The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-06-03
COLORADO NEWS MOTIFS.

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At the beginning Of 1910 there were
but 19l,55O acres Of privately owned
land In Moffat county, or a little more
than 8 per cent Of the total AREA. o.
Jan. l, 1919, there were 1871 acre.
Of unappropriated state land In he
county. There are 81,5S5 acres Of for
est areA aud large acreage withheld
from homestead entry under the Carey
act. On July l. 1919. there were l.
72S,s6s acres Of government land open
to homestead entry. Through the pat.
enting Of 30e claims, 54.1S7 acres Of
government domain were added to the
taxable AREA Of Moffat county Ia the
last year. Local land officials say
that the present year will break all
records In the number Of final proofs
which will be filed, and look for more
than 100000 acres to be patented.
Restoration to homestead entry Of
II, 6O7 acres Of land formerly listed
under the Cary act project In San Nj
guel and Montrose counties, has been
announced by Clay Tallman, commits
slOner Of the general land office,
Washington. d. C. From June 10 to
and including Aug. II, officers, sol.
oilers and sailors and marines who
served In the war with Germany will
have preference right to enter this
land, all Of which has been designated
as subject to entry under the 32O-acre
enlarged homestead act.
The bodies Of Arthur Dean, 25 years
old, and William Lavery, 36, employees
Of the United States fish hatchery In
Park county, were found floating In
the huge AnterO reservoir beside an
overturned rowboat by two small boys
who visited the hatchery to deliver
mail. The two men, who had both
been connected with the federal hatch
cry for several years, had been at the
reservoir during the past month gath.
ering spawn for Matching.
The, National Guard Club, an organ.
izatiOn OF local business men to coop
crate with the National Guard unit
which Is to he formed, has been organ
lied In MOntrose. This club will spOn-
Spr the formation Of the local guard
hIn,,' .--rir2Y Snb is organized will as
slst the guards inAthc way of better
club rooms and az an advisory board,
to which the members of the guard will
always he free to appeal for assist
ance.
That Ivan De Valid. public school
teacher ut Eads, Colo, who died In n
hospital at Greeley, WAS not assaulted
by unknown persons, as ut first be-
lieved, hut was victim of hennOr-
rhage caused by rupture, of blood YES
sells while he was working OIL his auto
mobile Is the theory advanced by W.
Il. Jones, head OF the public schools at
Eads and secretary OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
at Canon City, after an autopsy had
been held.
Harold Jensen, II, OF Denver, was
stabbed just below the heart daring
an encounter wifi, IL young opponent,
and lies painfully injured from the ef-
fects. The story ms told by the youth
Indicated that he had been fighting
with iad about his own ngc. when
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