The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-02
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Colorado
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500 worth of silk goods. The thieves
goods away.
After deliberating less than two
hours a jury in the District Court at
Colorado Springs acquitted William
Shumard of the charge of attempting
to destroy his home at AL East San
Rafael street by fire on the night of
January %. The case went To the
Jury at 10 30 O'Clock. The verdict was
returned at noon.
Thousands of sacks of onions are be-
ing dumped in the vicinity of Olathe
by the growers and commission houses,
due TO the fact that the price offered
for them would not Justify the sacking
and shipment. 1t is estimated that at
least siXty-five cars of onions will be
dumped this year in the Olathe dis
trict.
The League of the Southwest will
hold meeting in Denver April 10 and
10 to consider plans for urging passage
of reclamation legislation before Con-
gress 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.
Water pumped from the engines of
the Denver & Salt Lake railroad saved
Tabernash from destruction by fire.
The loss is estimated between $4,000
and $4,000 The Percy & Parker gen
eral merchandise store, Cullen's pool
hall and barber shop were ruined.
The buildings are located in Main
street, one-half block from the rail
road tracks.
One-nnth of all the deaths in the
United States are due to tuberculosis
and contaminated milk of tuberculosis
cows is responsible for a good share
of this terrible disease, according to
w. II. Feldman of the Colorado Agri-
cultural College. Especially is this
true as regards children, statistics
showing that 6 to 10 per cent of the
deaths of children from tuberculosis
is of the bovine type.
The Union Pacific railroad office in
Byers was broken into by thieves and
date and IA stamp to enable the holder
to travel practically any point on the
Union Pacific system, were stolen. \
complete check of the misst dos tets
has been made and the number ed
to all conductors. The thieves asaeoed
entrance to the depot through Il win
dow in the rear of the building.
The average density of population
throughout the United States, exclusive
of outlying possessions, was 35.5 per-
sons per square mile of land area in
1920 as against 800 in 1910, the census
bureau announced. The density in the
individual states in 1920 ranged from
40 of per square mile in Nevada
to 1864 in Rhode Island, the bureau
announced The density figure for
Colorado 81; Kansas PIG; Nebraska
l69; New Mexico 30; Wyoming 30.
Theodore Myers, "A, of Durango, was
killed in No. level of the Smuggler-
Union mine at Telluride when Il box
of powder exploded. Fortunately a
few minutes before nearly score OF
workmen had left the mine, following
their shift. Myers, it is said, was pre-
pairing TO leave when he was killed
The mine was badly wrecked for dis
tance of 100 feet from the scene of the
explosion. According to Carl Hoppe,
shift boss, he had seen Myers, who
was a nipper, Il short time before and
he said he believed Myers was smok-
ing a cigarette and this is alleged TO
have caused the explosion.
John C. Scott. 81 years old, pioneer
of Sterling former member of the Colo
RADIO Legislature. former postmaster,
booster, philanthropist and baseball
fan, died at New Orleans, where he
went for his health two months ago.
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-
erage value of farm land in the state
as reported. by county assessors In
1920 was S16.45 per acre, compared
with S31 % reported by the census bu-
reau. Assessors report nearly 2S,O0O,-
600 acres of farm land on the tax rolls
Wnlle Ine census buIeilu louhu lile aN
erage value of farm land and buildings
in the state on January l, 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 $23.16 on the 1920 as
sessment. The census report shows an
increase of more than 100000 acres
in farm land in the state in the past
decade and an increase of 1921 per
acre in average value.
The organization of fish and game
club with 100 charter members has