The Dolores star., 1924-07-04
COLORADO NEWS NOTES


OF Colorado Masons participated
Among those present We're +. T. HUI
ferd, l. ". Cunningham and the Re''
RAYMOND Il. Norton. Hufford acted
In place OF the grand master Juuee
Wiley OF Del Norte, who was unable TO
be present. The Rev. Mr.. Norton was
the orator for the occasion, speaking OF
the relation between Free Masonry
and education and the support the Ma
sons have always given to institutions
Of learning There were several hun
dred persons in attendance. including
representatives of the grand lodge OF
Masons from Denver. Colorado Springs
and Pueblo.
Fort Morgan.-A plague of grass
hoppers is cuuSlng dnmage TO farm
crops In some parts of Morgan county
The recent warm weather has brought
out horde OF young hoppers, which
are now thicker In some parts Of the
county than has ever been known be-
fore. North Of town they have at
tackled the alfalfa chop and unless
something happens to halt their work
an intensive poisoning campaign VIII
be necessary. Near Orchard the hay
has been cut to save II from the raw
ages of the swarms OF hoppers. Fred
IIebsock. near Orchard, reports the
loss OF thirty-three acres OF beets and
William Van Pelt OF the same neigh
borhood reports the loss OF eight acres
OF sugar beets.
Fort Morgan-A government study
Of the costs OF irrigation and Its re-
turn TO the farmer. made with the view
of determining the exact extent to
which the government can afford TO re-
claim arid lands by means Of irriga-
ton. Is being made in the Riverside
Irrigation district by three government
experts working under the direction of
X. =. Tcele, agricultural economist OF
the bureau OF agricultural economies
of the L. S. Bureau of Agriculture. Mr..
Teele's associate in the work are b. O.
Weitz of Washington, n. C., connected
with the bureau of public roads of the
Department OF Agriculture. and p. A.
EWING OF the DureHu OF agricultural
economics of Berkeley, Calf.
Denver.-Although the forest fire
which was started by camp fire care
lessly allowed to continue burning
after campers on the Berthoud pass
had departed, was entirely surrounded
by trenches danger of spreading Is
not yet over, according to word re-
celved In Denver from John McLaren,
In charge of the work of putting out
the fire. By Allen S. Peck. district for
ester for the United States forestry
service The fire had burned over
more than 900 acres of forest land
TO the southeast of Idlewild station
and south of the west portal of the
NOffat tunnel. Approximately $4,000
damage was cuused by the conflagra-
tion.
Denver. - Commissioner William
Spry Of the general land office has re-
stored 10 entry under the homestead
and desert land laws, with a prefer
ential right of filing for ex-service
men of the war with Germany. the va
cant, unappropriated lands in Town
ship South, Range 90 West, and in
Sections :, 1S, 10, 20, %, 80. 81 and
81 of Township ) South, Range 93
West, in Garfield county, Colorado, by
reason of the survey of said lands. Ex-
service men will be given n preferen-
tial right to file on these lands from
July 81 to Oct. 10, 1924, Inclusive.
Colorado Springs.-The body of H.
z. Talhelm, Rocky Ford taxi driver,
whose automobile was found near here
June 13, was discovered here in IN ir-
rigation ditch two miles from that city,
according to message to police here.
Police assert that Talhelm had been
murdered and his body thrown into
the ditch. He was last seen June 10
Personal paper and letters addressed
to him were later found on bridge
ten miles east of Pueblo.
Greeley.-William Il. Patterson of
Ereeiey, trustee Of the Greeley Elks
lodge and state treasurer of the State
kiks Association for the past year.
was elected as president of the asso-
claton mt the final session of the
three-dhy convention. Other officers
elected were: George Teal of Boulder
first vice president w. W. McKinstry,
Canon City, second vice president; f.
f. Wheeler, Ouray, third vice presI.
cent; Joseph Loor, Pueblo, secretary .
J"hn II. Drury, Trinidad, treasurer !.
william Moreland of Colorado Springs
ana Milton Anfcnger Of Denver. mem
oers OF the executive committee.
Aiamosa.-State prohibition agents
under the leadership Of John II.
smith, swept through the San Luis
valley In the biggest series of whisky
RAIDS ever conducted In the region
The raids followed up weeks of lnves.
ilGation and evidence was in hand
before the actual "clean-ups" com.
ihehced Al Blanca ten establish.
inents were cleaned of their Ilnuor
supplies and four m"n, c. r.. Lewis
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