The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-04

N.svmeH LIVE stock Ana -
Do~Sis. 'SSssn"n. Ss.nn. SEPT 70 10 o., ="
0XyfS' 'al'' cast. Re,
!ne total value OF Rll prup.,,, /.
Colorado for taxation Is 81 ~ o,,,Ii
according To complete report, t,a., ~
countless 'n the state " the colo,,a
Tax Commission.
Th& Budsc, for the eI,, ., r,,
fds 'nsxt year. ss submitted 10 ,ss - ~s.
CstessA BY Manager Saltrr. eol,, =,
s9peediSures In the amount Of slo,,n
~nsee u the estimated total Of ;,
csipts. '" "
'Gxesalsnt crops nrc reported 1, -,
Arkaps1s valley by III. secretary o,".
dairy division Of the Civic and c.
issrcial Association. who has rc,ur,~,
from = trip through Rocky Ford /.
juata and Or,iwsy.
stock Raising Is. next to mIn,,,
Cosorado's oldest Industry. Tn. e.,
- bareau found the vnlne o, an 4,
insstic animals sold aud slauvh,,r,s
last, year close to Si25.uoouo or an
per esat better than In 1909
=. =. Carver. Elk,on. Colo. 20 Year,
old, pioneer miner. was killed A, ID.
Cressoa mine, near Crippl, Cr-,t
when two tons Of loose rock fell on
him In = slope between the seventh
and eighth levels Of the mine.
The town Of Ault. Colo. has applied
to the State Utilities Commission for a
certificate Of convenience and nece,
sity authorizing 1t To proceed with tn.
Construction and operation Of a mum.
cipal light and power plant
Franklin Pierce Parker. % years old
End the father Of nine children. who
has becn farming dry land near Stone.
ham for several years, became discour.
aged because Of crop failures and CON.
mltted suicide by taking poison.
Tony Mnrmonc Of NJ. Harris mar.
rOwly escaped death at oak Greek
when he backed out NJ the Newberry
garage Into OMk creek. lie was caught
underneath the automobile and held
there several minutes before he was re-
leased.
More than two-fifths Of the beans
raised In Colorado this year are being
grown In three counties-Weld, Ebert
rnd Fl PAsO. Pintos are grown largely
In the last two counties named, while
Weld county produces a large acreage
Of seeti beans.
Through an agreement between the
State Highway Commission and tie
commissioners Of I.arimer county sg..
QUO will he spent In improving the
l.Oveland caiiOn road between Love
land and Estes Park. 1t is expected to
have the work completed before travel
to the hills starts next year
Clinton w. Dexter. %, sugar fac
tory emplOy6, II dead from injuries
suffered when he was struck by an au'
tomObile at l.Ongmont. Dexter made a
leap for passing truck In order TO se'
IL: ride home, when he missed the vehi-
Gle and stepped In front OF an automo-
bile coming In an opposite direction
The Ward -Nelerland road, high
line road connecting the two mountain
towns about twenty miles west of Boui.
der, has been completed at cost OF
$45,OOO. Yhe road is 1913 miles IONS
and II through some Of the most ruSseo
mountains In the Colorado Rockies IL
Is thought to be one Of the most scenic
drives In the entire state.
The strike Of the steel workers ~
pueblO has resulted In the closing Oh
the canister quarries at Canon o's
and the throwing out OF work Of a con
siderable number Of men who are en-
ployed there. Canister is used as i'u' VI
In the making Of steel and large P"anu
ties were furnished by the qnarr'e'
tere to the Mlnnequn plant.
Business men of Nederland, tuhs
sten mining town twenty miles ives. y
Boulder, have organized comihere'"
association.
Threshing machines are busy III U .'
cry section Of Routt county ana 'h'
yield Of grain Is far above expectatlon
Notwithstanding the dryest Se"so'
known for many years, Routt count
maintains its position as section ''," !,
fas never known a crOr failure ~ ;.
quantity the yield Is satisfactor! "
rome cases phenomenal.
The Colorado Cooperative crop ~
porting Service Is making an ei'o'
this year to determine a. accura'e'! "
possible what percentage OF corn un ~,
sorghums Is grown for grain III ~, ~
state and what percentage cut sres
fo. .il.nn l.n,,i.,, In also heing mau