The state herald., 1919-07-18
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Anderson L. Mason, pioneer of Colo
RADIO, and one of the first settlers on
the land where Denver now stands,
died at his home In Jamestown at the
age Of 70.
Every cent of the $4,000 appropri-
ated by Congress for the United States
mint at Denver will be spent to i'm
prove the mint's sweep cellar, accord
Ing to Thomas Annsar, superintend-
ent.
The total acreage of corn grown In
Colorado In 1909, according to the cen
sus report, was S28, $50 acres. In 1919
five counties In the eastern part Of the
state have more than $4,000 acres Of
corn In cultivation.
The per capita assessed valuation of
property In Colorado for 1918 was H.
SoAol, compared with $1.a76so for
1917. Jackson county leads In this re-
spect with $4,70e79, and Huerfano
county has the lowest, $76SSS.
San Juan county, the smallest coun-
ty In the state save Denver, has pro-
duced since 1873 metals to the value
Of about $6j,0O0,0 900, the chief value be-
Ing in gold. approximately $25,OO0, 900.
This Is one Of the leading metal pro-
duclng counties In the state.
The returned United States service
men Of Summit county have laid plans
for the perfection of an organization
known a. the post Of the American
Legion Of Honor. The members will
elect officers the middle Of this month,
or as soon a. their comrades in the
115th engineers reach Breckenridge.
Funeral services were held at Gree
ley for DR.. George R. Pogue. prominent
Greeley physician, who died at Pueblo
at the age of 5S years. DIR. Pogue had
devoted his entire professional life to
the study Of tuberculosis and he died
OF the disease from which he had aided
scores of patients towards permanent
cure.
John Mccoy, 10 years old, was cleo
trocuted in tho Jessee mine, two miles
from Breckenridge. He was discov-
cred in an unconscious condition by
one of his fellow workmen, who ran
over the mountains to town for physi-
clan. A 440-volt wire was found on
his head and his hands were badly
burned.
Six Colorado counties, Weld, Morgan.
Logan, Adams, Washington and Yuma
have more land planted In corn this
year than was planted In the entire
state. These figures, although not yet
complete, Indicate that the acreage de-
voted to corn In tho state this year will
more than double that OF 1909 and con-
sidsrably larger than that of last year.
The first attempt ever made to sail
an airplane over Pixies Peak will be
made about July 20 when the flying
circus from Ellington field performs
At Colorado Springs. Lieut.. @. G. Nc
Mutt, the Denver aviator, who made
the HOuston-to-Depvsr flight during
the Liberty loan drive and also made
many spectacular flights In Denver
and along the route. will attempt the
feat.
The loophols by which many auto
owners have escaped the paying Of
their automobile licenses was closed
when the Supreme Court rendered a
decision against Samuel Ard Of Logan
county, asserting that he had violated
the motor vehicle law by not paying
his license. Ard had been fined by the
District Court In his home county but
had appealed the case on the ground
that the state was using the police
power to produce revenue. and that
therefore, the law authorizing the h.
also coutended that the tax placed \
burden on some and exempted others.
thus creating "class legislation"
A suitable appropriation for tho d.
velopmsnt OF the Rocky Mountain Ma
tional park will be made by Congress
at the next regular session. Positive
Assurance TO this OBJECT has been
eivan Representative Vale by Repre-.
sentative J. W. Good Of Iowa. chair
man OF tho committee on nppropria-
lions.
A. T. Ransom and Ted Dobbcll. Colo.
rSdo Springs men. were held up and
robbed OF 50 on the Denver road by a
lone robber. who overlooked their
watches and billbooks. His haul would
have been worth $500 to him II he had
searched W. victims carefully. He was
was unmnskcd and stopped Rnnsom's
car with a request for a ride before he
drew his revolver.
Thirsty Dcnveritcs can now imbib&
pure Denver water from thirty stn
new bubble fountains. gift Of nm un-
known donor, Just boing Installed At y
total cost OF S2.5O0. The new stand
ards designed by Henry Read. nrs
broDzcd. with n white bowl and fouA.
tain. Dogs have a private drinking csp
at the bnsc. The new fountains ARE
being installed along Fifteenth, Six