Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-01-26
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

mat IN 1921 1854 per cent of the total
area OF the state was patented land,
lS.29 per cent homestead land, 20.03
per cent national forests, 4.47 per cent
state land, and the remainder being
1867 per cent, was unclassified as to
ownership. This uncassified land is
chiefly homestead land that has been
lIled on but not proved up and govern
ment land temporarily withdrawn from
homestead entry for various reasons.
There has been Il steady increase in
The area of patented land in the state
IN recent years, due chiefly to the pat
enting of homestead and state land. In
l92O, ALL per cent of the area of the
state was patented, and In 1919 1t was
III per cent. The area of homestead
land is decreasing rapidly, and the
area of stute land Is decreasing stead
lily but more slowly. At the present
Increase In area OF patented land half
the area of the state will be on the tux
rolls sometime in 1924 The area of
homestead land In the state now is
only little more than 5000, 1000 acres.
compared with nearly 15,OOO,OO0 acres
in 1916. COstilla county has larger
percentage OF Its area on the tax rolls
than any other county-99.G per cent.
Denver.-COlOradO has been for so
many years known as mining state
that few people know the extent of ag-
riculture In the state. There are 3d.
99l farms In Colorado. and In number
Colorado is ahead of eighteen states,
being Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Idaho. Maine, Maryland, Mas
sachuSetts. Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, New Jersey. New Hampshire,
Oregon. Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont
and Wyoming Weld county leads in
numberswith 5,I65: Las Animas second,
with 2.2S6. and Yuma third, with 2.1T9.
Clear Creek has The fewest. %; Lake
next. with 30, and Mineral third, with
"a. San Juan county is the only one
without IL farm. Denver, a city and
county in itself. has 81 farms, which
is probably Il surprise even to the old
est inhabitant.
| Ouray.-Cupid was the locksmith
who unharred the gates OF the United
states to Ann OndreukO and her son,
Powell. who had been detained by the
immigration authorities ut Ellis Island.
| Mick Garchar, n genial 1rishmnn OF
Ouray, Colo, related Il love story that
touched the hardened hearts of the
chiefs in the immigration service and
persuaded them to permit him to send
Mrs. Onlreuko to the altar. Garchnr
convinced the authorities he means
business, matrimonially speaking, and
that he will marry Mrs. Ondreuko and
adopt her son as soon us they arrive
in Ouray.
Colorado Springs.-Fire, started by
trespassers, did hundreds Of dollars of
damage to the Halfway house, Il his
toric structure on the slope Of Pixies
Peak. Caretakers OF the Colorado
Springs water system who saw the
blaze from n distance, succeeded in
saving n part of the building. Hikers
who had broken In Sunday night had
kintlled Il fire In one of the huge fire
places, and this had spread TO the
woodwork. The Halfway house. which
Is the property Of the city, will not be
rebuilt, officials said.
Dcnver.-GeOrge +. Collins OF Den.
yer was reelected governor of the
Colorado chapter of the American Min
ing Congress ut Its annual election of
Officers. Other officers reelected by
that body, which met here jointly with
the Colorado Metal Mining Association.
were j. +. Welb0rn, first vice presi-
dent; Charles A. Chase, second vice
president. and George 4. Stnhl, third
vice president, "a. NJ. Collins was re-
elected treasurer, and NJ. i. TOmblin,
secretary.
Dcnver.-An Increase of S23. 3.3S1 .62 in
receipts for December, 1921, at the To-
cal pOstoffice department over the
month of December. 1920, was shown
in II report. During December, 1921,
the receipts of the office were $216.-
b4I.S5, as compared with S253. 163. .2:s
during December, 192O-nn increase of
3.2i per cent
Dcnver-Chestcr Stephen Morey,
notable business world figure, general
Iy known as the grand old man of the
sugar industry" and pioneer founder
Of the Manual Training High School,
died of double pneumonia ut his home
in Denver. Mr.. MOrey created the G.
=. Morey Mercantile Company. twice
served on the school bOard, organized
the Great Western Sugar Company
and was chairman of its hoard of di-
rectOrs at the time of his death. Due
to his activity in developing the sugar
and wholesale grocery interests In the
West. he has been rated one of the
wcaIthicst men in Colorado. He came
to this state fifty years ago in III
health and since hid become known rs
one of its most public-spirited and
phinnthropic citizens. .....-..-
Telluride.-Andy Mallny. 10 years
old, awaiting trial for the murder Of
Clio Obert0 near Ophir Loop Dec. 10,
committed suicide III the county Jail
by slnshing his throat with razor
His body was found by Sheriff Wig.
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