Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-08-26
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

nge In Colorado grown under irriga-
tion since 1909 Is oats. The census
burenu reported 1891 acres, or 69.T
per cent OF the total crop OF oats
grown under irrigation in 1909, while
in 1919 the reports showed that but
% T.6Is acres, or 80 per cent OF the to-
tai crop, was grown under irrigation
There was slight decrease In the
acreage of potatoes grown under irri-
| CATION in the state in 1919, ms COM
pared with 1909, the figures being 3d.
! 221 acres for 1909 and 50.63I acres for
| 1919 The ncreage OF potatoes grown
under irrigation In the state this year
IL considerably larger than that for
1919 and perhaps the lnrgest in the
history OF the stnte. County assessors
reports show that about 30 per cent of
the acreage devoted 10 potatoes in the
state now Is irrigated.
4 gymnasium to cost between $780,
900 and 100000 was authorized by
the board of regents of the University
of Colorado at "A special session de
voted almost entirely to a discussion
of the building program. Ground Is to
beb roken early In September In an Ell
! 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 & South
ern railroad tracks, has been selected
1t adIoins the proposed athletic field
10 be constructed in a ravine that ira
verses this portion of the university
holdings.
w. II. Logan. former head of the
federal vocational board at Pueblo, has
been arrested by City Detective Art
Grady on q charge of forgery. The
arrest was made at the request of X.
X. Goddard of the United States Sc
cret service. Logan is alleged TO have
indorsed and cashed at least sixteen
compensation checks amounting to
more than $1,000.
Lee Hutchinson, who lives north Of
Waverly. was sentenced to six months
I'm 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 $3.50
| by Judge Jay II. Bouton in the Coun-
| ty court at Fort Collins when they
pleaded guilty 20 the charge of trans
porting liquor.
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 n few
| LIN
the war, and second suffering a
broken neck when thrown from II
horse.
The filling station of the Continen-
tai OIL Company at Lake and North
ern avenues in Pueblo was robbed by
man and lad not over 10 years
OF age. Raleigh Tracy, In charge of
the station, was forced by the man,
who had n pistol, TO stand with his
hands up and face the wall while the
boy rlfled the cash register of $50.
Jake Cleveland. Boulder fireman,
has II badly broken right leg as re-
suit of n jump of six feet from a 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 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 il
backed off the road and plunged 400
feet below. Mahar attempted 10 shift
from high gear to low while ascending
the drive but the clutch and brakes re
fused TO work.
Arrangements are being made by
American Beet Sugar Company tC
start their factory at Rocky Ford Sept
10. Beet harvest will begin abou
Sept. 8. The crop in this section ap
pears to be the best in years and tn,
campaign promises to be one of tn,
longest in the history of the factory
James Chamberlain, II farmer neal
Virgins, claims to have discovered ;
unique way of increasing the flow o
milk from his cows. The Chamberlain
farm has been the scene of man,
dances, and Mr.. Chamberlain aver.
that he finds on the morning after til,
dances, particularly when the musl,
lasted until the early morning hours
that his cows are more generous witt
the milk.
Weld county Is being deluged will
hoboes as the result of the action o
the Union Pacific railroad IN employ
ing special agents to rid its trains o
the non-paying travellers. Specia
Agent Tom Cole, with posse of as
sistants, Cleaned" two extra freigh
trains at Pierce, station twent.
miles north of Greeley, of sixty hoboes
many of whom were negroes.
Before crowd of 1,5GO persons, on
of the largest gatherings ever in al