The Keota news., November 28, 1919, Image 6

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COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Wastsra W«w>nir Union Nm hruln.
oonaa iwm.
Tkt Red Cross, Christman M i«l} Wlll
take place all over the United Stales
from December 1 to It, lilt.
Ail—ow this year found 2,495,190
acres of Irrigated linden Colorado, or
■bout 8.78 per cent or tin total area
of tin Mate. Tbti Includes bearing
orchards and natural hay land.
' The State Immigration CommlMlon
predict! an unusually heavy Influx of
aettlers Into Colorado from other
states next spring, due to present con
ditions In other parts of the country.
Jefferson county post No. 21 of the
American Legion has gone on record
as absolutely opposed to the plan of
universal military training as proposed
by the United States War Department
Without putting on a "drive** and
without the assistance of helpers, one
woman, lira. Mel I— Hayden, chair
man of Summit county In the war sav
ings campaign, trippled Its quota In
less than two weeks' work.
The total a—seed valuation of
property In Colorado, as returned by
the state tax commission. Is $1,496,-
200389. an Increase of about $79,009,-
000 over that for last year.' Final re
ports from county treasurers are ex
pected to Increase 'this to approxi
mately $1300300300.
Firs of an unknown origin complete
ly destroyed the Hatcher building at
Pagosa Springs. The records of the
San Jnan National forest were com
pletely destroyed by fire, bufthe price
less records In tbs offices of the coun
ty semi--, the county treasurer. Bed
Cross and the Pag— exchange were
removed before the firs got under way.
The I— Is estimated at $7,000, accord
ing to fire officials.
R. L. Stringer, 08 years old, pioneer
frnlt grower, who was placed on trial
at Caftou City on a charge of murder
ing his stepson, A. H. Sutpben, 80
years old, was acquitted In the Fre
mont count District Court. Sutpben
was killed on the evening of July 4th.
Stringer shot Sutpben with a shotgun
pleading self-defense. Joseph H. Mau
ptn, former attorney general of Colo
rado, bandied the case for the defense.
- Sixteen Mexicans, Including nine
arrested In Denver, have been
taken to El Paso, Tex, In charge of
William B. Mansfield, federal Immigra
tion Inspector, to be deported to Mex
ico as a result of being arrested fre
quently. officials say, on charges of
petty crime. Four of the number
were placed on tbs train at Colorado
Bprlngs and three more at Puebla Of
those taken Into custody at Colorado
Springs and Pueblo two were women
and three girls.
On# hundred and fifteen separate
road projects, of which the United
States government will bear half the
cost, will be carried out In Colorado
during tbs coming year. These roads
total 879 miles end will cost. It Is esti
mated, Work on a num
ber of them has already been com
menced and quits a number are near
ing completion, according to reports
—da by the state highway commis
sion's engineers In charge. This Is the
gredtest roadbuilding program ever
undertaken In the state’s history.
Colorado will be represented at the
annual meeting of the National
League of Compulsory Education Of
ficials, to be held at Philadelphia,
Dec. $ to & by Alfred O. Host, direct
or vocational training Denver
schools; George Norlln, president of
B University of Cot—do; Elmore
I, Las Animas county school su
tendent; Em— Full, Montrose
y school superintendent; Emma
ins, Lari—r county school super
dent, and Mrs. Ines Lewis, El
cqunty school superintendent
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.
Tbs general demand for authentic
Information about the resources and
Industries of Colorado, which has been
growing In all sections of the country
In the past few years, Is being ex
tended Into the public schools. With
in the past year the Btate Immigra
tion Department has had hundreds of
requests from school children for
booklets on different sections of the
state, to be used In dam work. The
heaviest Inquiry has been from the
city of Chicago, where students In the
Intermediate grammar grades have
been —king a study of tbs Centen
nial stats with particular reference to
Its Industries and resources rather
than Its scenic attractions.
The state Inheritance Tax Depart
ment received a check for $44,495.44
In settlement of the Inheritance tax
claim of the state against the estate
of the late Walter 8. Jackson of El
Paso county. The value of the estate
was appraised at $136835235. De
ductions amounting I to $48308.63
brought the net taxable estate-* to
$1324.998.90. If the United Btates Su
pra— Court decides the state Inheri
tance tax —y be levied prior to de
duction of the federal tax, the state
will receive $4,172.83 additional.
