The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-05-12
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Brayton j. Inman, II years old. &C.
NOR ir the college OF engineering ut
the University Of Colorado, died Of
heart disease at Boulder.
Guy Newton, wealthy farmer and
cattle feeder Of Mead. was held up and
robbed by two masked bandits on the
Liberty Hall roads after u seven-mlle
chase. The men obtained $l2.
Rodents, mainly prairie dogs, Wyo.
ming ground squirrels, and pocket
gOphers are exterminated by poison
ing and this work, also. Is done by Bio
logical Survey experts In cooperation
with forest rangers.
Zone Of our first aims In predatory
animal work is to exterminate the gray
wolf," says Assistant Biologist s. T..
Piper. Persistence In cleaning up
each wolf pack is to be the keynote,
but any Of these hunters can be shifted
on short notice in case such move
Is warranted by depredatiOns In 4
given locality"
Walter s. Hotchkiss, renowned west
ern slope hunter, came In to Delta with
the pelt Of an animal eight feet long
from tip to tip and weighing more than
200 pounds. MIR. Hotchkiss states that
he has killed more than 100 lions. He
has run across the tracks OF five more
lions Of late and will keep up his hunt
for more of the animals which have
been destroying cattle.
Peter Mettunef, 81 years old, shoe.
maker of Telluride. committed suicide
by cutting his throat with shOemnk-
er's knife at the top OF thirty foot
telephone pole he climbed, and then
plunging head foremost to the ground.
Mettunef's skull was fractured and he
died six hours later. \ score of per-
sons watched Mettunurs attempt to
kill himself but were powerless to re-
strain him.
The sewing club girls of PenrOse,
who are starting with their first years
work, are each taking a budget for the
purchase OF their hair ribbons, stock.
ings and handkerchiefs. In addition to
their sewing work, the girls will have
specific instructions In the care. OF
these three articles md will be held
responsible by their mothers for the
purchase Of the articles for the yeai
and for the care Of them.
Two hundred and thirty forest Of
ficers are scattered over the fifteer
national forests of Colorado and they
know the thirteen million acres Of for
est land intimately. One ranger will
know TINT there are three wolf dens
on his district, another has seen liOr
nm tUts nsstpN ssssk~ ~Ns ssst,st
In mapping the locations OF these Killer
Of livestock.
Sugar bects are now being used By
bnOtlcggcrs In the manufacture OF
liquor Sheriff Wilson Of Delta coun
~, captured u large still ut Ilotchkiss
recently in which sugar beets were
being used instead OF corn or the 9th.
or ingredients commonly used by dis.
tilIers. An auto radiator was also he
ing used for the condensation OF the
booze. The still was of thirty-gallOn
the raid.
Pueblo's airplnne landing field ad
joining the state fair grounds, and
ideal for the purpose, Ii offered the
Emitted States War Department for tho
accommodation Of three planes from
the government field mt Sacramento,
Calf. to be- sent across the country to
map war airplune routes. The planes
are to make the crOss-cOuntry trip the
latter pure Of May or early In June,
according 10 IL communication from
Maj. Il. n. Atkinson, communicate q,
Sacramento.
The Boulder Territorial Pioneer So.
ciety IL to be formed w result Of v
meeting Of pioneers ut Boulder In con,
nectlon with Community week. j. Il.
Hubbard, Prof. +. l.. Chase and Mrs
II. Il. Arnett were appointed n com.
mlttce to draft bylaws. A meeting
will be held annually. An attempt will
be- made to preserve historical pictures
and buildings of thut region.
Charles Mnhi Of Mont. Vista I'M.
Ind two and One.hulf ucres Of yellow
sweet clover pasture for the past two
years. growing on land that II white
with nlkali. Last year 1t pnstured
three head of cows nil summer md
four horses ut night during the sum.
Iner season. Mr. Mahi stated that he
had TO turn forty hend Of stock In on
this pasture twice to keep II down
The country population Of Coloru,Io
hns beer! increasing for the last twenty
years, although the per cent of the pop.
ulnt'on that is from the country has
not Increased all the time. The rural
population of Colorado ~ 1900 was
sD..snD; In 1910. ~. I.7; In 1890. a73,.
s'S. In 1900, ~ per cent of the people
~ Colorado lived In the country: In
l"IO. ~ per cent and IN 1920. 10 per
cent.
To'" j. Guess Of Norwood well.