The state herald., 1920-09-14

Census returns made public include
Pueblo, Colo, whose population is
given as 1900, u decrease of LIST. or
3.3 per cent.
Approximately 10 per cent Of the
1900 men employed in Colorado coal
mines will ask for an increase of Sl.5O
day. II has been announced. These
compose class of men known MS In
side and outside day labor and do not
include men who dig coal.
Miss Anna Laura Force, president OF
the State Teachers Association of
Colorado and principal of the Lincoln
school In Denver has been appointed
chairman of the executive committee
of the National Council of Education.
Miss Force is doing graduate work ut
the State Teachers College this sum
mer at Greeley.
As the night jaller at the county jail
at Leadvlllc entered the cell house to
replenish the fire in the stove there,
three prisoners who were in the corri-
dor made rush for the open door and
escaped At late hour tonight they
had not been captured. The three men
were awaiting trial in the District
Court on minor charges.
Two bears were killed within few
yards of each other by ]. +. Naylor in
North Park while on n camping and
fishing expedition. He found the AMI
mails early in the morning within 100
yards of the camp and dropped one at
the first shot. The second one started
10 run away and II took four shots TO
bring II down, after 1t had run about
$50 yards.
Delta will hold Its annual Flower
show Saturday. September 11th. when
locally grown glndlolus, sweet peas.
dahlias and asters will be put on dis
play Many attractive prizes have
been offered by the merchants for the
best flowers shown. After the eNhi-
bitlon the flowers viii be auctioncd off
and the proceeds given 10 the City
Park fund.
The Cripple Creek Short Line, which
operates tourist trains between Colo
RADIO Springs and Summit. has closed
It's season. The road was re-opened to
Summit on June 2sth. On May 18th,
last. Judge Il l.. Lewis OF the Federal
District Court In Denver. gave the OPP
orators Of the road permission to close
and the traffic TO Cripple Creek and
return was annulled.
The condition OF rye In Colorado on
July LIST was % per cent normal, com
pared with 9l per cent on June LIST.
Based on this condition md nn esti-
mated area of $4,000 acres devoted to
the crop, the forecnsted production Is
1,51l.3G0 bushels. This accounts only
for the rye planted for grain. the total
acreage Of rye being considerably
larger than that given above.
The condition OF barley In Colorado
on July LIST was 02 per cent OF normal.
compared with 90 per cent on June 1st.
Partial reports OF county assessors In.
dicnte that the area devoted TO the
crop Is about 10000 acres BASED ON
this acreage and the condition OF the
crop on July 1st. the estimated pro,lnc
100000 Inst year, is
Remarkable yields OF both wheat and
barley are reported from fields of
grain just ,hreshed In I.arlmer county.
Fred Schmer has Just harvested twelve
acres OF whent and six acres Of barley
on the W. A. Drake farm two aud u
hnlf miles south OF Fort Collins. which,
while they have broken no records. nrc
unusually fine crops The wheat
threshed 1i.16 bushels to the acre. and
the barley 81 bushels to the acre
w r. Stoitz. alias William Brown,
who was seriously injured August 2Sih
when he was crushed between two
tram cars Mt the central car barns.
whore he was working. died MS the re.
suit Of his injuries nj ST Luie's hos.
pltal In Denver.
Forrest Wood. IL years old. was
thrown off his bicycle NJ Boulder and
run over by touring car receiving In
iurlcs which may prove fatal In dods
lng two automobiles at busy stree,
corner he turned his bicycle too far,
striking the hub OF one OF the cars
nnd being hurled directly In the path
OF the other His right arm was bro;cn
and hc suffered severe wound on
the head
Partial reports OF county nssossors
indicate that about $1,000 acres Of po
tatocs were planted In Colorado this
year. compared with 1880 ncres last
year The condition OF the crop on
July LIST was % per cent OF normal. M
exceptionally high condition for this
season OF the year. The estimated pro
duction. based upon this condition and
the acreage given above. Is i3,0T2. .0oc
bushels compared with final csll
mnte OF II, 10000 bushels last year.
Apple growers Of the Monirosc dis
trict have voted unanimously to hol,
their apple crop until September l0tl
md TO refuse tho offers bcIng mnde b,
buyers. whoss maximum bid Inns beer