The Dolores star., 1920-05-14
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

h'k'h''Uh tONuty uS-
SCISSORS in 13 counties. covering sched-
ules from approximately 2.40O farm
ers. Indicate that there will he 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 he in the acreage
devoted to corn. sorghums. rye and
spring wheat. There is apparently
small decrease in the acreage devoted
to winter wheat and potatoes, and
more marked decrease in the acreage
devoted TO beans. The reports 30 far
received show very considerable
amount of raw land being put in cui-
tivatiOn this year I'm the nonirrigsted
districts, though in some districts
much of the land that was farined
last year is being allowed to lie fall
low because of shortage of farm labor.
Revised figures compiled by the
State immigration Department from
HE records of the State Tax Commits
son 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, ,G63.12S. This is an increase of
about SI4,WO,OOO. over the assessed
valuation for the preceding year and
an increase of about S3,0O0,0OO over
the preliminary figures. Denver coun-
ty ranks first. with $352, 100000, and
Weld county second, with $10S. 600 900.
These are the only two counties in the
state showing assessed valuations
above Sl00.OOO,OOO. There were in
creascs 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 at 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 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 S163.54 for the education of teach
erS at the State Teachers College. at
Greeley. and S1O250 ut the State Nor
nal School, Gunnison, according to
two financial reports filed by State
Auditor Arthur NJ. Stons. The ex-
penditures mt the State Teachers Col
lege reached $227,41S. while the aver
age attendance was 1880, while oper-
ating expenses mt the State Normal
School We're $55194 and the attend
ance 53S.
With a few hard crumbs of bread
sripped in his hand, Thomas Ryan, 80
years old, II wcll-knOwn homesteader
of the Five Pines mesa, seven miles
south of iampa. was found lying dead
on the floor of his cabin by 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. BaShor believed that he had
been dead for about three weeks.
ColOrado's sugar beet acreage con-
tracted for by the Great Western
Sugar Company this year, totals 1885,
7S3 acres, compared with 1S4,7S3 last
year, it was announced by the COM
pany. While this shows slight de-
crease. the grand total contracted for
in which the company operates sugar
factories. is 27S,673 acres, compared
with 265,952 year ago. Nebraska
contributed most of the increase.
Teachers in the Colorado Springs
public schools have made II formal re-
quest to the board of education for an
increase in salaries for the 1920-21
term, that will amount to practically
$500 II year. ii has been announced.
and the members of the board are 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 a per-
manent exhibit of Colorado products
at II conference between Mayor Bailey
and w. j. II. Doran, II, c. Dawson,
secretary, and other officers of the
State Manufacturers Association
Lester Butler, 20. and Alvin A. Sny-
der, %, ranch hands, confessed to Un-
dersheriff Gregg at Delta that they
sent the Black Hand letter to John +.
Y0ungsbluth, rich farmer, from
whom they demanded $1,000 under
pain of death. The men are in the
county Jail at 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. Mr.. Carlson sue.
ceeds George A. Marsh of Pueblo, who
resigned to leave the state.
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