The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1920-05-08
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From All Parts of
Colorado

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checks. was arrested in Los Angeles
after attempting to pass forged
check upon a hotel proprietor there,
according TO a dispatch received from
Los Angeles.
Bryant Nubey, who was supposed TO
have been killed in Mexico, was remar-
ried to his wife, Mrs. Grace Lane at
Loyeland following her divorce from
her second husband. Nubey recently
escaped from Mexico after two years
Imprisonment, and succeeded in get
ting into California.
Golden has organized n commercial
club with Herman f. Coors as its pres
ident. Il. A. Phlnney and Harry ID.
Martin, a Denver undertaken who lives
in Golden, have been elected vice pres
ldents; C. f. Quaintance, secretary,
and Grover Taylor of the Rubey Ma
tional bank, treasurer.
The annual field day of the women
OF the University of Colorado will be
held on May both, and in connection
with it there will he dance-drama
that promises TO become the feature or
the days program. Contests that have
been scheduled include tennis. archery,
baseball and certain track events.
San Juan county-the Silverton dis
trict-is in line for large gain in
mine output during 1920, compared
with last year, when several of the
larger properties, such as the Cold
King and the Sunnyslde, were pract-
cally out of commission by reason OF
destruction by fire, the influenza cpl
demic and shortness OF labor.
C. II. Wolfe, Greeley bee expert, de-
clares that bee dealers are opposed to
the daylight saving plan. Bees, ac-
cording to Mr.. Wolfe, refuse to come
ont until the sun reaches certain
height and warns the hives. If the
owners work around the hives before
that time it puts the bees in bad
humor Since the bees refuse to OBJ
serve the new time the extra hour IN
the morning would be of no value to
the owners, he said.
Every reservoir in the Poudre valley
will be completely filled this year as
the result of the recent blizzard. Be
cause of the drouth last year, the res
| eryoirs were drained to the limit ana
unusual precipitation was needed to
refill this season. At the present time
both the Platte and Poudre rivers are
running big heads of water in spite of
the fact that most of the ditch com
panies are diverting water from the
river for reservoir filling.
Details of the S1,1oO,00O paving pro-
gram adopted by the city council,
which have been in preparation for
months, were finally made public when
the city commissioners ut special
meeting, held in the council chamber,
went on record in favor of paving four
main thoroughfares of Colorado
Strings in the near future; authoriz-
ing the city attorney to draw resolu-
ton pertinent to paving, which Will
embody the plans and specifications
of the city engineer.
Several county assessors have made
partial reports to the State lmmigra-
ton Department on agricultural Stats
Tics for 1920, and the tabulation of
these reports in the office of the de-
partment will be begun about May l.
Such reports received to date indicate
that the total acreage in cultivation
this year will be somewhat greater
tbsn that reported last year, though 1t
is yet too early to make any forecasts
reoardinp the various crops. All ad-
vance renorts indicate a slight decrease
In tho acreage of winter wheat. but a
nossih,e Increase in spripp wheat, corn
ava sorobums and n possible slight in
oraooe in both oats and barley.
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