The Colorado statesman., 1924-08-16
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

flow of oil which may run between
5000 and 5000 barrels of oil day.
according to Charles S. Sherman. gem
eral manager of the company. Pre-
cautions to bring the well In under
control proved their value when the
well was shut down Immediately by
the closing of the control heads. 1t
was impossible to estimate the produc-
ton the well will be capable of MAX
ing, but Mr.. Sherman said that the re-
ports he had received from the field
indicated n big gusher. Oil has been
standing 1900 feet deep in the cas-
| ing in the well for several days ana
when ii became known that the drills
were resting on the caprock of the
Dakota sands orders were issued that
every possible precaution be taken to
prevent repetition of the bringing
in of the discovery gas well which
roared uncontrolled for weeks, and
the Mitchell gasser which is now on
| fire.
Loveland. - Conservative estimates
place the value of wheat to be mar
keted this fall in the Loveland grain
elevators at more than Sl,0OO,OOO.
| Wheat in the vicinity of Loveland is
averaging fifty bushels to the acre on
non-irrigated sections and will yield
higher on the irrigated sections
which have not yet been har-
vested. Five hundred acres of
wheat on the c. A. letters
farm, three miles from Loveland, av-
eraged more than sixty bushels to the
acre. Alfalfa, sugar beets, fruit and
various other crops are reported in ex-
cellent condition and are expected to
yield heavily.
Boulder.-The Colorado State Ii
brary Association will hold its>lnnual
meeting in Boulder Sept. IL, u and 13.
| The delegates are to be given quarters
| at the Delta Gamma sorority house
where they will also have their meals.
Between forty and fifty are expected.
The officers of the association are:
Miss Mary NJ. Weaver Rocky Ford,
| president; Mrs. p. j. McHugh, Fort
| Collins, vice president; Miss Patience
| Pegan, North Side High School, Den
yer; Mrs. Annie p. Hyder of the State
| gersoll, Denver Public library
Fort Collins-All nominations at
| the Democratic judicial convention
were by acclamation. NJ. NJ. Rim of
Boulder presided, with A. Roscoe
| Bales of Fort Collins as secretary.
Nominations made were: For district
| judges, Neil r. Graham of Fort Col
Inns, Harry Churchill, of Greeley. For
District attorney, Worth Allen of
| Greeley Resolutions were passed of
sympathy and hope for the recovery
of Frank j. Annis, prominent Fort Col
| Inns attorney, and of regret for the
| death of the late Russell w. Fleming
La Junta.-Miss Patsy Salmon, star
| singer in the John Robinson circus
| and recently sensation with the
| Ziegfeld Follies, was overcome. by the
heat during her act at the circus at
La Junta. She was seated on an ele-
| phant and suddenly collapsed and was
| caught by an attendant before she fell
| to the ground The incident caused
| great commotion in the large audience.
| Julia Roger, another lady performer
was overcome by the heat while in the
ring.
Denver.-Notificatio was received
by the state public utilities commits
sion that the Colorado, Columbus and
Mexican railroad has applied for per-
mission to the interstate commerce
commission to establish railroad
from Pennington, N. NJ, to Grand
Junction, Colo, distance of 200
miles.
Longmont.--TheE Elks of Longmont
are making preparations to start
new club home early in September.
The lot that they recently purchased
has been cleared of its building and
plans for the home are in the hands of
an architect
Colorado Springs.-Both of the re-
naming entries in the Colorado endur-
ance ride had to drop out after having
covered half of the days siXty-mile
grind. Aline and Wine Glass were
top tired and We're walked home to the
stables without riders or saddles. No
prize money will be paid to any riders.
Local officials claim that the failure
of the army horses to be prepared was
due to action of Washington author.
tiles.
Loveland.-Two hundred cases of
sore mouth amongst horses and cattle
in and near Loveland were reported by
DIR. John F. Erdley, government veter-
marian. The mysterious ailment first
made Its appearance several days ago,
according to DIR. Erdley. No cause of
the disease is known. 1t Is described
as running sores on the mouth and
tongue.
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