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what above normal unless 1t y SUBJ
jected to unexpected unfavorable con-
ditions inter IN the season. There was
some damage caused BY severe winter
weather In certain districts on the
western slope, but 80 far the loss from
late frosts has been negligible. In por-
tons Of the peach-growing districts on
the western slope the crop will be
short because Of the severe winter, but
generally the outlook Il for crop OF
normal proportions. The outlook for
apples 10 excellent on the western slope
and In the Canon City district, where
most Of the commercial production Of
the state b made.
The Colorado Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service will publish prelimin-
ary estimates this month on the acre
age devoted to spring wheat. oats, bar
ley and alfalfa for the state, base
upon partial return from county as
SCISSORS and upon percentage estimates
from reporters. Present indications
point to a very much increased acre
age Of spring wheat and to only slight
changes from last year In the acreages
devoted to oats, harley and alfalfa.
More complete estimates Of the acre
ages devoted to all crops will be pub
lIshed In August, based upon practi-
cally complete returns from county as
SCISSORS
The first consignment Of absolutely
pure radlum received In MontrOse has
been received for the use Of DIR. F. @.
DidrIckson in connection with course
In radiotherapy at an Eastern unIver-
sity. It weighs only 28.13 milligrams
and is one inch long and three thirty
seconds Of an inch In diameter, but Is
valued at 5000. The material Ii kept
In series Of tubes-glass, sterling Sill
yer, lead, steel. This radium was
made from ore mined In western Mont.
rose county and sampled at the Mont
rose sampler. In Its crude form It rep
resented q carload Of twenty-five tons
Of ore.
Grand valley fruit growers have
learned sad but nevertheless true news
about The 1920, fruit crop. 1t was be-
lieved that the APPLES had escaped
damage from the winter cold, and all
varieties but one did escape, but the
popular winesap suffered almost COM
plete extinction In that valley, 1t IL
declared, % far as the 1890 crop IL
concerned. The winter cold damaged
the buds 20 that they had no vitality,
and although they bloomed ~ usual
the blooms fell off and the trees will
be bare Of fruit.
Ranchmen along Muddy creek In
Grand county have bought the tele-
phone lines Of the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph Company In
that district and have organized the
Muddy Creek Telephone Association.
They will extend the lines from
Kremmling. twenty-three miles north.
to the Martin postofflce at Whitiey's
peak. Fifteen phones will be connect
ed with the new lines.
The Senate has doubled the appro-
priation for the Rocky Mountain Ma
tional park, according to dispatches
from Washington. Senator Phipps'
amendment increasing the appropria-
ton from $4,000 to $4,000 was adopt
ed by the Senate.
The Bells Vista hotel, erected In the
early 70s at Golden, and perhaps at
one time the most beautiful hotel In
Colorado, is to be wrecked for the ma
terial 1t contains. The building Is the
property Of the Huston estate OF Phil
adelphia.
James +. Creel, father of Charles A
Creel Of Arriba, Ia dead ut the age Of
08 years. Creel was born In Virginia
and came to Colorado nearly forty
years ago. He made his residence in
the northern part Of Lincoln county.
Building permits for the first five
months Of 1920 represent s2,2ll 800
more than for the same period Of time
. year ago. according to the monthly
report issued by Frank N. Ladd, city
building inspector Of Denver.
The state school fund was enriched
by $149, ,480 as the result of the June
sale of state school land. The State
Board OF Land Commissioners sold s.
$40 acres for that sum. The average
price per acre, $3.50, is the highest
obtained by the board for months. Con-
siderable rivalry developed In the bid
ding for certain parcels Of land. The
highest price was realized for a tract
of irrigated land In Weld county. For
this the board obtained $170 an acre.
A ten-pound son was born to Mayor
and Mrs. +. w. Slower at their home
In Fort Collins. In addition to being
born the son OF the mayor Of Fort Col
Inns. the new arrival has been named
William Charles-WillIam for his pa
ternal grandfather, pioneer and the
first president OF the Poudre Valley
Bank Of that city, and Charles for his
maternal grandfather, Congressman
Charles Il. Timberlake.
The whole town of Fosston, on the
branch line Of the Union Pacific rail-
road to Briggsdale, was totally de-