The Dolores star., 1922-05-05
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

rnd TO plant at least 1000 acres nore
10 no,o,oes this year than last, accord
ing to reports for April i. issueu os III.
United States bureau of markets anu
rrop estimates, through the federai
state crop reporting service. inns Is
about a 4 per cent increase over ias.
year, and would mean the planting OIL
about 10000 acres in the state as
compared with 10000 acres estimated
as the area put into the ground last
year.
Colorado Springs.-The last INK IN
the improvement Of the highway De-
tween Colorado Springs and Liinon' zen
miles long, will be constructed this
summer. according to the federal bu-
reau of public roads, at cost OF s'o'-
300. The project statement was
forwarded to the bureau by ths
state Highway Department.
sand clay surface will be laid.
The government will pay 1912 per cent
NJ the cost, the state of Colorado stand
ing the balance.
Sterling.-Two young women ana
one man were arrested at Nelich, NeO.'
charged with being concerned In the
murder of John Larson, 40 years old,
farmer, whose body was found con-
ceuled under pile Of hay at his fnrm
near Crook. Lawrence Sturbaum, for
mer renter on the Larsen farm, his
wife and his wife's sister, Ida Will
loughby, are the three arrested. They
were going east In their wagon when
overtaken by the officers in Nebraska.
Fort Collius.-Fort Collins this year
will make IA strong bid for the tourist
traffic of the Rocky Mountain region
Besides considerable advertising and
the distribution of information about
the city and Its attractions. Secretary
J. W. Rainey of the Chamber of Com
merce has on foot plans for the en-
largement and Improvement of the city
camping ground here and for the build
ing up of the city's mountain PARK,
thirty-six miles up the Poudre river.
Loveland.-Loveland has perhaps the
first company to ask an exclusive fran
tlllSt bH lllt Dlouu'astihA "a hN'' ~
radio that has been started in the state
rs commercial proposition. Reed
Hayward Of the boys band, has asked
the city council to grant company he
is organizing the exclusive franchise
to operate n sending station inside the
city, offering the city per cent of the
receipts from the operations of the
company.
Denver.-Colorado dairy cows have
gained distinction by records they
have made in production tests under
the direction of the American Milking
Shorthorn Breeders Association. In
the most recent report of tests made
by the association two Colorado cows
are mentioned together with RECORD
producers from all parts of the coun
try. The Colorado cows are Duchess
Clay of Colorado Springs and Pine Val
ley Lass Of Golden.
observation-disclosures employed a
the Ravenwood mine of the Victor
American Fuel Company in southern
| Colorado must go to work by May
or vacate company property, accord
| ing to notices posted at the camp. TIL
company, which at the time of the ma
tion-wide strike was put Into operation
was the biggest of the union operator
in Colorado. recently announced it
adoption of the open shop policy.
Denver-State Treasurer Stong
preparing to issue $3.OOO,OOO worth o
highway bonds June l. Governo
Shoup Tuesday certified to the treas
urer that issuance of the bonds is nee
essary to provide funds to meet til
1922 budget. The bonds will be the las
of the S5,OOO,000 issue voted at the las
election.
Silverton.-Wage readjustments ar
asked by five leading metal minin
companies in the Silverton district, Il
E. Curran, secretary of the ColOrad
Industrial Commission, has announce
in Denver. Notices of wage reduction
aggregating so cents daily were file
with the state Industrial board, effeC
tive in thirty days.
Colorado Springs-Col. +. w. Woot
grandfather Of William Wood, city ed
itor of the Durango Herald, slain i
Durango by Rod $. Day, editor of tn
Durango Democrat, lost his life i
Kansas as a result of his defense O
prohibition in that state, John Wood,
brother Of the Durango editor, state
here. Colonel Wood was slain Will
u, member Of the Kansas Legislator,
Wood said.
Announcement has bee
made by the American Smelling an
Refining Company that it will expen
s75O,OOO Immediately for the revlvin
of mining in Colorado. The announce
ment came following a meeting of tn
directors of the Colorado Metal Mir
ing fund, the Colorado Metal Mlnin
Association and the Colorado chapte
of the American Mining Congress.
Akron.-An early morning fire her
caused loss estimated at $4,000. Th