The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-24
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


The association, as plaintiff, states in
the complaint that 1t Is representing
all "the Kansas users of the Arkansas
river waters" and names as defendant
fifty-five Colorado towns, corporations
and individuals located along the river
course in this state. La Veta, Trini-
dad, Walsenburg, the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, with other towns
and corporations, are listed. The
complaint charges the Colorado
ans with wilfully diverting the
waters of the Arkansas river
through their building of dikes, ditch
es, dams and reservoirs and prevent
Ing the natural flow and normal vol
ume of the river from going through
Kansas territory.
Denver-RepOrts received by the
state irrigation department from vari-
Gus sections of Colorado indicate that,
under favorable conditions, the acreage
of corn and forage crops grown In 1928
will be the largest in the history of the
state. The acreage Of such crops ac-
tually planted will depend, of course,
upon weather conditions for the next
four months, but weather conditions in
Colorado generally are favorable for
the planting of spring crops, and much
of the land to be planted already has
been broken. The acreage of winter
wheat grown in Colorado has in
creased very rapidly in the past four
years, while the acreage of corn has
remained almost stationary, and there
has been but little change in sorghum
acreage. There has been very notice
able increase in numbers of hogs and
dairy cattle in eastern Colorado coun-
ties, where corn and sorghums are
grown most extensively.
Denver.-Through the cooperation
of live stock growers, stockmen's as
sociations and state inspection boards,
statistics of vital interest to the live
stock industry are being gathered and
disseminated. This was the assertion
at the meeting of live stock statisti-
clans from fourteen states who met
here to perfect u system of reporting
the number and condition of cattle,
hogs and sheep on western ranges and
on farm feed lots.
Boulder.-The Colorado state geo.
logical survey has mapped in consider
able detail $500 square miles of terri
tory containing mineral deposits of
widely varying kinds, according to the
summary of report that is published
by State GeolOgist X. ID. George. The
report shows an expenditure of $780,
600 during the sixteen years. The sur
vey is conducted in connection with
the geology department of the Univer-
sity of Colorado.
Montrose-Bond to the amount of
$1,000 was furnished by sixteen of the
persons arrested at Telluride when fed
eral prohibition officers raided the en-
tire city. The prisoners were ar
raigned before j. l.. Atkinson, United
States commissioner, and were taken
back to Telluride. The town of Tel
luride is dry, according to reports
reaching here, and but little activity
is evident, except for discussion over
the raids.
Denver.-The inaugural ceremonies
at the University of Denver when DR..
Heber II. Harper, formerly of Boston
University, became the new chancel-
lor, took on an added Significance as
to the Importance of the university
with an announcement that more than
10000 citizens of Colorado have been
sufficiently interested in Its perma-
nency to contribute to its support with
large and small gifts.
Nederland.-Th Cold Spring, one
of the most famous of the tungsten
mines of this district, is to be opened
in March, according to information
given out by the Colorado Power Com
pany, which has been instructed to
provide power. Manager William
Loach of the Wolfe Tongue Company,
which owns the mine, is now in the
East.
Brighton.-One woman was injured
and a score of persons narrowly es-
capped with their lives when the New
Hotel Henderson at Henderson was
completely destroyed by fire. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000. Although the
fire department and Sheriff Miller and
his entire staff from Brighton covered
the few miles between Brighton and
Henderson in record time, lack of wa
ter made 1t impossible to check the
flames.
Greeley.-Mr. and Mrs. w. ID. Brown,
wealthy residents of Greeley, are the
defendants in a $4,000 alienation suit
filed by their son-in-law, Clyde La
grone, who is now living in Clayton,
n. NJ. Lagrone, a New Mexico ranch
er, alleges that his parents-in-law by
malicious contriving" have deprived
him of the society, comfort, aid and
advice of his wife, Lolita Brown La
grone.
Durango.-A two-inch piece of wire
swallowed some time ago caused the
death here of the 2-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Claude Brooks. The
child complained of sharp pains in the