Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-25
cENrENN1AL STATE ITEMS.


were found near Loveland. Colo.
ings which had come up after the larg-
ef bushes had been eradicnfed. New
sprouts were found arising from roots
left In the ground when the other bush
rs were dug mp. These small barberry
plants, which were scattered over "a
considerable area in the midst of "a rich
farming district. were heavily Infected
with the rust and will in all probabil-
ity he the starting point OF local or
perhaps a widespread epidemic OF
wheat rust this summer.
Inheritance tax collections from
June to IL total Sl2,332 from twenty
.hree estates. according 10 state
ment made by the Inheritance tax de-
partment This brings the aggregate
for the biennial period TO S1,01 ,039.99.
The three largest payments were col
lected from the estates of Samuel W.
Eckman, S4,29919: Harootune Enfia-
jian, an Armenian importer of Persian
and Oriental rugs, s2,T94.77, and JOS
ephine Buernard. S1,506.65. All were
residents of Denver.
Complete reports on the acreage of
crops in cultivation this year had been
received by the State migration De
partmeUt from eight counties on June
20, and partial reports from all coun-
ties in the state where agriculture is
followed, but ten. Word has been re-
ceived from all counties but two that
the collection Of agricultural statis-
tics is well under way and will be
completed in all except a few moen-
tain counties by July l.
C. G. Sutton, who has been making
arrangements for wild west show" Mt
Fort Collins July 3 and 6, announced
that he has signed up fifteen wild
horses from the Buckeye ranch and fif-
teen bucking horses of the orig
inal variety from various places.
have been entered, and Mr.. Sutton says
that he will have full program of
first-class events booked before the end
of this month.
Upwards of $4,000 acres of land in
southeastern Colorado in the Lamar
lIitu ulNilINl HAS Dttll lilioNu oIf'n loi
homesteaders by the secretary of the
interior, under the 640-acre stock rails
ing homestead law. These lands are
already covered by applications of 200
residents of this district. Pursuant tn
applications received 1920 acres in
the Sterling district has been similarly
opened for settlement
Motorists who visit Colorado this
summer Will find in the San Isabel
National Forest, lying thirty-five miles
of Pueblo and Trinidad, an attractive
vacation land In which there are nm
surpassed opportunities for outdoor
life and enjoyment Nowhere will the
'motor gypsy encounter such di-
versity OF scenic spIendor as is found
in the new Fairgrounds which are be
ing developed on this forest.
A gift of $30o,OOO from the general
board of education Che Rockefeller
fund.- to Colorado College toward an
endowment of S1,000000 for the per
manent increase of salaries of the col
lege faculty has been announced by
President C. A Duniway.
The Larimer County Purebred Live
stock Association has reelected of
ficers for the coming year They are
]. ID. Pancake of Loveland. president
S. H. Clammer of Fort Collins, vice
president, and Elmer johnson of Fort
Collins, vice president
John w. Galbreath, so, lessee of the
Il lnl
was killed by premature explosion Of
dynamite while at work. Galbreath
was working alone and the body was
not found until next morning.
Otto Matzen, AS years old, we'll
Known Phillips county farmer, was in
stantly killed and his three children
were knocked unconscious by d bolt
of lightning near their home at Holy
oke
Copy for the 1920 edition of the
the hands of the printer and the lmmi-
grafton Department, which issues the
book, expects to receive 1t from the
press about the middle of July. II will
be somewhat larger than the 1919 edi-
tion and will be the most complete
general book of statistical and other
official information on the state of
Colorado ever published.
Good heavy horses for farm work
are at premium in some sections.
Buyers state that when reasonably
good heavy horse is for sale he must
be taken for there is large number
of buyers on the waiting list for such
horses. City users of horses are get
for good horses. The farm is not pro-
ducing them as formerly and they can
not be secured AT any price.