The Arvada enterprise., 1921-02-10
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union Nsvs s,r,ss.l

al tne ke0mey nome.
A proof Of the excellent blood In the
swine herd at the Agricultural College
at Fort Collins is the fact that 1t won
fifty-four premiums on thirty-nlne
head Of swine exhibited at the recent
National Western Stock Show.
Routt county officials have been un.
able to decide whether to try Anna
Mudra, self-confessed murderer of her
mother on the Mudra ranch near Oak
Creek, in the Juvenile Court or in the
District Court at Steamboat Springs.
The National park service is plan
ming on spending some Of its appropri'
alton this year on improving the Fall
River road, according to letter from
Secretary of the Interior John Barton
Payne to Il. Il. Sommers of the Colo
RADIO State Highway Commission.
Mrs. T. NJ. Harding, treasurer Of the
scholarship fund" OF the Colorado
Federation Of Women's Clubs, has an
nounced that since the Inauguration of
this fund in 1902 1856 Colombo girls
have been helped by this fund to secure
normal or technical education.
Patented land acreage in Colorado
showed an increase OF more than one
million acres during the past year, ac-
cOrtling to figures compiled by the
State immigration Department from
the records OF the Colorado Tax Com
mission and based upon assessors re-
ports.
Examinations for the end of the
first semester In the 192O.'21 scholastic
period at the Colorado School OF
Mines (intcrnational) closed. and the
second semester was commenced with
an attendance OF l5l students In reg.
ular standing, compared with l64 ut
the beginning of the second semester
In the school year of l9l7-'lS.
Governor Shoup has announced the
appointment of Thomas j. Dixon as
judge advocate of the Colorado MAJ
tional Guard. Mr.. Dixon, who Is a Dem
YER attorney, will take office ut once.
Wis rank will he that VI Il major For
over II year the office of judge advO-
"nd time Dixon has held the position.
| Colorado will he compelled to con
| duet lis fight against social diseases
| sincle-handcd for the next two years,
| according to II Telegram received from,
| Washing on. by Dr. X. !. Drinkwutcr
secretary of the board of health For
| two years the government has con.
| ;rihutcd to the state board 0n II idol.
| !ar-for-dullar" bass. During the bien
| niul period just ended Colorado ex-
| pended n total of SIT 900 In this work
cOlOrn,n'S four congressman have
callrd on Secretary of Interior Payne
| in Washington. -. c., to inquire what
steps can he taken to keep would-be
settlers off Colorado school lands. The
state authorities have notified the con-
SrcssiOnnl delegation that II Is u great
burden upon the state authorities to
hive To litigatc all the cases In which
the states title to the lands in question
| IL involved. Legislative action by Con.
grcss may be necessary TO quiet the
states title.
beauties and touris. attractions In
Denver and Colorado was sent In large
quantities to Holland recently through,
Fred W. Johnson, district passenger
agent Of the American Express Com
pany In Denver. The request for the
literature came from X. Van der Zry-
dc, general manager of the express
company In Holland. The latter vis-
tied Colorado last summer and the re.
quest for literature Is based on the In
terest aroused during the sojourn Of
Mr. Van der Zeydc In Colorado.
That the oil companies which added
cent to the regular selling price OF
gasoline to cover the state oil tax, act
ed Illegally and that they have no right
To the money collected ms u tax was the
burden OF II decision hnnded down by
Judge g. !. Morley In Denver in suit
brought by Henry J. Arnold against
James Ducc, state oil Inspector the
Altitude on Company and others.
The town OF Eagle won the county
s..at Of Eagle county from Red Cliff
ut the last election by DK votes. NC.
CDrhing to n decision handed down In
the District Court ut Red Cliff by
Judge Cooper Of Canon City, sitting
for Judge BOuk, who did not wish To
net IN the case. Red ClifY will appeal
the case to the Colorado Supreme
Court.
Ernest Miller. alias Frank Forester,
ranch worker around Henderson, at.
tempted to hold up Union Pacific train
No. lW AT Snndow station on the
night of Nov. 10, He, In company with
John IAhm. mystery man," sawed the
switch lock NJ the station nnd threw
the lever that hurled the Rock Island
passenger train into the ditch that
night. This is the verdict Of q jury In
Denver.
A decrensc of Si.2coi,7 $50 In building
permits during the month Is shown by
the monthly report of the city building
department Of Denver, Just completed
for January. 1921. During this month
150 building permits were issued by