The Dolores star., 1919-05-30
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

dollars worth of damage to farm ana
garden crops in parts of Weld county
is the report.
Lawrence c. Phipps has become of
ficially senator of Colorado. a tele-
gram 10 his son, Lawrence c. Phipps'
Jr., announced that he had been sworn
in and taken his seat.
A widow with four children was ar
rested at her home in Walsenburg,
charged with bootlegging. She was
arrested on the same charge about
year ago and convicted.
The average county tax levy in Colo
RADIO is 623 mills, which on an as
sesSed valuation of Sl,42I, 81 ISIS
should produce county revenue from
direct taxation of SS,SS6,Sjl.I1.
To buy a business and then close it
get n room in which to carry on his
own business at Castle Rock, there be
ing no vacant room available.
\ mortuary to cost $4,000 is to be
built in Greeley this summer. The
building will be of Gothic type Of
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the largest building of its kind north
of Denver.
According TO A. L. Bailey, city at
torncy of Glenwood Springs, the heav-
lest tourist traffic in the history of
Colorado is expected to visit or, at
least, pass through the resort during
the present season.
AT meeting of The Ouray CONNER
clay Club. it was decided to have II
threc-day Fourth of July victory cele-
bration. 1t is the intention of the
committee to make this the largest
celebration ever held on the western
slope.
Louis Morrow, -, and Il stranger,
committed suicide nj the county ward
in Il Grand Junction hospital by shoot
ing himself in the head. He used an
oId-fashioned .3S bulldog revolver.
Illness is believed to have prompted
the act.
The Colorado pententiary, which
has been closed to visitors since last
October. is again open to those who
care TO make visit 10 III" Institution.
The restrictions were put on during
the prevalence Of the influenza cpl
demic
o. S. Parker, Of Denver, and John
Hancock of AvOndalc, We're both per
haps fatally injured when an auto liz
which they We're driving cOilided with
Il street car at the Intersection of G
street and Union avenue in Pueblo.
Both men We're catapulted from their
machine and landed on their heads.
The hoteIkeepers and business men
of Estes Park are anticipating the big
geSt tourist business this season that
the park has ever known. More reSer-
vatiOnS than usual ut this early stage
are being received by all of the hotels,
ana cottage renting has already passed
previous years records by big per
cent.
Denver took S13,941 600 in the Vic
tory loan, or more than 100000 above
the total, according TO the announce
mcnt of the Denver Liberty loan com
mittee. In this total is not included
amount representing the actual sub
scriptions solicited by the army work
crs in the drive
An appropriation Of 100000 has been
asked Congress for an addition to the
Denver mint The secretary of the
United States treasury sent IA recon-
mendation to Congress for this appro-
priatiOn for the extension and improve
ment of the sweep cellar" in the mint.
superintendent Thomas Aunear re-
Gently Recommended the addition, and
his recommendation has been APP
proved
The total production of coal in
Colorado was l2,GjS,O5j tons, the larg-
est annual production in the history of
the state. This is approximately one
third of / per cent of the total avail
able supply.
While the owners were absent on Il
fishing trip, fire destroyed the Storm
Alfalfa Meal and Feed Companys mill
in Longmont. The mill was the larg-
est alfalfa mill in northern Colorado
The mill was owned by o. G. and \.
ii, Storm. Until seven months ago the
mill was protected by insurance, but
at that time the insurance was
dropped, making the estimated loss of
$4,000 complete.
Marshall pass, Colorado, has been
made postoffice, and thereby takes
over the distinction Of being the high
est postofflce in the United State.
Marshall pass has an altitude of TO-
500 feet Ind what town is there has
been in existence thirty years or more,
so the designation as Il postoffic.
comes to 1t late in life. Corona, on the
Moffat line, is higher up in the air
than is Parshall pass, but it has never
asked for an office. f. Haley is post
master Of the new higher up"
Congress is expected to act favora-
bly, on the $4,000 appropriation with
which the department of petroleum