The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-11-12
COLORADO NEWS uo112

Fire OF undetermined org1o -
stroyed the machine shop. tool house.
aud stationery supply building Of the
Denver 4 Salt Lake railroad (the MOI
fat road). at Utah Junction. two m'les
north Of GlObeville. The total loss u
estimated at nearly 3l.OO.O0O. accord
Ing to w. Il. Freeman. receiver for the
road. Half Of the loss 70 covered by In
surance. The rOundh0use adjoining
the three buildings which were burned
was saved from destruction by the
prompt action Of the night crew en-
ployed In the structure. Three loco
motives. valued at $4,000. tools In
vent0riel recently for 100000. two
boxcnrx, dynamOs. electric motors anc
shop equipment formed the chief loss
In the blaze. The structures. which
werc Of frame construction. burned
like finder. They were . total loss
Efforts To extinguish the flames
proved futile. and volunteer workers
on the scene confined their activities &c
preventing the spread Of the flames &c
adjoining structures. Gasoline and
acetylene tanks used for welding pur
poses In the shops exploded when tho
fire had reached Its height. throwing
flaming embers high into the sky and
sending hundreds Of curious 0nlookert
scurrying for shelter.
Sugar beet production In Colorado
this year will be the largest ON record
In any state In the country. according
to reports from county assessors an
nounccd yesterday by the state immi'
grafton department. These reports
show about 10000 acres devoted to
the crop. II II estimated the crop will
bring So $4,000 on . production Of
2.7i00O tons. This u the third crop
In the state In point Of value. being
surpassed only BY wheat and hay.
However. II il predicted that the value
Of the corn crop. including sllage and
forage. will be very close to that Of
sugar beets.
The Custer Peak section Of the Dsn'
ver.peaiwood highway has just been
completed under the supervision Of
the United States Forest Service. Al.
len 3. Peck. district forester. an.
nounced yesterday. and the road Il
ready for use. The Custer Peak sec
ton Of this interstate highway II said
to embrace about seven miles Of the
most scenic part In the Western states.
The cost was $4,000 and the project
Was part Of tho program for the
United States Forest Service to i'm.
prove the entire line Of travel be-
tween Denver and Deadwood. 8. D.
Cultivated AREA In Colorado has In.
creased 1875 per cent In the past dec.
ade. according to statistics complied
BY the State immigration Department,
It was announced BY Howard d. Sulli.
van, deputy commissioner. County M.
sessors' reports show approximately 2.
100000 acres were under irrigation in
the state this year. out Of q total cult.
waited area Of approximately $500, 900
acres. In 1000 the census bureau re.
ported 1.6c0.dA acres under irrigation,
and total cultivated AREA Of $500, 900
acres.
Mrs. Stella Francis, who shot and
killed her husband, Roy Francis, last
Wednesday. was exonefated by the
coroner's jury at Greeley. The jury's
verdict stated the shooting was In self
defense. Evidence showed Francis had
not only threatened his wife with
death. but also their two small child.
rem. Examination Of the mans pistol
and cartridges revealed he had tried
| to shoot his wife six timea. hnf had