Gilpin observer., 1920-11-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Colorado Agricultural College is send
Ing stock-judging team to the Inter-
national Livestock Show in Chicago
this year for the first time.
A rich discovery Of gold ore has
been made in large mass at Bo-
nanza, an old mining camp in the low
lands Of the San Luis valley.
A liberal appropriation for the Rocky
Mountain National park is meeting
strong opposition at Washington, ac-
cording to dispatch from the capital.
Farm values in Ouray couAty in
creased from 81, 1884 ,455 in 1910 to ST.
925,O35 In 1920, according to census re-
ports announced In Washington, d. g.
This is gain of 44.8 per cent.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
Colorado Farmers Congress will be
held at the State Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, Colorado, November Goth
to December Bird, inclusive.
Charles Binder OF the Milliken dis
trict has received check for $13, COS
for sugar beets. This is the largest
paid from the Loveland branch of the
Great Western Sugar Company.
Washington State University athletic
heads advise that there is no practical
Bile way by which contest this year
may be contested with the football
eleven Of the Colorado Agricultural
College.
Breaking through glass door, in
the rear of the Vic Davis Sporting
Goods Company, at Loveland, robbers
made away with shotguns, shells and
other sporting paraphernalia valued
at more than $1,000.
Commission teachers salaries in Dem
YER schools will be increased more than
S5O0,OOO. AS u result of the approval
of the Denver school boards applica-
tion, therate of levy for school taxes
in Denver county will be increased 2
mills on every dollar collected.
The fur value of 100 beavers trapped
in the Cochetopa National Forest last
month by State Trapper John Platz,
following extensive damage to farm
lands in that section, yielded the state
game and fish department $4,000. This
indicates that beaver may become a
valuable crop, federal and state Of
ficials say.
Almost 100000 acres Of govern
ment land, unappropriated aund unre-
served, are waiting for the settler and
homesteader in the Montrose district,
which will last at least twenty-f four
years, according to figures given out.
The acreage now Is 2,693,711 acres, as
against 2,S0i,61O acres this time last
year.
From the state penitentiary at Canon
City comes the news that there Is a
deficit of $4,000, and from the Sol
diers' and Sailors Home at Monte
Vista, deficit of $4,000. Harry Il.
Mulnix, state treasurer, arranged for
the sale of certificates covering this
indebtedness and bearing per cent
interest. This will provide funds for
the maintenance of the institutions
for the rest of the year.
Two gifts, totaling $1,15O.OOO, from
the general educational board of New
York to Colorado educational institu.
tions, have been announced. The sum
of $S5O,OOO from the Rockefeller Foun.
dation for the advancement of medical
science is awarded the University of
Colorado at Boulder for new medi-
cal school and state hospital, on con-
dltion that the university and state
raise $S0O,OOO for that purpose. Colo
RADIO College. Colorado Springs, is
given 100000 for Its endowment fund,
on condition that 1t raise 5000, 900.
The Carnegie Corporation of New
York recently added $4,000 to Colo
RADIO Colleges endowment making the
total S1,6Oi,OO
Gov. Oliver II. Shoup spent $50 for
meals and lodging and contributed $50
to the Colorado Welfare Association,
among other things, according to his
campaign expense account. The ac-
count shows Mr.. Shoup spent total
of S5,123. of which $4,000 went to the
state central committee, Republican
$500 to the Republicans In FL Paso
$50 to the Harding. Coolidge, 500
travelling expenses. Sl4S printed cards,
and $3.50 miscellaneous.
The trial of Mrs. Louise Peete,
charged with the murder of jacob G.
Denton, was continued from Nov. 2g
to Jan. 10. The continuance was
granted ut special session of Judge
Cralg's division of the superior court
Mt Los Angeles, only the attorneys in
the case and court attaches being
present. This was Mt the request OF
the accused woman. who wanted to
avoid the stnres Of n large crowd OF
curious women. Mrs. Peetc is being
represented by Public Defender Wood
He was unable TO secure all the evi.
dence he desired by the time originally
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