The Ordway new era., 1921-08-05
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

report for July ], issued ny W.
Putnam, agricultural stausticiah Vi
the L. S. Bureau of Markets ana 'r"P
Estimotes- Colorado Cooperative crop
Reporting Service. the apple crop "a
the state this year is about 60 per cent
of normal, compared with a. per 'e"'
last wear. The forecast of production
is S.OO4.0 900 bushels, compared WIN
100000 bushels last wear Ah'ut %
per cent of this crop this year VIII I've
nroduced on the western slope, where
the crop is making good progress i"e
state crop of peaches had condi'l"h
of 60 per cent, compared with =" per
cent last year and 80 per cent the ten
year average. The total production
for the state is forecasted at '->'oVo
bushels. The pear crop In Colorauo
on July l. on 81 per cent conditioh
basis. was estimated at 32S,oOo bush
els. The condition of cantaloupes on
July l in Colorado was 81 per cent oil
normal, compared with 30 per cent
July l last year and 50 per cent the
ten-year average.
A field man for the county assessor
has completed the reassessng al iour
townships along the Platte river in the
southwest part of Weld county ana
turns in figures showing loss OF
SlS4, 800 to property along twelve miles
of the course of the river. one thou-
sand acres of land is damaged for
total Of SllI,5o0. on this land prop
erry loss of $4,000 is given, including
n total loss of $50 acres of beets, S3o,-
900; 80 acres of cabbage, $1,000; 2uo
acres of wheat, 5000; 200 acres OF
corn, $4,000; 100 acres of oats, $500.
All Colorado hay had condition
figure of 81 per cent On July !, as
compared with 9S per cent last year
and the forecast of production is j.
25O,0o0 tons, compared with 3.3e2,o0o
tons last year The area 10 be har-
vested this year is estimated 10 he less
Than last year or l,5TS,OOO acres, COM
pared with 100000 acres harvested
in 1920. The alfalfa in the state this
year indicates II good crop. the condi-
tion being % per cent Of normal. OF
the above hay crop, about l,ISD,OoO
tons Will be alfalfa.
The family of A c. Claug left Love
land hurriedly for trip in the noun
tains. In her haste, Mrs. Claug left an
electric iron standing on an ironing
board in the kitchen. She neglected to
turn off the current TO the iron. Roy
Buck, friend of the family, who
knew they were absent, saw smoke
pouring from the residence. He broke
through door just in time to avert
a disastrous fire. The iron, heated
white, had burned its way through the
ironing board, table cover and two
layers of flooring.
Colorado Springs doesn't intend
that it shall be known as n heaven on
earth, though its streets are to be
paved gold. This gold will be poured
into cement mixtures and used to fin
ish Il 100000 paving job. The rock
which Will be used to make the paving
is to come from the dump of the old
Vindicator mine at Cripple Creek. In
this dump, according to reports made
by mining engineers and assayors, may
be found thousands of dollars worth
of pure gold.
The last of the great plains cattle
herds is TO pass into the realm OF
memory when Bill Shanahan, George
Baxter and Vern Simpson move theii
herds from the Seibert country tC
homesteads which they will take neal
Meeker, Colo.
Donald Couse, 10 years old, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Couse of Cripple
Creek, was drowned in a pond at Gil
lette, eight miles northeast of Crippl.
Creek, while in swimming.
The Schooley drug store at Hilros,
was entered by burglars and jewelry
fountain pens and other articles, al
valued at about 5000. stolen, accordin;
TO information received.
John Morgan, 9-year-old son o
Frank Morgan, a sheepman, was in
stantly killed on Barlow creek, tel
miles north of Rico, when he wa
caught by rock slide. His head wa
crushed and'his body badly bruised
Members of the family and friend
from the Morgan sheep camp O
Lizard Head We're spending the da
fishing and picnicking. The childre
were rolling rocks down the mountai
when the rock slide caught youn
Morgan.
The Utes' sun dance, which has bt
come an annual event at Ignacio, ha
just closed. The sun dance, a r-lia
ious ceremony supposed to be theI
method of wOrshipping the sun, laste
three days. The nine dancers VIII
nerfOrmed this year neither ata No