The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-18
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| sOrs Indicate that the cOmnlneu hVTe
age of spring and winter wheat planted
in Colorado for the 1921 harvest was
perhaps slightly larger than that plant
ed for the 1920 harvest, and possibly
the largest In the history of the state
REPORTS had been received on June
from 242O5 Individual farmers in IL
counties. The total number OF farm
ers reporting through county assessors
las year was 49,117, and indications
are that the total number reporting
this year will be fully as large. The
area of winter wheat reported up to
June l was 710,534 acres and that or
spring wheat 1852 acres, or total
of 500, ,176 acres. County assessors re-
ported a total of I ,034, ,143 acres of win
ter Wheat and 334,S66 acres OF spring
wheat in 1920 or 100000 acres OF
wheat.
Here's one of the freak stories OF
the flood: Capt. o. L. Dennis OF the
| Colorado rangers tells It, When he
made an inspection trip through the
| flooded regions Mt Pueblo ne looked
into a railroad coal ear over which
| flood waters had flowed. He found
grunting therein a large, healthy SOW
| and n wriggling family of newborn
pigs The high sides of the car and
the fact that hogs are never shipped In
coal cars, left only one explanation.
| The SOW was swept into the car by
| the waters, penned there and left hlgh
| and dry when the water leaked out
through the cracks. The SOW then far
rowed her new litter Captain Dennis
| found the car and its family near
Canon Junction.
Over l 800 delegates are expected TO
attend the Forty-first Annual Sunday
School Convention at Colorado Springs
June 21-23. Authentic figures show
that only seven states in the Union
have larger proportion of their pop
ulation outside the church than Colo
RADIO, Entertainment is to be provided
by the people of Colorado Springs. The
| folks of that city are busy now ar
ranging the details of caring for heir
| guests. Among the many splendid fea-
lures planned for the visitors is
sightseeing trip at which time all dele
gates will be taken in an auto tour to
view the natural beauties to be found
in the shadow of Pixies Peak.
Promise of federal mid for the Pueblo
flood district along three material
lines, in addition to the relief work
now being done, is indicated in infor-
mhtion received in Denver. They are: :
Dispatching of a commission of engt-
neers from the United States Recla-
nation Service to devise plans for
safeguarding the area contiguous to
the Fountain and Arkansas rivers. Co
operation of United States bureau of
public, roads with the State Highway
Commission in repairing highways and
bridges. I.9aning of money by the
Federal Farm Loan bank to farmers
and live stock men who sustained
losses in the floods.
Building in Fort Collins is beginning
to increase rapidly. While there were
comparatively few building permits
issued the first of May they have since
been steadily increasing in number,
and now many homes are being
planned and are under process of con-
struction One group of a half dozen
is being built near the Agricultural
College mt one time Apparently times
are lust about back to normal here in
the building line.
Nationwide search for Mrs. Minnie
Gagnos, 55 years old, and her pretty
daughter Mrs Lena Hauser, both of
Cheyenne, Wyo., wanted on land fraud
charges in Colorado, filed by NJ. d. Nc
Entry, chief of the Denver field divi-
sion, of the United States general land
! office. led to their arrest by Depart
ment of Justice officials in Baltimore,
Nd, according to word received in
Denver.
Ninety-four persons have been Off
cially reported dead in the flood dis
trict lying between Pueblo and La
Junta, according to compilation of
figures given out in Pueblo.
The police department has been de-
tailed to patrol the city diligently ev-
cry night to locate, if possible, the
young people who have been stealing
flowers and strawberries from n num-
ber of local homes at Palisade. The
| early Strawberries are just coming in
to bearing, and several patches have
been badly damaged by the miscreants.
Ffags of all Colorado American Le-
gion posts will fly at half-mast for
thirty days in respect to F. w. Gal
braith, Jr., national commander of the
Legion, and colonel in the world war,
who. was killed in an automobile acci-
dent near Indianapolis, his home.
| Charters of the posts will also be
draped for the same period.
The Farmers Union Milling Ele-
vator Company will build a concrete
elevator in Denver, according to a per-
init issued by the city building de-
partment. The structure will be six
stories in height and cost $4,000.