The Keota news., 1919-07-11
COLORADO NYWS No11s.

real money OF $S,l76,0o0. according 10
the statement made By Thomas An
near. superintendent Of the mint. The
superintendent report shows thst OF
these totals there were 2.0o2, 800 half
dollars, &l.44l.S00: 2.eol. 900 quarters.
500. $50: l.el6.000 dimes. S4e%.o00: q.
Oeao00 scent pieces. S16l. l.s2o. and e.
740800 pennies. S%l7.%o0. No gold
coins were minted during the year.
For the fiscal year snding June 30.
1915. thsrs were So.200.0oo pieces to
the value Of 4650o.0 900 mintsd. In the
last fiscal year the demand for pennies
all over the United States. principally
caused BY war taxes. caused the saoe'
nous coinage Of this money.
Declaring that the grave in which
the bodies Of two Nsxicans were
found WAS dug BY them IN Which to
bury his body. Joe Dorrere confessed
to Sheriff Wilson Of Delta county that
he had killed the men. but had acted
In ssif.dsfense. The bodies Of the TIVE
Nsxicanx were found In the grave II
Q beet field. Borrees subsequently,
Was arrested. and be Was taken TO the
scsns Of the double tragedy. whore. &C.
cordiug TO Sheriff Wilson. he made his
confession after undergoing rigid q.
animation.
Al Inheritance tax, amounting ap-
proximately to $4,000 Will bs collect.
ed BY the state from the heirs OF
Ksnns,h Dows. the attorney gsuerai's
office, which has charge Of inheri.
iauee tax collections. announced. A
Investigation. Attorney General Victor
E. Hayes said. revealed that Dows had
100000 worth Of property In the
state Of New York besides the homo
at 40 Gilpiu street. recently sold to
Herman b. Gates. and other property
In Colorado. Mr.. Dows died several
months ago.
Parry ~. Hayes. thrice decorated
for bravery In action and only recent.
Is discharged from an army hospital.
returned to his homo In Grand juno
tlou. He has the distinction Of ~.
ceiving more rscosnitions for bravery
than any Of the hundreds who entered
the war from that section, but hs
modsstly explains that chance Gavo
him greater opportunity. The French
croix de- guerre. which he wears upon
his breast. has three silver stars, each
dsnoting Q separate citation.
The Iiontrose. Delta and Nsoa
County Fair Associations have organ.
i.ed the Western Slope Fair circuit.
Representatives Of the three fair com.
paniss met at Delta and combined 10
order to secure better attractions and
more horses for the three meetings.
The Western Slope fair at Mootross
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 II ~
history Of the Denver postoffice wa0
recorded at the close Of the fiscal year
for 1ols-l0, June %. Figures an
nounced by Charles r. Trotter, assist.
ant postmaster. show an increase Of =
per cent. or &1eo, ,6ca75 In the postal
receipts over the preceding fiscal year.
The total receipts for the fiscal year
ending June 20 were q, 100. .8Sl.16, com.
pared with &2,027, ,7O2.4 - for the pre-
ceding year.
Two broken elbows, Q fractured leg
and iAternal injurisA were sustained
by Hen II. Harris, a telephone line.
man. who fell from Q pole at Manitou.
He was climbing the pole and carrying
a roll Of wire when loose end came
In contact with n trolley feeder wire