The Dolores star., 1919-11-28
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

tended into the public schools. Win
in the past year the State lmmisra-
ton Department has had hundreds OF
requests from school children for
booklets on different sections OF the
state, to be used in class work. Inc
heaviest inquiry has been from me
city of Chicago. where students III the
intermediate grammar grades nave
been making study of the tcnteh-
NAL state with particular reference 10
its industries and resources rhther
than its scenic attractions.
The State Inheritance Tax DEPART
ment received n check for Si4,l9h93
in settlement of the Inheritance tax
claim of the state against the estate
of the late Walter $. Jackson of III
Paso county. The value of the estate
was appraised at S1,3GS,5 52.55. De
auctions amounting to Si3,'n3.0'
brought the net taxable estate 10
1.324, $3.50. If the United States Su-
premc Court decides the state inherf
lance tax may be levied prior to de-
duction of the federal tax, the state
will receive S4,l72.6j additional.
Karl c. Schuyler of Denver is trying
TO give away n fifty and two twenty
five dollar prizes lie has offered
500 for the three best editorials which
are printed in any Colorado publica-
ton before December 10Th on the need
and opportunity of public health work
in Colorado. Inquiries should he adj
dressed to the Colorado Public Health
Association. contest editor.
Members of the State Highway Com
mission have asked John $. Bright.
district engineer of the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, to approve the building OF
an eighteen-mile stretch Of road be
tween Burlington and ldala, SO fcdcr-
III aid may be secured for the project.
The road is to cost approximate ST.
600, according to the estimates of the
state.
Wesley Saunders, 20, and Martin c.
Kerren, 80, lost their lives when fire
destroyed the Cripple Creek-colorado
Springs car barns at Cripple Creek.
Both men, who We're employees of the
car barn, were asleep. and We're Suf-
located. The fire started from an
over-heated stove. The loss by the
fire, in which six electric cars We're
destroyed, is estimated ut $4,000.
The teachers in the grade rooms of
the local schools have organized AZ
MontrOse for the purpose of securing
more adequate salaries for their Scrv-
ices The local organization will coop
with tho state and ION w de
campaign for the bettcrment of the
teachers salaries and working condi-
tons.
Bernard Cummings, l4-year- old son
of former Game Warden w. b. Cum
mings of Durango, died from wounds
sustained by the accidental discharge
of his 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 Missouri Pacific Railway Company
at Sugar City. II is TO he a duplicate
of the new depot at Ordway. The con
tract calls for Il first-class modern de
pot building of brick, concrete and
tile and will cost about $4,000.
John Sachs of Denver pleaded guilty
at Golden to charges of breaking in
to and stealing valuable property from
the summer home of T.. l.. SchOltz,
Denver druggist, in Bear Creek canon
last spring. and was sentenced to from
fifteen months TO three years in the
state penitentiary.
The once famous silver mining camp
of Creole is again entering upon II
| new era of prosperity. Scores of new
faces are taking out leases and vacant
houses are filling up steadily The
Wabath Company is shipping ore
daily and also installing machinery.
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the people of Wheatrdge for
| the dedication on December 2nd of the
| splendid new gymnasium and assembly
room at the Wheatrdge High School.
The new building has just been com
| pleted at cost of $4,000 An ap-
| propriate program is being arranged
for the dedication, and the principal
| speaker Will be DR.. W. j. Ellison.
New Workers afflicted with tubercu-
losis, who imagine that mere residence
in Denver or any other point in Colo,
RADIO will effect n cure, are warned by
the health department of New York
that unless such victim has enough
money to live on for two years in rest
and quiet the trip and sojourn in Den
yer will practically sign his death war.
rant.
Forty-two per cent of all the land in
| Colorado is patented, according to com.
pilations made in the State Immigra.
ton Department from records of the
State Tax Commission. OF this patent.
| ed land. 26,62O,91l acres is assessed ms
agricultural land. The land classified
n n Or if.ttl ,r,,l las,