The Ordway new era., 1919-12-05
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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the total area, compared with 39,93 per
cent last year. OF this patented lana
26.620,011 acres. or 40.13 per cent of the
area of the state. is assessed as agri-
cultural land, the remaining los per
cent being mineral land, railroad rights
of way and town and city lots. The
area of irrigated land assessed is .
49J. 100 acres, or 9.37 per cent OF the
assessed agricultural land. Dry farm
ing land assessed is 1O,002,l92 acres.
or 81 JS per cent of the patented agri-
cultural land. while grazing land is the
largest class, amounting 10 14,123,529
acres. or 53.O5 per cent of the total.
Nearly every state in the Union is
represented by mt least one student
mt Denver University, Chancellor
Henry A. Buchtel stated In giving Il
resume of the work of the school in
the fifty-five years of its existence.
The total number of students en-
rolled this year in all department is
1,SOO, the chancellor said. Thirteen
hundred of these are from Denver
and the remaining 800 from forty DIFF
ferent states. DR. Buchtel said that
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ployed by all universities, the fact re-
mains that every school draws the
great majority of its students from its
immediate vicinity. total of 3,T2
degrees have been conferred by the
university to date.
Colorado this year expects to raise
S15O,000 for its 1920 program by the
sale of Christmas seals from Decem-
ber 1st to 11th. The holiday stickers
will he placed ON sale in every town
and city of the state, in stores, hotel
lobbies post-office buildings and de-
pots. The proceeds will be used to es-
tablish tuberculosis clinics and travel
ing dispensaries TO fight the white
plague In Colorado; to carry on well
fare work among the children and to
promote public health through re-
search and educational work.
Nearly 10000 acres of state land,
embracing tracts in Alnmosa, Baca,
Bent, Boulder, Conejos, Elbert, El
Paso, Kiowa, Logan, Mineral, Moffat,
Montezuma, Morgan, Prowers, Rio
Grande, Routt and Washington coun-
ties, will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidders at the state house,
Dec. 3. The sale will open at O'Clock
in the afternoon. Minimum acceptable
prices on the land range from SO to as
high as 500 per acre
AT the Farmers Congress to be held
in Fort Collins Dec. 15 to 10, Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood will be the chief speak
er. General Wood will talk upon "The
Twentieth Century Farmers Son True
to the Spirit of '76 and 81" He wired
his acceptance to Newton C. Dougher-
ty, president Of the congress, and will
speak on the evening of Tuesday, Dec.
49, General Wood is the latest of
string of notables who will address the
congress this year.
The teachers In the grade rooms of
the local schools have organized at
Montrose for the purpose of securing
more adequate salaries for their serv
ices. The local organization will coop
crate with the state and nationwide
campaign for the betterment of the
teachers salaries and working condi-
tiOns.
Bernard Cummings, 14-year-old son
of former Game Warden w. b. Cum
mings of Durango, died from wounds
sustained by the accidental discharge
of his shotgun while he was hunting
ducks on Horseshoe slough, three
miles north of that city. His right
arm was almost shot away from the
shoulder by the load from the gun.
Lee It. Williams, Pueblo contractor,
t,,o Inl IN tro ort fnr
the construction of new depot for
the Missouri Pacific Railway Company
at Sugar City. 1t is to be n duplicate
of the new depot Mt Ordway. The con-
tract calls for first-class modern de-
pot building Of brick, concrete and
tile and will cost about $4,000.
Francisco Ballegos, on trial for kill
ing his uncle. Mercario Ballegos, for
mer soldier, was found guilty of mur-
der in the first degree at Durango, the
jury returning the verdict in thirty
minutes. They recommended life i'm
prisonment. Lucia Ballegos, widow Of
the dead man, was found guilty of sec
penalty of from. ten years to life i'm
prisonment was recommended.
Forty-two per cent of all the land in
Colorado is patented, according to COM
pilations made In the State Immigra-
ton Department from records of the
State Tax Commission. OF this patent
ed land. 28,620,911 acres is assessed as
agricultural land. The land classified
as agricultural land represents little
more than 40 per cent of the total area
of the state. 9
Poultry fanciers of Grand Junction
and the Western Slope are arranging
for poultry show to be held In Grand
Junction, during the latter part of