The Arvada enterprise., 1921-06-16
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Reports received by the state lmfnl.
grafton Department from county asses
Sors indicate that the combined acre
age of spring and winter wheat planted
in Colorado for the 1921 harvest was
perhaps slightly larger than that plant
ed for the 1920 harvest, and possibly
The largest In the history of the state.
Reports had been received on June
from 24.2O5 individual farmers in ~
counties The total number of farm
ers reporting through county assessors
las year was 40ll7, and indications
are that the total number reporting
this year will be FLY as large. The
| area OF winter wheat reported up to
June l was 7lO,534 acres and that of
spring wheat 1852 acres. or total
| Of S06.178 acres. County assessors re-
ported total Of l.O34. 143 acres of win
ter wheat and 1874, 1896 acres of spring
wheat in 1920. or 1,369,OO9 acres Of
wheat.
Here's one Of the freak stories of
the flood: Capt. o. l.. Dennis Of the
Colorado rangers tells it. When he
made an inspection trip through the
flooded regions ut Pueblo ne looked
into a railroad coal car over which
flood waters had flowed. He found
grunting therein large, healthy SOW
and wriggling family Of newborn
pigs. The high sides Of the car and
the fact that hogs are never shipped In
coal cars, left only one explanation.
into thn k,
the waters, penned there and left high
and dry when the water leaked out
through the cracks. The SOW then far
rOwed her new litter. Captain Dennis
found the car and Its family near
Canon Junction.
Over 1900 delegates are expected to
| attend the FOrty-flrst Annual Sunday
School Convention at Colorado Springs
June 2l-2S. Authentic figures show
that only seven states In the Union
have larger proportion Of their pop
ulatiOn outside the church than Colo
RADIO Entertainment 10 to Be provided
by the people Of Colorado Springs. The
folks Of that city are busy now ar
ranging the details Of caring for their
guests. Among the many splendid fea.
lures planned for the visitors u
sightseeing trip at which time all dele
gates will be taken In an auto tour to
view the natural beauties to be found
in the shadow Of Pixies Peak.
Promise Of federal aid for the Pueblo
flood district along three material
lines. In addition to the relief worb
now being done. Is indicated In infor
| nation received In Denver. They are !:
Dispatchins Of 4 commission Of engt
neerx from the United States Recla
nation Service to devise plans fol-
safeguarding the area contiguous te
the Fountain and Arkansas rivers. Co
operation Of United States bureau OF
public roads with the state Highway
Commission In repairing highways and
bridEeA Leaning Of money by thu
Federal Farm Loan hank to farmer
and live stock men who sustained
losses In the floods
Building In Fort Collins 10 beginning
to increase rapidly. While there wers
comparatively few building permits
issued the first Of May they have sine.
been steadily increasing In number
and now many homes are being
planned and are under process of con
structi0n. One group Of half dOxes
In being built near the Agricultural
College at one time. Apparently times
are just about back to normal here 10
the building line.
A class Of "a was graduated by the
University Of Colorado at Boulder 10
the newly completed Macky auditor.
ium. The storm interfered cOnxidera.
bly, with the attendance and kept .
number Of the graduates Of the mod.
icai school from attending. This was
the largest class since 1914. II lnciud.
ed representatives Of three foreign
countries and eighteen states other
than Colorado.
Ninety-four persons have been Off
cially reported dead In the flood dis
trict lying between Pueblo and Ia
Junta. according to II compilation Of
figures given out In Pueblo.
| auC uuS uSV-u ~
tailed to patrol the city diligently ev.
eey night TO locate, II possible, the
young people who have been stealing
flowers and Strawberries from mum.
her Of local homes at Palisude. The
early Strawberries are Just coming In.
to bearing, and several patches have
been badly damaged by the miscreants
Flags Of all Colorado American lie
giOn posts will fly mt haif.mast for
thirty days In respect to F.. W. Gal
bra!th, Jr., national commander OF the
Legion, and colonel In the world war,
who was killed In nm automobile acct.
dent near indianapolis. his home
Charters Of the posts will also be
drnped for the same period.
The Farmers Union Milling 4 Eie
vatOr Company will build u concrete
elevator In Denver, according to IL per
init issued by the city building de