The Dolores star., 1921-08-12
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

According to plans of the directors
Of the San Luis valley drainage "'s'
trict No. 1 work Of laying tile IN Inc
covered drains will soon be resumed
In this district, which lies JUST SCUM
OF La lara, is some 10000 acres Oh
land which was once very productive
but which became seeped through the
irrigation of the higher surrounding
land. The open drainage canal hpo"'
eleven miles in length, was coiip'e'eu
last wear and several OF the covered
lateral drains We're put In. linen Tue
work was stopped until more t"hos
were available. Now arrangements
are being completed for carrying on
the work.
Two hundred cars OF apples viii be
harvested in the Montrose district, ac-
cording to the estimate made by an eA-
pert apple buyer who made thor-
ouuh inspection of the main orchards.
His report stated that there was very
little early fruit, due to the hea's
Yield last year, that the apples were
now thin on the trees, but that they
should make good size before harvest
ing time.
Despite the fact that he drove his
closed automobile off the side of
bridge between Colorado Springs and
Mapitou, pinning himself in the wreck
age on his head. H. c. Reynolds OF
Oklahoma City, Okla escaped injury.
The machine landed upside down IN
creek bed. Campers in the vicinity
witnessed the accident and rushed To
the scene aud extrlcated Reynolds
from the wreckage.
A campaign has been launched In
the state by Paul C. Jameson. new ex-
tension poultry specialist Of the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College, who has
Just taken up his work at Fort Col
lns. gradually 10 bring about an i'm
provement in the stock Of the poultry
nocks by eliminating scrubs and non
producers and making the flocks 100
per cent profitable.
Robert Lee. % years old of Pueblo
lost his speech when he fell from an
standing on the running board of the
machine and when lie stepped off he
fell to the ground injuring his face
and neck His case is regarded as
unique by the medical profession here.
An increase In attendance is re-
ported by the university summer
school at Boulder The total for the
second term is LAG as against S14 IA
year ago. During the first term the
registration was 1851 compared with
1907 in 1920 The total for the sum
mer is 3,l91 as against 2,lsl In 1920
Buried under pile OF furniture and
an old mattress, and with his head
crushed, the body of Robert Hodges
90 years old, n hermit who had resided
in Salida for years, was found In his
tiny shack by n tourist from Denver.
The man had been dead for about three
weeks. Police are baffled by the case
Richard Hart, - years old, son of
a prominent mining man of Red Cliff.
was killed and five others narrowly
escaped death when an automobile in
which the party was returning to Red
Cliff from Leadville, plunged down a
thirty-fOot embankment four miles
west of Tennessee pass.
Mrs. S. ID. McCracken 60 years old
n pioneer business woman and widow
of prominent Colorado Springs bank
er. died after a long illness. Mr. Me
Cracken died year ago. Mrs. Nc
Cracken owned several hundred thou
sand dollars worth of downtown busi-
ness property.
AT the closing session of the annual
convention of the Colorado Bar Asso.
citation, held at Colorado Springs, the
following Officers were elected: Geo.
c. Manly of Denver president; II. S.
Cast Of Pueblo, vice president: Rober,
q. Bosworth of Denver, secretary and
treasurer.
w. X. Shade, high line superiniend-
ent of the Western Light and Power
Company, who was frightfulIy burned
l' coming in contact "ith q IA Ooo
volt line of the st. Vrain :ubstation.
uicu in me tIceiey hoSpuaI
Hereafter MontroSe firemen will not
be in danger of being run over by auto
lists following them to II fire. The
CITY Council has passed an ordinance
forbidding any automobile to be with
in 200 feet of fire apparatus going to
fire. Complaint has been filed fre-
quently with the council that when
ever the companies turn out they are
followed by stream of autos racing
after them, and when the men spring
to make coupling they are in danger
Of being run down.
The body of Daniel Cook, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Cook, will be
brought to Lovelnnd from France for
burial early in August, according to
word received from the War DEPART
ment. He was wounded in action in