The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-19
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

In Colorado this year, compared with
lp,117 farms reported by county as
SCISSORS last year. While there is ap-
parently large area in cultivation in
the state this year than last, the ap'
parent increase in number of farms Is
perhaps due to more complete returns
being made by county assessors this
year than previous years. The law re-
QuIring county assessors to collect ag-
ricultural statistics annually became
effective In 1919. and this Is the third
year such statistics have been col
tected. Assessors are improving their
reports this year. due largely to the
demands of local business men ana
commercial organizations for complete
and accurate reports.
Excavations now being made Of
ruins on the San Juan National forest
at Chimney Rocks, near Pagosa
Springs, Colorado. are proving OF great
interest. The ruins are doubtless the
oldest in the United States and show
more primitive workmanship than
those in other localities. A permit
covering the San Juan forest was
granted the Colorado State Historical
and Natural History Society and J. A.
Jeancon, director and curator Of the
department Of archaeology and ethnol-
ogy is in charge of the work.
Three iron bridges which were seat
to the forestry bureau for erection In
Larimer county by the government
during the war, and which have never
been put into service. are to be taken
over by the State Highway Depart
ment and will be used on the South
Platte river not far from Denver.
They were intended for use on the
Poudre river, but are only eleven feet
wide, and for this reason were never
erected. 1t Is thought probable that
the bridges Will be widened when they
are put up.
The state of Colorado was enriched
by S51, SALT when the administrators
of the estate Of Judson NJ. Bemis,
Colorado Springs millionaire, who died
April 6. turned over to Roy H. Black
man, state Inheritance tax collector, a
check for that amount This sum rep
resents the state Inheritance tax on q
net estate of 81, ,3e4, ISL 90 Bemis was
heavily Interested in the Bsmis Bag
Company Of Boston.
With the completion of tina half
mile track and the gigantic grand
stand and corrals, everything is now in
readiness for the opening of the ride
'em rough roundup" at Colorado
Springs, ,Aug2 2. 2S and ~. Already
vn1~, than C00 haod ~ borzas ;pol.,d
ing some of the most famous buck
ers'' in the West. are housed in the
corrals alongside the track.
Four hundred and fifty vocational
students are to receive instruction at
the University of Colorado this fall.
according to W; ysrSasas Z; Sh!s'fssihfh,iis who Ms
charge OF the students sent to Boulder.
There are $50 men in training now,
twenty-five of whom Will be trans
ferred to other schools.
Jake Cleveland, Boulder fireman,
has badly broken right leg as a re-
suit of jump Of six feet from lad
der in the rear Of the fire station at
Boulder. He was practicing fire fight
ing with other members of the depart
ment when the ladder on which he was
standing started to slip. To save him
self from a fall he jumped.
William Mahar and J. p Henthorne
of Pueblo escaped death on the Sky
Line drive at Canon City by jumping
from their automobile just before 1t
backed off the road and plunged 400
feet below. Mahar attempted to shift
from high gear to low while ascending
the drive but the clutch and brakes re-
fused to work.
The long bridge over the Fountain
river was completely swept away on
the night of June 8, at Pueblo. 1t is to
be replaced at once. AS soon as ac-
ceptable plans are made the contract
will be let by the city commissioners
and the structure started.
Fewer people in Larimer county will
be delinquent with their taxes this
year than for many years previous,
according to County Treasurer VIII
liam ]. Ralph, who says rs per cent
of the taxes were paid on time. With
those who will pay before the list is
published, and after it appears in the
paper, it is thought that the sale of
property for taxes this year will be
quite small.
Weld county Is being deluged 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-paying travellers Special
Agent Tom Cole, with a posse of as
sistants, cleaned" two extra freight
trains at Pierce, a station twenty
miles north Of Greeley, Of sixty hoboes,
many of whom were negroes.
Glenn Hubbard of upper California
mesa, about six miles west Of Olathe,
was instantly killed by flash Of light
ming, while the horse he was riding
escaped injury. This is the third sud
den death in the family within few
years, one brother being killed during
the war, and a second suffering a