The Arvada enterprise., 1921-08-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

Aooo 10 oau. Inc census
bureau reported 1921 acres, or e97
per cent Of the total crop of oats
grown under irrigation in 1909. while
IN 1913 the reports showed that but
s7,olS acres, or So per cent of the TO.
tai crop, was grown under irrigation.
Ihere was a slight decrease in the
acreage of potatoes grown under irri.
gation In the state in 1919, as com.
pared with 1909, the figures being So.
~ acres for 1909 and 5O,es1 acres for
1919. The acreage Of potatoes grown
under irrigation in the state this wear
is considerably larger than that for
1913 and perhaps the largest in the
history OF the state. County assessors'
reports show that about 70 per cent OF
the acreage devoted to potatoes in the
state now Is irrigated.
A gymnasium to cost between $780,.
600 and 100000 was authorized BY
the board Of regents Of the University
OF Colorado at special session de-
voted almost entirely to discussion
Of the building program. Ground is to
beb roken early In September In an ef.
fort to have the gymnasium ready for
use with the opening Of school In the
corresponding month Of 1922. A site
on the extreme eastern end of the
campus, across the Colorado 4 South.
ern railroad tracks, has been selected.
1t adjoins the proposed athletic field
to be constructed In a ravine that ira.
verses this portion Of the university
holdings.
w. H. Logan, former head Of the
federal vocational board at Pueblo. has
been arrested by City Detective Art
Grady on charge Of forgery. The
arrest was made at the request of R.
X. Goddard Of the United States se.
cret service. Logan Is alleged to have
indorsed and cashsd at least sixteen
compensation checks amounting to
more than $1,000.
Lee Hutchinson, who lives north Of
Waverly, was sentenced to six months
In Jail and fined $500; Wallie John.
son was sentenced to sixty days in
Jail, and Roy Brossman was sentenced
to six months In Jail and fined $25C
by Judge Jay H. Bouton In the Coun.
ty court at Fort Collins when they
pleaded guilty to the charge Of trans
porting liquor.
Glenn Hubbard Of upper Californis
mesa, about six miles west Of Olathe,
was instantly killed by 4 flash of light.
ming, while the horse he was riding
escaped injury. This 10 the third sud.
den death In the family within a few
ysars, one brother being killed during
the war, and a second suffering q
broken neck when thrown from Q
horse.
The filling station Of the Continsn.
tai Oil Company at Lake and North
srn avenues In Pueblo was robbed BY
q man and lad not over II year,
Of age. Raleigh Tracy, In charge Of
the station, was forced by the man
who had q pistol, to stand with his
hands up and face the wall while thu
boy rifled the cash register Of $40.
Jake Cleveland, Boulder fireman,
has 4 badly broken right leg as re-
suit Of jump of six feet from lad.
der In the rear Of the fire station a
Boulder. He was practicins fire fight.
Ing with other members Of the depart.
ment when the ladder on which he wal
standing started to slip. To save him
self from fall he jumped.
william Mahar and J. 2. Henthorne
Of Pueblo escaped death on the Sky
Line drive at Cahon City by jumping
from their automobile just before II
backed off the road and plunged 4OO
feet below. Mahar attempted to shift
from high gear to low while ascending
the drive but the clutch and brakes 70.
fused to work.
The long bridge over the Fountain
Ist,a- ~sas completely swept away on
the night Of June 8. at Pueblo. 1t II to
be replaced at once. A. soon as &C.
ceptabls plans are made the contract
will be let by the city cOmmlsslOoets
and the structure started.
James Chamberlain, farmer near
Virgins, claims to have discovered .
unique way Of increasing the flow Of
milk from his cows. The Chamberlain
farm has been the scene Of many
dances, and Mr.. Chamberlain ayers
that he finds on the morning after the
dances, particularly when the music
lasted until the early morning hours.
that his COWS are more generous with
the milk.
Weld county 10 being deluEed with
hoboes as the result Of the action OF
the Union Pacific railroad In employ.
Ing special agents to rid Its trains Of
the non.paylng travellers. Special
AGENT Tom Cole, with a posse OF as
sIstants, "cIeaned" two extra freight
trains at Pierce, q station twenty
miles north Of Greeley, Of sixty hoboss,
many of whom were negroes.
Before q crowd Of 1.5O0 persons. one
of the largest gatherings ever In At
tendance at the Dssrtrsil annual fair
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