Gilpin observer., 1920-06-03
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

but 191, $50 acres of privately owned
land in Moffat county, or little more
than 6 per cent Of the total area. On
Jan. 1, 1919, there were 1911 acres
Of unappropriated state land in the
county. There are 1885 acres Of for
est area and large acreage withheld
from homestead entry under the Carey
act. On July 1, 1910, there. were l.
728,S63 acres of government land open
to homestead entry. Through the pat
enting of 20S claims, 54,137 acres of
government domain were added to the
taxable area Of Moffat county in 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
11,S07 acres Of land formerly listed
under the Gary act project In San Mi
guel and Montrose counties, has been
announced by Clay Tallman, commits
sioner of the general land office,
Washington, d. G. From June 10 to
and including Aug. II, officers, SOL
diers 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 320-acre
enlarged homestead act.
The bodies of Arthur Dean, 25 years
old, and William Lavery, SO, 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 be formed, has been organ
lied in Montrose. This club will spon-
sor the formation Of the local guard
unit, and after It IL organized will as
sist the guards in the way Of better
club rooms and as an advisory board,
to which the members Of the guard will
always be free to appeal for assist
ance.
That Ivan De Wald, public school
teacher at Eads, Colo, who died in a
hospital at Greeley, was not assaulted
by unknown persons, as at first be-
lieved, but was a victim of a hemor-
rhage caused by rupture of blood YES
sells while he was working on his auto
mobile is the theory advanced by w.
r. Jones, head of the public schools at
Eads and secretary Of the Y. NJ. @. A.
at Canon City, after an autopsy had
been held.
Harold Jensen, II, Of Denver, was
stabbed just below the heart during
an encounter with a young opponent
and lies painfully injured from the ef
fects. The story as told by the youth
Indicated that he had been fighting
with lad about his own age, when
the latter drew a knife and plunged II
into his ribs near the heart. Police
Surgeon Campbell attended Harold.
Henry Crasant, ten years old, was
shot and seriously wounded by Mex
lean near the Crasant home at Johns
town, according to story told to the
brothers who We're playing with the in
jured lad when the shooting occurred
Two Mexicans are in Jail at Greeley.
The Denver livestock market is now
leading all the big livestock markets
of the country, paying the highest
prices for cattle, hogs and sheep. The
high prices on the local market have
sent thousands Of cattle and hogf
there that otherwise would have beer
sent to an eastern market.
John Kowalik, n former soldier, con
victed week ago of second degree
murder in connection with the killing
Of Helen Smith in Denver hote
ten to twelve years in the penitentiary
at Canon City.
Citizens of Fort Morgan have con
tributed more than $1,000 for the up
keep of n municipal and county bant
for 1920. The band will give an open
air concert Friday evening of eacl
week for fifteen successive weeks. Ii
addition to this they have agreed t.
render their musical charms for an.
special occasion asked for by either th'
city or county.
Representative farmers Of virtual!
every community in Morgan count.
met ut Fort Morgan and effected tn,
organization of the Morgan Count!
Live Stock Cooperative Shipping As
sOciation. The purpose of the move
ment is to give the local farmer a di
rect market where he can make tn,
last dollar possible for every head o
livestock he sells
Two DersOnS are nirred almost ey