The Arvada enterprise., 1920-12-30
COLORADO 1!1ws NOTES.

WAu s2~0 0ONAutASo Va SsAS VAACA ~
Gently made to the State University BY
The Rockefeller Foundation. This OF.
fer 70 500. 900, and b the only one ever
made By Rockefeller trustees to stats
school. but u contingent upon the stats
Of Colorado providing $4,000 to 20
with It II 70 understood that the ~
eenfs Of tie STATE University. viii ask
The next State Assembly for 100000.
and then 20 before the public for the
remaining 100000 on popular sub
scription. Thus S1,5oo.oo0 can b
raised. and II n planned 70 construct
q state hospital Of at least 1o0-Ssd O.
pacity for indigeat sick, Q nurses
home, medical laboratory. q central
heating plant, etc. equipped with the
msst up-to-da appliances known to
medical science. This would b Col.
eeado institution, built for the entire
state, and President George Noriin OF
the State University, together with va
rious medical socisties. physicians and
friends Of tho movement, are backing
the plan to the utmost. The Colombo
Stats Medical Society viii give tie
proposition ID hearty support, 6seauss
Il would mean the best medical plant
between the Missouri River and Pacific
Coast. 4 considerable amount Of h.
teeest has been raissd. and those In o
positiea b know something about tie
matter feel quits sure that the Rookie
Teller offer will be accepted
Corn and hogs keep side by side. Ne
corn. no hogs. Colorado 10 becoming q
Scofn state and that accounts for the
fact that corn show ID to b held this
year In connection with the National
western Stock Show at Denver, Jan.
10 to q. It IL the first corn show Of
statewide character held In Colorado.
Corn growing has advanced In this
state with wonderful strides, because
the farmers have come to believe In Il.
The show will promote this belief. Hog
raising also has made wonderful ad-
vance, and the show management has
been compelled to erect an exhibition
building for swine. This pavilion IL
Just finished At . cost Of $4,000. 1t ID
1OOx1S5 feet, built Of brick and tile
and cement sloping floors. An unusual
feature of the building will be huge
fireplace around which will b erected
q sales and display room. at the show
last year there were ninety head Of fat
swine and 6l5 head Of breeding swine
entered.
The first biennial report Of the stats
blind benefit commission records the
expenditures Of sS0.e789e from sixty.
three counties during the twO-year pc
Rod. Half Of this sum IL paid by the
state aud the balance by the counties
concerned. On November 30th, the
last day Of the biennial period. and
the end Of the fiscal year. the state
reports balance Of about $4,000 In
the blind commission treasury. Last
year the fraction Of Q mill tax levy
appropriated b. the Legislature for
this purpose brought In about $4,000.
n 10 estimated that this appropriation
will amount to $4,000 for 1891, which
added to the balance on hand would
give the commission about 81. 900 for
the coming years work.
G. G. SOlquis, town clerk and record.
er Of Brighton. has filed an affidavit
with Acting Gov. George Stephan Ger.
hfying that recent census shows
total Of S.2l5 population Of the town,
and therefore Brighton il entitled to
be rated a. city Of the second class.
At the same time he requested the
Dovef1or to nike the proper stepe to
'establlsp the legality Of this ciassifica.
tion. After confesring with the secre.
tafy Of state and state auditor. ~. re.
spired BY law, Nsutenant Govssnor
1tepa,an said he vosjd issAa an Off.
cial proclamation DECLARING. the town
Z. city Of the second class I'm q few.
dayA.
Tas ss~ stats Home and TralnIns
School for Mental Detectives. located
at Grand Junction, II now opea and
ready to receive feeble.mlnded Per.
Sons, according to announcement made
One bushel Of hand.picksd Turkey
Red wheat has brought Ralph x. Davis
Of Noffat county e47.70 In prize mon.
~. The bushel was first taken TO
Craig for the community fair. where
Il won first award and &14.70 In mer.
chandise. Then It took the first prise
Of 81 at Maybeli and Il first premium
at the Colombo state fair. This wheat
was awarded fifth premium at Tie In.
teruational Hay and Grain Show 10
Chicago. Mr.. Davis receiving S2a.
Examination Of the 1871 state hish.
Asad~.k Alnaa~~~ ~
~ prepared BY 7. J. Ehrhart, state
highway commissioner. provides for
the use Of S720000. which will not b
available until 1922, for federal aid
projects. This S72O.O00 IL part Of the
highway cousmlssiou's share Of tAs
proceeds from the sale Of highway
bonds to be issued In 1921.
With evidence said to have been Oh
tained througi, Ire sensitive transmit.