The state herald., 1919-12-05
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

nt Oenver University, chancellor
Henry A. Buchtel stated In giving
resume of the work of the school In.
the fifty-flve years Of Its existence.
The total number of students en-
rolled this year In all department is
1900. the chancellor said. Thirteen
hundred Of these are from Denver
and the remaining 500 from forty diff
ferenr states. DR.. Buchtel said that
In spite of extensive advertising en-
ployed by all universities, the fact re-
mains that every school draws the
grent majority of its students from Its
immediate vicinity. A total of S,772
degrees hnve been conferred by the
university to date.
The carrier pigeons and equipment
of the Navy Department will be used
next year by the United States Forest
Service for conveying fire reports
from lookout stations and fire fight
ers Eat the front" to National Forest
Headquarters. The value of the birds
In mountainous and lake regions
where, In many places, travel Is diff
cult on account of the lack of roads
and trails, and there are but few tele-
phone lines, will be especially great
The test of the birds for this use was
carried out on limited scale this sea.
son, but 1t encouraged the Forest Ser
vice officials to believe that pigeons
can be employed profltably on large
scale.
Figures compiled by the State In-
migration Department show that the
per capita valuation Of property In
Colorado for assessment purposes this
year Is $1.405, compared with 81
S84.94 last year. There IL an increase
Of approximately 81, 900 In the as
sessed valuation Of property n re-
turned by the State Tax Commission,
the total valuation Of property for as
sessment purposes In the state this
year being $1,495, 200, csc. The high
est per capita valuation IL In Cheyenne
county, $2,98868, and the lowest Is In
Huerfano county, $SO86l. These per
capita figures are based upon pOpu-
lation Of approximately 100000 for
the state.
Population In Colorado per square
mile OF area this year, according to
compilations made In the State Immi-
grafton Department, Is 1925, 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
88 per cent In the past ten years, as
compared with 4S per cent in the pre-
ceding decade. The county Of Denver.
Of course, Ii the most densely popu-
lated, having approximately 4,914 per-
sons per square mile. Hlnsdale county
Is the most spnrsely populated, with
OBI per square mile.
Colorado this year expects to raise
$4,000 for Its 1890 program by the
sale Of Christmas seals from Dccem-
Der 1st to 11th. The holiday stickers
Will be placed on sale In every town
4 aild city of the state, In stores, hotel
lohbies, post-office buildings and de-
pots. The proceeds will be used to es-
tabliah tuberculosis clinics and travel
Ing dispensaries to fight the white
plague in Colorado: to carry on well
fare work among the children and to
promote public health through re-
search and educational work.
Francisco Ballegos. on trial for kill
ing his uncle. Mercarlo Bailegos, 4 for
mer soldier. was found guilty Of muir
der In the first degree at Durango. the
Jury returning the verdict In thirty
minutes. They recommended life i'm
prisonment. Lucia Bailegos. widow Of
the dead man. was found guilty OF Sec
ond degree murder a. an accomplIce. A
penalty Of from ten years to life i'm
prIsonment was recommended.
Poultry fanciers Of Grand Junction
and the Western Slope are arranging
for 4 poultry show to he held In Grand
Junction. during the latter part Of
january. II In expected that poultry
will be brought from all parts Of the
slope for exhibition, the show being
the most extensive yet planned In the
intermountain territory.
At the Farmers Congress TO be held
In Fort Collins Dec. Is to 10. Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood will bs the chief speak.
er General Wood will talk upon The
Twentieth Century Farmers Son True
to the Spirit Of 70 and 81" He wired
his acceptance TO Newton C. Dougher-
ty. president Of the congress. and will
speak on the evening Of Tuesday. Dec.
10. General Wood In the latest Of n
string OF notablcs who will address the
congress this yNr.
The Kobey block, n 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
Eutted by fire ct Aspen. Colorado.
The loss to building and contents will
appreciate from $4,000 to 100000.
one-third Of which In covered by In.
surance.
The teachers In the grade rooms Of
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