The Keota news., 1921-07-22
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

RecOrtl-breaking crops Of both wheat
and cOrn for Colorado and somewhat
better than average production Of most
Of the less important crops, are the
outstanding features IN tho state-fetl-
eral crop report for July. based upon
the conditions Of all crops on July !.
Just issued by the Colorado CO-OI,era-
tive Crop Reporting Service. The con.
tlitlOn Of winter wheat on July was
a0 per cent Of normal. the same IN that
for June and for July I last year. but
seven points above the ten-year aver.
ngc. Revised acreage figures. based
upon nearly complete reports from
county aSsessOrx. place the area of
winter wheat left for harvest ut i.400..
OOO acres. compared with l.O0AOO
acres harvested In 1920 aud l.0s2. .OO
acres returned by the census bureau
In 1919. II condition ut harvest time
IL the same Mx that on July the pro-
ductIOn will be about 27.3l22.O0O hush.
els. compared with final estimate ut
1851 900 bushels last year and H..
G7a.OO bushels reported BY the cen
sus bureau for 1910.
Organization of q new north.and.
south highway has heen completed at
Yuma. Articles of incorporation were
completed and the name Of the North
Star Highway Association Of Colorado
was adopted ut convention held at
Yuma. Colo. and attended by more
than 100 delegates from the towns
along the route. The present highway
runs from Cheyenne Wells. Colo, to
Beaverton. Stratton. JoeH. Kirk. Yuma.
Bryant. Haxtun. 8etigwick. and then
To Chapel. Neb. From the cnlhuHi.
axm shown and the prominent men OF
eastern Colorado present. the highway
II assured Of 4 wonderful SUCCESS. 1t
will pass through the richest aud best
of eastern Colorado agricultural coun-
try. and form = real link to the pro-
posed Gulf. Canadian highway.
A total Of &s7a,3s0.72 will be dIstrib-
uictl among the public schools Of the
state of Colorado during the next three
ar four weeks This sum Represents
the earnings of the state permanent
school fund. and the revenue Of the
state land hoard during the last sax
months from leases on public 1ands.
Distribution of the money will bc made
through Katherine ~. Craig. state ~.
pcrlntcnticnt Of public instruction. on
basis of school population. On jan
unry 1 $357. .41S07 was divided among
the sixty.threc counties In the state.
Death was cheated out OF victim
s..1,c,, H,,ul, 0,,ick n Colorado SOrinRN
hoy Scout. saved companion fro,,
drowning. Elmer Moore. = lad II years
old. had gone down twice when Quick
reached the scene. He Immediately
plunged into the water and succeeded
In bringing his companion to the bank,
although the drowning lad put up q
struggle. The accident happened In
Ridge like. located In the Garden Of
the Gods.
The Western Light and Power Com
pany hive voluntarily put an order
into effect reducing street cur rntcs
In Boulder from 10 cents to ~ cents
ride. Less than four months ago
they were granted permission to raise
the fare from s cents to 10 cents. The
company found that the higher rate
reduced the travel to such an extent
that instead Of proflting by the raise
the company lost.
The old settlers Of the Arkansas val.
ley will hold their annual picnic at the
fair grounds Of the Arkansas Valley
Fair Association, In Pueblo. August l.
which In this state IL holiday, and