The Arvada enterprise., 1919-11-27

Assessors this year found 2,495, 1870
acres 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
states next spring, due to present con-
ditions in other parts Of the country.
jefferson county post No. q 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 sav-
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 $1,495,-
OO,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
mntely $1,5OO,OO0,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
Cross and the Pagosa exchange were
removed before the fire got under way.
The loss Is estimated at $1,000, accord
ing to fire officials.
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. 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 II. 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 FL PasO. Tex, In charge Of
william r. Mansfield, federal immigra-
tiOn inspector, to be depOrted to Mex
leo as a result of being arrested fro
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, It u esti-
mated, $5,342,340.15. Work ON num-
Der of them has already been com
menced and quite number arc near
Ing completion, according to reports
made by the state highway commits
siOn's engineers In charge. This 10 the
greatest rOadbuilding program evss
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. 8 to g. by Alfred G. HoeI. direct.
or vocational training. Denver
schools: George Norlin. president Of
the University Of Colorado: Elmore
Floyd, Las Anin,ns county school 80
perintendent; Emma Full, Montrose
county school superintendent: Emma
wilkins, LarImer county school super
intendent, and Mrs. Inex lewis, 81
PasO county school superintendent.
Approximately s3oO.000 viii bs
turned into the state treasury this yeaI
by the state Insurance department. rep
rcscnting the net earnings Of the de
part,nent In the most successful year
In Its history, according to Claude w
Fnirchild. state Insurance commits
siOncr.
County school and road funds IL
Colorado will be swelled to the exten
Of sli5.O4S.0s within the next few
days when checks aggrcgntInG tha,
amount will he mailed to the variou'
counties by the state treasurer. under
mn allotment Of receipts from grnxinl
fees md timber snlcs on forest nrcm'
In the state.
A bronze tablet Inns been present."
TO the breckenridge school by Mrs
Mary g. G. Bradford, state Supcrin
tcndcnt Of public instruction. In rrcog
milton OF the fact that the Brcckcn
ridge school stood fourth among nj
schools In the United States In th'
per cnpi,n sale OF wnr savings stamp
md certificates. First prize wns woi
by the school nt New Rochelle. N. Y.
second by II Gcori:in school md tlir'
by u town IN Wyoming.
The proposed new highway ovc'
Bcrthoud pnss, between Empire NM
Frnscr. Colo, n dls'nhc" OF twenty
seven miles. will cost n'0ui SgD.opl
according to the survey jus, complcrf
by crews working under The direction
OF A. u. Pnlcn. senior highway On
| ,,to,,r ~ ihp Federal t.iiJeull OF Pub