Gilpin observer., 1919-11-27
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
The Red Cross Christmas Seal sale Will
take place all over the United States
from December I 70 10 1913

Assessors this year found 2,495, 1870
acres Of irrigated land in Colorado, or
about S.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
states next spring, due to present con-
ditions in other parts Of the country.
Jefferson county post No. 81 Of the
American Legion has gone on record
as absolutely opposed to the plan Of
universal military training as proposed
by the United States War Department.
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
the state tax commission, is 81, 1,495,-
2OO,659, an increase of about $7O,OOO,-
600 over that for last year. Final re-
ports from county treasurers are ex-
pected to increase this to approx
mately $1,50O,OOO,OOO.
Fire of an unknown origin complete
ly destroyed the Hatcher building at
Pagosa Springs. The records of the
San Juan National forest were COM
pletely destroyed by fire. but the price
less records in the offices of the coun-
ty assessor, the county treasurer, Red
Gross and the Pagosa exchange were
removed before the fire got under way.
The loss is estimated at $1,000, accord
ing to fire officials.
r. L. Stringer, So years old, pioneer
fruit grower, who was placed on trial
at Canon City on a charge of murder
ing his stepson, A. H. Sutphen, 30
years old, was acquitted in the FIRE.
mont count District Court. Sutphen
was killed on the evening Of July 4th.
Stringer shot Sutphen with shotgun
pleading self-defense. Joseph Fl. Maui
pin. former attorney general of Colo
RADIO, handled the case for the defense.
Sixteen Mexicans, including nine
arrested in Denver, have been
taken to Ell Paso, Tex, in charge Of
William r. Mansfield, federal immigra-
ton inspector, to be depOrted to Mex
leo as a 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 Mt 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 S79 miles and will cost, 1t is esti-
mated, $5,342, ,349.15. Work on a num-
ber Of them has already been COM
menced and quite a number are near
ing completion, according to reports
made by the state highway commits
sion's engineers in charge. This is the
greatest roadbuilding program ever
undertaken in the states history.
Colorado will be represented at the
annual meeting of the National
League of Compulsory Education Of
ficials, to be held at Philadelphia,
Dec. 3 to 6, by Alfred G. Hoel, direct
or vocational training, Denver
schools; George Norlin, president Of
the University Of Colorado; Elmore
Floyd, Las Animas county school su-
perintendent; Emma Full, Montrose
county school superintendent; Emma
wilkins, Larimer county school super
intendent, and Mrs Inez Lewis, Ell
Paso county school superintendent.
Approximately $35O.OOO will be
turned into the state treasury this year
by the state insurance department, rep
resenting the net earnings of the de-
partment In the most successful year
in its history, according to Claude w.
Fairchild, state insurance commits
sioner.
County school and road funds in
Colorado will be swelled to the extent
Of $115,04S.9S within the next few
days when checks aggregating that
amount will be mailed to the various
counties Dy the state treasurer, under
an allotment of receipts from grazing
fees and timber sales on forest areas
In the state.
A bronze tablet has been presented
to the Breckenridge school by Mrs.
Mary g. @. Bradford, state supern-
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 u Georgia school and third
by town In Wyoming.
The proposed new highway over
Berthoud pass, between Empire and
Fraser, Colo, distance of twenty