The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-07
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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four years secretary Of the Colorado
Utilities Commission, has submitted
his resignation, to become effective
April g.
School expenses In Colorado have in.
creased about $.5O0000 In the last
two years, according to figures made
public by the State immigration De-
partment. The statistics are compiled
from records Of the state superintend-
ent Of schools.
Plans are ON foot for 4 Tri-C County
fair to be held In Overland park, Den
vef, from Aug. n to Aug. q; q regu.
lar old county fair, gold week." with
sports Of all kinds --harness and run.
ming races. ball games, tugs Of war,
pitching horseshoes. cowboy riding.
roping Of cattle and Indians from the
reservations showing their mode Of
living.
The League Of the Southwest will
hold . meeting In Denver April Is and
10 to consider plans for urging passage
Of reclamation legislation before Con.
sress at Washington, according to an
nouncement made by Governor Mabey
Of Utah, following receipt Of letter
from Governor Campbell Of Arizona,
president Of the league. who issued the
call.
Nicolas Topaz, a Filipino cook, who
ID charged with stabbing Mrs. z. y.
Walton, wife Of the president Of the
United Oh Company, and Mrs. Gus Lo-
rentx at Pine, Colo, q summer resort,
has been captured and lodged In the
San Miguel county jail In Telluride.
Lopax, according to Sheriff Gary Kerr
Of Golden, jumped $1,000 bond, which
was signed by ". a. Ellis Of Edgewa.
ter, Colo.
One divorce to A68 marriages 70
Colorado's record. This state ranks
twenty-third In the Union In the num-
Der Of divorces In proportion to mar.
riages, says an announcement by the
International Reform Bureau. In other
words, though there are nearly one
eighth as many divorces a. marriages
In the Centennial state twenty-five 9th.
or states have proportionatsly more 10.
gal separations.
The federal census bureau has
placed an average Of 1912 on farm
lands In Colorado. This Is nearly
twice the figure fixed by the county
assessors, which was $1845 In 1920. An
increase Of 100000 acres Of farm
land In the state is shown BY the ne.
port. The average increase In value
has been 1921 an acre. Nearly 26,0O0,.
900 acres Of farm land 10 reported by
the county assessors tax rolls.
That the price Of living ID declining
In Loveland was demonstrated when
eggs reached the lowest price known
since before the war. They are selling
In the stores for 20 cents per dozen.
Butter also took a drop to 80 cents per
pound for ranch and 80 cents for
creamery butter, and wheat is now
bringing but 91.16 bushel, a new low
record for three years. while flour took
q tumble to n, or lower than It has
been for nearly year.
All former service men belonging to
Sterling Post No. 20. American Legion.
are ready to again enter the ranks Of
the United States army and war on
Germany for the release Of Carl Neuf
and Franz thinner, now In q German
jail through their loyalty to the United
States In attempting to capture Grover
Bergdoll, arch Stacker. In resolutions
adopted the legion declares that the
act Of Neuf and thinner should be re-
warded and. that their Incarceration u
"a disgrace to the country which was
represented by our comrates." Copies
Of the resolutions were sent to Secre-
tary Hughes and to Senators Nichol.
son and Phipps.
Although the monthly production Of
oil remained unchanged In the Colo
RADIO fields during February. there was
an increase Of thirty.one barrels In the
daily average output compared with
January, the variance being due to the
difference In the length of the months.
Compilations made by the State I'm.
migration Department from the rec
ords Of the State Tax Commission and
from the advance reports of the fed.
eral census bureau show that the av.
srage value Of farm land In the state
a. reported BY county assessors In
1e20 was 316.45 per acre, compared
with 481,2 reported by the census bu-
rsau. Assessors report nearly 28O0O,.
600 acres Of farm land on the tax rolls
while the census bureau found the av.
erage value Of farm land and buildings
In the state on January /, 1920, to be
$3.50 per acre. Reports Of county as
SCISSORS show the value Of all farm
property, including land, buildings,
livestock and farm Implements, to
have averaged $23.18 on the 1920 as.
sessment. The census report shows an
increase Of more than 10000, 900 acres
In farm land In the state in the past
decade and an increase Of 1921 per
acre In average value.