The Dolores star., 1919-07-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

near, SUPERINTENDENT OF tne Hiih'. ~"
superintendent's report shows mat ol
these totals there were 2,SS2,Goo haii
dollars, 81 1,44l.3OO; 2,SO1,OOO quarters
500, $50; 4,6l5,0O0 dimes, S464,5oo; s.
O36, 500 5-cent pieces, S151, $50, and H.
749, 800 pennies, SALT ,493. No gold
coins were minted during the year.
For the fiscal year ending June 3o'
1918, there were SO, 100000 pieces to
the value OF S6,50O,OOO minted. In the
last fiscal year the demand for pennies
oil over the United States, principally
caused by war taxes. caused the ehor-
nous coinage Of this money.
Declaring that the grave in which
the bodies of two Mexicans were
found was dug by them In which to
bury his body, Joe Borrere confessed
to Sheriff Wilson of Delta county that
he had killed the men, but had acted
in self defense The bodies of the two
Mexicans were found in the grave in
"A beet field Borrere subsequently
was arrested, and he was taken to the
scene of the double tragedy, where, ac-
cording to Sheriff Wilson, he made his
confession after undergoing 4 rigid eN-
animation.
An inheritance tax, amounting ap-
proximately to $4,000 will be collect
ed by the state from the heirs OF
Kenneth bows, the attorney generals
office, which has charge of inheri-
tance tax collections, announced. An
investigation, Attorney General Victor
f. Keyes said, revealed that Dows had
81 100000 worth of property in the
state of New York besides the home
at 14O Gilpin street, recently sold to
Herman B. Gates, and other property
in Colorado. Mr.. Dows died several
months ago.
Farry NJ. Hayes, thrice decorated
for bravery in action and only recent
ly discharged from an army hospital,
returned to his home in Grand juno
ton. He has the distinction of re-
ceiving more recognitions for bravery
than any OF the hundreds who entered
the war from that section, but he
modestly explains that chance gave
him greater opportunity. The French
croix de guerre, which lie wears upon
his breast, has three silver stars, each
denoting separate citation.
The Montrosc. Delta ana Mesa
County Fair Associations have organ
lied the Western Slope Fair circuit.
Representatives of the three fair COM
panieS met at Delta and combined in
order to secure better attractions and
more horses for the three meetings
The Western Slope fair at MontroSe
meets the third week in September,
the Delta county fair of Hotchkiss the
second week, and the Mesa county fair
the first week in September
The biggest business done in the
history of the Denver postoffice was
recorded at the close of the fiscal year
for 191S-19, June 30. Figures an
ant postmaster, show an increase of
per cent, or S162,62s.7 in the postal
receipts over the preceding fiscal year.
The total receipts for the fiscal year
ending June 30 were So, 90,331 Is, COM
pared with S2,O27, ,7O243 for the pre-
ceding year.
Two broken elbows, a fractured leg
and internal injuries were sustained
by Ben II Harris, a telephone line
man, who fell from a pole at Manitou.
He was climbing the pole and carrying
roll of wire when loose end came
In contact with trolley feeder wire
and the shock threw him from his
perch. If he had worn his salty belt
it is believed that he would have been
electrocuted, but the fall saved his life.
The harvesting of wheat and rye
has started in Logan county, and it is
estimated that the harvest in that sec
tion this year will far exceed the larg-
est that has ever been raised. The
report of the corn crop is very encour-
aging, as the recent rains and the
warm weather are considered ideal for
corn growing.
Investigation of Colorado oil Shale
fields will be assured if bill now
before Congress passes, according to
word received by Gov. Oliver H
Shoup from Senator Lawrence c.
Phipps. The message said an appro
| priation Of 100000 for the work had
passed the lower House and had been
increased to S150,00O in the Senate
Ifhe request for an appropriation fol
an Investigation of the state oil shalt
| fields with view of developing the
shale for commercial use, was made
| by the federal bureau of mines nftel
representatives of the bureau hat
been here to confer with the govern
or and members of the State Burear
of Mines:
During June Cripple Creek produce,
$1,000 tons of ore, having gross valu.
of $64S,S93. OF the ore produced 50,
tons were shipped to the smelters
Ihe balance was treated at the vari
Gus mills in the Cripple Creek distric
ana Colorado Springs. The mill or,
averaged $40 per ton in value, rangin;
from $1.42 average at the Vindicato
mil to $50 at the Golden Cycle mill
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