The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-31
COLORADO l1Ws xo1M

COLORADO N1WS No11a,
The state Of Colombo can have IL
finest medical school In tie West Il Il
Will take advantage Of The offer ~
Gently made to the State University By
ths Rockefeller Foundation. This Of.
fer 10 100000 and u the only one ever
made BY Rockefeller trustees to q state
school. but u contingent upon the state
OF Colorado providing $4,000 to 90
with II. It II understood that the ~
gents Of the State University will ak
the next State Assembly for $500. 900.
and then 60 before the public for the
remaining 100000 on popular sub
scription. Thus e1,o00O00 can be
raised. and It u planned to construct
. state hospital Of at least l50bsd q.
pacity for INDECENT sick, Q nurses
home. medical laboratory. . central
heating plant etc, equipped with the
most up-to-date appliances known to
medical science. This would b Col.
orado institution. built for the entire
state. and President George Noriin Of
the State University, together with ".
rious medical societies. physicians and
friends Of the movement, are backing
the plan to the utmost. TIE Colorado
State Medical socisty will give the
proposition IT. hearty support. because
It would mean the best medical plant"
between the Missouri River and Pacific
Coast. A considerable amount Of In.
terest has been raised. and those In
position to know something about the
matter feel quite sure that the Rocke.
Teller offer will be accepted.
Corn and hogs keep side BY side. No
corn. no hogs. Colombo II becoming
corn state and that accounts for the
fact that q corn show In to be held this
year In connection with the Natiooal
Western Stock Show at Denver. Jan.
IS to -. Il 10 the first corn show Of
statewide character held In Colorado.
Corn growing has advanced In this
state with wonderful strides, because
the farmers have come to believe 70 Il.
The show will promote this belief. Hog
raising also has made wonderful I'D.
vance, and the show management has
been compelled to erect 40 exhibition
building for swine. This pavilion u
Just finished at cost Of $4,000. II II
lO0xl05 feet, built Of brick and tile
and cement sloping floors. An unusual
feature Of the building will be Q huge
fireplace around which will be erected
sales and display room. at the show
last year there were ninety head Of tat
swine and 645 head Of breeding swine
entered.
The first biennial report Of the state
blind benefit commission records the
expenditures Of &S0.e789e from sixty.
three counties during the two-year Pc
Rod. Half Of this sum II paid by the
state and the balance by the counties
concerned. On November S0th, the
last day Of the biennial period, and
the end Of the fiscal year. the state
reports q balance Of about $4,000 In
the blind commission treasury. Last
rear the fraction Of . mill tax levy
appropriated BY the Legislature for
this purpose brought in about $4,000.
Il 10 estimated that this appropriation
will amount to $4,000 for 1921. which
added to the balance on hand would
sive the commission about 81 900 for
the coming years work.
G. q. Solquis, town clerk and record.
or Of Brighton. has filed an affidavit
with Acting Gov. George Stephan Ger.
%sfslnv that n recent cenSslo shows 4