
The Steamboat Springs Commercial
Club has been organized. So anxious
were the business men to get the or
ganizatIon perfected that n constitu.
tion was adopted and all preliminary
work done the first night.
The Moffat tunnel measure, the
$5,O000O0 highway bond resolution
and the bill for Increased industrial
compensation benefits have been
signed by Gov. Oliver II. Shoup, thus
completing the course of legislative
enactment.
Ouray county has announced its
plans for the extension of the work
done last summer on the auto road
from Ouray to Silverton. This road is
gradually taking Its place as one of the
leading scenic highways in the state,
cutting through the sheer caiion of the
Uncompahgre river for distance of
many miles.
The wage controversy between
Painters, Decorators and Paperhang-
ers' Union No. III and the Master
Painters Association at Colorado
Springs, has been settled on the basis
of 75-cent wage scale This settle
ment Is compromise, an 80-cent
scale having been asked, to end the
strike which has been In force since
March 1st.
Num- is the first Weld county town
TO set dates for Its fall fair. The Num-
festival will be held Friday and Satur-
day, Sept. 10 and 20. The fair commit
tee will offer 5000 In cash prizes to
keep up the reputation Of the festival
ms the best exhibit Of dry-farming pro-
ducts In northern Colorado. The fair
is . joint enterprise Of the Commercial
Club and the Farmers Union.
| Additions which will give more than
AN acre of new show space In connec-
tiOn with the stadium at the Denver
Union Stockyards. and that will cost
between SI25,000 and 5000, 900. are be.
Ing planned by heads OF the Stock
yards Company. The addition will be
In the form Of Il new building, Imme.
dlately adjoining the present stadium.
II will be ready for 1920 stock show.
Fire Of unknown origin started In
the big grocery and meat market Of
the Miners Association, Lafayette. de-
siroyed the building and Its contents
M well M the grocery store OF John
Gordon and the residence OF William
wehman. causing loss Of Sl3,J00. The
Miners Association estimates Its loss
NJ 5000. with 5000 insurance. Cor.
don's loss In 5000 with $1,000 insur-
ance. The Wehman residence was
worth $500.
Colonel Barney, recruiting officer In
charge of recruiting In Colombo and
Wyoming. bns been definitely In
formed thnt he can promise service in
China, Hawaii. the Philippines or Pan.
anna. and all enlisfments are for three
years flat, with no reserve. Likewise
he Is enlistinG men for duty In France
md on the Rhine In the American Ex-
pedltionary Forces. Colored men
without previous service can now en-.
list In the cavalry service In the Phil
lppInes.
It cost the state y1.2O6.17 to carry
senator's and representatives to and
from the Stats Legislature, according
10 figures complied by State Auditor
Arthur n. Stong. The most OF this
amount was spent for railroad fare.
with nm allotment Of 800 pounds In
the drive for used clothing for Europ-
can relief. the citizens Of Lafayette
contributed 1900 pounds. The Lnfny.
ette chapter of the Red Cross Is the
banner chapter Of the Rocky Mountain
division. In every drive made during
the war II never failed to oversub-
scribe iis quota and Is the only chip
ter In the division which has never
failed to complete every allotment OF
work assigned II.
A big business deal was closed at In
Juntn when W. Il. Andrews and son,
Harold. took Il ten.ycnr lease on the
building now occupied by the Public
library. md will put In nnothcr drug
store. In addition to the one they al
rcndy own. The new store will be one
Of the finest In the stntc. and win be
up-to. date In NIL details. The fixtures
VIII cost about $4,000, md when the
building is rcndy for occupancy II will
be one OF the show places Of the val
ley.
The University OF Colorado has Ia.
sitcd the first volume OF q new series