The Dolores star., 1922-07-28
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

forecast prOuuCtiuH VI
bushels for the combined winter anu
spring wheat crops; 23.4p5,OoO bushels
Of corn, 7,1S2,OOO bushels OF oats, o.
BG6, 900 bushels of barley, l.ioi.o"
bushels of rye, Is, s,7O5,ooo bushels OF po-
tatoes, 1871, 900 tons of sugar oeets'
. TO3, 900 tons of hay. 4.091,OOO bushels
OF apples, 10000 bushels of peaches
lO2, 900 bushels OF pears, according 10
the report just released by the uhi'eu
States bureau of agricultural econoh-
les division of crop and live STOCK es-
timntes), in cooperation with the sta.e
Board Of Immigration. The Coiorauo
winter wheat crop Will amount to
about 22.U53,0O0 bushels If conditions
remain exceptionally favorable, ana an
average yield OF nearly nineteen bush
els to the acre is finally produced on
the l.173.OOO ucres left for harvest.
Last year the average was only twei'e
bushels to the acre when the crop
amounted TO 1852 900 bushels.
Denyer.-Four of the eight National
Guard units moblllzed two weeks ago
to preserve law and order during the
coal strike were relieved from active
duty by order of Col. Patrick J. Ham
rock, adjutant general. The three
units now in the field in the Freder-
lex district will be withdrawn soon, II
is understood Colonel Hamrock de-
cided danger of trouble Is past and
that the Ranger force now Is adequate
TO cope with the situation. The units
ordered demobilized are: Companies
+ of Boulder. Ii of Fort Collins, l OF
Longmont and the Howltzer company
of Canon City. These have been held
in their armories. The company at
Brighton still Is on duty at Its armory.
Troop b, the tank company and med
lcal detachment, all of Denver, are In
the field. After their withdrawal, II
is understood, an emergency force Will
still be held for time in tn" armory.
SterlIng.-Forty county commission
ers from district 8 of Colorado, com
posed Of Adams, Logan, Phillips, SedS-
wick, Yuma, Morgan, Washington,
Weld and Arapahoe counties met here
for an annual conference on road and
other public matters. Commissioner
Tiffany of Adams county was chair
man. The address of welcome was
given by Mayor Sauter of Sterling.
Charles b. Timberlake, congressman
from this district, and E. K. Harper,
secretary to the governor, We're among
the speakers at the dinner given the
commissioners by the citizens of Ster-
ling. A special road tax on heavy We
hicles was advocated by some of those
present. The talks generally favored
the $G,OOO,OOO bond issue proposed for
road building.
Cripple Creek.-The spirit of gold
holds the district in its grip, following
strike at the Portland mine of the
richest vein of ore found in the last
twenty-five years. Nothing since the
days of StrattOn's ''jewery shop" in
his old Independence, or the "Cresson
vug" Of 1917 can even approach 1t, eX-
perlenced miners say. The "Cresson
vug" was a rich find, but the new
strike is Of vastly more Importance
SiAAN' II 10 a icii N'Ill. IHt VI
strike is also significant in that it was
made at 2,60Ofoot level, new rec
ord for mining in the state, and seems
to indicate that deep level mining in
the Cripple Creek district has future
that even dreams might underestimate.
Pueblo.-EXtensive plans are being
made in Pueblo for July 81 and %,
when members of the Colorado Editor
ial Association will be guests of the
Pueblo Commerce Club at the regular
midsummer meeting of the editors.
The program for the two days includes
brief talks by Mrs. Lois Allen on "The
Franklin Price List" George Lewis on
advertising Newspaper Advertising
and Arthur A. Parkhurst on "The Re
vision of the State Constitution" and
a short business meeting. Headuuar-
tiers for the editors in Pueblo will be
in the Hotel Vale and at the Com
merce Club. The first session of the
| convention will be held in the rooms
Of the Chamber of Commerce.
Boulder, Colo.-Judge S. S. Downer
|
years judge of the Eighth judicial dis.
trict, comprising counties of northern
Colorado, died at his home here. He
had been In poor health for year and
became seriously Ill u week ago. Judge
Downer was brother of Frank NJ
Downer, Denver manager of safety
and was 68 years old.
Durango.-Floyd Combs 25 year.
odl, was perhaps fatally injured wher
the road gave way beneath his auto
mobile and caused 1t to plunge fift,
feet into a ravine. William Noland
passenger with Combs, was injured
but will live. The accident occurre,
between Durango and Hesperus on tn,
state highway.
Leadville.-Lieut. Halsey L. Bine
ham Of Fort Bliss. Texas, was kiIle,
Instantly and w. II. Rhodes was 80
riously Injured when an oIrnI,na 4,