The Dolores star., 1920-06-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

.nCrcngc and condition reports r''''N'"
an lime / hv the Colorado tn-"pcrh-
tive Crup teportiu. Service. Inc i"-
tai production Of wheat III IN" s'a'e
last wear was rstimnted at l''"t'""
bushels. which was the largest IN the
history of the state UP 10 that 'llhe'
Complete reports of county hSs'SS"rS
ON acreage of winter wheat may Nh""
that the acreage devoted Z" tins crop
Is greater than NJ present estimated
which would Increase the total produ'-
ton over the figure given above. fr''
liminary estimates indicate that the
area of winter wheat left for harvest
this year Is SCI 900 acres. and the CON
ditlon of the crop ON June l was \,
per cent of normal. The estimated
production. based upon this acreage
and condition. Is li,232.o'W hrSh"is
compared with n final cstimai. " H.
9l7 900 bushels last year Partial re-
ports of county assessors indicate mat
the area devoted 10 spring wheat is
about 39JOOO acres. The condition of
this crop on June was % per cent "i
normal, and the estimated production.
based upon this condition and acreage,
Is S.443. 900 bushels, compared with D
T27. 800 bushels last year.
Weld county's manufacturing plants
will have increased approximately 80
OoO. 900 in value during a tw"-Ncnr pc
riod ending in September, 1871. The
Industrial Sugar Company is building
II factory mt Fort Iupton which Will
cost 81 10000 and which Will h" ready
for operation this fall. The Great
Western Sugar Company will build Il
1000. 900 factory at .Iohnstown and is
| now making plans for the mill. Tho
site has already been purchased and is
being improved. The Great Valley Su-
gar Company. Il Denver corporation,
| has purchased sites for two factories,
one at Ault and one at Pleasant Val
ley, and is raising approximately 81
| 100000 for construction cost. The
! EmpSon Packing Company is huildin.
Il 100000 plant at rlattcvilc. At
Greeley cab and truck factory and II
patent medicine factory, representing
| an investment Of Slju.Oo1, hav" just
| been completed
| I'rof Frank l.. Thompson of the Uni
verSity of Colorado is the new prcsi-
dent OF the Colorado Mountain Club.
Other Officers are DR. Robert G. Lewis.
vice president: Miss Gladys Curtis,
secretary treasurer. and Prof. Horace
Van Nalkcnburgh, Dr. Hugh NJ King
| cry, Warren Howe and Alma Gabriel,
| directors. \ camp is to h" established
near Arapahuc glacier rs Il base for
| weekend trips, which include hikes To
| Silver, Goose. Long. Isabel and other
lakes: Audubon peaks: Devils Thumb
| pass and james peak: Arapahor peaks
and the 81. Nrilin glaci"rS Many short
trips into the foothills n,.r Bouldrr ar"
| also planned.
idad.
Preliminary reports ~ county asses
SurS Indicate that there will be de-
"r"aSes IN the aCrcagcs devoted 10
oats, barley and rye in Colorado this
year as compared with last year, but
" weather conditions remain favorable
until harvest the production for cact,
of these crops will be somewhat great
"r ilian it was last year. The ind;-
| Gated production of oats is S.G2S .OO0
| bushels compared r'.h final cSti
| mste of 6.52i.0O0 bdshels last year
that Of barley is G.G13.00O bushels,
compared with 100000 bushels last
year; and that Of rye is .4i3.OOO bush.
els, compared with l,25S,OOO bushels
| lust year.
linn titn al tn. Ia.
total production of hay of all kinds
ibis year will he .,S62 600 tons, com
pared with final estimate of 2,Sl1.
600 tons last year. Partial reports %
county assessors Indicate that there
| will be very substantial increase il
| the acreage devoted to alfalfa this yea
| over last year, so that the production
of hay this year may be considerabl.
| greater than the estimate given above
Grieving over the death of his wife
Charles Warner, n Pi1Hiin county min
ing man, shot and killed himself a
Aspen on his wifc's grave. Friend
discovered him after several hours o
searching. He left note stating fha
he was tired Of living, ana that Ear
nest Sallishurg, IN Aspen mining man
would handle his financial affair
after his death. He also said that h,
had ordered and paid for tombstone
He had no children.
That Mrs. Royal W. Olson, wife o
the proprietor of the Royal garage Il
Pueblo came to her death from al
electric shock is the conclusion of III,
coroner, VIII" made an investigation
after the finding Of the woman's body
Mrs. Olson was using an electric vi
bratoi while taking bath, the waite:
forming perfect grounding
Miss Carrie Shore, 20 years old. Of
Phrshall, Colo, was killed, and Miss
Hannah PettingelI of Hot Sulphur
Springs, Lieut.. Harold Beaton and
Axel Peterson of Parshall were slight.
ly injured when the touring car driven
| by Lieutenant BnatOu pluup.l ipt, j.,