The Colorado statesman., 1920-07-17
cENrLlyEIAL STATE ITEMS.

100 more tnnn for last year The
largest decrease shown was for Logan
county, which reported 2,j2l farms last
year and only 2,205 this year The
decrease Is due largely to the tempor-
AIRY abandonment uf farms that were
cropped by renters last year and are
not being cropped nj all this year.
| considerable number of wheat grow
ers whose winter wheat was blown
ont by the heavy spring winds did not
replant to any other crop and have
! temporarily abandoned their farms.
| 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
portunties for obtaining complete re
ports this year than they did in 1919.
| Present Indications are that the total
number OF farms reported for the
state this year will be close to 5000
greater than for last year. the reports
for the counties showing the largest
increases in number of farms not yet
being complete.
Almost furnished, thirsty, feet swol-
len ana sore from aimess wandering
Carl Carlson, 16-year-Old son of Mrs
| y. A. Burto of Peach Valley, stumbled
| into his mothers home at Delta after
| having been lost in the wilds of the
Gunnison River canon above Peach
Valley for three days and nights. He
had been fishing and became lost
when he started home and wandered
for hours before getting his bearings.
He had no food and no shelter. The
youth suffered greatly from exposure.
The bodies of 400 Colorado boys who
were killed in action or who died in the
military or naval service overseas Will
be brought to Denver and Colorado for
| burial within the next six months. THIS
is the statement of o. A. Brown, mem
ber 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
suitable funeral for each of the Den
YER soldiers whose bodies are brought
to Denver for burial.
A petition asking the Colorado Su-
preme Court to reverse II decision
made by Judge Charles c. Butler has
been filed by Victor +. Keyes, attorney
general, in the case Of the State
against the United Mine Workers of
America, tried last November. Jud
Butler ruled that u strike of the coal
miners could not be considered II vio-
lation of the Industrial relations law,
because the coal mining industry, as
conducted in the state, is not affected
by public interest.
Approximately 100000 had been
| collected from automobile licenses up
to July l this year with several large
| counties vet to be heard from, accord
| ing to figures at the secretary of
states office. During the entire year
of 1919 S46S,000 in licenses were is
sued Floyd Fairhurst, state automo-
| bile supervisor, said that Colorado is
| almost out of tags and that no posi-
bility of obtaining more Immediately
now exists.
During the month OF June 3,669,03S
gallons of gasoline were consumed in
the state of Colorado, according to a
report issued by James Duce, state oil
inspector There is an increase of al
most half million gallons over the
same period last year, according to Mr..
Duce. The gasoline tax for the month,
based on a collection of l cent per gal
lon. was 3G,690.3S, as compared with
S31, ,9S5.O7 during the month of June
year ago.
Only IA few hours after they had es-
capped from n convict road camp near
Glenwood Springs, Jack Gustafson and
Ray Dunham, convcts from the state
oenitentiary at Canon City, were re-
captured fifty miles to the west on the
.oud to Grand Junction.
The Fort Collins city council has
adopted II report of committee ap-
pointed to ascertain whether the rates
of the Poudre Valley Gas Company
should be raised No action will be
| taken, however. until decision in the
case of the city against the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, in order that no conflict with
| the authority of the State Utilities
| Commission might result.
Delta people are not satisfied with
the government census of the city.
| The 1920 report gives Delta 2,623,
while it is believed the city has 1000
Efforts will be made to have a munich
| pal census taken soon. lhlS is 4li less
| than the count made by the Chamber
of Commerce two years ago and Delta
| has grown greatly since then. The
| Chamber of Commerce count gave g.,
| O5O in 1918.
Two young men, caught following
| the robbery of $1,550 from the Bank
| of Waterloo, at Waterloo, Neb., plead
ed guilty in the County Court at Oma
ha and were held under $4,000 bond
for action in District Court. After
their arrest they gave the names of
| Oscar Yoos of Granada, Colo, and ],
w. Grau of Council Bluffs, Iowa.