The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09

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Is estimated that $4,000 will be ex-
pended to grade, drain and surface
nearly four miles between Craig and
Maybell In Moffat county. Grading
and paving of a mile and quarter of
the Denver-Arvada concrete road, be-
ginning at the Jefferson county line,
will require IN expenditure OF $50, 500.
A mile and One-eighth Of the Rifle
Meeker road In Rio Blanco county IL
TO be drained and covered with ten
inches of shale surfacing at an esti-
mateo Cost OF Si''31<.
Fred Smith. d. healthseeker from
Dies Moines. Iowa. who has iived In
Colorado Springs several years. died OF
heart disease following near COLL
sion between two automobiles three
miles north OF Palmer Lake on the
Colorado springs'Dcnver road. Inc
automobile In which Smith was riding
turned Into ditch to avoid hitting
racing car which skiddeu into often
on the opposite SIDE OF the ROAD ana
was wrecked. Inc near co,l's'ch - oe.
iieved 70 nave prousht on .ne .',oSe VI
hesrt u'Se"se WHO" Ai'eu Si'eh'
A picnic and celebration Is being
planned for Oct. IL, Columbus day.
up the Poudre cafon. when 1t In
hoped the road will have been COM
pleted MS far as Rustic. The Fort
Collins Commercial Club Is making
the picnic ARRANGEMENTS, a feature of
which will be a barbecue. The road,
It Is stated, will be completed within
TWO weeks AZ theIe II oh!y one more
place 10 biast out before 'ne 1oad Will
be opened As far as Rustic.
La Junta 10 soon to be ranked an
one of Colorado's best improved cities.
At a recent mseting of the city coun-
Gil a resolution creating q paving dis
trict, which includes all the down town
district. was passed. Work on the
actual paving will start early next
spying, while a great deal of the pre-
liminary work will be started right
away. A new ~hite way - p'anneo
on the man nfeets ~neh t"e paShs
Is put IN place.
The total value OF the lV1O Colo
redo wneat crop viii oe approA'h'"'e'y
*D&,oOo'oO' ACCORDING 10 figures eom-
piiea py howaro oe'lSan. "epu'y s.a'e
Immigration inspector Inc pronuc''oh
~ eStmated az Io,oV'oo ousne,S'
wnicn Will make tne wheat cr"p u'e
states ieadihe crop II tne1e IN no up
preciable chahse IN tnep rice Oh "ne"t
ny november l. ~hich ~ t"t' us'e .ha'
the crop values are sehera''S est'-
mated.
The problem Of the teacher shortage
has been solved at Oak Creek by en-
listing the services Of the citizens of
the community. Half Of the faculty
Of the public school 10 composed of
local married women who are ex-
teachers and possess first-grade GER
tiflcates. The experiment promises I"
be very successful, due to the fact
that 1t also solves the boarding house
problem and insures permanent syS-
TEN.
Este. Park schoo, has a larger at
tendance this wear than ever before.
There are seventeen pupIl. in the hIgl.
schoo, and sixtv In the grades.