The Dolores star., 1920-12-17
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

hibits consisted of q few head of cat-
tie, horses, sheep and other farm ami
mails, mostly drawn from the state ng-
ricultural school 1t now takes many
acres of ground and Iloor space on
that same plat of ground TO house IN"
wonderful exhibits of pure bred AMI
mails drawn from every part OF the
West and middle West, and sometimes
from the East 1t has been the aim,
and in fact n necessity, for the show
management to add an important new
building every year. For the show
that starts this winter on Jan. 10 ana
closes on Jan. 30 it is a huge pavilion
for hogs. The hog comes into his own
this year at the Denver show, largely
because around the city has grown up
considerable hog industry. In the ag-
ricultural sections more attention is
being paid to hogs and more marketed
than old timers ever believed would be
possible. The coming exhibition may
prove to be the largest hog show held
in the United States this year
Nearly 1O2,9JO acres of land in the
fled as being valuable for grazing and
raising forage crops, and have been
designated by the Department of the
Interior under the provisions of the
stock raising homestead law. This
will become effective Dec. 10, and
only entries of those persons who al
ready have made application for these
lands under the stock raising home
stead laws will be allowed, he said.
These lands are only subject TO entry
by citizens who have previously made
application for them. Secretary of the
Interior John Barton Payne approved
the classification OF this huge tract of
land
cattlemen returning from Collbrar re-
port one of the best meetings of the
Plateau Valley Stock Growers Asso-
citation ever held in the history of the
organization, which, next TO the Tn.
compahgre Valley Horse and Cattle
Growers Association, is the largest in
Colorado The names of over 200 cat
tie and stock men are on its rolls. Tie
meeting held at the close of the week
was attended by hundreds of people
from all over Plateau valley and the
auditorium at Colbran, in which the
sessions were held, was taxed by the
crowd.
New clcws which may prove of in
tereSt in the murder of Jacob G. Den
ton, wealthy broker, at Los Angeles.
are being investigated. Finding of II
Cancelled check issued by Mrs Louise
Pecte, charged with Denton'S staying,
led to Identification of a woman en-
ployed by her as Mrs. Katherine Nor
ris. Investigators for the prosecution
and the defense are searching for Mrs
Morris, believing she may be able to
give additional information on points
which have not been cleared up.
Tax leries for various purposes in
FL Paso county for 1921 will WELD Il
tax of 81 90,SlS.i3, according to the
announcement made by Ii. 4. Scholcn,
chairman of the county commissioners
The total levy, including city, county,
school and state, is 1873 mills, as com
pared with 32.41 mills for 1920. The
only levy increase was for local school
purposes.
Larimer county will hold a poultry
show in Fort Collins, Dec. 20 to %
according to plans announced here by
County Agent Bascome The show will
be the first to be held by local exhIbi.
tors in the county and is attracting
considerable attention,
Antonio ManZanares, former post
master ut Walsenburg, Colo, will not
have to make good loss of approx
mately $1,000 to the POstOffice Depart
ment, by virtue of verdict returned
by jury in the United States District
Court
A total of III miles of road. costing
S'53,5OO, was constructed this year in
and near the national forests of the
Rocky Mountain district by the forest
service and by the Bureau of Public
roads, with forest service appropria
lions. In Colorado, siXty-seven miles
OF road, distributed over eleven pro-
jects, We're built at a cost of $500 600
Some of these roads form connecting
links between existing roads and omen
up long desired circle trips.
A plea for Legislation to accent the
gift of $S5O,0OO offered to the Uni
versity of Colorado for the establish
ment of great medical school and
state hospital in Denver was made by
Herbert S. Hadley, former governor
of Missouri and now professor OF law
at the University of Colorado in an
address made to the Optimists' Club,
Denver.
Plans are under consideration for
the complete remodeling of the Cedar
! edge fish hatchery. The interior ar.
rangement has been poor and the
water circulation and floor droino,a