The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


Grafton with the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association. Western
yellow pine made up about 20 per cent
of the output; spruce, IL per cent, and
lodge pole, II per cent, the remainder
being Douglas fir, white fir and Il very
small quantity of cottonwood and oak.
The output is an increase of 33 per
cent over 1918, when the last figures
We're gathered. 1t is stated that there
We're eigthy-three idle mills in the
three states and that 81 per cent of the
output was cut by twenty-five mills.
A grievance of long standing is said
to have been the cause Of the shooting
at Trinidad of Roy Stowe. exalted
ruler of the Trinidad lodge of Elks by
Walter Hall OF Pueblo, who is in jail.
Stowe was shot through the abdomen
roadhouse at which Stowe, Hall and
three women were present. The shoot
ing took place on the highway east of
the city when Hall, 1t is said, renewed
an alteration with Stowe, who was
driving the car, and shot him.
Weld county will produce 100000
bushels of wheat this year, Judging
from present Indications. Figures com
piled by the field men Of the county as
SCISSOR show that there are 10000
acres planted to wheat in the county
this year. Because of the large amount
of moisture the yield Will be from thir-
ty to fifty bushels on the nOn-irrigated
land as well as the irrigated districts.
There are 5000 acres of wheat on the
irrigated farms and about 100000 on
the dry land.
Optimism was the dominant note In
the nineteenth annual convention in
Denver of the Colorado Bankers Asso-
citation. 1t was the basis OF the vari-
ors addresses, and it was the tone of
the $50 individuals attending the con-
ventien. Out of the recent gloom of
the street corner conversations came
this optimism, and so far as the bank
er is concerned, times not only are
showing better, but the outlook is real
ly bright.
Evening programs for three days of
the fair is the greatest innovation Of
the Western Slope Fair Association
for the meeting at Montrose Sept. 19
to 81. This is the first time that even
ing programs have ever been held. The
main feature of the evening programs
will be the fireworks displays. In ad-
dition to the fireworks, many special
acrobatic and other free attractions
will be given.
A fine for pedestrians who permit
themselves to be struck by automobiles
is Il 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 wilfully disregard the traf
fic rules in jay-walking, cutting across
the corners and not observing the sig
nails of the traffic policeman, the en-
gneers say.
Irrigation season is closing around
Loveland, with more water stored in
the reservoirs and lakes than ever
known in this section. Practically all
the irrigation systems have ceased
running water for the season, and
many are preparing to make improve
ments in their bitches and reservoirs.
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be made some time in October
During the month of August 15,50S
automobiles entered the Rocky Noun
tain National Park. according to fig
ures just compiled from the report of
the National Park checking stations.
These autos carried 59,S93 passengers
The total for the season to Sept. l is
:,6, $50 machines and 1883 persons.
The Girls Canning Club defeated
the women in the canned fruit and veg
etable department at the Larimer
County Fair at Berthoud. The girls
took six of the nine first prizes in the
canned fruit department.
]. B. Madrill has been arrested and
charged with attempting to defraud the
United States government through the
cashing of war savings stamps not be-
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 at Canon City,
one for burglary and one for arson,
having been sent to prison from Den
yer.
Sale of the entire Post Farms pro-
iect was ordered in decree handed
down in Tucson, Ariz., by Judge Will
liam f. Sawtelle of the United States
District Court. \ total of 10000 acres
If land is involved in the decree. The
decision established the liens of labor
ers and material men, it being the opin-
ion of the court that in this way alone
can the project be kept together and
made success. with economical man
ugement. 1t further provides that If
The property should be sold for an
amount in excess of the claims of the
lien holders and mortgages, the sur
plus is TO be held by Nose Drachman,
the receiver. subject to the payment of
other claims filed against the estate.
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