The Colorado statesman., 1922-09-30

Yampa.-Seyenty-fi carloads of
the finest lettuce will be shipped from
the Yampa district OF Colorado this
year as compared with two carloads In
1921.
Montrose.-The Western Slope Fair
was a most successful celebration
which far exceeded all expectations as
far as receipts and attendance is con-
cerned.
Lake City.-Money, checks and val
liable papers were stolen from the
Henry Huffman Drug Company here
by burglars who blew open small
safe with dynamite.
Delta.-Nick Arsel, a coal miner,
was instantly killed when the walls of
a stope in which he was working caved
in. Arsel was In the employ Of the
Utah Fuel Company.
Boulder.-Ground was broken re-
Gently for $4,000 chapter house for
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity to be
located three blocks from the Univer-
sity of Colorado. The building is to
be completed by the Christmas holi-
days.
Denver.-The fruit crops of the state
still promise generally higher produc-
tion than usual, perhaps as whole,
the best in the history of the state.
The apple crop is estimated at 4,000,-
900 bushels, compared with 100000
bushels last year. The peach crop for
the state totals 100000 bushels com
pared TO 100000 bushels last year, and
pears are placed at 40l 900 bushels
compared TO 4S3 900 bushels last year
Denver.-Weld county broke all rec
ords in the production of coal during
August, according to james Dalrymple,
state coal mine Inspector, in the pro-
duction of 15U,O95 tons of coal during
the thirty-day period, thus pushing the
tonnage output for the county this
year to S47,347 tons. This Is an in
crease of GO4,233 tons over the produc-
ton for the corresponding period last
year. Eight counties show decreases.
Denver.-The Denver x Rio Grande
Western railroad, which serves u large
and prosperous section of Colorado,
will be brought thoroughly up to date
and will be put in shape to handle in
Receiver Joseph II. Young promises, If
his Improvement budget is authorized
by the United States District Court.
Receiver Young has presented to the
court a budget calling for the expendl-
ture of $23, ,792, ,51S for improvements
and new equipment.
Westcliffe-Custer county is being
secured for robbers who dynamited
the vault of the Westcllffe State Bank
here and carried away $1,000 worth of
iewelry and $500 to $4OO in Liberty
bonds. The robbers fled in a coupe
stolen from DIR. Il. j. Smith, which was
found eighteen miles north of here in
a ditch. The men are believed to have
continued on foot into the hills. The
outer vault was entered by hammering
off the combination and blasting the
door. A dynamite-proof door saved
$4,000 in cash in the inner vault.
Denver.-The 1922 season is proving
one of the best peachgrowers of the
western slope ever have had, accord
ing to w. II. Olln, supervisor of agri-
culture of the Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroad. Shipment of car
lots is proceeding rapidly, and the
Colorado peach goes as far East as
Boston and as far North as Duluth.
Wonderful progress has been made
by the western slope peachgrower in
recent years, and he has learned not
only how to plant his trees, how to
keep the ground in the orchard, and
how to fertilize, but how to trim, pick
and pack" said Mr.. Olin.
Estes Park-Enos A. Mills. famed
Colorado naturalist and writer who
died at his resort, Longs Peak Inn,
was buried in the surroundings he
loved best. The funeral was held at
Longs Peak Inn and the body was laid
to rest near log cabin which he
built himself thirty-six years ago. The
cabin is within a stones throw of the
inn.
Fort Morgan-As the Morgan County
Fair was ushered in by music from the
Morgan county thirty-piece band, so
IL passed into history with the singing
of more than 200 trained voices Sc
lected from all sections of the commu-
nifty. The community sing was her
aided as the biggest event of the three
day festival and was so proclaimed by
the enormous crowds which visited the
fair grounds.
Denver.-The Colorado Industrial
Commission terminated its Jurisdiction
over the recent action of fifty-three
leading coal operators of the state in
increasing the wage scale paid to coal
miners TO correspond with the 1921
wage scale. The Industrial body also
approved the agreements reached be-
tween the miners and operators and
the subsequent Increase of 81 ton
on coal to the public.
Sterling - Orville Sportsman, II
years old, of North Platte, Neb., was