The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-06
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

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ever can take the place of GOOD
horse. Interest therefore, in the COL
orado Horse Breeders Association
meeting to take place in Pueblo, Tues
day, September 23rd at 10 o'clock II.
M, during the coming State Fair, is
very great 1t is also predicted that
| this gathering of horse raisers Will
greatly stimulate the raising and use
of horses throughout the West. The
maximum service of the horse with
the minimum effort or loss of energy
| has become a study which has resulted
in valuable discoveries brought about
by experiments and practical tests,
and chief of these is the multiple hitch
system so much talked about, of late,
| that experts in that line are in demand
| for demonstrations everyw W h ere
| Wayne Dinsmore, of Chicago, secretary
of the Percheron Society of America,
is an acknowledged authority on this
subject, and his services have been
secured to make demonstrations at the
Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, on Sep
tember 23rd.
During their four months of exist
ence the four state employment offices
which are operating in conjunction
with the State Labor Department, have
| placed 1853 discharged soldiers in po-
sitions, according to figures just made
public by w. l.. Morrissey, state labor
commissioner The two offices main
tained in Denver secured work for l.
| 929 men, the one in Pueblo for $40
men, and for 80 men ut Colorado
Springs A total of 3,776 applications
for jobs were received at the offices.
Ninety-five losses of live stock by
fire and lightning have occurred in the
| farming regions of Pueblo during the
past twelve months, and go per cent of
these have been caused by lightning.
Wire fences, near which most of the
animals have been found dead, are
said to have been the deathbolt car
| riers, sometimes for considerable dis
tances. Losses have occurred among
cattle, hogs, sheep and horses. Most
of the farmers and stock men carry in
surance thus minimizing the losses.
Abstract of assessment of Pueblo
county property, prepared by County
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commission, shows the taxable proper
ty to total this year 81, ,17S,990, an in
crease of $1,091 93S over the valuation
of last year. Merchandising and manu-
featuring show the largest increase,
| S63S, $50, and automobiles come next
with an increase of 100000. Most all
forms of personal property show Il
marked increase this year over last.
AS a result of the reports on acreage
of crops furnished this year by county
assessors and the reports on yields of
small grains furnished by threshermen,
the Colorado Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service will be able this year to
make more accurate report on the
amount of grain grown in the state
| than has ever been made before, and
| will have the figures available month
or more earlier than in the past.
The largest registration in the his
tory of Brighton is recorded in the
public schools of that city, and it has
| been necessary to secure the use of two
school rooms in the Presbyterian
church to care for the children who are
attending school this year. The grade
school is crowded to capacity and will
be until this winter. The high school
has one-third more pupils than in any
year in its history.
| A $4,000 fire damaged the Mountain
Ice and Coal companys plant at
Pueblo. The fire started when sparks
from the smOkestack set fire to the up
per portion of the cold storage depart
ment. Quick work on the part of the
fire department saved the plant from
| damage similar to that which com
pletely destroyed the plant twelve
years ago.
| Estimates received by the Colorado
| Tax Commission indicate that the to-
tai value of Colorado property for pur-
poses of taxation will reach S1,500,-
100000. The valuation last year was
| 81, 400, 100000.
Screams of the 21a 1a-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rosser brought
members of the family to the rescue
of the child, but not in time to save it
from being scalded to death in IA pan
of soap suds, at Marshall, Colo. The
mother, who was in bed i'll and unable
to rise, heard the boy screaming and
called for help One of the older chill
dren who had placed the pan of boiling
water on the floor preparatory to do
ing some scrubbing but who had gone
outside the house, heard the call and
ran to the child.
More than $50 women have already
sent in their names to University of
Colorado authorities as prospective
students in the university next year
These names are now all in the hands
of the Big Sister committee chairman
| in Boulder. More than 200 women
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