Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-17
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


In Colorado for the 1927 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 "a i.2n5 individual farmers In ~
counties. The totnl number of farm
ers reporting through county assessors
las year was 49.117. and indications
are that the total number reporting
I this year viii be fully as large. The
urea of winter wheat reported up 10
June 1 was 710,534 acres and thar of
spring wheat 1862 acres. or a total
NJ S96 176 acres. County assessors re-
ported total of 1.034.143 acres of win
ter wheat and 1894. .se6 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 he looked
/ into Il railroad coal car over which
flood wnters had flowed He found
grunting therein large, healthy SOW
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 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 their
| guests. Among the many splendid fea-
| lures planned for the visitors is II
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 aid for the Pueblo
| flood district along three material
lines. in addition to the relief work
now being done, is 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
| 70 in nd A Arl-.
operation of United States bureau of
public roads with the State Highway
| Commission in repairing highways and
bridges. Loaning 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 at one time. Apparently times
| are just about back to normal here in
the building line
Nationwide search for Mrs. Minnie
tiagnos. 55 years old. and her pretty
laughter. 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,
Md. according to word received i'm
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, 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
heen badly damaged by the miscreants.
Flags of all Colorado American Le-
gion posts will fly at half-nnst 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 acct
dent near indianapolis, his home.
Charters of the posts will also he
lraped for the same period.
The Farmers Union Milling e. 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.
The Dayton, Ohio, Rotary Club.