The Dolores star., 1923-10-26
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

ley project are sitting pretty. according
TO a Department of Interior report an
nounced IN Washington. The thlrd
crop of alfalfa has been harvested ana
some of it already is being marketed
Beet growers received their final pay.
ment from the Holly Sugar Company,
bringing their total return TO 5000
ton. Potatoes yielded well and have
brought fair prices. The report states
that the grain harvest on the Uncom-
pahgre project is virtually complete
and that prospects are excellent Tor
good Yields of sugar bcets with high
sugar content. The potato crop was
une-third below normal.
Hugo.-Clarence NJ. Miles, jurist,
newspaper man and leader in amateur
sports. died of apopleNy bere, the at
tack coming on as he was preparing
for n days session OF the District
Court. Judge Miles came TO Hugo
from Denver, where he had been a
printer and college student, about thir-
ty years ago. Twenty-Five years ago
he established the Range Ledger,
which he has conducted with the as
slstuncc of his son. For seven years
he had been county judge, serving al
so MS clerk of the District Court.
Grand Notwithstanding for
the death of six men in an explosion
at the Midwest coal mines Mt Palisades
was fixed by coroner's jury upon X.
r. Scott, superintendent of the mine.
and one of the six men killed. The
verdict of the jury declared that the
six men came TO their death by an ex-
plosion of gas in the mine, and that
their death was further caused by the
carelcssneSs of Scott in permitting
mine workers to remain inside the
shafts while explosive gus was preva-
lent.
Sterling-Details of the Coolidge plan
to give American farmers federal aid
through the organization Of co-opern-
tive marketing organizations Will be
completed~at conference in Denver,
Oct. 30, when the national committee
appointed in Chicago will meet with
the directors of the American Wheat
Growers Association, according to an
announcement issued here through the
Colorado Wheat Growers Association.
The committee appointed includes for
mer Governor Lowden of Illinois.
Denver.-Colorado corn practically
reaching the high point Of 5000, 900 /;
potatoes sharply going off nearly 1000
900 and falling under 1j,OO0,OOO bush
els less than half of corn, with spring
wheat, beans and other crops holding
steady compared with Il month ago,
are the outstanding features of the reg
ular crop report for Oct. |, just issued
by the L. S. Department of Agriculture
division of Crop and Livestock EstI-
mates) in cooperation with the State
Board of Immigration.
LongmOnt.-Two hundred acres of
land, including the Cliffs and Heights,
have been added to the Y NJ. c. A.
ground holdings in Estes park, through
efforts of the Rev. Timothy Stone of
Chicago, who has cottage in the sec
ton. 1t is understood that the CON
sideration was SG3 1900. OF this
amount, the Y NJ. G. \. conference,
committee is to raise 100000, and the
Rev. Mr.. Stone the remainder through
wealthy friends in the East.
Denver.-Gross operating revenue of
Colorado electric railways in 1922 was
$6,TO4 ,5TT, an increase of Ills per cent,
and net income from all sources for
the year discloses gain of 11O.7 per
cent, according to the report of the
n t.tf - ~.
merce. The total amount of current
generated in 1922 aggregated los, ,4g3,-
800 kilowatt hours and in addition | L.
GSl,OS7 kilowatt hours were purchased.
Denver.-In the Federal Court the
United States filed suit against the
Denver d Rio Grande Western for al
legged violation of the fecdIng-in tran
sit law, charging that there was no
cause for the failure to obey the act.
The specific charge is that the railroad
transported II carload of cattle from
Durango to Alamosa and that for more
than thirty-siX hours did not unload,
feed and water the cattle.
Denver.-COlorado corn reached the
high point of approximately 32,0OO.OOC
bushels, potatoes fell off, while spring
wheat, beans and other crops held
steady as compared with month ago
according to the Oct. l estimates is
sued by the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture in cooperation with the
State Board of Immigration. Accord
ing to Statistician w. w. Putnam
corn came to the first of the month
in generally the highest condition in
the history of the crop in the state
On the basis of present prospects, as
suming the entire 1,431,OOO acres
planted to be harvested, the forecast
is 31,926.OoO bushels as compared
with last years crop of 1890 OOl
bushels
Fort Collins.-P. ID. Nelson, Berthout
attorney and former member of tn,
State Legislature, is fighting lega
battle for the DOSSpSsion nf q hucl, IA.