The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-21

The State Immigration Commission
predicts an unusually heavy influx ot
settlers into Colorado from other
states next spring, due TO present COZ
ditions in other parts OF the country.
The agricultural schedule to be
used by the United States census bu-
reau next year in collecting farm sta
ustics calls for more complete agri-
cultural Information than has ever be-
been collected by the bureau
The once famous silver mining amp
Of Creede is again entering upon n
new era of prosperity. Scores of new
aces are taking out leases and vacant
houses are filling up steadily. The
Wabath Company is shipping ore
daily and also installing machinery.
The estimated value of the frlit
alone is S2,000.000. according to fig
ures available for the first time this
year. The value of the apple crop is
estimated at S960.000; peaches,
SS00,000 pears. 100000, and other
fruits $4,000.
The total assessed Variation of
property In Colorado, as re. lrned by
the state tax commission, is 81, ,495,
OO.6J9, an increase of about STO.OO0,-
900 over that for last year. Final re
ports from county treasurers are ex-
pected to increase this to- approxi-
nately $1,000, 100000.
A 6-cent fare has gone into effect on
all local street car lines of the Tripi-
dad Electric Transmission Railway
and Gas Company. Application for in
creased fare was granted by the Colo
RADIO public utilities commission. No
increased fare is effective on the in
terurban coal camp lines.
An oil shale laboratory with an iii.
itial expenditure of nj least $4,000 is
to be established at the University 60
Colorado Immediately by the United
States Bureau of Mines and the state
of Colorado. Official announcement
was made by Governor Oliver IL
Shoup in Colorado Springs.
The largest harvest" of trout
spawn gathered by the State Fish and
Game Department for years is under
way at three different groups of Colo
RADIO lakes, r. 6. Parvin, state game
and fish commissioner, said. 1--WE eX-
pect the total to reach 100000
spawn
John Sachs of Denver pleaded guilty
at Golden to charges of breaking in
% and stealing valuable property from
The summer home of Il. l.. Scholtz,
Denver druggist, in Bear Creek canon
last spring. and was sentenced TO from
fifteen months to three years in the
state penitentiary.
Residents and the town govern
ment of Haxtun, Phillips county, filed
before the State Public Utilities Com
mission a petition which asks thai
the Burl lngton railroad be ordered to
erect n new railroad station at HaX-
tun. Growth of the town and the in
crease of business at the station make
a new depot imperative, the petition
declared
Colorado will be represented at the
annual meeting of the National
League of Compulsory Education Of
ficlals, TO be held at Philadelphia,
Dec. 3 to 6, by Alfred G. Hoel, direct
or vocational training Denver
schools; George Norln, president of
the University of Colorado; Elmore
Floyd. Las Animas county school SUI
perintendent; Emma Full. Montrose
county school super ntendent; Emma
wilkins, Larimer county school super
intendent, and Mrs. IneZ Lewis, FL
Paso county school superintendent
Only one county in Colorado outside
Of Denver county has an assessed val
uation In excess of S100000,000. This
is Weld county, which has ranged sec
ond in assessed valuation for some
time. Pueblo ranks third with S71. :
OOO,OOO and FL Paso county fourth
with about 6T,O0O,0O0.
The body of an unknown Mexican
was foun1 partly concealed in Il hay
stack on the farm of C. n. Johnson,
two miles northwest of Atwood, by Mr..
Johnson, when he went to the stack to
repair fence The body Of the un-
known Mexican with bruises about the
head and face indicated that his death
had been violent one.
One thousand of Denver's poor and
helpless will eat Thanksgiving dinner
this year as the guests of Superin-
tendent A b. Boiler of the Denver Res
cue Mission, and OF the charitable
business men who are to donate to
the dinner fund, according to an an
nouncement made by Mr.. Boiler Last.
year the mission gave out 400 tickets
and this year the number is to be in
creased by six hundred. A thousand
Denver business men have been asked
to aid in the work.
Construction of 5,0O0-ton coal
storage reservoir at Greeley to safe
guard the city against coal famine