The state herald., 1920-07-16
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


complete reports on agricultural sta
tlstIcs had been received by the State
immigration Department from county
assessors on July l, sixteen showed in
creases In the number of farms re-
ported and eight showed decreases, the
total Number of schedules reported for
the tweniy-four counties being about
400 more tnan for last year. The
largest decrease shown was for Logan
county, which reported 2,52l farns last
year and only 2,295 this year. The
decrease Is due largely 10 the tempor-
AIRY abandonment of farms that were
| cropped by renters last year and are
not being cropped at all this year. A
/ considerable number of wheat grow
ers whose winter wheat was blown
ont by the heavy spring winds did not
! replnnt to any other crop and have
! temporarily abandoned their farms
I The Increases reported in most coun-
| ties are small, and are perhaps ac.
/ counted for largely by the fact that
county assessors have had better OPP
portunltics for obtnlning complete re.
ports this year than they did In 1919
! Present Indications are that the total
number cf farms reported for the
state this year will he close TO 5000
| greater than for last year, the reports
Tor the counties showing the largest
increases In number of farms not yet
being complete.
Almost famished, thirsty, feet swol-
len and sore from amless wandering,
Carl Carlson, lG-year-old son of Mrs
n. A. Barto of Peach Valley, stumbled
into his mothers home at Delta after
having been lost In the wilds OF the
Gunnison River cahon above Peach
Valley for three days and nights. lie
had been fishing and became lost
/ when he started home and wandered
cor hours before getting his bearings
He had no food and no shelter. The
youth suffered greatly from exposure.
One of the biggest oil slialc land
deals In years took place ut De Beque,
when the Dan Burns ranch, the Boyd
brothers place and the Owen {
tharos ranch, comprising about 1000
ucres of lund ON Brush Creek, seven
teen miles north Of DE Bcque, was sold
10 the W. +. llummon oil shale inter
cSts. IinmmoE is associated with the
]uckling Interests and San Francisco.
New York and Boston flnanclers. The
purchasers expect 10 develop vast oil
>hale interests this year.
The bodies of 100 Colorado boys who
were killed In action or who died In the
military or naval service overseas will
Dc brought to Denver and Colorado for
blrinl within the next six months. This
Is the statement of q. A. Brown, mem.
brr of the relief committee OF Leo
Leyden post of the American Legion.
The legion has started a movement to
raise funds with which to provide II
suitable funeral for each OF the Den
yer soldiers whose bodies are brought
10 Denver for burial.
A petition asking the Colorado Su-
pr.ine Court to reverse Il decision
made by Judge Charles G. Butler has
Dcen filed by Victor Il. Reyes, attorney
general. In the ease of the State
ngnlnst the United Mine Workers Of
!.mcrlca, tried last November Juf
iiutler ruled that strike NJ the coal
miners could not be considered vlo-
latlon of the industrial relations law,
because the coal mining Industry, as
conducted In the state, is not affected
10y public interest.
Approximately 100000 had been
,orecicd ft>m automobile licenses up
to July this year with several large
counties yet to be heard from, accord
Ing to figures ~ the secretary Of
states office. During the entire year
of 1919 SiGS,OO0 In licenses werc Is.
sued. Floyd Falrhurst, state nutomo-
bile supervisor. said that Colorado is
nlmos, out OF tags and that no possi-
bIlity OF obtaining more Immediately
now exists.
During the month OF June 3.G8O. .03s
gallons Of gasoline were consumed In
the state Of Colorado. according to n
report issued by james Duce. state oil
Inspector There Is AN Increase of al.
iilOst lluli UliiiluN eullnHN bNff ln'
same period last year according 10 Mr..
Duce. The gasoline tax for the month.
based on collection Of cent per gnl.
Ion. wns SgG,6ooas, as compared with
s3i i,ps5O7 during the month Of June II
year ngo.
The Fort Collins city council hns
adopted report Of n committee np.
pointed To ascertain whether the ntes
of the roudrc Valley Gas Company
should bo raised. No ncllon will be-
,nkon, however, until a decision In the
cnse ~ tho city ngnnst the Mountain
Smtes Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pnny, loo order ihnt no conflict with
the authority of the Stale Utilities
Conn Isslnn might result
Dcln people nrc not satisfied with
the government census of the city.
The ll20 report gives Delta 2G%;i,