The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-29
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| tend TO plant at least 4,UUO acres more
to potatoes this year than last, accord
Ing to reports for April l, issued by the
United States bureau of markets and
crop estimates, through the federal
state crop reporting service. This is
about 4 per cent increase over last
year, and would mean the planting of
about 10000 acres in the state as
compared with 100000 acres estimated
as the area put into the ground last
year.
Colorado Springs.-The last link in
the improvement of the highway be-
tween Colorado Springs and Limon, ten
miles long, will be constructed this
summer, according to the federal bu-
reau of public roads, at II cost of $76,-
900. The project statement was
forwarded to the bureau by the
State Highway Department. A
sand clay surface will be laid.
The government will pay 56.12 per cent
of the cost, the state of Colorado stand
ing the balance.
Sterling.-Two young women and
one man were arrested at Nelich, Neb.,
charged with being concerned in the
murder of John Larson, 20 years old,
farmer, whose body was found con-
cealed under pile of hay at his farm
near Crook. Lawrence Sturbaum, for
mer renter on the Larsen farm, his
wife and his wifes sister, Ida Will
loughby, are the three arrested. They
were going east in their wagon when
overtaken by the officers in Nebraska.
Fort Collins-Fort Collins this year
will make strong bid for the tourist
traffic OF the Rocky Mountain region.
Besides considerable advertising and
the distribution of information abou,
the city and its attractions, Secretary
j. w. Rainey of the Chamber of Com
merce has on foot plans for the en-
argement and improvement of the city
camping ground here and for the build
! ing up of the city's mountain park,
thirty-six miles up the Poudre river.
Victorian unusually rich strike,
virtually at grass roots, has been made
on the American Eagles mine on Bull
hill by Leasers Klopfenstein and Phil
lips Ore is being taken out which runs
from seven to ten ounces to the ton.
Inc leuScIS are pItpulhllOAo
TO develop the vein extensively and
will sink the shaft to a depth of 100
feet, in all probabilities. The Amer
lean Eagles mine is owned by the
Stratton estate.
Loveland.-Loveland has perhaps the
first company to ask an exclusive fran
chise on the broadcasting of news by
/ 10 thot hoc hna e,to cd in ha s-to a
as commercial proposition. Reed
Hayward of the boys band, has asked
the city council to grant company he
is organizing the exclusive franchise
to operate a sending station inside the
city. offering the city per cenl of the
receipts from the operations of the
company.
Buena Vista.-Althvugh the opera
ton of its twenty-nine-mile branch line
between Buena Vista and Romley in
| Chaffee county, Colo, has resulted in
| continuous losses to the Colorado &
Southern railroad during the last five
years, recommendation was made to
| the Interstate Commerce Commission
ut Washington by an examiner that the
roads application to abandon it be de-
| MED.
ver-Announcement has been
nude by the American Smelling and
Refining Company that it will eXpend
$750,000 Immediately for the reviving
of mining in Colorado. The announce
ment came following a meeting cf the
directors of the Colorado Meta, Min
ing fund, the Colorado Metal Mining
Association and the Colorado chapter
of the American Mining Congress.
Fort Collins-The 1922 Colorado
Agricultural College debating team has
returned after what is believed the
longest and most successful tour ever
undertaken by college. In three
weeks trip, through Mississippi valley
and eastern states, the Aggies won
twelve debates, losing Dut two.
Pueblo@-G. Holdman and T. Bald
win, both of Chicago, were arrested by
railroad detectives here on warrants
charging them with swindling busi-
ness men of Rocky Ford and La Junta,
Colo, out of more than $4,000 in the
sale of bogus stock. Two other men,
alleged to he accomplices of Holdman
and Baldwin, were arrested by the
sheriff at Rocky Ford, according to
word received here. =
| Golden.-Commence exercises
at the Colorado School of Mines, which
mark the close of the school year, are
fixed for Friday, May 10, with Presi-
dent Howard NJ. Raymond of the Ar
mour Institute, Chicago, as the orator
Of the day. President Raymond is an
| educator of national reputation and
ranks among the very best in the de-
| partment of physics.