The Arvada enterprise., 1920-01-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

as chairman of the field department
committee, which is to work out
thorough organization of the assOcia-
tion throughout the state, and to en-
courage the organization OF local bod
les to cooperate with the state asso-
citation. The committee is to consist
of three members, one of whom Is to
be the field secretary, and will be paid
salary by the state association for
his services.
John KOdel, miner who has been
persistently prospecting claims In the
KOdel canon, three miles southwest of
Fruita, reports that his efforts have
been rewarded by the finding Of some
very rich gold and silver ore. He says
that the ore Is in n vein six feet wide.
Two three-foot veins came together
about seventy-five feet below the sur
face of the ground and n Sylvanite ore,
from formation much like the Cripple
Creek formation, yielded up the values.
He believes the ore will run over $780,
600 per ton.
Silver dollars are going to be scarce
from now on, due to scarcity Of Sill
yer. In their place dollar bills will
be circulated, as In Eastern cities: No
more silver dollars can be obtained by
banks unless silver certificates are
given in exchange. Silver, under this
ruling cannot be bought with gold.
There Is shortage of silver certifi.
Gates. The banks will he able to get
only a limited number of 81 and ~
bills. The result Is expected to be
revival Of silver mining In Colorado.
Approximately $25,OOO,OOO changed
hands In live stock transactions dur
ing the six days Of Denver's four
teenth annual National Western Stock
Show, which closed its gates after the
most successful season In its history.
Men in close touch with the market
have computed the amount from com.
parative bank clearings and other
available data. Attendance records
were also smashed this year. Total
attendance figures for the show were
announced as 72,SS1.
An epidemic of smallpox has broken
out in the city Of Durango. The city
commissioners, acting as the board Of
health, have issued orders to the ef
feet that no person shall be permitted
to attend the public or private schools
of the city unless they have been vac
cinated. The board Of directors of the
public schools and managers or per
sons In charge of private schools are
expressly forbidden to permit any stu.
dent who has not been vaccinated to
attend school.
Bodies of American soldiers who
died or were killed in Europe during
the war either will be brought to the
United States without charge or left
In the hOnored military cemeteries as
relatives may desire, according to .
letter received BY Rex b. YeaGer, SEC
retary Of the Colorado State Board Of
Embalming Examiners, from Repre-
sentative Charles B. Timberlake, mem
her Of the ways and means committee
Of the House.
Rule X. johnson, alias Charles X
Jewell, the alleged forger. who was
shot and dangerously wounded BY
Turnkey Ed Coats when johnson, to-
yether with several other inmates OF
the county jail. attempted to break out
Of that institution Dec. q. pleaded
guilty before Judge F. A. Park In Dis
trict Court at Pueblo to the charge OF
passing bogus checks and received
sentence Of from seven to ten years II
the state penltentlary.
Newcastle may have to close Its pub
lie schools as the result Of refusal OF
the school board to grant an Increase
Of 600 q year in the salaries Of the
teachers.
In Montana. Wyoming. Colorado anc
New Mexico there are 4 little less than
100000 acres Of land subject te
entry.
Colorado has spent on an average Of
$25.0O0 to $4,000 per mile on concrete
rOada.
Colorado u coming to bs one Of ths
most important states In the prOduc
ton Of vegetable sesd The Heed Re
porting Service Of the United State,
Bureau Of Markets found = total Of
T,l8l acres devoted to vegetable
seeds, iucludinx sugar beet seed, 10
1918. There WAS considerable falling
off In 1919. principally In weed beans
which Is the most important seed croS
grown In the state.
A tent city Of 400 tents, to cos,
3l06, 6,000. In to be built In Colorado
Springs before the summer tourist sea
sOn In order TO accommodate the OK
pected crowds. The tents will bs
equipped and furnIshd and there will
he garage and cafeteria In connec
ton. The Chamber Of COrnmercs 10
backing the project. owing to the com
plants Of last season Of the lack Of &C.
cOmm0datiOns.
The end Of the l8iD.D beet season
came with the closing down OF the su
gar factory Of the Holly Sugar Corpor.
alton ut Grand Junction. The total ruI
wax 0O.OO0 tons. This brought the
SrOwer organization about 3O0O.O0O.