Cheyenne record., 1921-06-16
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Reports received by the State Immi.
grafton Department from county asses
sOrs indicate that the combined acre
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 24,205 individual farmers in AZ
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 71O,5S4 acres and TINT of
spring wheat 1S5,842 acres, or total
Of S96, acres. County assessors re-
ported total Of 1,034, 143 acres of win
ter wheat and 884,S88 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 1t. When he
made an inspection trip through the
flooded regions at Pueblo ne looked
into railroad coal car over which
flood waters had flowed. He found
grunting therein large, healthy dow
and 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 high
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 1900 delegates are expected to
attend the Forty-first Annual Sunday
School Convention mt 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
rado. 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 their
guests. Among the many splendid fea-
lures planned for the visitors Is a
sightseeing trip ut 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 aid for the Pueblo
flood district along three material
lines, in addition to the relief work
now being done, Ia indicated In infor.
nation received In Denver. They are:
Dispatching Of commission Of engi.
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 md
bridges. Looming 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 half dozen
is being built near the Agricultural
College mt one time. Apparently times
are just about back to normal here In
the building line.
A class of 23+ was graduated by the
University Of Colorado nt Boulder in
the newly completed Macky auditor
ium. The storm interfered considera-
bly, with the attendance md kept
number of the graduates of the mod
ical school from attending. This was
the largest class since 1914. 1t inclui-
ed representatives OF three foreign,
countries and eighteen. suites other
than Colorado.
Ninety-four persons have been Off
cially reported dead In the flood dis
trict lying between Pueblo and In
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, II possible, the
young people who have been stealing
flowers and strawberries from 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.
Flags 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 nm 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 n concrete
elevator in Denver, according to per.
init iSSued hY the city building do