The Keota news., 1920-02-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

are Interested In the collection annual.
~ OF accurate agricultural statistics
Tor the state have suggested that
bill be introduced In the next Iegsla.
ture providing for the licensing OF all
threshermen aud requiring them to
make reports each week during tho
threshihg season showing the acreage
ana production Of all grain threshed
by them. The form of measure gen.
orally favored Is one similar to the
law now In effect In Michigan. which
has proved very successful. Under
this no fee ix charged for the licensing
Of threxhermen. but they are required
to furnish information regarding acre
ags and production OF grain threshed
In lieu Of paying a fee. The State
immigration Department now collects
through county assessors information
showing the acreage devoted to each
crop. but accurate information regard.
Ing production IL not available.
The inquiry made In January by the
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
regarding the number and value Of live
stock on farms on January LIST. indl.
Gates a decrease In the number Of beef
and range cattle. sheep and swine and
possibly slight increases In the number
Of dairy cattle. horses and mules, NJ
compared with the number Of the vari.
GUS Glasses Of livestock Oh farms Jan.
l. 1919. A decrease In the average
valnc per head of every class Of live
stock Is indicated and apparently there
will bc rather sharp decrease In the
total value of ail livestock on farms
as compared with year ngo.
During the gear 1910 Coiorndoans
enjoyed more days Of perfect sunshine
ti,an the residents Of nny other state In
the country. There were l35 days ON
which the sun xhone brightly without
a cloud In the sky. according to the Of.
ficIal annual report issued BY the Den.
yer branch Of the United States wealth.
or bureau. Only on eighty.four days
was the sun hidden from view for the
entire day. and on no days It was OBJ
scurctl only u part Of the time. accord
Ing to the report.
August speck, perhaps the first ret.
tier In what Is now North Park, who
went to TINT section forty.flvc years
ago. died at his home near Owl. Colo,
and his body was taken to Mancies'
Ter. In. for intermcnt. Mr.. Spcck was
horn In Germany q little more than
eighty.cight years ago. and went 10
North Park forty.five years ago. be-
ing engaged in sluice mining. He
shipped large quantities Of gold from
time 10 time.
After drawing up a will providing
how his estate. amounting to several
thousand dollars, should be divided
md leaving instructions as to his bur
iu, Alfred T. Norman. IS years old, a
veterinary inspector attached TO the
United states bureau Of animal Indus
try, committed suicide by shooting him.
self through the mouth In his room at
D.nver hotel with q .32.caliber revol'
yer. Death was instantaneous.
Hilary King. q, was instantly Killed
u.hI,c hauling timber to his ranch, some
twepty.nine miles west OF Coloraao
SprIney, near Divide. He lost his oai'
nncc from the humping Of the wagon
nm tho frozen roads and fell beneath
IN. NJ the rear wheels which crusheo
out his life.
rbot there has been six times the
,,owfnll this season on the Poudre wa
,,r.het, thnn mt this time last season 10
Tho statement Of Glen Duvall. caretak'
49, q, tho 1nramie.P .Poudre tunnel which
nenetrntes the continental divide near
~. ,-,.t md cnrries water from the