The Arvada enterprise., 1920-06-24
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

s "SAS Aostly small SEED.
ihss which had come up after the larx.
er bushes had been eradicated. New
sprouts were found arising from roots
lett In the ground when the other BUSH
es were dug up. These small barberry
plants, which were scattered over a
considerable area in the midst of a rich
farming district, were heavily infected
with the rust and will In all probabil.
ity be the starting point of local or
perhaps widespread epidemic of
wheat rust this summer,
inheritance tax collections from
June l to 10 total $12,S32 from twenty.
three estates, according to u state
ment made by the inheritance tax de-
partment. This brings the aggregate
for the biennial period to SLOT. 0S9. 90.
The three largest payments were col
lected from the estates of Samuel w.
Ecknan. $4,290.19; Harootune Enfia-
Jan, an Armenian importer Of Persian
and Oriental rugs, $2.79477, and JOS
ephine Buernard, $1,5O865. All were
residents of Denver.
Complete reports on the acreage Of
crops In cultivation this year had been
received by the State migration De-
partment from eight counties on June
20, and partial reports from all coun-
ties In the state where agriculture is
followed, but ten. Word has been re-
ceived from all counties but two that
the collection Of agricultural statis-
tics Is well under way and will be
completed In all except a few noun
tain counties by July 1.
c. G. Sutton, who has been making
arrangements for "wild west show" ut
Fort Collins July 5 and 6. announced
that he has signed up fifteen wild
horses from the Buckeye ranch and fif
teen bucking horses OF the orig
inal variety from various places
Four strings of relay mounts
have been entered, and Mr.. Sutton says
that he will have a full program Of
first-class events booked before the enc
Of this month.
Upwards Of 5000 acres Of land in
southeastern Colorado in the Lamar
land district has been thrown open fol-
homesteaders BY the secretary Of the
interior, under the 640-acre stock rails
ing homestead law. These lands arc
already covered by applications Of zoe
residents of this district. Pursuant to
applications received $3.50 acres In
the Sterling district has been similarly
opened for settlement.
Motorists who visit Colorado this
summer will find in the San Isabel
National Forest, lying thirty-five miles
Of Pueblo and Trinidad, an attractive
vacation land in which there are un.
surpassed opportunities for outdoor
life and enjoyment. Nowhere will the
motor gypsy" encounter such . ID
versity Of scenic splend0r ~ il found
In the new Fairgrounds which are be
ing developed on this forest.
A gin Of $4,000 from the general
board Of education (the Rockefeller
fund.- to Colorado College toward an
endow0ent Of 100000 for the per
manest increase Of salaries Of the col
lese faculty has been announced b
President G. A. Duniway.
The I.arimer County Purebred Live.
stock Association has reelected Of.
ficers for the coming year. They are
]. D. Pancake Of I.oveland. president ;
8. H. Clammer Of Fort Collins, vice
president. and Elmer johnson Of Fort
Wins, vice president.
w. Galbreath. 30, lessee Of the
Franklin mine. near Idaho Springs,
was killed by premature explosion Of
dynamite while Mt work. Galbreath
was working alone and the body wak
not found until next morning.
Otto Matxen. IS years old. we'll.
Known Phillips county farmer, was In.
stantly killed and his three children
were knocked unconscious by bolt
Of lightning near their home at Holy.
eke.
Copy for the 1920 edition Of ths
Colorado Year Book is nearly all In
the hands Of the printer and the Imml.
grafton Department, which issues the
book, expects to receive 1t from thu
press about the middle Of July. 1t viii
he somewhat larger than the 1919 ell.
ton and will be- the most complete
general book Of statistical and Other
official information on the state OF
Colorado ever published.
Good heavy horses for farm work
are ut IL premium In some sections.
Buyers state that when n reasonably
good heavy horse is for snle he must
he taken for there In n large number
Of buyers on the waiting list for such
horses. City users Of horses ARE get
ting at wits ends to know what to do
for good horses. The farm IL not pro.
duclng them mr. formerly and they can.
not be secured at any price.
Cecil Brown, tho 14.year.old son Of
Mr, and Mrs. Charles A. Brown Of
Colorado Springs. wns fatally injured
when he was knocked from the run.