The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-04

A falling tree crushed out the life
of Wilbert A. Gardner, an employe OF
the Rocky Mountain Lumber Company,
at Diamond Park.
Thirty persons narrowly escaped IN
Jury at the Colorado State Firemens =
convention ut Littleton when the sup
ports of crowded grandstand col
lapsed, allowing the stand TO fall tlNe
feet to the pavement.
The condition of alfalfa in Colorado
on July 1st was the same as on June
LIST sn0 there is no change In the es-
timated output The condition of all
hay in the state IL also the same as on
June LIST, and the estimate of total pro-
duction is unchanged
Obtaining revolver from the truck
of her brother-in-law, Miss Helen
Brewer pretty and 10 years OF age, of
Glenwood Springs, attempted suicide
by shooting herself. The bullet enter
ed the abdomen. She was removed to
a hospital where physicians say her
condition is serious.
The body of the 1S-months-old son
of Mrs c. Schegel, widow of Eagle,
was recovered from the Eagle river
following a two-day search. The hoy
disappeared while his mother was
washing clothes. County authorities
dragged more than 300 yards of the
river before the body was found.
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 at
the State Teachers College this sum
mer at Greeley.
| The big firemens convention held at
| Englewood and Littleton was well-at-
tended and large delegations represent
ed from nearly all departments from
various cities and towns over the state.
All entries were filled and several new
records set up. Both Englewood and
Littleton extended themselves in enter
tanning their guests.
AS the night jaler at the county 5aSl
| at Leadville entered the cell house to
| replenish the fire in the stove there,
| three prisoners who were in the cOrrl-
dor made a rush for the open door and
escaped. At n late hour tonight they
had not been captured. The three men
were awaiting trial in the District
Court on minor charges.
The condition of barley in Colorado
on July 1st was % per cent of normal,
compared with 90 per cent on June list.
Partial reports of county assessors in
| dicate 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 produc-
tion is 5,943, 200 bushels, compared with
| 100000 last year.
A rich strike at the 1,S00-foot level
of the Vindicator gold mine at Victor
reported n few days ago, gives promise
| of producing ore to run between $40
and $3.50 ton The strike was made
at point about 900 feet south of the
main shaft, and seems to be n continu-
alton of the well-known Little vein. 1t
is in virgin territory, which was pre-
viously believed to be practically
| worthless.
| Forrest Wood, IL years old, was
| thrown off his bicycle at Boulder and
run over by touring car, receiving in
juries which may prove fatal. In dodg-
ing two automobiles at a busy street
corner he turned his bicycle too far,
striking the hub of one of the cars
and being hurled directly in the path
of the other. His right arm was broken
and he suffered a severe wound on
| the head.
Arrangements for the annual Boul-
der county fair are virtually completed
and indications point to the greatest
and best fair ever held at Longmont.
The fair will last four days, Sept. 7, 8,
9 and 10.
Remarkable yields of both wheat and
barley are reported from fields of
grain just threshed in Larimer county.
Fred Schmer has just harvested twelve
acres of wheat and six acres of barley
| on the w. A. Drake farm two and n
half miles south of Fort Collins, which,
while they have broken no records, are
unusually fine crops The wheat
threshed 74.16 bushels to the acre, and
the barley SO bushels to the acre.
| Partial reports of county assessors
Indicate that about $4,000 acres of po-
! tatoes were planted in Colorado this
year, compared with 92,5O0 acres last
year. The condition of the crop on
July 1st was % per cent of normal, an
exceptionally high condition for this
season of the year. The estimated pro-
duction, based upon this condition and
the acreage given above, is 13.O72,000
bushels compared with final esti-
/ ta Of I niO ODO hushaIs la or
Three dead rattlesnakes, one of them
four feet long with fifteen rattles and
a button, tell of the bravery of little