The Arvada enterprise., 1920-11-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

| III corn SnreOOer M rAnCn near
Castle Rock.
Golden, Colo John Kerr, under
sheriff, was elected sheriff Of Jeffer-
son county, succeeding Bert Jones.
who served for two terms. William
Woods was elected coroner.
A new sugar factory Is to be built
at Wellington by the Du Pont Sugar
Company, new organization Of Den
yer and Colorado and Iowa men, which
plans to build chain of sugar fac
tories in the state.
The majority of the farmers of Love-
land and Larimer counties have re-
fused to sell their spud crop ut the pre-
vailing prices, and no shipments Of po-
tatoes have been made out OF Love
land for more than thirty days.
A reduction In coal rates In the
Cripple Greek and Victor districts is
asked in petition filed with the
Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
The commission is asked TO reduce
25, 1918.
PatrOlmnn Albert Cox was killed by
a shot fired by his wife with felonious
intent, according to Il verdict returned
by the coroners jury in Denver. Cox
died In the county hospital following
an operation performed in an effort to
save his life. Mrs. Cox is said to
have admitted the shooting.
At II meeting of the Larimer County
Public Health Association, held in the
Red Cross rooms in Fort Collins, n
budget of 5000 was set as II goal for
the next year. OF this sum, $1,000
goes to the state association, and
$1,000 for the work in the Fort Col
lins and Larimcr county district.
While unhitching n team of horses,
tim Of a painful accident. One tug
was still fastened to the wagon when
one of the horses started, pulling the
wagon onto Mr.. Wilson, who suffered
a broken arm and terrible lacerations
on one leg. MIR. Wilson was taken to
the hospital mt Ouray.
| Practically every department In the
city government of Colorado Springs
presented requests for additional ap-
preparations for the remainder OF this
year when the City Council met. The
total amount needed, according to the
estimates, is SG,S73.s2 in addition to
S1.2G574 already expended for neces-
sary OUTLAWS not included in the years
budget.
The primary object of the mining
convention In Denver Is the revival of
mining From 1913 To 1920 seven typ
ical Colorado mining counties showed
a decrease of about S2O,0OOOOO in vaiu-
alton assessment for taxation purposes
This decrease has to he made up for by
other counties. Every taxpayer in
Colorado is interested in the revival of
mining.
Unusual alarm is felt by the beet
growers of the country near MontrOse
| hat the large crop will be II total loss
unless host of luhorers are procured at
once to harvest the large crop before 1t
is frozen In the ground. While virtu-
ally the entire crop In the eastern Sec
i
only II small percentage has been mar
keted there.
| While II may not be the most de.
sirable occupation in the world, be-
cause Of being under the control Of
the state ut ull times and subject to q
call to any remote part Of Colorado,
tho position Of official state trapper
proved u profitable occupation for
John Platz, near Estes Park, aftsr
over four months Of service. came out
with cash balance Of II little over
&l.6OO. or more than $500 per month.
After deliberating three minutes q
Jury In the West SIde Court In Denver
brought In verdict Of not guilty In
the case Of n. Bruce Ammons, 60 years
old, who was charged with the murder
OF his son-in-law. Joseph Jardino. at
the Amm0nx home last July.
State lands aggregxting 5000 acres.
sold ut public auction In the state
capitol. brought total Of Sl44.2OO. nc.
cording to John +. Vivian, register of
the state lnnd board. The lands were
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average price was 42l.s4 per acre. One
block Of 100 acres Of irrigated land.
located In the Rio Grsnda county,
brought 500 per acre. This was one
Of the biggest sales conducted by the
state hoard In several months.
Forty.four counties In Colorado will
get 3lls,5l2 from national forest bust
ness In the Rocky Mountain district of
the United States Forest Service dur.
ing the fiscal year l03O. Thirty.two
counties In Wyoming. South Dakota.
Nebraska, Michigan and Minnesota
will share S05.i2O. The total amount
turned over to the several states from
this source In 1910 wus $187.Of4. The
money goes to road and school pur.
poses.
Due to the Increase md shifting Of
population In Colorado during the past
ten years. the four.distrtct congress.
onal map mny have It's boundaries
considerably changed BY reapporti0n.
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