The state herald., 1919-02-21
Pithy News Notes
Nosn Au Pnses ef
Colorado
wsst.r. Newspaper uaion News Service.

The area Of patented land in Colo
RADIO ID less than 40 per cent Of the to-
tai area, most Of the remainder being
national forests, homestead land and
state land.
Denver's population is estimated at
$4,000 in booklet of tax information
just published by the treasurer's d.
vision Of the Department of Revenue,
under Clair ]. Pitcher.
Colorado has 1000 miles of high
way and nearly 100000 automobiles,
more than two automobiles for each
mile Of highway. Many stntes less
than half as large as Colorado have
much greater road mileage.
The first concerted effort to obtain
high school building, for Englewood
was taken when, ut meeting the
Parents and Teachers club at Engle-
wood, a position was drafted asking
the city school board to vote such an
Improvement.
The mysterious disease which has
been killing many cattle around Crest,
Colo, and which started In the west
ern part of Morgan county, where 1t
destroyed entire herds, has been d.
agnosed as corn stalk disease by vet
erinarIans from the State Agricultural
College at Fort Collins, and there Is
no cure for 1t save to keep the cattle
out Of the corn fields.
The greatest event Of the year in
school circles, the meeting of the
Western Slope Athletic and Rhetori-
cal Association, will be held in Mont
rose Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
May %. "a and %, this year, with
eleven schools taking part, as follows !:
Grand Junction, Montrose. Delta,
ouray. Gunnison, Olathe, Hotchkiss,
Nucla, Paonia, Ridgway and Telluride.
Death few days ago claimed one
Of the earliest pioneers in ]. $. Silva,
a member Of the First New Mexico
company Of volunteers during the
Civil war. A short time before death
Mr.. and Mrs. Silva celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at their
home near Allison. Their nineteen
sons and daughters with their seven
ty-four children and grandchildren
were present.
The secretary of the interior has
designated S0.332 acres of land as
stock grazing homesteads, Colorado
list No. II, within Pueblo and Sterling
land districts, to become effective
Feb. IS, 1919. OF this great acreage,
all Of 1t has practically been applied
for by citizens OF this state. Within
the Pueblo district forty-nine appiica-
tions were made. and in the Sterling
land district forty-one citizens made
applications. - T----.
More than 5000 men, women and
boys were placed In farm and ranch
Jobs In Colorado last year through the
agricultural and livestock bureau OF
the Denver Civic and Commercial AS
sociation. according to u report issued
by d. W. Thomas, farm help specialist
and secretary Of the bureau. This was
accomplished with the aid Of 1J0 local
organizations throughout the state, in
Guiding county agricultural agents,
farm bureaus and county councils of
defense.
Upon receipt OF information that the
Spanish trail had been accepted and
designated as the westward continu-
alton OF the National Old trails, an In
vitation was extended for the nssoci-
alton to hold Its annual convention
In Durango during the summer, and
while the designation Of the conven-
tion town likely will not be made un-
III the April meeting Of the National
Old Trails Association. 1t hns been In
timated from high official sources
that Durango is assured Of the mid
summer meeting. In which ease It will
be the first national convention ever
held In that part Of the stnte.
A fire, far-reaching and destructive
In Its result. occurred In buckingham
when the village light plant. the home
Of ]. II. johnson. manager OF the
Buckingham elevator. and the Buck.
ingham garage. were all destroyed.
The gnragc contained seven nntomo-
bilcs Mt the time Of the fire. three OF
them hIgl, priced cars.
The grand cncampinent Of Odd Eel.
lows will be held In Denver Feb. II.
I, was scheduled to be held In Fort
Collins last October. and WAS post.
poncd on account Of the Influenza
epidemic. The military council OF
Patrinrchs Militant will meet the eve
Ming of the opening day at 1851
Champn. The final feature Of the pro.
gram will be n grand ball.
Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done when fire started Mt the rear OF
the New York store, owned by Rnch-
ofsky 4 Son. pioneer Colorado mcr-
chants Of Lovciand. The blaze WIS
discovered by members Of the Elks
ledge. which occupies tho second floor
Of the building. and 10 believed to have
started from an nsh pit or furnace.
The damage to the stock In estimated
Of s40.0O0 and 10 the building 5000.