The Dolores star., 1921-09-23
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

pieces of lHtn anu lbo,'" Ni'h's'''' -
cording to a compilation made ny the
United States forest service IN coop
erntion with the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association. Western
yellow pine made mp about 40 per cent
of the output: spruce, IL per cent, anu
lodge pole, II per cent, III" re'n"iln'r
being Douglas fir. white fir and II Yer!
small quantity of cottonwood anu OAK
The output is an increase OF ~ per
cent over 1918, when the last figures
were gathered II Is stated that there
were eigthy-three idle mills in the
three states and that - per cent nt the
output WAS cut by twenty-fir. MUS.
A grievance of long standing is said
to have been the cause Of the shooting
al Trinidad of Roy stowe, exalted
ruler of The Trinidad lodge of Elks, by
Walter Hall of Pueblo, who Is III jail
stowe was shot through the abdomen
during quarrel following party al
a roadhouse at which Stowe. Hall ana
.hree women were present. The shoot
Ing took place on the highway east oi
the city when Hall. II is said, renewed
an alteration with Stowe, who was
driving the ear. and shot him.
Weld county will produce 5,ooO,t1
bushels of wheat this year. Judging
from present indications. Figures com
Dilcd by the field men Of the county as.
SCISSOR show that there are 16J.po
acres planted to wheat in til" county
his wear. Because of the large amount
IF moisture the yield Will be from thir-
~ to fifty bushels on the non-irrigated
and as well us the irrigated districts.
There are 5000 acres Of wheat on the
irrigated farms and about 100000 on
he dry land.
Optimism was the dominant note In
he nineteenth annual convention in
Denver of the Colorado Bankers ASso-
riation II was the basis of the vari-
pus addresses, and ii was the tone ul
he 80 individuals attending the con.
vpntion. ont Of the recent gloom of
he street corner conversations came
his optimism. and so far AS the bank,
.r is concerned, times not only are
showing better, but the outlook is real.
Y bright.
Evening programs for three days of
he fair is the greatest innovation OF
he Western Slope Fair Association
'or the meeting at Montrose Sept 10
% n. This is the first time that even.
ng programs have ever been held. The
main feature of the evening programs
Will be the fireworks displays. In ad-
iiton to the fireworks, many special
,Crobatic and other free attractions
Will be given.
A fine for pedestrians who permit
themselves to be struck by automobiles
5 solution of the traffic problem in
colorado Springs. Two-thirds of the
auto accidents that occur on the streets
are the fault of the pedestrians them.
selves who wiIfulIy disregard the traf
'ic rules in iay-walklng. cutting across
he corners and not observing the sig.
nals of the traffic policeman, the en-
gineerS say
Irrigation season is closing around
Loveland, with more water stored in
The reservoirs and lakes than ever
knOwn in this section. Practically all
he irrigation systems have ceased
running water for the season, and
many are preparing to make improve
mentS in their bitches and reservoirs.
Another late run for fruit trees will
be made some time in October.
During the month of August l5.JOs
automobiles entered the Rocky Noun.
tain National Park, according TO fig.
nres just compiled from the report OF
The National Park checking stations.
These autos carried 59,S93 passengers.
The total for the season to Sept. | is
36.35O machines and l3I, ,S93 persons.
The Girls Canning Club defeated
The women in the canned fruit and veg
etnble department at the Larimer
County Fair at Berthoud. The girls
took six of the nine first prizes in the
canned fruit department.
J. b. Madrill hns been arrested and
charged with attempting to defraud the
United States government through the
cashing of war savings stamps not he
longing to him. Madrill, it is said re
moved the name of the owner from the
certificate, substituting his own. and
also removed all identifying numbers
on the stamps. The officers say he
has served two terms ut Canon CITY.
Dne for burglary and one for arson.
having been sent to prison from Den.
yer.
Sale of the entire Post Farms uro.
iect was ordered in a decree handed
down in Tucson, Ariz., by Judge Wi.
linn II. Sawtelle of the United Stotes
District Court. A total of 10000 acres
Of land is involved in the decree. The
decision established the liens of Labor.
Frs and material men, ii being the ouiu.
Ion of the court TINT in this way nlope
ran the project be kept together and
made success, with economical man.
hgeneht. II further provides that If