The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-05-13
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

SCISSORS In IL counties, covering Scled-
ules from approximately 2,4OO farm
| ers, indicate that there will be slight
increase In the total acreage Of land
cultivated In the state this year,
though there will be decreases, appar-
emily. in the acreage devoted to some
OF the principal crops. The largest
increases appear to be In the acreage
devoted to corn. sOrghums, rye and
| spring wheat. There is apparently u
| small decrease in the acreage devoted
to winter wheat and potatoes, and
more marked decrease I'm the acreage
devoted to beans. The reports so far
received show very considerable
amount OF raw land being put in cul.
tivntiOn this year In the nOnirrig.ted
districts, though In some districts
much Of the 'und that was farmed
last year is being allowed to lie fail
low because of shortage OF farm labor.
Revised figures compiled by the
the records Of the Stute Tax Commits
sion for use in the Colorado Year
Book show that the total assessed val
untion Of property In Colorado on
| which 1920 taxes are being paid Is
81, 49S, Gi:,.l2S This Is an increase of
about SI4,OO0,0OO over the assessed
valuation for the preceding year and
an increase of about S3.OOO.OOO over
the preliminary figures. Denver cnun.
ty ranks first, with $352.OOO,OOO, and
Weld county second, with SOS. 600. 600.
These are the only two counties In the
state showing assessed valuations
above SlOO,OOO.OOO. There were in
crcuses In the valuations for nearly all
agricultural counties. while most of
the mining counties showed decreases.
Pinned beneath the wreckage Of an
automobile In seven feet of water in
Bear Creek canon, Stanley Mccall. %,
living ut Denver, was drowned before
the efforts of four companions, one of
whom was his brother, could save him.
The party was returning from dance
at Starbuck park, and as their car
reached II point about five miles above
the mouth of the canon the creek
bank, sOftcned by the recent heavy
rains, gave way beneath the weight of
the car.
The state last year paid an average
of $lG3.54 for the education OF teach
ers ut the State Teachers College, ut
Greeley. and $1O2.5O at the State Nor
nal School, GunnisOn. according to
two financial reports filed by State
Auditor Arthur NJ. Stong The ex-
pentitures ut the State Teachers Col.
lcge reached S227. AIS, while the aver
age attendance was 1,:DO. while oper-
uting expenses ut the State Normal
School were $i1,l94 and the attend
ance '3S.
With II few hard crumbs Of bread
years old, II wcll-known hOmcsteader
of the Five Pines mesa, seven miles
south of Yumpa. was found lying dead
on the floor of his cabin by a neigh
Dor. Coroner William II. BaShor of
Routt county, after investigating the
| case. declared that Ryan died from
starvation and cold in the recent biz
zard Baslr,r believed that he had
been dead for about three weeks.
COlOrnlo's sugar beet acreage con-
trncted for by the Great Western
Sugar Company this year. totals 1885,
7S3 acres, compared with 1S4.1S3 last
year, II was announced by the COM
pany. While this shows II slight de-
crease. the grand total contracted for
In this state, Nebraska and Montana.
In which the company operates sugar
factories, is 27S,GI3 acres, compared
with 2Gi.052 year ago. Nebraska
contributed most of the Increase.
Teachers In the Colorado Springs
public schools have made IL formal re-
quest to the board of education for an
Increase In salaries for the 192O-21
term, that will amount to practically
$500 year. II has been announced,
and the members of the board ure Civ
ing the subject their close study and
| consideration before announcing their
| stand.
Plans have been perfected for remod-
| cling the basement of the Auditorium
In Denver for the installation Of per.
mancnt exhibit of Colorado products
at conference between Mayor Bailey
and W. j. II. Dornn, Il. &. Dawson,
secretary. and other officers of the
State Manufacturers Association.
Lester Butler, 70. and Alvin A. Sny.
der. -. ranch hands, confessed to I'm.
| dcrshcriff Gregg nt Delta that they
sent the BLACK Hand letter to John +.
YOungsbuth. rich farmer, from
whom they demanded $1,000 under
pain of death. The men are In the
county JILL ut Delta.
Former Gov. George A. Carlson OF
Denver. was appointed II member OF
the board of trustees of the State
Teachers College by acting Gov.
George stephan. MIR. Carlson sue.
cccds George A. Marsh of Pueblo. who
resigned to leave the state.
The BARRIERS Supply Dealers AssO.
citation OF Americn. with headquarters
In New York and branches throughout
the United States, prosecuted under
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