The Arvada enterprise., 1920-11-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

"SsesTu NeWbpapct Union news Servlco
Colorado Agricultural College is send.
Ing stock-judging team to the Inter-
national Livestock Show in Chicago
this year for the first time.
A rich discovery Of gold ore has
been made in large mass at Bo-
nanza, an old mining camp in the low.
lands Of the San Luis valley.
A liberal appropriation for the Rocky
Mountain National park is meeting
strong opposition at Washington, &C.
cording to dispatch from the capital.
Farm values In Ouray couaty in.
creased from $1,Ss4, ,455 in 1910 to $1.-
92S, ,0S5 in 1920, according to census re-
ports announced In Washington, D. O.
This is gain Of 44.8 per cent.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
Colorado Farmers Congress will be
held ut the State Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, Colorado, November Goth
to December Bird. inclusive.
Charles Binder of the Milliken dis
trict has received check for $13,GOS
for sugar beets. This is the largest
paid from the Loveland branch of the
Great Western Sugar Company.
Washington State University athletic
heads advise that there Is no practfca-
BILE way by which contest this year
may be contested with the football
eleven Of the Colorado Agricultural
College.
Breaking through glass door, In
the rear of the Vic Davis Sporting
Goods Company, at LOveland, robbers
made away with shotguns, shells and
other sporting paraphernalla valued
at more than $1,000.
Under decision of the Colorado Tax
Commission teachers salaries in Dem
yer schools will be increased more than
100000. AS result Of the approval
Of the Denver school boards applica-
ton. therate Of levy for school taxes
In Denver county will be increased 2
mills on every dollar collected.
The fur value Of 100 beavers trapped
In the Cochetopa National Forest last
month by State Trapper John Platx,
following extensive damage to farm.
lands In that section, yielded the state
game and fish department $4,000. This
indicates that beaver may become a
valuable crop, federal and state Of
ficials say.
Almost 100000 acres of govern
ment land. unappropriated aund unre-
served. are waiting for the settler and
homesteader In the Montrose district,
which will last at least twenty.four
years, according to figures given out.
The acreage now ID 2,60S, III acres, as
against 2,804,610 acres this time last
yoaf. 49,.
From the state penitentiary at Canou
City comes the news that there II q
deficit Of $4,000. and from the Sol.
diers' and Sailors Home at Monte
Vista. a deficit Of $4,000. Harry 4.
Nulnix, state treasurer. arranged for
the sale Of certificates covering this
indebtedness and bearing 4 per cent
interest. This will provide funds fol-
the maintenance Of the institutions
for the rest Of the year.
Two gifts, totaling e1.1500o0. from
the general educational board Of New
York to Colorado educational institu.
lions, have been announced. The sum
Of $3.50. 900 from the Rockefeller Foun.
datl0n for the advancement Of medical
science IL awarded the Unlvessity Of
Colorado at BOULDER for q new medi.
cal school and state hospital. on con.
ditiou that the university and stata
raise $500. 900 for that purpose. Colo
rado College. Colorado Springs, u
givea S900.00 for its endowment fund,
o. condition that 1t raise 100000
The Carnegie Corporation Of New
York recently added $4,000 to Colo
rado Colleges endowment, making thu
total @l.o04.0OO.
Co.. Oliver II. Shoup spent $50 70,
mea!s and lodging and contributed e5l
to the Colorado Welfare Association
among other things, according to hii
campaign expense account. The &C
count shows Mr. Shoup spent q total
Of eh12a, Of which 1900 went to the
state central committee. Republican
500 to the Republicans In Fl Paso
&26 to the Harding T"nlidgc. 3l00
travelling expenses. $l4s printed cards
and f25O miscellaneous.
The trial Of Mrs. Louis. Ieete
charged with the murder Of Jnc"t G.
Denton. was continued from Nov. ::
to Jan. ~. The continuance wn.
granted at . special session Of Judgs
CraiIs division Of the superior court
at Los Angeles, only the attorneys In
ths case and court attaches beIns
present. This was ut the request Of
the accused woman. who wanted to
avoid the starss Of large crowd OF
curious women. Mrs. Peete In being
represented by Public Defender Wood.
He was unable to secure all the evl.
dencs he desired by the time originally
net for the beginning Of the trial and
finally overcnmc the objections Of Mrs.
Peete To seek n delay.
Plans calling for the expenditure Of
apprOxluutcly 4t), 100 In the grading