The Keota news., 1921-06-17
COLORADO NEWS MOTIFS.

sOrs indicate that the combined acre
age Of spring and winter wheat planted
In Colorado for the 1871 harvest was
perhaps slightly larger than tat plant
ed for tho 1920 harvest. and possibly
the largest In the history Of tho state.
Reports had been received on June
from cs.200 individual farmers In =
counties. The total number Of farm
ers reporting through county assessors
las year was 40.ll7. and indications
are that the total number reporting
this year will be fully a. large. Tho
area OF winter wheat reported up to
June was 7lO.hS4 acres and that Of
spring wheat 1856 acres. or q total
Of SOC. ITO acres. County assessors re-
ported total Of I 1.084. .14S acres of win.
ter wheat and 84,S00 acres Of spring
wheat In 1920. or l.10o. 900 acres ol
wheat.
Here's one Of the freak stories Of
the flood: Capt. o. l. Dennis Of the
Colorado rangers tells It. When hc
made an inspection trip through the
flooded regions at Pueblo he looked
into q railroad coal car over which
flood waters had flowed. He found
grunting therein q large. healthy sow
and . wrigeiing family Of newborn
pigs. The high sides Of the car and
tho fact that hogs are never shipped In
coal cars. left only ono explanation.
The SOW was swept into the car BY
tho waters, penned there and left high
and dry when the water leaked out
through the cracks. The SOW then far.
rowcd her new litter. Captain Dennis
found the car and its family near
Canon Junction.
Over 1900 delegates are expected 70
attend the Forty-fifst Annual Sunday
School Convention at Colorado Spring.
June 2l-28. Authentic figures show
that only seven states In the Union
have larger proportion Of their pop.
ulation outside the church than Colo
rado. Entertainment u to be provided
by the people Of Colorado sprinss. The
folks Of that city are busy now ~
ranging the details Of caring for their
guesta Among the many splendid fsa-
tures planned for the visitors %
sightseeing trip at which time all dele
gates will be taken in an auto tour to
Wow the natural beauties to be found
In tho shadow Of Pixies Peak.
Promise Of federal aid for the Pueblo
flood district along three material
lines, In addition to the relief work
now belag done. 10 indicated In infor-
nation received In Denver. They are:
Dispatching Of q commission of engi.
neers from the United States Recla.
nation Service to devise plans for
safeguarding the ARIA 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. Loaning Of money by the
Fcsiernl Farm Lonn 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 arc being
Planned and are under process Of con-
struction. One group Of half dossn
II being built near the Agricultural
College at one time. Apparently times
are just about back to normal here In
the building line.
A class Of 23A was graduated By ths
University Of Colorado at Boulder IL
et>n on~.1p s>~nsns,0otnA Marhv nssA0tne.