Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1921-01-13
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


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Senator Thomas has appointed Wifi
lam Day Preston, 315 South Seven
tsenth street, Colorado Springs, to
Annapolis Naval Academy.
The students Of the school OF Mines
are soon to organize themselves into
an associated students council for the
purpose Of self-government.
The First Christian Church Of Cliff
ton, recently dedicated, is said to be
the largest and finest church edifice In
q city under 1000 In population in the
state.
OF the 267, ,11S aliens that arrived in
the United States for the first six
months Of 1920 Colorado gave home to
919, according to the report of the
United States Department Of Labor.
The legislative appropriation bill
which was reported out of committee
in Washington, d. c., carries with 1t 4
$244,8O0 appropriation for the Denver
mint.
X. n. Hildebrandt, an employs OF
the Great Western Sugar Company at
Brush, was instantly killed when he
was knocked down and run over by
an automobile driven by Harry Razor,
Is years old. The accident occurred
in front of the sugar plant as Hide
brandt was going to work.
Sorghum took q new place in Colo
RADIO agriculture In the year just end
ed, 296, ,72O acres Of grain sorghums,
l22,79S acres Of sweet sorghums and
24,OSO acres Of sudan grass being
grown, this total Of 444,S47 being a
marked increase over the 43O,S92-acre
total for the previous year.
A drive for membership in the Ere
mont County Farm Bureau began in
the Beaver Park district and will be
continued throughout the county dur.
ing January. There are at present
$50 members, and 1t is desired to make
the number at least 500. County
Agent A. ]. Taylor is in charge.
Colorado's open season on deer lasts
only four days, in October, but forest
rangers peering through surveyors
glass, saw party several miles distant
strapping deer to saddle horse. Aft
er two days trailing rancher was ar
rested, pleaded guilty to killing the
deer and paid fine Of $12O.
More than 10000 visitors passed
through the halls Of the Denver mint
during the year according to an actual
count by guards and attendants. The
heaviest month proved to be August,
when tourists from east and west meet
In Denver. Approximately 5000 peo-
pie passed through In this month alone.
The total number Of marriage H.
censes issued in Denver during 1920
was 4,OO4. This surpasses by over 500
the 1919 record, which was 3,496 IL
censes, and that year broke all previous
records. For several years prior to
1919, the average number of licenses is
sued was around 2,4OO, with the high
mark 2,7O0.
The state of Colorado during the
year 1920 collected total Of 1915, 100
in automobile license tax money, ac-
cording to a report by Secretary Of
State James r. Noland. This Is the
largest amount of auto tax ever taken
in by the state, and is nearly twice the
amount collected the previous year,
which totaled $491, 1885.
Despite falling prices, Weld county
crops will bring farmers of the county
approximately $4,000, 900 for 1920, ac-
cording to the annual report of County
Agricultural Agent Mason E. Knapp,
made to the county commissioners.
The sugar beet crop brought nearly
$4,000, 600, while the wheat crop at
the average price at which it was sold
realized more than $6,OOO,OOO. The
bulk of the potato and hay crops are
yet to be marketed.
Deaths in Denver for December,
1920, totaled 413, exceeding the num-
Der for the same month in 1919 by
81, according to Miss Florence Leach,
registrar of vital statistics at the city
hall, The December figure included
four murders, five suicides and thir-
teen deaths by accident, none Of these,
however, being deaths from auto acci-
dents, an unusual record.
Twelve conventions will be held in
Denver within the next two weeks.
The Stock Show, which opens on the
18th, will be the headliner, and will
consume the whole week. The list of
conventions, and the date of their re-
spective openings are as follows: Colo
RADIO Lumberman's convention, Jan.
l3; the H. /. p, hardware mems as
sociation, Jan. 25; county commission
era, Jan. II; Mountain States Ice Man
ufacturers, Jan. II; Old-time Cowboys
convention, Jan. 10; the Colorado
Creamery Butter Association, Jan. 10;
Colorado Sheriff. convention, Jan. 20;
Colorado Auctioneers' convention, Jan.
20; Colorado State Editorial Associa-