The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-11-27

The Red Cross ChristmAs Seal sale will
take place Ali over the United States
from. December 1 to -. 1918.
Assessors this year found 2,40G. m
acres Of Irrigated land In Colorado. o.
about 3.56 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
states next spring. duo to present con-
ditions in other parts Of the country,
without putting on a 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. 49,
20O650, I'm increase Of about $7O,O00,-
900 over that for last year. Final re-
ports from county treasurers are ex-
pectetI to increase this to approx
mateiy 81 800. 100000.
An oil shale laboratory with nm in
itial expenditure Of mt least $4,000 Is
to be 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 H.
Shoup In Colorado Springs.
The proposed new highway over
Berthoud pass, between Empire and
Fraser. Colo, a distance OF twenty
seven miles, will cost about 5000
according to the survey just completed
by crews working under the direction
Of A. f. Palem, senior highway en-
xineer of the Federal Bureau Of Pub
lie Roads.
County school and road funds in
Colorado VIII be sweiied to the extent
~ $11hO48.08 within the next few
days when checks aggregating that
amount will he 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 IN Pas0. Tex, in charge OF
william r. Mansfield, federal immiRra-
tion inspector. 20 he dep0rted to Mex
leo as result Of being arrested fire.
quently, 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 roads
total $40 miles and will cost, 1t II esti.
mated, 45,342,340.15. Work on mum
her Of them has already been com
menced and quite a number are near
ing completion. according to report,
made By the state highway commits
si0n's engineers in charge. This IL the
greatest roadbuilding program evei
undertakes In the states history.
Coaorado will be represented at the
anaual meeting of the National
League - Compulsory Education OF
fyciels to b held at Philadelphia
Dec. s to g, BY Alfred G. Hoel, direct
or vocational training, Denver
schools: George Norlin. president Of
the University of Colorado; Gilmore
Floyd. Las Animas county school su
perintendent; Emma Full. Montross
county school superintendent; Emma
wilkins, LArimer county school super
Intendent, and Mrs. Inex Lewis, III
Paso 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 q. l. Scholtz
Denver druggist. in Bear Greek cahou
last spring. and was sentenced to from
fifteen months to three years in the
state penitentiary.
Il. l.. Stringer. 50 years old, pioneer
fruit grower. who was placed on trial
ut Canon City on \ charge Of murder
Ing his stepson, A. H. Sutphen. 81
years old, was acquitted In the Ere
mont count District Court. Sutphen
was killed on the evening Of July 4th
StrinRer shot Sutphen with shotgun
pleading self-defense. Joseph H. Mau'
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 G. G. Bradford, state superip-
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
lser capita sale of war savings stamps
and certificates. First prize was won
by the school at New Rochelle, N. Y.
second by a Georgia school and third
lx,, . tnwn In WvOminR