The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-28

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Asscssors this year found 2,4a5. 100
ncrcs of irrigated land in Colorado, or
about 3.76 per cent of the total area
of the state. This includes bearing
orchards and natural hay land.
The State Immigration Commission
predicts an unusually heavy influx OF
settlers into Colorado from other
sintes next spring due to present con-
ditions In other parts of the country.
Without putting on drive" and
without the assistance of helpers, one
woman. Mrs. Melissa Hayden. chair
man of Summit county in the war saw
ings campaign, trippled its quota in
less than two weeks work.
The total assessed valuation of
property In Colorado, as returned by
the state tax commission. is 81, ,f95.-
00.6J9. an increase of about $I0,OOO.-
900 over that for last year. Final re-
ports from county treasurers are ex-
.pected to incrense this to approx
nateIy S1,500.OO0,0O0.
An oil shale laboratory with an in
itinl expenditure of at least $4,000 is
to he established at the University of
Colorado Immediately by the United
States Bureau of Mines and the state
of Colorado Official announcement
was made by Governor Oliver II.
Shoup in Colorado Springs.
The proposed new highway over
Berihoud pass, between Empire and
Fraser. Colo, distance Of twenty
seven miles. Will cost about 100000,
according to the survey just completed
by crews working under the direction
of A. Il. Palem, senior highway en-
gineer of the Federal Bureau of Pub
lie Roads.
County school and road funds in
Colorado will he sweled to the extent
of s115,AS9S within the next few
days when checks nggregating that
amount will be mailed to the various
counties by the state treasurer. under
an allotment of receipts from grazing
fees and timber sales on forest areas
in the state.
Sixteen Mexicans, including nine
arrested in Denver, have been
taken to El Paso, Tex, in charge of
william H. Mansfield, federal immlgra-
ti0n inspector, TO be deported to Mex
leo rs Il result of being arrested fire.
quentiy, officials say, on charges OF
petty crime Four of the number
were placed on the train at Colorado
Springs and three more at Pueblo OF
those taken into custody at Colorado
Springs and Pueblo two were women
and three girls.
One hundred and fifteen separate
road projects, of which the United
States government will bear half the
cost, Will be carried out in Colorado
during the coming year. These ronds
tot4al S79 miles and will cost, 1t is esti-
mated. $534234915. Work on n num-
ber of them has already been COM
-saenccd and quite number are near
ing completion, according to reports
made by the state highway commits
sion's engineers in charge. This is the
greatest roadbullding program ever
undertaken in the states history.
Colorado will be represented at the
annual meeting of the National
League of Compulsory Education Of
ficiais, to he held at Philadelphia.
Dec. TO 6, by Alfred G. Hoel, direct
or vocational training, Denver
schools; George Norlin, president of
tlc OulNtISity VI toipihtps AH'ihciS
Floyd, Las Aninas county school su-
perintendent; Emma Full, Montrose
county school superintendent; Emma
wilkins, Larimer county school super
intendent and Mrs. Inez Lewis, El
I.aso county school superintendent
John Sachs of Denver pleaded guilty
at Golden to charges of breaking in
to and stealing valuable property from
the summer home of E. l.. Scholtz,
Denver druggist, In Bear Creek canon
last spring. and was sentenced to from
fifteen months to three years in the
state penitentlary.
Il. l.. Stringer, SO years old pioneer
fruit grower, who was placed on trial
at Canon City on charge of murder,
ing his stepson, A. ii. Sutphen, 30
years old, was acquitted in the Ere
mont count District Court. Sutphen
was killed on the evening of July 4th.
Stringer shot Sutphen with shotgun
pleading self-defense. Joseph ii. Maui
pin, former attorney general of Colo
RADIO. handled the case for the defense.
A bronze tablet has been presented
to the breckenridge school by Mrs.
Mary c. G. Bradford, state superln-
tendent of public instruction, in recog-
milton OF the fact that the Brecken-
ridge school stood fourth among all
schools in the United States In the
per capita sale of war savings stamps
and certificates. First prize was won
by the school at New Rochelle, N. Y,
second by Georgia school and third
by a town in Wyoming.
Construction of 5,000-ton coal
storage reservoir at Greeley to safe
guard the city against coal famine