Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1921-07-21
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

RecOrd-breAking crops Of both wheat
and corn for Colorado and somewhat
better than average production of most
of the less important crops, are the
outstanding features in the state-fed-
eral crop report FOR July, based upon
the conditions of nll crops on July /,
just issued by the Colorado CO-opera-
tive Crop Reporting Service. The con-
iition of winter wheat on July was
80 per cent of normal, the same as that
for June and for July last year, but
seven points above the ten-year aver
age. Revised acreage figures, based
upon nearly complete reports from
county assessors, place the area of
winter wheat left for harvest at 1,40O,-
900 acres, compared with 1O96 600
acres harvested In 1920 and 1,O32. 900
acres returned by the census bureau
in 1910. If condition at harvest time
is the same as that on July the pro-
duction will be about 27,312, 600 bush.
els, compared with a final estimate Of
1881, 600 bushels last year and 49,
675,OOO bushels reported by the CEN
sus bureau for 1910.
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south highway has been completed at
Yuma. Articles Of incorporation were
completed and the name of the North
Star Highway Association of Colorado
was adopted at convention held at
Yuma, Colo, and attended by more
than 100 delegates from the towns
along the route. The present highway
runs from Cheyenne Wells, Colo, to
Beaverton, Stratton, Joes, Kirk, Yuma,
Bryant, Haxtun. Sedgwick, and then
to Chapel, Neb. From the enthusi-
asm shown and the prominent men of
eastern Colorado present, the highway
Is assured of wonderful success. 1t
will pass through the richest and best
Of eastern Colorado agricultural cOun-
try, and form real link to the pro-
posed Gulf-Canadian highway.
A total of $375.34O.72 will be dlstrib-
uted among the public schools of the
stnte Of Colorado during the next three
or four weeks. This sum represents
the earnings of the state permanent
school fund, and the revenue of the
state land board during the last six
months from leases on public lands.
Distribution of the money will be made
through katherine NJ. Craig, state su-
perintendent of public instruction, on
basis of school population. On jan
unry l 1851, ,47S07 was divided among
the sixty-three counties in the state.
Death was cheated out of victim
when Hugh Quick, Il Colorado Springs
Boy Scout, saved II companion from
drowning. Elmer Moore, lad IA years
old, had gone down twice when Quick
reached the scene. He Immediately
plunged into the water and succeeded
IN bringing his companion to the bank,
although the drowning lad put up II
struggle. The accident happened In
Ridge lake, located in the Garden of
the Gods.
The Western Light and Power Com.
pnny have voluntarily put an order
into effect reducing street car rates
In Boulder from 10 cents to ~ cents
a ride. Less than four months ago
they were granted permission to raise
the fare from 8 cents to 10 cents. The
company found that the higher rate
reduced the travel to such IN extent
that instead Of profiting by the raise
the company lost.
The old settlers of the Arkansas val.
ley will hold their annual picnic ut the
fair grounds of the Arkansas Valley
Fair Association, in Pueblo. August l,
which In this state is holiday, and
there is every prospect that this years
celebration will he the greatest In the
history of the organization, which Is
made up of people who nave made the
valley their home for twenty or moro
years.
Charles L. COnrey Post of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars will hold n two
weeks membership campaign in Fort
Collins, four teams captained by John
Hurdle, Ted Ierrin. Itny Combs and
Harry Nudge competing for honors.
The two teams getting the most mem.
bers will be the guests of the other
two teams Mt a banquet August ..
Work has been begun on the tempo
rary bridge over the Arkansas river
east of Rocky Ford. one OF the steel
spans of which was carried away in
the flood, is progressing satisfactorily
and it is expected that travel over the
structure will be possible within u
week, when that city will again he In
touch with Holbrook and Chcraw.
The Seibert Kanred Wheat Growers
Association has been organized ut Sci
bert to take charge of the sale of the
immense crop of kanred wheat now
being harvested. Scibert is the only
place In Colorado with large acre
age of this wheat, which was devel-
oped during Il fifteen-year period by
the Kansas experiment stations.
The National Association of Auto.
mobile Manufacturers will meet in
Colorado Springs next June, according
to definite information. The COnven.
ton will be represented by l,2O0 dele.