The Dolores star., 1921-07-29


Harry Catlin of South Canon City
by mistake poured some carbolic acid
into his eye, thinking 1t was an eye
lotion. The sight of the eye is believed
destroyed.
While he is alleged to have been
breaking into the tire and vulcanizing
shop of J. c. Richmond at Loveland,
Henry Sarles, 25 years old, of Denver
and Boulder, was shot and killed by
Richmond.
Schools are to start in Longmont
September 8, week earlier than usual
due TO a change in dates OF the county
fair. The latter is not to be held till
September 1915. Longmont boys and
girls will be given n day off to attend
the fair.
Joseph P. Flanagan, an ex-sailor,
was arrested at South Platte by Sher-
III G. c. Kerr, following two attempts
to commit suicide. He is in the JEFF
ferson county jail. His sanity is TO
be tested, authorities say. Flanagan
Is said to have been gassed in France
and was recently patient at the Fitz-
simons hospital.
The third annual stampede, an event
that now brings people from all over
the intermountain region, will be held
this year on August 3, 4 and at Monte
Vista. The committee in charge report
that in the matter of attractions and
general features the stampede this year
will be the best so far held. and there
is every reason to believe that rec
ord-breaking crowd will attend.
Capt. Arthur Talbot of Battery A,
Colorado National Guard Artillery, has
been notified that sixty-four horses are
now en- route to Pueblo for the use of
the battery. There are also en- route
eight 75-mm. guns. With the horses
now coming, the military organizations
in Pueblo, Troop c of the cavalry and
Battery A, will have ninety-six horses,
all to be stabbed at the state fair
grounds.
The count at the Colorado state
penitentiary shows prison population
years, and which is nearing the high
water mark OF ante-prohibition days.
Following the adoption of statewide
prohibition, the prison population grad
ually decreased from more than 500 to
something like $50, the count on No
vember 30, 1918. being 561, or 22l less
than that of to-day.
A total of 112,364 automobiles have
been registered with Secretary of
State Milliken the first six months of
1921, according to a report Just issued.
License fees paid into the automobile
department total STS0,395.l0. OF this
sum, $246. 1926 was paid by Denver
owners on 81, ,54S machines. This is an
increase of over 5000 cars registered
last year. Collections of the state
auto department from outside counties
for the first five months of the year
total 1884 ,24244.
A state highway, to be known as the
North Star highway, will he con-
structed from Bristol to Sedgwick. ac-
cording to articles of incorporation
filed by the North Star Highway AS
sociation with Secretary of State Milli-
ken. Under the provisions of the ar
ticles the highway will traverse seven
counties, Prowers, Kiowa, Cheyenne,
Kit Carson, Yuma, Phillips and Sedg-
wick, and will pass through Sheridan
Lake, Beaverton. Cheyenne Wells
StrattOn, Kirk. Jones, Yuma, Bryant.
and HaXtun Directors named to man
age the affairs of the association for
the first year are T.. r. KiegasS, +. L.
Shelters, George Hudson, J. f. HOltZ.
NJ. Higgins, B. Weinsheim and L. Mary
berry.
There are twenty-four county agents
at work in Colorado, devOtng their
entire time to the advancement of the
farmers interests. Ask your agent
to help you. If he cannot he will get
into communication with someone who
can
The rapid increase in agricultural
activity in non-irrigated sections of
Colorado is especially emphasized by
the statistics on irrigation for the
state, just made public by the federal
census bureau and partially interp-
reted by the State Immigration De-
partment by comparison with statis-
tics furnished that department by
county assessors. The report of the
census bureau shows that 1.923.95
acres of crops, exclusive of orchards,
were harvested from irrigated land In
the state In 1919 compared with L.
58l .394 acres In 1909, or an increase of
q per cent. The total area harvested
in 1913, exclusive Of orchards, was s.
O52,956 acres, compared with 2,613,017
acres, the increase being 03 per cent.
This leaves the area of non-irrignted
crops harvested In 1919 at 3.129,OO5
acres, compared with 1,O32,523 acres
In 1909. the increase being about 2O3
per cent.
Victor, Colo, must raise $4,000 by
September l by means of an Immediate
tax levy, or show cause on that date
why 1t did not do so. The First Ma.
tional Bank of ithaca, N. Y, caused n
writ of mandamus to be issued apninst