The Dolores star., 1922-10-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

state is of great interest TO all grow
ers on account of the very large na-
tional crop. On Sept. i, Colorado po-
tato crop showed a condition OF IS per
cent compared with 81 per cent
month ago and 50 per cent year ago
and so per cent the ten-year average
for Sept. /. The crop will undouoteu-
ly to the largest ever produced IN the
state, unless conditions decline uhusu'
ally during the next sixty days. Inc
state crop i3 now estimated at 1850
900 bushels (produced on approximate
ly 10000 acres), compared TO nhai
estimate of 100000 bushels last
year produced upon about 9Oooo acres
Moisture has generally been dencieht
in the non-irrigated potato sections
and there has also been some shortage
of irrigation water in the north-centrai
portion of the state. Usually about ~
to 75 per cent of the state crop Is con-
sidered as commercial.
Denver.-Due to beneficial showers
in many sections of the state and to
excellent rains in the northeastern
counties and in some western slope
districts during August, corn improved
about per cent during the month ana
had condition of so compared with
73 last year and 10 the ten-year aver
age. The condition indicates crop
of 21,792 900 bushels, assuming that
T. entire corn acreage produces grain.
Usually, only about 20 to 50 per cent
of the acreage planted Is harvested
for grain, the remainder being cut for
silage, fed in the field or abandoned.
The state crop last year amounted TO
15,9T9,O00 bushels.
Fort Collins.-After the jury had
been out for twenty minutes In the
case in which Robert Il. Nichols was
charged with killing his brother-in-law,
Sterling Z. Bills, in quarrel over
gravel pit privilege, n verdict of not
guilty was reached. Bills died March
"a on the way to the hospital after lie
had been struck on the head in the
gravel pit. Nichols was charged with
striking him with his shovel. Nichols,
however, declared that he put up his
shovel TO ward off n blow of Bills
pick and .he pick glanced back and
the point of it struck Bills on the
head. inflicting the wound which
proved cltal.
Trinidad-Two are dead as the re-
suit of shooting which had its in.
ception at the place formerly known
us the July 10Th saloon, near Aguilar.
Charles Pratto, Il cksmith, was shot
and killed by man, so far unidenti-
| fled, who in turn was shot and killed
by posse of state rangers and citi-
Zens of Aguilar. Both men are Ital-
ians. The cause of the shooting Is not
known definitely.
Pueblo.-John Arthur, So. resident
of Pueblo county for forty-six years
and Civil War veteran, was fatally
| shot by a man said to be Jim Vinci.
| The shooting occurred near the divid-
ing line Of the Arthur and Vinci
ranches, nine miles east.of Pueblo on
the Santa Fe trail. Arthur died forty
five minutes later. Vinci escaped.
Ordway.-The first bank to be
| formed in Colorado in several months
was Incorporated and chartered by
Secretary of State Milliken in Denver.
The new Institution is to be known as
the Ordway State Bank at Ordway,
Colo, and capitalized for $4,000. The
incorporators are A. j. Luneburg, NJ.
T. Galley and J. r. Galley.
Aurora-One patient at the Fitzsim-
Ons General Hospital was killed and
three others were severely injured
when an automobile in which they
were returning from hunting trip
overturned near Bennett, Colo, twen-
| ty-five miles east of the hospital.
Leonard Smith, former service man.
was killed.
| Boulder.-John J. Callahan, a farm.
er residing in the South Boulder dis
trict, accidentally emptied the contents
of shotgun in his right side. He was
working in the field at the time. The
shot broke two ribs and lacerated the
flesh, but did not penetrate the lungs,
NO serious results are expected by at
tending physicians.
Estes Park. -Enos A. Mills, natur-
alist, lecturer, author and proprietor
of Longs Peak Inn, at Estes Park,
died suddenly here. Death was attrib-
uted to heart failure arising from n
number of complications, among them
overwork. Mr. Mills had not been III
the day before, as he walked about his
inn chatting with guests. He retired
apparently in usual health, and awoke
to call his wife at 2 80 o'clock and
tell her that he felt badly. She sum
moned DR.. d. p. Abbott Of Chicago n
guest at the inn. Mr.. Mills lapsed into
unconsciousness shortly afterward
and died at o'clock. He was SO years
old and had lived in Estes Park for
thirty-six years.
Denver-The Colorado Education
Association will hold its 4Sth annual
sessions Nov. 7 to II, inclusive. The
western division of the association
Will meet in the high school audjto-
rum at Grand Junction Nov, 7. & o
and 10. The southern division moot