The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-12
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado
tw,.Iern N,rrp.per unIon Nsr. ssrIc,.l

Dolan, 2S years old, his brother-in-law,
at the Ramey home.
A proof of the excellent blood in the
swine herd at the Agricultural College
at Fort Collins is the fact that it won
fifty-four premiums on thirty-nine
head of swine exhibited at the recent
National Western Stock Show.
Routt county officials have been un-
able TO decide whether to try Anna
Mudra, self-confessed murderer of her
mother on the Mudra ranch near Oak
Creek, in the Juvenile Court or in the
District Court at Steamboat Springs.
The National park service is plan
ming on spending some of its appropri-
alton this year on improving the Fall
River road, according to a letter from
| Secretary of the Interior John Barton
Payne TO Z. L. Sommers of the Colo
RADIO State Highway Commission.
Mrs. T. NJ. Harding, treasurer of the
scholarship fund" of the Colorado
Federation of Women's Clubs, has an
nounced that since the inauguration or
this fund in 1902 355 Colorado girls
have been helped by this fund TO secure
a normal or technical education.
Patented land acreage In Colorado
showed an increase of more than one
million acres during the past year, ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
| State immigration Department from
the records of the Colorado Tax Com
mission and based upon assessors re-
| ports.
Examinations for the end of the
first semester in the 1920-'21 scholastic
period at the Colorado School of
Mines (internationa) closed, and the
second semester was commenced with
an attendance of 455 students in reg
ular standing, compared with 164 at
the beginning of the second semester
in the school year of 191I-1S.
Governor Shoup has announced the
appointment of Thomas j. Dixon as
Judge advocate of the Colorado Ma
tional Guard Mr.. Dixon, who is Den
yer attorney, will take office at once.
His rank will be that of a major. For
over a year the office of judge adyo-
cate has been vacant. This is the sec
ond time Dixon has held the position.
Colorado will be compelled to con-
duct it's fight against social diseases
single-handed for the next two years,
according to a telegram received from
Washington, by DIR. II. /. Drinkwater,
secretary of the board of health. For
two years the government has con-
tributed to the state board on dol
lar-for-dollar" basis. During the bfen-
nial period just ended Colorado ex-
pended a total of $4,000 in this work.
Colorado's four congressman have
called on Secretary of Interior Payne
in Washington, ID. c., to inquire what
steps can be taken to keep would-be
settlers off Colorado school lands. The
state authorities have notified the con-
gressional delegation that it is great
burden upon the state authorities to
have to litigate all the cases in which
the states title to the lands in question
is involved. Legislative action by Con-
gress may be necessary to quiet the |
states title.
Literature describing the scenic |
beauties and tourist attractions in |
Denver and Colorado was sent in large |
quantities to Holland recently through |
Fred w. Johnson, district passenger |
agent of the American Express Com |
pany in Denver The request for the |
literature came from X. Van der Zey- |
de, general manager of the express |
company in Holland. The latter Wis
tied Colorado last summer and the re-
quest for literature is based on the in
terest aroused during the sojourn of |
Mr.. Van der Zeyde in Colorado.
That the oil companies which added |
1 cent to the regular selling price of
gasoline to cover the state oil tax, act
ed Illegally and that they have no right
to the money collected as a tax was the |
burden of decision handed down by
Judge G. J. Morley in Denver in a suit
brought by Henry ]. Arnold against
James Duce, state oil inspector, the
Altitude Oil Company and others.
The town of Eagle won the county
seat of Eagle county from Red Cliff
at the last election by 20% votes, ac-
.cording to decision handed down in
the District Court at Red Cliff by
Judge Cooper Of Canon City, sitting
for Judge Bouk, who did not wish to
act in the case. Red Cliff will appeal
the case to the Colorado Supreme
Court.
Ernest Miller, alias Frank Forester,
ranch worker around Henderson, at
tempted to hold up Union Pacific train
No. 104 at Sandow station on the
night of Nov. 49, He, in company with
John Lahm, mystery man." sawed the
switch lock at the station and threw
the lever that hurled the Rock Island
passenger train into the ditch that
night. This is the verdict of jury in
Denver.
A decrease of $1,224,7 ,75O in building
permits during the month is shown by