Karl C. Schuyler of Denver la trying
to give away a fifty and two twenty
five dollar prises. He has offered
SIOO for the three best edltorels which
are printed In any Colorado publica
tion before December 15th on the need
and opportunity of public health work
In Colorado. Inquiries should be ad
dressed to the Colorado Public Health
Association, contest editor.
Members of the Slate Highway Com
mission have aaked John 8. Bright,
district engineer of the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads, to approve the building of
an elghteen-mlle stretch of road be
tween Burlington and Idalla, ao feder
al aid —y be secured for the project
The road Is to cost approximately $42,-
000, according to the estimates of the
state.
Wesley Saunders, 26, and Martin C.
Kerren, 50, lost their lives when firs
destroyed the Cripple Creek-Oolorado
Springs car barns at Cripple Creek.
Both men, who were employds of the
car barn, were asleep, and were suf
focated. The fire started from an
over-heated stove. The lorn by the
fire. In which six electric cars were
destroyed. Is estimated at $75,000.
The teachers In the grade rooms of
the local schoola have organised at
Montrose for the purpose of securing
—re adequate salaries for their serv
ices. The local organisation will co-op
erate with the state and nation-wide
campaign for the betterment of the
teachers' salaries and working condi
tions.
Bernard Cummings, 14-year-old son
of former Gam Warden W. B. Cum
mings of Durango, died from wounds
sustained by the accidental discharge
of bis shotgun while he was hunting
ducks on Horseshoe slough, three
miles north of that city. His right
arm was almost shot away from the
shoulder by the load from the gun.
Lee F. Williams, Pueblo contractor,
has Just been awarded a contract for
the construction of a new depot for
the Ml—url Pacific Railway Company
at Sugar City. It Is to be a duplicate
of the new depot at Ordway. Tbs con
tract calls for a first-class modem de
pot building of brick, concrete and
tile and will cost-about $40,000.
Jobn Sadis of Denver pleaded guilty
at Golden to chargee of breaking In
to and steal log valuable property from
the summer home of B. L. Schotts,
Denver druggist, In Bear Creek cation
last spring, end was sentenced to from
fifteen months to three years In the
state penitentiary.
The once fa—us silver mining camp
of Creede Is again entering upon a
new era of prosperity. Scores of new
faces are taking out lenses and vacant
houses are filling up steadily. The
Wabath Company Is shipping ore
dally and also Installing machinery.
nanocAjnwi,
WRIGHTS
6c a package
before the war
5c a package
during the war
6 c a package
NOW
THE FLAVOR LASTS
SO DOES THE PRICE!
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Van Man 8— 'Em.
My brother and I wers'in the same
soology darn last year. During the
study of Insects our teacher expressed
the wish to have a bedbug for demon
stration.
During the laugh that followed,
what was my horrible astonishment
to hear my brother say: "1 think I
could bring you one In."
The class Just about bad hysterica
He somewhat took the curse off of It
by adding: "You see, my dad Is In the
moving buslnesa and he sura sees
plenty of them."—Exchange.
OLD AGE STARTS
WITH YOUR KIDNEYS
SpsEiEw
by the average parson. g'
For otst2oo years GOLD MEDAL
weakne—saad^d&abuf 11 dustsaSvaa£
lag yean. It Is hjstandard old-time
in odor!sea tasteless capsules contain
ing about 5 drops each. Take them as
you would a mil, with a swallow of
water, -ns oU stipulates tie kidney
Kangaroo More Likely.
Mother —And are you learning any*
thing In your leaaons In natural history
In school. Ethel?
Ethel—I think I an, mamma.
“What hare you learnedT
“Well. It'a taught me to think that
It wasn't a cow that Jumped over tbo
moon, at all; that It was a kangaroo."
—Yonkers Statesman.
A Sure Bet.
“How did you make out at the race
track yesterday?"
“Fine, I didn't go.”
action and ensblao tiro l organs to throw
off tiro poisons which causa premature
old age. New life and strength increase
as you continue the treatment. When
completely .restored continue takings
keep yon
and prevent s return
Do not wait until old age or dheass
have settled down for gooX At the drat
sign tint
mlP—' you.° D *'fhr#e risen. B«?i
Bsffi',asaft2i*Esis?ES!
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