The Dolores star., 1920-06-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

l. l.. Beckett of Great Divide hns
been appointed postmaster nj 'rH'S 10
succeed V. e. I."drord, who has re
signed
The. alfalfa web worm has made IT.
nppcarquce in the Canon city AM
prnrosr districts and is said L" b" Il"
iu. considerable damage to vegetation
of various kinds
Two persons were killed and several
injured in Il wreck of Santa fe pas
srugrr train No ! near Rene. twelve
miles south Of la .unra. over thirty
passougcrS were injured.
Farmers throughout the state oil
Colorado have had to pay enormously
high prices for feed for their livcstock
during the last several winters. Now
is the time Ia plan feed for next Win
ter
Charles Dickens of Muntou. an EN-
pIove of the Colorado Springs Light,
Heat and Power Company at MnniIou,
is recovering from burns received
when "A current of 5000 volts passed
through his body.
The GaImcSn Farms Company, one
Of the largest farming organizations in
western Colorado. is named as defend
ant In a suit filed in the District Court
Mt Grand Junction by H. Il. Crowcll of
Chicago. who seeks collection of S2So,-
ri II alleged TO be due On li3 prom
iS>Ory notes.
Farm forestry properly pra"tic"d
provides fuel. posts, poles and repair
material. says w. J. Morrill, of the
Colorado Agricultural College. The
work in thinning and harvesting is
done in the winter when other work is
not pressing. \ grove or windhreak
does wonders i'll improving the appear
anccS of the farm home, thus cnhanc-
ing the interest in and Coutcutmcnt Of
farm life.
The Colorado Funeral Directors and
Embalmcrs' Association will hold. its
twcnty-third annual convention nj Es-
tes Park. June - To -. w. u. Nash
of Denver will hc the toaStni;tstcr nj
the opening banquet. Glen lorc Will
give an official speech of welcome AMI
Mayor \. l.. Cobb Of Estes viii speak
the following morning \ dance and
picnic will h" among the entertain
ment features.
BOYS hunting for frogs near Craig
discovered what they believed was a
doll floating in the water. They in
v">tfgated and hauled the supposed
DOH ashore. They We're shocked to
find il was dead infant about :
weeks old. They notified the authori-
ties and the coroner held an inquest.
Coroner !. G. Clayton said that the
baby was probably dead before being
placed in the branch of Fortification
| creek.
Bcrthoud pass. which is Il part Of
one of the most popular tourist routes
from Denver To Steamboat Springs,
| and which has been closed during the
winter months, opened for traffic June
II, according to statements received
from the Commercial Association OF
| Empire, Colorado. Many motorists. ii
is said, have taken the Bcrthuud road
since the opening of the tourist season,
and have been forced to turn back on
account Of the road over tn" pass hay
ing been closed.
Mrs Fred Dick of the Colorado
| Child Welfare Bureau, was reelected
| vice president of the National Child
| Welfare Conference of Mothers Con-
| rreSS and Parent-Tcachcr ASS0Ciat lions
at the annual meeting Of that body at
| Madison, Wis. Eight delegates attend.
| ed the conference from Colorado,
| where it was found that this state Is
| Inc Of the leaders Ot the nation in
child welfare work. Mrs. Milton =.
| Higgins of Massachusetts was elected
| president of the organization.
Cecil Brown, the 14-year-old son OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Brown of
| Colorado Springs, was fatally injured
| when he was knocked from the run.
ming board of the automobile on which
he was riding and his head crushed
against - telephone pole.
Accidentally coming into contact
with high voltage power line carry
ing $1,000 volts of electricity. Austr
| owd, 2G years old, a resident of Grip
| PIE 'Teek, ana an einploNe oI tllt AT
kansas Valley Light and Power Com
pany, was instantly killed at Cripple
Creek
| Preliminary reports indicnte that til,
production of apples and pears in Colo
RADIO this year will be greater than fo
last year, but the production of botl
peaches and cherries will be mucl
smaller than that for last year. Til,
apple crop will be one Of the largcs
in the history of the state If condition,
remain favorable until harvest time
the preliminary estimate being 32O3,
$50 bushels, compared with final csti
mate Of 2,79j,OO0 bushels last year
The condition of The cherry crop is re
ported as only 80 pei cent of normal
which Is one of the lowest conditiou
figures for this crop in recent years.
To take the place of the recently
discontinued car service, the Cresson
fft.ft 4