The Dolores star., 1919-04-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Hay at $40 in the stack and hard TO
get al that price has made new rec
Drd in Montrose
Among the 1919 plans for Delta is a
brass band, baseball team composed
of home talent and a big Fourth of
Iuly celebration.
There are at present Isl national
forests in the United States, of which
seventeen lie wholly and two partly
within the limits Of Colorado.
Mike Stelier, arrested for shooting
at John Carson in mine stoclade at
Superior, is held under $1,000 bond on
charge of attempted murder.
George Wright of Montrose has re-
ceived notification from the War De-
psrtment that the body of his son, who
died of wounds in France, will be
brought home for burial II he SO de-
sires.
Catlin & Blake of Montrose, owners
af the largest orchard on the Western
slope. report that with a perfect crop
Of fruit safe up to the present time, the
seasons yield should be $4,000 this
wear
With the summit of Pixies peak
within reach and the tank repaired
and ready 10 continue its trip, the
'limb Of the peak was abandoned by
order OF Samuel u. Nicholson, state
lirector of the Victory Liberty Loan
campaign
With the death of Samuel Hunt. a
cowboy mt Colorado Springs. injured in
cattle feud which developed into 4
battle on the morning of Dec %, 1918,
four cattlemen are locked up in the
El Pasu county Jail, on charges Of first
degree murder.
The l6 months old son of Ben X.
Wood of Syracuse, died from the eff
tects Of eating some pills which he
found while playing about the house
He was taken to a hospital and despite
the strenuous efforts TO save his life
only lived three hours.
Mrs. Martha L. McCammon. IS years
old and for forty-rwo years resident
of Boulder, tainted while at work in
her garden and fell on her face in
clump of grass in such manner that
she smorhered to death. She was
found dead by ncighbOr.
\ big business transfer was made at
Meeker when the J. W. Hugus store
was turned over to A Oldland & Co.
The Bank of Meeker, controlled by the
uugus company, has been taken over
by the First National Bank and by the
consolidation of the two the First Ma
tiural comes close to being u S1,0O0,0OO
financial institution.
y bomb explosion which tore a hole
in concrete house, blew down trees
and fences and shattered windows a
block away has given the Pueblo po-
lice the deepest mystery the depart
ment was ever asked to solve Al
hough the outrage is attributed to
Black Hand plot, there is not the
slightest evidence of motive or cause.
Victory Road" one of Puebo's
memorials to her soldiers, sailors and
marines, has been formally dedicated.
Two rows of elm trees, extending from
Fifth Avenue TO Elizabeth street, a
distance of five blocks, have been
planted. and the Iame for these, as de-
rided upon by the originators of the
idea, the Pueblo Chapter, d. A. r., is
Victory road.
Local farm bureau organizations are
being started in practically every town
and school district in Weld county,
The local units, which are part of the
county and state farm bureaus, are
adopting programs especially adapted
10 farming conditions in their dis
trict. Organizations are already per
fected at Pierce, Num-, Brlggsdale,
keota, Grover, Ault, Eaton, Platte
vile and Larsen.
With the state preparing to launch
the biggest highway construction pro-
gram in its history in conjunction
with federal projects, no less than
fourteen enginecr-draftSmen of the
State Highways Department are now
10 be seen daily mt work over their
tables in the basement of the state
museum building in Denver, under the
supervision of State Highway Engi.
neer James E. Maloney.
Colorado's quota in the Victory loan
has been placed at SOS, S,95O by the
federal reserve bank of Kansas City.
Of this amount Denver will be asked
o raise nearly hhf-$13, ,I33, 500
which is s5,Oo0,OOO less than was
asked of the city in the Fourth Lib
arty Loan drive. That Denver and
colorado will go over the top in char
icteristic fashion is the firm convic-
ion of the members of the Colorado
state and Denver committees. In the
asst drive Colorado piled up a total of
approximately S40,0OO,OO0 for Uncle
sans use in one of the most enthus-
astic campaigns waged in the state.
The nearly S30,0OO,OOO now asked for
VIII be forthcoming as promptly, de.
clare Liberty Loan workers.
While Colorado does not yet rank