Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

ings which had come up after the larg-
er bushes had been eradicated New
sprouts were found arising from roots
left 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 rich
farming district, were heavily infected
with the rust and will in all prObabil
ity be the starting point of q local or
perhaps widespread epidemic of
wheat rust this summer
Inheritance tax collections from
June to 15 total s12,332 from twenty
three estates, according to state
ment made by the inheritance tax de-
partmeRt. This brings the aggregate
for the biennial period to $1,071, OBS. 90.
The three largest payments were col
iected from the estates of Samuel w.
Eckman, $4,299.19; HarOotune Enfia-
jian, an Armenian importer of Persian
and Oriental rugs, $2,794.77, and JOS
ephine Buernard, $1,5O665. 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 few noun
tain counties by July /.
G. G. Sutton, who has been making
arrangements for "wild west show" at
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 full program OF
first-class events booked before the enc
of this month.
Upwards Of $1,000 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 are
already covered by applications Of 2OC
residents of this district. Pursuant tc
applications received 1920 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 di
versity of scenic splendor as Is fOunt
in the new Fairgrounds which are be
ing developed on this forest
A gift of 100000 from the general
board Of education (the Rockefeller
fund) to Colorado College toward an
endowment of S1,OOO.OOO for the per.
manent increase of salaries of the col
lege faculty has been announced by
President G. A. Duniway.
The Larimer County Purebred Live
stock Association has reelected OF.
ficers for the coming year. They are
]. ID. Pancake of Loveland, president;
S. II. Clammer of Fort Collins, vice
president. and Elmer johnson of Fort
Collins, vice president.
John w. Galbreath. 80. lessee of the
Franklin mine, near Idaho Springs
was killed by a premature explosion OF
| dynamite while Mt work. Galbreat
was working alone and the body was
not found until next morning.
| Otto Matzen, 45 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.
oke.
Copy for the 1920 edition of the
Colorado Year Book is nearly all in
the hands Of the printer and the Immi
grafton Department, which issues the
book, expects to receive 1t from the
press about the middle of July. 1t viii
be somewhat larger than the 1919 edi
tiOn 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 at a premium in some sections.
Buyers state that when Il reasonably
good heavy horse Is for sale he must
be taken for there is n large number
of buyers on tho waiting list for such
horses. City users of horses are get
| ting Mt wits ends to know what to do
for good horses. The farm Is not pro-
duclng them as formerly and they can
not he secured Mt any price.
Cecil Brown, tho 14-year-old sOa OF
| AZ and Mrc Cbotlac A Drnup nf