The state herald., 1919-05-30
Pithy News Notes
From ANPasts of
Colorado

uonaire mining man who died In 1902,
will be made In the county court Of
ID PasO county.
Lawrence c. Phipps bus become Of
ficially senator of Colorado. A tele'
gram to his son, Lawrence Q. 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 a
year ago and convicted.
The average county tax levy In Colo
RADIO is 6.23 mills, which on an as
sessed valuation Of $l,424,Sl1,2S
should produce county revenue from
direct taxation of SS,Ss6s5L71.
To buy business and then close 1t
out was the way one man managed to
get room in which to carry on his
own business at Castle Rock, there be-
ing no vacant room available.
A mortuary to cost $4,000 is to be
built in Greeley this summer. The
building will be of Gothic type of
architecture. The mortuary will be
the largest building of its kind north
OF Denver.
The lowest county tax levy in any
county in Colorado for the year 1919
Is 3.30 mills in Phillips county, and
the highest is 1875 In Hnsdnle coun-
ty. Seven counties have tax levies be-
low mills.
The total production of coal in
Colorado was 12.65S,O55 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.
According to A. l.. Bailey, city at-
torney 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.
Owen Matteson, 22, discharged SOL
dier, was out driving with his brother
at Fort Collins when a front tire blew
out, throwing the car into the ditch.
Matteson tried TO drive back on the
road. and the machine turned over.
Matteson's chest was crushed, and he
died four hours later.
Congress is expected to act favora-
bly, on the $4,000 appropriation with
which the department OF petroleum
technology Of the United States bureau
OF mines plans to start an experiment
station for Investigation OF Colorado
oil shale deposits, according to Con-
gresham Charles B. Undertake.
The hotelkeepers and business men
Of Estes Park are anticipating the big
gest tourist business this season that
the park has ever known. More reser-
vatlons than usual at this early stage
are being received by all OF the hotels,
and cottage renting has already passed
previous years records by big per
cent.
Denver took s13,9iI,Goo In the Vic.
tory loan, or more than 100000 above
the total. according to the announce
ment OF the Denver Liberty loan COM
mittee. In this total is not Included
a subscription from the banks. this
amount representing the actual sub.
scriptions solicited by the army work.
crs In the drive.
Construction work on Brighton's
new factory for the National Beet Har-
vester Company has started under the
direction Of q. &. Leeper. local capt.
talist and member OF the board OF d.
rectors OF the company. The other
directors decided to turn the matter
entirely over to Mr.. Lecper and he is
giving the work his personal attcn-
ton.
The first high.grader convicted In
the San Miguel District Court In four
teen years was sentenced to the pen.
iientiary for three years. when John
Cntnftnkis was convicted OF stealing
rich ore from the Smugglcr mine ut
Telluride.
Grover. n little town with less than
-so pe'pi' ih hoIllthNltfn W tlu tpunf
". has voted to spend $4,000 for
waterworks and nm electric light plant
this summer. Grover already has n
public school building costing $4,000
md has more money Invested In pub.
lie improvements per cnpIin OF pop
uin,lon than any other town In north
eastern Colorado, according to reports.
Marshall pass, Colorado has been
made a pos,office. and thereby tnlscs
over the distinction OF being the high.
est pos,officc In tho United States.
Marshall pass has an altitude OF TO-.
$50 feet and what town is there has
been In existence thirty years or more.
10 the designation ns n postofficc
comes TO II late In life. Cofonn, on the
Moffnt line, is higher ny In the uii
thnn Is Pnrshnll pass, but II has never
nskcd for nm office. u. Haley In post.
mnstcr OF the new "hlghcr up"
o. 8. Parker. OF Denver. and John