The state herald., 1920-06-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

secretary-treasurer and Prof. Horace
Van Valkenburgh, DIR. Hugh NJ. King
cry, Warren Howe and Alma Gabriel,
directors. A camp is to be established
near ArapahOe glacier as base for
weekend trips, which include hikes TO
Silver, Goose, Long, Isabel and other
lakes; Audubon peaks; Devils Thumb
pass and James peak; Arapahoe peaks
and the st. Vrain glaciers. Many short
trips into the foothills near Boulder are
also planned.
Inheritance tax collections from
June to Is total sl2,332 from twenty
three estates, according to a state
ment made by the Inheritance tax de-
partment. This brings the aggregate
for the biennial period to Sl,0I1, ,039.99.
The three largest payments were col
Iected from the estates of Samuel w.
Eckman. S4,299la; HnroOtune Enfia-
jlan, an Armenian importer of Persian
and Oriental rugs, S2,79i.7T, and Jos
ephine Buernard. Sl,50G65. 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 70 the state where agriculture is
followed, but ten. Word has been re-
-eiyed from all counties but two that
the collection of agricultural statis-
ties is well under way and will be
completed in all except few noun
tain counties by July /.
Upwards of 5000 acres of land in
southeastern Colorado in the Lamar
land district has been thrown open for
homesteaders by the 81 retary of the
Interior, under the Gi0-acre stock rails
ing homestead law. These lands are
already covered by applications Of 20I
residents of this district. Pursuant to
applications received 1870 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 found
In the new Fairgrounds which are be
'elng developed on this forest
!, : ane.y .y for the loa6 edition Of the
y "o'fado Year Book Is nearly all IN
hands OF the printer and the lmmi
o,s ,o,,, ition Department, which issues the
.'sk, expects TO receive IL from the
ress about the middle Of July. 1t will
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.
Cecil Brown. The lI-ycar-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brown OF
Colorado Springs, was fatally injured
when he wns knocked from the rum
ming board Of the automobile on which
he was riding and his head crushed
against telephone pole.
The Larimer County Purchred Live
stock Association has reelected Of
ficers for the coming year. They are
]. d. Pancake NJ l.oyclaud. president:
$. H. CMmmcr of Fort Collins, vice
president, and Elmer johnson of Fort
Collins, vice president.
John W. Galhreath, 20, lessee Of the
Franklin mine, near Llnhn Springs,
was killed 10y premature explosion of
dynamite while ut work. Galhrpath
wus working alone and the body was
not found until next morning.
Otto Mntzen. a. years old. well.
Known Phillips county farmer, wns In.
stnntly killed and Ms three children
were knocked unconscious by n bolt
Of lightning near their home a, Holy.
Oke.
Weld county's manufacturing plants
will have increased approximately S..
100000 In value during two.year Pc
rIod ending In September. 1921. The
Industrial Sugar Company Is building
u factory ut Fort Lupton which will
cost N.l0O.00 and which will be ready
for operation this fnll. Tn. Great
Western Sugar Company will build u
100000 factory At Johnstown and Is
now making plans for the mill. The
site hns already been purchased aud Is
being improved. The Great Valley Su.
rnr Company, u Denver corporation
hns purchased sites for two factories
one nj Ault and one at Pleasant vnl'
I.sH ~ L..
Oo0.oS for construction cost. The
Empson Pucklng Company IN building
100000 plant nj plnttevlllc. AZ
Greeley cub and truck factory nnd u
patent medicine factory, representing
an Investment Of Si50Oo0. have Just
been completed.
A gift Of 100000 from the general
bonrd Of education tthe Rockefeller
fund.- to Colorado College toward an
eosinwtuauf at a tsrl NM f.r ,h. ,..