The Holly chieftain., 1921-11-24
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

tois 10 the Storf lax tOmHiSsiOu
show an increase of more than 400
100 acres in patented land In Colorado
this year as compared with 1920. This
Increase 10 due chiefly to the patent
Ing OF government homestead land and
OF state land on which payments have
been completed. The reports for 1921.
as compiled by the State Immigration
Department. show 3O,s77, ,235 acres OF
patented land. Including town and city
lots and railroad rights Of way COM
pared with q, 49,, ,459 acres last year.
Patented land now represents 1854
per cent Of the total area of the state.
compared with 44.4l last year. At the
land, one-half Of the states area
should be on the tax rolls by the end
of 1923. Non-patented land in Colo
RADIO Ia made up principally OF nation
al forests, homestead land and state
land. There is about 100000 acres
OF land that is not classified as to
ownership, consisting chiefly of home
stead land that has been filed upon
but not yet proved up and state land
that has been sold but not yet fully
PAID for. Such land is not included In
either state or homestead land and
neither is 1t included in patented land.
It is such land that is being patented
each year, accounting for the very
large annual increases In the area Of
land on the tax rolls.
Prosperity prevails over the western
slope today as the result of the abund-
ant fruit harvest and the excellent
prices which have been received
throughout the entire marketing sea-
son. Millions OF dollars will come In
to western Colorado from this years
harvest, and while the country at large
is experiencing dull times, this section
is blessed with exceptional business
conditions. Up to this time, there has
been shipped a total of 1915 carloads
of fruits and vegetables, and with the
apple shipments still heavy, 1t is esti-
mated that the 10000 mark will be
reached before the harvest lis COM
pleted.
The meeting Of farmers at Fort Col
Inns Dec. to will include represent
iatives from all the local and state
agricultural, horticultural, live stock
and housewives organizations, as we'll
as nine delegates at large from the
state and one from each county. Spe-
cial fare-and-a-half rates have been
granted by all railroads In the state to
those who attend the congress. The
three days discussions will be confined
to the problems of finance, transpor-
tatiOn and marketing
The preliminary estimate of the ap-
pie crop of the state Is 100000 bush
els or about 42s,0OO bushels less than
the crop of 1919, which was reported
by the census bureau as 3,41s,O 900 BUSH
els. The national crop declined slight
ly from Oct. and Nov. was figured
at 102,O0O,O00 bushels, compared with
244, ,022, 900 bushels In 1920. The COM
mercial apple CROP OF the United
States dropped from 19,786,O0O barrels
in October to $4,000, 900 barrels Nov. 1.
A glare of automobile lights caused
the death Of William Hopkins, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hopkins Of Pueb-
10, when the automobile In which he
and Marvin G. Woodward were driv-
ing to Pueblo from Colorado Springs
ran into a small buggy driven by
prospector who was on his way to
Breckenridge, at 4 place three miles
north of Pueblo. Woodward was driv.
tng, but not Injured.
T,,1ap,dto}a nIo - UNt..t...
ons General Hospital to capacity of
$500 beds, at an additional cost Of
$1,500,0O0, Is being considered by gov
ernment authorities. Lieut.. Col. Il. G.
Hutton of the surgeon generals Of
flee at Washington, and Capt. Frank
@. Starr Of the quartermaster gener.
ais department, recently made sur.
vey for the proposed Improvements.
Frank Daywalt, 80 years old, pioneer
pining man Of Aspen, and in the early
days we'll known in railroad circles,
was killed, and Allen Van Horn, fel.
low workman, was badly injured, by
a cave-in In the Cowenhoven tunnel.
John Phillips, 78 years old, shot him.
self to death in his store at Cafion
City following an alleged fit Of insan-
ity during which he beat his wife se-
verely. Mrs. Phillips returned from
church, quarrel arose and Phillips
started beating her. She appealed to
neighbors for help. They succeeded in
Quieting Phillips, but later In the night
he left the house and went to his store
where he shot himself In the right tenn
pie with .S8-caliber revolver.
The Colorado Supreme Court issued
a stay Of execution In the case Of N.
Stoltz Denver real estate man, con-
victed by jury in the West Side
Court month ago on charge of en-
bezzlement. Stolz's attorney an
nounced he would furnish bond for his
client, who has been confined in the
county jail since his conviction. Stolz
was found guilty Of embezxling $500
from Mrs. ]. Kennedy, who lives on
the Golden road, near Denver.