The Keota news., 1921-09-30
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

The Colorado eur ISDoA p" 'oe"
aow being distributed by the State ii''
| migration Department. contains me
most complete set Of statistical tables
for the state and It's various counties
.ver issued 10y any state department
II contains Sevcnty-five pages "f such
| lnhles. ar about twenty-five p"s'>
more linn We're contained In the ic'''
Book for l:rsO. which WAS the most
.omplete statistical record issued u!
he state M In that lime. IN ncc"ii'''
II the large amount of space utilized
~ statistical tables il has been hccc>
sury, this year Ia omit the county si"-
ries That were contained In previous
,.,litinns of The Year Book. These VIII
he available in the future only III th'
district bookieis published by the I'M
migration Department. These booklets
will lie revised and rcissucd early n"N'
yenr. The 1921 Year Book contains
many features that were not found In
previous editions. most Important "i
which II II sci of statistical tables
shaving agricultural development In
the various counties.
Opcnins of the new Monarch Pass
r.n.i, extending twcnty-scvcn and one
half miles from Garfield. IN chnffec
county. io SnrgcnIs. In Sns,inchc r"un'
Is, wis held on the crest III Tile divide.
fnur miles above Monarch. The road
wns built by the federal bureau of pub
lie rs,slS for iisc of The state and fc'l-
.r1,l forest service nj u total cost of
S.s,l. 40. ar this amount. xiiD.nD wn.
federal ni,l money. \ large crowd from
Snli,ln and other southern c"lnt1'l"
towns attended the opening.
Forged cheeks 4" the amount Of 81 :.
i;.I3, were passed "n NV" banks and
ger. Two of tl,s. checks were not "nl /!
furccrics. hut were written on stolen
checks from IL" printed check in,"h
II johnson 4 Lloyd. cM,l dealers al
I."vclmh.i. written In the peculiar color
green ink us..i by That firm. nn,l ''prn
i~sicsi'' hy the firin's cheek protector
wl,ici, Ind ls..m stolen ni the lime al
,l,c checks.
| The production of lettuce has lcvcl
"i..si $" rapidly in t:."i"rn'l" In the las
il,r,-. years that this >intc How II "'.
II the leading producers "f This SHE
| r,,is.nt vegetable. an'i t"ioru,lo lat" let
the" is hc!nr >i,ip~'d to mil parts {"
the country. 1l'is rapid Increase L.
lettuce output Is due I" The successful
pr..iicii"n of u very li::i, quality al
Inic lettuce ut high attitudes. in s,ici
| counties ns Cluff~.. Custer. GRIND mn.
Eagle.
The United States Agricultural In.
parim,nt las announced Tint the '.sii
,nn,s.d sugar hcri crop of Colorado
this year would l,c :. IN. 600 tons. con,
pared will, :..:::..:i'.tsrs TONS In i!EsO. Thi
is "n the basis of IN lcr cent con,
pnrc.l with u tcn-ycnr average III IN
tcr cent. All rcIn'rts of the Grcn
Western Sugar Company prrviousl,
announced In Denver have Indicated ,
lower tonnage. hut nn increase In snyn
content.
Ministers nn,l congregations of cigi,
churches IN Grand Junction lMiv,
opened II campaign for enforcement -
the state law denying moving piciur,
thcnierx the right !U Operate Sundays
Each church has appointed n commit
tee Of three and the eight committees
will net together. Moving picture
houses nrc closed Sunday In Montrose
Boulder. Fort Collins and several 9th
er Colorado cities.
Movement Of the western slop
crops is taxing railroad trnnsI,OrtntiOl
| to the limit, according To rclnsrts frOv