The Raymer enterprise., 1919-12-04
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


resume OF the work of the school In
the fifiy-fiye years Of its existence
The total number OF students en-
rolled this year In all department is
hundred Of these are from Denver
and the remaining 800 from forty diff
ferent states. DIR. Bnchtei said that
In spite Of extensive advertising EN-
ployed by all universities. the fact re-
mains that every school draws the
great majority Of its students from It's
immediate vicinity. A total OF BIZ
degrees have been conferred by the
university 10 date.
The carrier pigeons aud equipment
~ the Navy Department will he used
next year by the United States Forest
Service for conveying fire reports
from lookout stations and fire fight
crs al the front tn National Forest
Headquarters. The value II the birds
in mountainous and lake regions
hH' W hitif i'ihe'Ns aiat'' - mn
cult on account Of the lack of roads
and trails. and there are but few teie-
phone lines. will he especially great.
The test ~ The birds for this us,. was
carried oni on a limited scale this sea
son, but II encouraged the Forest Ser
| vice officials 10 believe that pigeons
can be employed profilably on a large
scale.
Figures compiled by the State I'm
migration Department show that the
per capita valuation of property in
Colorado for assessment purposes this
year Ii 81 400, compared with ST.
;s4at last year. There is an increase
If approximately xIi,Wp.0Un in the as
sessed valuation of property rs re-
turned by the State Tax Commission.
/ the total valuation OF property for as
sessnent purposes in The state This
year being 81, 495.aD0.Gl9. The high
,'si per capita valuation IL in cheyenne
county. S29s666, and the lowest i Ia
Iluerfano county, xs0G,;l. These per
capita figures are based upon n popn-
lation of approximately 1.0o,oc for
The state.
Population in Colorado per square
( mile of area this year, according Ia
Z compilations made in the State lmmi-
grafton Department, Is 10ai. com
I pared with 9g2 last year aud ~ as
returned by The Census Bureau in
1910 The population of the state ap-
I parcntly has increased approximately
/ ~ per cent in the past ten years. rs
compared with - per cent in The pre-
ceding decade. The county If Denver,
Of course. IS the most deuseiy nopu-
alcd. having Approximately I,al4 per
SONS per square mile. lIinsdale county
Is the most sparsely populated, with
u n.1l per square mile.
Colorado this year expects to raise
Slsonr for its 1870 program by the
sale Of Christmas seals from Deeem-
/ her Isl 10 1llh The holiday stiekcrs
| viii be placed On sale in every town
and city Of the state, in stores, hotel
iobhics, post-office buildings and dc
I pots The proceeds viii he used 10 Is
Z lablish tuberculosis clinics and travel
ing dispensarIes 10 fight The white
plague in Colorado; 10 carry On wei
4 fare work among tile children and to
1 promota public health through re-
search ;,nd educational work.
\ Francisco Ballegos. on trial for kill
ing his uqcle, Mercario Ballegos n for
mer soldier. was found guilty Of muir
der in The first degree ut Durango. the
4 Jury returning the verdict in thirty
minutes. They recommended life int
/ prisonmcnt. Lucia Blllegos, widow OF
The dead man. was found guilty Of see
nnd degree murder rs nm accomplice. \
! penalty Of from ten years 10 life I'M
/ priSonment was recommended.
i Poultry fanciers Of Grand Junction
| and The Western Slope arr arrangin.
Cor a poultry show Ia be held In Grand
Junction, during The latter part Of
January. II Is expected that poultry
will br brought from all parts of the
!, slope for exhibition, the show being
ihe most extensive yet planned in the
intrrmountain territory.
Al The Farmers Congress 10 be held
Ia Fori Collins Dec. IL 10 10. Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood will be- the chief speak
er. General Wood will talk upon .'Thc
twentieth Century Farmers Son True
10 the Spirit Of 20 and 81. lie wired
his acceptance Ia Newton e. Doughcr.
speak nn the evening of Tuesday. Dee
III. General Wood h the latest Of a
string of notablcs who viii address the
congress This year
The kobey block. large two-story
brick building in The heart of the
business section. occupied by business
firms on the ground floor and offices
IN The second flaar. was practically
Quilted by fire ot Aspen, Colorado
The loss 10 building and contents will
! appreciate from $1,000 10 SlV.OUb
nne-third If which is covered by in
/ suranco
The teachers in the grade rooms OF
ihe local schools have organized nj
Nonirose for the purpose of securing
ri0rc adequate salari.g for their sery'
ices. The local organiza, 'on will coop.