The Dolores star., 1919-12-19
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


is now running in Denver and which
will be shown in every section of Colo
RADIO The picture and movie slides are
being used to boost the campaign OF
the Colorado Public Health Association
which is raising S150,O00 to be used in
this state TO fight tuberculosis and to
promote public health. The entire
state has organized to back this cam
paign to build up Colorado by better
ing public health conditions in the
state Enthusiastic reports from every
section show that the people are arous-
ing to the need which exists for work
Of the kind which has been undertaken
by the State Health Association.
Figures compiled by the State I'M
migration Department show that the
per capita valuation of property in
Colorado for assessment purposes this
year is Sl,40J, compared with ST.
3S494 last year There is an Increase
of approximately S7l,o00.0O0 in the as
sessed valuation of property as re-
turned by the State Tax Commission,
the total valuation of property for as
sessment purposes in the state This
year being 81 40, 5,2O0,659. The high
est per capita valuation Is in Cheyenne
county, S2,9S66G, and the lowest is in
Hucrfano county, SSo661. These per
capita figures are based upon n popu-
lation of approximately 1,WUOOO for
the state.
Appropriations to he asked of the
I a l.., snn.i.l
sion program will aggregate approx
mately S2la,oOO. it was indicated after
members planning to introduce bills
covering the subjects stipulated by the
governor had made known the amounts
To he sought With the state already
facing the problem of meeting appro-
printions by the regular session that
We're SITS, I0660 in excess of the esti-
mated revenues for the biennial
period. officials in the offices of the
state treasurer and state auditor are
puzzled as TO how the state will oh
tain funds to meet the additional bur
den.
Population in Colorado per square
mile of area this year. according to
Ibuhe III llit Nldlt
grafton Department, is 1926, com
pared with 9.92 last year and ~ as
returned by the Census Bureau in
1910 The population of the state ap-
parently has Increased approximately
rs per cent in the past ten years, as
compared with As per cent in the pre-
ceding decade. The county of Denver,
nf jS n InnSaI,-
lated, having approximately 4.91I per
sons per square mile. Ilinsdale county
is the most sparsely populated. with
OIL per square mile.
The Kobey block, a large two-story
brick building in the heart of the
business section, occupied by business
firms on the ground floor and offices
on. the second floor, was practically
gutted by a fire ot Aspen. Colorado.
The loss to building and contents will
appreciate from $4,000 to 100000.
one-third of which is covered by in
surance.
Florence McGlochlin. 14-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Nc
Glochlin, lost her voice through fright
when she and three companions met
four mountain lions on Potato hill, two
miles east of Hot Sulphur Springs. She
was taken home and put under the
care of DIR. +. +. Bernard and recov-
cred the power of speech the next day.
Denied the release of coal shipped
in by rail, Manager w. w. Campbell of
the Mesa flour mills is keeping the
mill in operation by hauling in coal
by auto truck. Mines of the upper
valley are operating with normal
forces of miners. but coal loaded out
is being confiscated for essential in
dustries and railroads.
Denver responded literally to the ap-
peals of the 800 tag girls who solic-
tied funds for the Hospital Saturday
and Sunday Association, and S10,3l035
was collected, according to report is
sued by G. w. Lawrence, secretary OF
the association.
approximately G,000,0OO feet of tim
Der has just been sold by the United
States forest service to the Galbreath
Tie and Timber Company, which has
a sawmli on Hope creek about six
teen miles from South Fork. The tim
ber includes Engelman spruce and
Douglas fir. The lumber and ties are
to be hauled from the sawmill to the
railroad at South Fork by motor
trucks.
Oil excitement grows in the neigh
borhOod north of Pueblo and on both
sides of the Pueblo-El Paso county line.
Already two wells are being drilled,
one in each county, and preparations
are being made for others. e. T.. Stew
ard of Wichita Falls, Texas, has leased
ll,933 acres of land in the vicinity of
the boring wells, one of which is said
10 be in splendid indications.
Tie Commercial clubs of the western
slope will make united appeal to the