Gilpin observer., 1919-11-13
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| koHOW II " tiiC NAdilIleS IL Tie uDDIl-
cants for enlistment keep on trying to
get by the willy recruiters. 1t happens
often that men who are anxious to get
IN the "Three in One" service will try
methods not up to regulations to be-
come member John w. Wilson, of
Lincoln, Nebraska, found out to his
sorrow that the Marines are always
wide awake, he has tried to enlist in
several localities but could not pass
the eye test, having defective vision
of the right eye. Wilson came to Den
yer and decided he was ready to slip
by the local recruiting station and
after taking the required distance for
the eye test. he made the mistake Of
reading the letters too fast which
caused the Sergeant to sit up and take
notice. Wilson was then required to
call letters at random through a mark
er and fell down. He then volunteer
ed the information that he had card
test and had studied the letters for
two months so he could pass and that
he was sorry that he was detected.
The greatest problem which the
world faces today is that of physical
efficiency, says DR.. James A. Miller,
head of the Rockefeller Foundation in
| France, who recently has been in Den
yer and Colorado Springs studying
health problems in Colorado. Due to
the outdoor life of the West, children
of Colorado normally measure and
weigh more than eastern children"
says DR.. Miller. "The state has the
natural advantage Of wonderful eli.
mate which is conducive to outdoor
life. With proper interest in public
health matters, and believe the peo-
pie of this state are alive to the need
and are going to push health programs,
Colorado can produce a wonderful gen.
eratiOn."
Jack Rounds, alleged notorious west
ern slope bootlegger and moonshiner,
was arrested recently while operating
an Illicit still at Grand Junction and
turned over to the federal authorities
for prosecution. was taken to Denver
by United States Deputy Marshal Will
liam McClelland for trial before Judge
Lewis. Rounds was but recently re-
leased from Jail at Montrose, where he
had been held for botolegging. Several
gallons of moOnshine intended to be
sold during the recent IntermOuntain
fair and Stock show was seized and
the still was in operation and dropping
liquor when Rounds was taken into
custody
Inquiries made by the State Immi-
grafton Department through county
assessors. show very rapid increase
in the number of farm tractors owned
and operated by farmers themselves
In the more important agricultural
counties in the state. The reports
made by county assessors early this
year indicated that there were approNi-
mately $500 such farm tractors in the
state on April LIST. and later reports
from dealers show that the number is
now perhaps 1000 greater than the
assessors showed.
Reports compiled by the State I'M
migration Department from the rec
ords of the State Tax Commission
show that the area of farm land re-
ported for assessment this year is 26,-
5T4,201 acres. compared with %, 129,-
943 acres last year. Most of the in
crease is in the acreage of dry farm
ing land. which assessors now report
rs 9,952, 1872 acres. There is also Il
slight increase In irrigated land, the
area reported this year being 2,220, 739
acres. compared with 2,144.6l7 acres
last year.
Only three applicants presented
themselves at the court house in
Canon City for the special federal ex-
animation preliminary to appointment
as enumeraiOrs in the government
census work in Fremont county next
year. The census will begin January
End and must be completed in thirty
days. as it will require about twenty
enumerators to collect the census da-
tn. another examination will have to
he held to get the required number
necessary to do the work.
Continued dry weather for the past
month has been somewhat unfavorable
for fall plowng and the planting Of
winter wheat and rye. The planting OF
these crops is practically complete and
in most districts there has been suf-
ficient moisture to bring the grain up
partially. Farmers report that little
damage has been suffered by these
crops SO far and good rains in the
next week or two will bring them up
in fine shape. The acreage planted ev-
identity is considerable short of that
planted Inst fall, though detailed re-
ports on planting have not yet been
gathered by the State Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service.
Reports received by the Immigra-
tion Department from all sections OF
the state indicate that the population
of Colorado Is now approximately l.
100000. an increase Of about IS per-
cent in the past ten years. The CEN
sus bureau found the population of
the state In 1910 to he T99,024, an in