The Keota news., 1922-07-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

State Immigration Department from
county ssseSsOrs up TO July Indicate
that the acreage devoted TO potatoes 10
Colorado this year will be BY far the
largest ever grown In the state. p"s'i'
biy as much ~ "a per cent greater
than that for 1871. which Was the iars'
e.t ever reported up 10 that date. it-'
t.rts are now complete from - e"uh'
lies, showing .s.7lo acres Of potatoes
Tie same eonatir. last year reported
5ORJ acres This is an Increase "i
~ per cent for these counties. which
includes W-id. Aiafnosa. concJos AMI
Garfield among the commercial POTATO
producing counties. Nearly every eoun'
- for which complete report has
been received shows AN Increase In
acreage over last Year. while Weld
county, which reports the largest acre
age in Ii,e state. has reported nearly
ss.6D acres. compared with :1@O
aer-s last year.
tb,-nycr.-Nlssv than . sufficirnt
number of signatures have bcvn OBJ
tanned L. the petitions ls-ins circulated
over ,i- state IN .upi-"rt of the ssA'
n0,nD state bond issue for the us~ IN
the construction and improvement "f
rsasi- and in meeting federal aid until
the ei...@ of 1904 according I" aa an
nouasvin-nI by ltosin~y ]. tiassiwrii.
chairman of the iond ba-s.s~ss' conn
inill~~. Following the obtaining cf tho
r-quiev-i numi,cr Of sisn~rss The com
niist~~ns-n will b~ permitted To place
the matter b~fosv tho electors at the
election tLi. fall. The Law requires
that at ieasi ::t.mD signatures Ia the
i-rssti"n. bs obtained and that they br
flied with S~rrvsary Of State Aiiliik-a
ua .s b~f"sr July q. before the b"ud
PROPOSAL can b. eot~.i ut"a.
E,-sy n-~spsrss man in Colorado.
especially those pu.,sshias country Ia.
t,~y~. .ss.e,ld arrange So attcud the
Stale Editorial m~ettRs at Pueblo.
July 81 aud -. Friday and Saturday.
This will br perhaps the tn"ss import
ant meeting tho association has held IN
yrass brrsus~ Of the fact that the mat
t~s os field secretary will come MP
ami. it i. hoSr-si. d~~i.i~si ti~sij~ss the
Pueblo Commerce club and all fu~bl"
rsp~s. have united in a big program
for the entertainment af tho sisis"sA
Publisher. should make afransrnrnts
n.s &. GO .w.st ahead far enough tu
leave the .ffisv in charge Of the help
t.r 'h..~ two day. The mrrsinx will
he ucrsh your time.
Cah.n CIsy.-Mr.s Francis Strain~e
wa. arrested at Ca6na City "a a
charge of attempting tn Nil Mrs Annie
fsrk-. a n~ishhns. who ss in hospital
suffering ffum s~vssr sralp wounds
said to have b~~a svrvssei when she
ras beaten over the head with a pistol.
The women arr said to have fought
over ticket taken by . child feum Q
paper balloon which local firm had
srrt up. Mrs Straincr is CHARGED with
having first attempted tn brain her an.
sas"niss with an az. and then tn have
beaten her with = pistol. Air. Parkc
siII r~.pvcr.
Cripple Crvck.-A rich surface strike
of gold orr is reported madc on the
Axfcll claim. lying between the Wild
t1orsc mine on Hull 1lill and the Jerry
Johnson mine IN Tcndcrfoet hill. by
z"l Gaia. a wcil-known prostector. who
has been operating under an agree.
! mont with the United Gold Mines Com.
. pany. The discovery was made at a
depth of SIX fcct and the vein matter.
which at present lies within the ost.
diIed granite formation. returns on as.
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