The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
w-.t.r. Newspaper Union News service.

D1red WITH no. acres Tor 1909. The
iucresse has been largely In the acre
age devoted 10 winter wheat.
Denver's population is estimated at
2sD.Oo0 In booklet OF tax Information
just. published by the treasurer's III
vision OF the Department OF Revenue.
under Clair j. Pitcher.
There are Approximately o3,ooo
fnrins ia Colorado, as compared with
ig.i70 in 1910, "A, ZOO in 1900 and 16,3s9
ia 1880. The average size of farms
: has Increased slightly since 1910.
The Summit County Winter Sports
Club will hold its first ski tournament
at Lake hill. near Dillon, March and
.. Immediately succeeding the winter
carnival at Steamboat Springs.
Being at the crest OF the continent,
Colorado contains the headwaters of
some OF the principal rivers of the
linited States. including the Colorado.
lilo Grande, Platte, Arkansas and Re
publican.
Colorado has 1900 miles of high
way and nearly 10000 automobiles,
ioore than two automobiles for each
miic OF highway Many states less
t,,sa half as large as Colorado have
much greater road mileage.
Colorado l.prings was selected as
HEADQUARTERS and r. W. Ross. a news
l.pper man of Colorado Springs elected
secretary of the Pixies Peak Ocean-to-
Ocean Highway Association at the
.,ixth annual meeting in St Joseph,
Mo.
The first concerted effort to obtain
high school building for Englewood
was taken when, at II meeting the
Parents and Teachers club at Engle-
wood. petition was drafted asking
tts city school board to vote such an
Improvement.
4 house fell on George Hubbard at
Moarrose and so severely crushed his
left leg that amputation wns neccs-
sacy. Hubbard was engaged in NOV
ing the structure when his team
iurched and the house slid from Its
trucks and pinned him beneath.
A fire, far-reaching and destructive
ia its result. occurred In Buckingham
wl,en the village light plant, the home
"f ! III. johnson, manager of the
Buckingham elevator. and the Buck
IN CHAM garage, were all destroyed
The gnrnge contained seven automo-
l,iies at the time of the fire, three Of
tl'em high priced cars.
The greatest event of the year in
school circles, the meeting of the
Western Slope Athletic and Rhetori-
,s,I Association, will he held in Mont
rose Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Alsy %, "a and %, this year, with
steven schools taking part as follows
';rand Junction. Montrose. Delta,
curay. Gunnison, olathe, Hotchlllss,
Sucia. Paonia. Ridgway and Telluride.
Dave Shogrin, proprietor of a Mont
rose restaurant, Is under arrest at Sa-
Ida. his romance of few hours ended
,y angry creditors In Montrosc. He
* alleged, to have done brisk busi-
ness In meal tickets ut half price and
Ia checks for which the, bank had no
imonry and then closed up shop, de-
parting with his head waitress, leaving
unpaid bills for several thousand dol
lsrs.
Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done when fire started at the rear of
ihe New York store. owned by Rach-
sfswy & Son. pioneer Colorado mer-
ct,,ints of Loveland. The blaze was
discovered by members of the Eiks
ledge. which occupies the second floor
ofihe hlilding, and is believed to have
started from an ash pit or furnace.
The damage to the stock Is estimated
ut $4,000 and to the building 5000
Death has claimed Victor Sanity. a
weiI-known mining and mill man with
IA international reputation. He was
a resident of Durango.
The secretary of the interior has
designated S0,332 acres of land as
stock grazing homestends, Colorado
list No. IL, within Pueblo and Sterling
Iand districts, to- become effective
rob. is, 1919. or this great acreage,
aii of 1t. las practically been applied
ior by citizens of this state Within
the Pueblo district forty-nine applica-
tions were made, and In the Sterling
bud district forty-one citizens made
applications.
Upon receipt OF Information that the
Spanish trail had been accepted and
designated as the westward contnu-
alton of the National Old trails. an in
citation wns extended for the associ-
,iion TO hold its annual convention
le Durango during the summer. and
wtiie the Designation of the conven
,ion town likely viii not he made I'M
tii the April meeting of the National
D,d Trails Association. 1t has been in
timated from high official sources
fi,at Durango is assured of the mid
suu,mer meeting, in which case 1t will
he thc first national convention ever
he'd In thar part OF the state.