The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1921-02-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

RADIO is 259,Sl3, and on this basis Miss
Katherine l.. Craig, state Superintcn-
dent of public instruction, apporti"ued
n total OF 1891 ,1IS1S to the sixty
three counties of the state. OF this
sum, Denver receives S72,o59.S5, the
largest single amount apportioned.
This was the semi-annual npportion-
nent of the state school fund. The
amount distributed represents Il total
of S139 for each pupil, rs compared
with Sl.T3 given out last July. Miss
Craig announced the sum of Sl.I3S.I3
withheld from the State Teachers col.
lege by mistake last July was allotted
this time. Fl Pasu and Weld counties
were the second and third largest
bcncficiarics from the fund, receiving
Sl5.T6O.4S and So .39G1S, respectively.
Howard G. Wade chairman of the
Denver branch of the Military Train
ing Association, has been advised. by
Geographic communication from New
York that the Congressional committee
on military affairs has assured the APP
preparation of adequate funds TO pro
vide for the establishment of eighteen
joint committee Of the Training Camps
Association and the American Legion
appeared before the Congressional
body and outlined the needs, which in
cludc the establishment of two camps
In the Ninth corps area, in which Den
yer is included. An effort is being
made to establish one of the camps
near Denver. Fort Logan having been
suggested as suitable location.
Colorado's four congressman have
called on Secretary OF Interior Payne
in Washington. II. c., 10 inquire what
steps can be taken to keep would-hc
settlers off Colorado school lands. The
state authorities have notified the con
cresSonal delegation that it is II great
burden upon the state authorities 10
have TO litlgate all the cases in which
the states title Ia the lands in question
is involved. Legislative action by Con
gresS may he necessary to quiet the
states title.
Two thousand carloads of choice
Greeley potatoes will be ruined in the
dugouts unless unexpected relief is OBJ
now selling at less than 30 per cent of
the cost OF the crop and apparently
available markets will take only Il
very small percentage OF the 5000
carloads of sound potatoes in the
hands of dealers and farmers.
working men in the steel mills on an
actual eight-hour basis, the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company found the wis
dom of its course justified in II record
production at the big plant in Pueblo
last month, ii was announced at the
general offices Of the company at
Pueblo.
buyer, was instantly killed three miles
west of that city, when he lost control
Of a light car he was driving. which
headed into a ditch and turned over.
Lovelace was pinned under the ma
chine, crushing his skull A boy who
was in the car jumped to safety.
Hunters and fishermen of Boulder
county are to meet in Boulder to NJ
ganize fish and game club and to dis
the State Legislature. All of the local
clubs in the county are TO be affiliated
in this organization, though they will
retain their identity.
r. b. McDcrmott. one of the best
known country newspaper men in the
state, has bought Il half interest in the
Fort Lupton Booster from the present
NJ
name will be Walling & McDermott.
Mr.. McDerInott will be the editor of
the paper
Notices of reductions in wages eff
fective March l have been filed by fiji
teen Colorado concerns with the State
Industrial Commission. Included in the
number are the famous Carlton group
of mines in the Cripple Creek district,
which announced a cut of 80 cents per
day.
Roland G. Parvin, state game and
fish commissioner, has announced that
800 quails of the Bob White variety
had been obtained from Brownville,
Tex. The birds will be held ut City
park, Denver, until they can be dis
tributed through the state. According
TO Mr.. Parvin these quail are almost
extinct in the state and the 800 are be-
ing brought In for propagation pur-
poses.
Upward of loo shopmen and track.
men living in Denver and nearly 200
others on the Colorado division of the
Union Pacific are affected by re-
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