The Colorado statesman., 1920-01-24
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

In Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and
New Mexico there are a little less than
81, ,0OO,O0O acres OF land subject to
entry.
During 1919 the value gain In the
output OF radiun-bearlng ores in Colo
RADIO was S675,000, or 25 per cent, in
creaslng the total under this head to
S3,3T5,OO0.
Final figures on shipments raised
the production Of pears for the state
much above the preliminary estimates.
The total production is placed ut 311,-
900 bushels compared with 24S,0O0
bushels i'm 1918.
Warden Thomas lyman OF the state
penitentiary at Canon City emphatic
ally denied the report that the state
had leased or purchased another farm
for use of the penitentiary, or had
made any arrangements whatever
looking to this end
Reports of county assessors showed
81. .502 acres of potatoes planted in
1919 Since county assessors for the
mos' part compiled their reports in
April they learned what acreage farm
ers proposed Ia plant to potatoes
rather than what acreage was really
planted.
Charles Thomas was awarded a YER
dict of $4,000 by jury in district
court at Greeley against John c. Loh-
rey, GilcreSt farmer, as damages for
injuries received in aE autOmobile-bi-
cycle collision in Greeley which re-
suited in the amputatiOn of Thomas
right leg.
Colorado and Wyoming naval re-
selNists who served during the war
with Germany may obtain Victory but
tons by applying to Lieut.. Com. p. ).
Thesis of the Denver Navy Recruiting
Station or to the petty officer in
charge of the nearest recruiting sta
ton.
Under the stockraising homestead
act of Dec. 20, 1916 more than 1894
3S3 acres of land have been taken up
in this state, according to a statement
issued by NJ. ID. McEniry, chief of the
Denver field division. In addition to
that amount, he estimated that nearly
5000. 900 more acres are available for
homesteading under that act
Mrs. Lois Allen of Canon City, edi-
tor of the Fremont County Leader,
was elected president of the Colorado
Editorial Association at the convention
in Denver. The other officers elected
by the association are l.. l. Griffin OF
the Ordway New Era. vice president
and George T. Haubrch of the Weld
County News, Greeley, secretary and
treasurer
Five hundred and siXty-one next OF
kin" OF Colorado Yanks who made the
supreme sacrifice IN the great war
will take part in the most dramatic
postwar celebration yet staged in
Denver, when, on Washlngton's birth
day, Feb. 22, the representatives OF
the French high commission will con-
fer on the fathers, mothers or wives
of the slain Yankees honorary French
certificates.
The manufa cturing survey to be
conducted by the State immigration
will he begun within
few weeks, the schedules to be used
in gathering the information required
now being in process of compilation.
Some of the information asked for by
the federal government in connection
with the census of manufacturers for
1919 will be asked for by the state,
but the inquiry will pertain more par
ticuiarly to conditions which effect
the development of the manufacturing
industry in Colorado.
That the output of Colorado's farms
in 1919 WAS worth more than the COM
bned output of all its manufacturing
and its metal mines, yet
the agricultural department or the
state is only fairly begun. Colorado
at the present time ranks about
twenty eighth among the states in the
value of all crops grown, though it
ranks seventh in area. Of course there
is u large area of mountainous land in
the state that can never be made to
produce crops.
The output of Colorado's farms
Adjutant General Spangler permission
to organize new National Guard
composed of 4,6S3 men in Colorado.
Colonel Spangler went to Washington
several days for the purpose of dis
cussing the formation of Il new guard
with the War Department. The new
9 lard will he composed of the follow
ing units. all of which will be equipped
by the government One regiment OF
infantry, one machine gun battalion,
one battalion of engineers and head
quarters company, one ammunition
train, one battalion of signal corps,
one squadron of cavalry. one battalion
of light horse artillery. and two ambu-
lance companies.
Outbreak of six cases of hog cholera
in. Conejos county. near La Jara, has