The Dolores star., 1923-05-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

nosslble crop of l3,74l.OoO bushels, nc
cordIng TO the May ! federal-stnte CO.
cnerotive crop report Just issued. THIS
estimate is based upon the May con
dltlon of 65 per cent, which represents
an equivalent of about thirteen bush-
eIs ner mere upon 1.05T,Ooo acres, the
estimated area left for harvest. Most
Iy due 10 n long drought period, IN
some sections dating back more than
year, winter wheat suffered the un-
usually heavy abandonment OF rs per
cent of the acreage sown last autumn
The abandonment last year was ~
ner cent and the average for the past
five years has been 90 per cent.
Fort Collins.-Radlo and telegraph
market news service will be esthb-
ushed July | at Denver by the eNten-
sion service of Colorado Agricultural
College in cooperation with the bureau
OF agricultural economics of Washing
ton. Announcement to this effect was
made by Roud McCann, director of eX-
tension and college. official market
news from unbiased government
sources will be broadcast throughout
the state for the benefit of producers
dealers and consumers. Livestock,
fruits, vegetables, dairy products
poultry and wool will be covered as to
price, supply and condition.
Boulder.-Four records smashed
and one tied established the Colorado
Interscholnstic high school meet mt
Boulder as the greatest yet held In
this region. Nearly 400 of the picked
athletes of the state, representing
every section, struggled throughout
the dny to put the cOlOrs of the re-
spective schools to the fore and the
final summing up found Fort Collins
High School far in the lead with 81 II
points. Her nearest competitor was
Grand Junction, with 81 points. The
Denver schools participated for the
first time in many years.
Dcnver.-Crops in an area twenty
miles by nine miles in Rio Blanca and
Moffut counties are threatened with
total extinction this year by II plague
OF Mormon criCkets, according to urg-
ent appeals for aid pouring into the Of
flces of Governor Sweet. OrganiZa-
lions of farmers and city dwellers have
been unable TO raise the S4,5O0 re
qulred to combat the plague, according
to u message from c. l.. Corkins, dep
uty state cntomologist, and appeal is
made to Denver to raise funds.
Durango.-The finding of two legs
and one arm. all that il left of Ray
Retzell, well known Ouray miner and
prospectur, Is believed TO clear away
the mystery of his disappearance. Ret
zell left Ouray during heavy snow
storm early last winter to cross over
to his mine In San Juan county, just
over the boundary line from Ouray.
His dog returned after several weeks,
and searching party was sent out
which failed to find any trace of him.
Littleton.-Attorneys w. II. Dick,
son of Denver and II. A, Griffith,
formerly of Caldwell, Idaho, were
fined 500 each by District Judge f.
W. Johnson for contempt of court in
connection with the trial of George
Griffith for the alleged Staying nj
Deertrail last Christmas eve, of How
ard Hamilton, and the serious wound
ing of Miss Pearl Occur, as the pail
were leaving the dance hall.
Aguilar.-Ten men lost their lives II
| the Southwestern mine of the Rock!
Mountain Fuel Company, from an ex
| rf Itts-t Nd h.,
| plosion was due to indirect negligenc,
of the management, in the findings o
the coroner's jury which returned 1t
verdict here after n day spent in tax
| ing evidence.
Golden.-Six inmates of the Stat
Industrial School for Boys at Golde
are dead, nearly thirty others are Il
the hospital and all of the $50 boys Il
the school have been given antitoXi
as the result Of diphtheria epidemI
at the Institution.
Denver-The war department ha
allotted SG6,OOO to defray expenses o
the annual encampment of the Cole
RADIO National Guard which will b
held at the Golden Rifle Range, Jun
10 to %, according to word Just re
ceived by Col. Paul P. Newton, adju
tant general of the Colorado guard. L
addition twelve regular army officer
have been detailed to the camp for II
struction.
Observation-Disclosures of the Colorad
National Guard will gather at tn
rifle range near Golden on June i
for the annual encampment. The en-
campmens will last two weeks an
Will be under the direction Of the mill
tia bureau of the War Department
Expenses for the maneuvers. estimat
ed at SGG,O929l, have been approprI
ated by the bureau from federal funds
Colorado Springs-Gen. George W
Goethals of Panama Canal fame. nov
private engineer in Colorad
springs Is to make survey of tn
water power possibilities Of the Pike
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