The state herald., 1920-07-16
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris of
Colorado
estern New.paper Union News Service.

! held September and 3, at Rifle. The
citizens of Rifle have always had
pleasing programs on this occasion and
many persons from over all Colorado
have attended. 1t is expected that
there will be present large delegations
FROM all parts of the STAGE.
Two men were instantly killed and
one badly injured in an explosion at
the Sunnysile mine, Silverton. The
| dead are l.. Edmunio Mur,lne2 and j.
w. Virgil. !. Valdez was injured Six
shots had been put into II drift and the
men, thinking all OF the blasts had eX-
ploded. went into the mine. They were
caught by the last explosion and liter
ally blown 10 pieces.
That ull the lakes oil Grand Mesa
are fun to ovcrflOw.ng is the report OF
c. Jacques, superintendent, who has
Just visited all of the important lakes.
He makes one exception only in re-
porting that Deep Ward lake only has
l4.7 feet of water. The snow has not
all melted yet In the lake section and
the suEp.y of water for irrigation pur'
poses is very large.
Within the last eighteen months
81, HOS warrants, calling for apprOpria'
tionS amounting to Sl3, 9,326l9, have
been issued by the state auditor, ac-
cordIng to report made by State
Auditor Arthur NJ. Stong The report,
which carries all the transactions be.
tween Jan. |, 1919, and June l, 1920,
was submitted to Lieutenant Governor
George Stephan, acting governor
Harvey C. Neese, 30, night marshal
of Cripple Creek, was shot through the
lung at Cripple Creek by William
Sloane former city fireman, and died
in the Sisters hospital seven hours
later Sloan is in Jail charged with
the killing The shooting took place
in the middle Of the main business
street. Sloane, it is said. was under
the influence of intoNicants and was
causing disturbance.
The body of an unidentified man,
murdered, was found by party of
tourists on the Salt Creek road, just
off the Santa I'e trail near Pueblo.
There were indications that the man.
who is believed to have been an !Ital.
ian, had been assaulted within the city
and the body carried by automobile TO
the point where It was found. The
head had been beaten By a heavy in
strument.
The number OF Inquiries being re-
celvcd 10y the State Immigration De.
partment Mt the present time Indicate
thut the demand for Colorado lands by
people In other states is not quite so
heavy rs II was last fall and winter.
The general impression is that con-
siderable construction in the money
market has slowed down the demand
for land to some extent In all paris of
the country. bu; that Il renewed de-
mnnd win he rvluent Immediately aft
cr crops begin To market Crop condl-
lions IN Colorado are exceptionally
good nj this time and land men gener-
ally look FOR an excellent movement of
farm land this fall.
The attention OF the Colorado Agrl-
cultural College has been called re-
Gently to the appearance of white
leaves In alfalfa flsias. Al little dis,
lance. the alfalfa looks ms II It had
been "hIt with II fire" \ number OF
fields lave been examined. So far, II
has been found that Of the fields cN-
amincd, they were affected 10y what
Is known as white spol,' or alfalfa
white" spot. This trouble Is caused by
nn excessive concentration Of certain
salts, especially sulfntes, In the soil.
II is likely to appear frequently at
the first Irrigation after every dry
year such Ms Colorado experienced In
1919.
Jason c. Brown, Gs. pioneer ranchcr
Of Turkey Greek Canon and OF late
years n resident of Canon City, was
killed early today when he walked out
on the porch Of the Cllff House, where
he was stopping, and fell off. his head
striking n large boulder lie was un.
married and came 10 this region fifty
years ago from Adcll. Iowa.
sheriff, ]. +. Whittier at Sterling
after the discovery Of n wcll.uppolntcd
whisky still In Thompsun's home. The
still, which was ~ flftecn.gnllonscn
pncity, Is the most complete yet found
IN that part of the country, according
To sheriff Whittier. -Four barrels of
mnsh and four gallons Of "moonshlnc"
were coufiscnicd
Two faml automobile accidents oc.
Cured near Colorado Springs. Mrs.
c, NJ. lluison WAS Killed and her hus.
band seriously injured un the Cnhon
Z city highway, about twpnty.soyen
miles south of Colorado Springs when
ma automobile In which they were rid.
/ Ing struck n snndy stretch In the rond
and overturned, plnnlng the two occn.
/ pants beneath the car, Mr. and Mrs.
llutsnn nrc natives of Kansas and were
spending short vacation In Colorado.
N M ghnrn mud Epstar AybIt, Hath