Cheyenne record., 1920-02-12
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cultural development OF Routt coun-
| ty il shown by the amount of money
paid in the county for grain. This
year the total paid to R0utt county
farmers by local firms for their grain
was $4,000, while in 1914 the total
was but $4,000 The figures for this
year will mount to . much higher fig-
ure. The Yampa Valley Mining and
Elevator Company has distributed
$1sO.OO0 in cash to the farmers Of this
section. for wheat, barley and oats
| brought to the elevator and the
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Com
pany will pay cut $780, 600.
The question OF prohibiting foreign
immigration into the United States
for period Of five years has been
selected as the subject for the annual
debate between the universities OF
Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. For
the Interstate debates with Texas and
Utah Universities the question, Re
ed States should unionize and affil-
late with the American Federation Of
Labor" has been selected. Twelve
debaters are now at work under the
direction Of Coach Ersklne Myers. The
four debates will take place in March.
The funeral Of Capt. George K. VIII
son, q Pueblo man who died at
Leavenworth. Kan, was held with full
| military honors at Pueblo within .
few hours after the body arrived from
Fort Leavenworth. Captain Wilson
was a colonel on the staff Of Major
General BulIard Of the First division
in France, but was denoted along
with hundreds Of other regular army
officers when he was returned to the
United States after the war. He OBJ
tanned the highest rank Of any Pu-
eblo man in the war.
Two Denver boys who are charged
with sixteen different crimes, includ-
ing burglary, larceny and horse steal
ing, in Washington. Adams, jefferson
and Arapahoe counties, are in the Lit
tleton jail, following what II said to
have been freebooting life for the
last month. They were captured near
Deer Trail, Colo, by small posse
led by Deputy Sheriff VIII Kingsley
| Of Adams county.
The Holly Sugar Company, through
its vice president, 8. w. Sinsheimer
| Of Denver, has let a contract for the
starting of construction on q factory
at Delta at once. The contract was
let, it was said, following the coming
| Of California sugar beet men and rep
resentatives Of the Midwest Sugar
Company Of Hamilton City, Calf. to
the Uncompahgre valley.
The House has passed the second
1920 deficiency bill, carrying $SS,OOO.-
600. During hearings before the
| House Appropriations committee ap-
proximately $4,000, 600 was cut from
| the original estimates. Amendments
providing 100000 for naval repairs
were defeated. Most Of the entire
second deficiency was expended incl
dental to settling war accounts.
The long mooted question Of the lo-
cation Of courthouse, which will be
built here this year at cost Of $780,
900, was settled at Aontrose when the
county commissioners board agreed
to accept the proposition when busi-
ness men offered to purchase lots COM
| prising half block for the new site
in exchange for the present site Of the
courthouse.
l A rich strike IL reported made in
the Golden Cycle mine, located on the
south slope of Bull hill at . point
| about 1,5OO feet from the shaft on the
| 1,7OO-foot level Details are not yet
| given out as to the dimensions Of the
ore-shoot in width, as 1t is claimed
that not enough work has been done
to determine Its full width.
Agriculturists of the western slope
are delighted with the appointment Of
H., A. ireland az livestock expert Of
the Uncompahgre Reclamation project
| to take up other work. Mr.. Ireland
il an expert agriculturist In addition
to being a livestock man and Is q
trained and practical farmer.
John Palmer. though 70 years old,
was husky enough to carry trunk
from the depot to his home alone at
Somerset. While standing by the
stove warming himself after the Wig
orous exercise, he toppled over and
fell to the floor. When those near
rushed to his side he was dead
A bond election for $4,000 viii be
/ held In Boulder March 9 TO provide
| funds for SCHOOL 'improyements. The
money is to be used in building addi-
| tions to three Of the R0ulder grade
schools. The schools are overcrowded,
the attendance having increased 45O
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The work of clearing off the site OF
the new high school building has been
completed at Florence and the f0unda-
lions will soon be laid. Work on the
building will be- pushed during the
omen weather The grading of the