The state herald., 1920-12-17
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.
A general order issued by the State
Public Utilities Commission, effective
Dec. 15, requires all electric, gas, wa
ter and telephone public utilities In
/ Colorado to give direct notice to pa
irons before changes In rates or regu-
lations effecting service cnn legally be
made. Under tho public utilities law
notice is deemed to have been given
the public when the public utility posts
n copy Of the new rate schedule In ! t
office and files schedule with Ill
state commission, ut least thirty days
before the effective date of the pro-
posed new rates. The commission has,
however, decided that each consumer
or user of public utility service must
have direct notice of rate changes. The
order effects 332 public utilities in the
state.
Following a clash between Colorado
sheep owners who We're attempting to
move 2l.0O0 over the Utah line for win
ter pasturage and Utah officers who
stopped them on the state line clnrg-
Ing an attempt to evnde the quarantine
law, the sheep owners secured II tem-
porary Injunction which will prevent
Utah authorities from enforcing the
quarantine law. The Injunction will
hold until the attorneys of the sheep
men have placed their case before the
courts. In the meantime Colorado
shcepmcn, who assert that their flocks
will starve II forced to remain on the
home range, are moving them over the
line to the regular Utah pastures.
Grand Junction and Grand valley
cattlemen returning from Collbran re-
Plateau Valley Stock Growers Asso-
citation ever held in the history of the
organization, which, next TO the I'm.
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. The
meeting held ut the close of the week
was attended by hundreds of people
from all over Plateau valley and the
auditorium Mt Collbran. In which the
sessions were held, was taxed by the
crowd.
New clews which may prove of In.
terest in the murder OF Jacob C. Dem
ton, wealthy broker, at Los Angeles.
are being investigated. Finding of "A
Cancelled check issued by Mrs. Louise
Peete, charged with Denton's Staying.
led 10 Identification of n 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.
The popular festivals which the cat-
tlemen Of the western slope held each
year until during the war, when they
were discontinued. will be resumed,
and on Feb. the Uncompahgre Valley
Cattle and Horse Growers Association
win hold the biggest meeting that has
ever been planned by this organization.
Governor Oliver II. Shoup has already
been invited to be the chief speaker OF
the day.
=. plea for legislation to accept the
gift of SS5O,00O offered to the Uni
ycrslty OF Colorado for the establish
mcnt Of great medical school and
state hospital IN Denver wis radc by
lIcrberi $. Hadlcy. former governor
of Missouri and now professor OF las
AT the University OF Colorad. In an
address made TO the opllmists' Club,
Denver.
Plans are under consideration FOR
the complete rcmodelinE of the Cedar
edge fish hatchery. The Interior ar
Management has been poor and the
water circulation and floor drninn =,
unsatisfactory. No eggs were placed
In the hatchery this fall. due To The
expected rcnodellng and the eNccp-
tlonully light take of eggs.
Lnrlmcr county will hold poultry
show In Fort Collins, Dee. 20 to %,
according TO plans announced here by
County Agent Bascome. The show viii
be the first to he held by local cxhibl.
tors In the county and Is attracting
considerable attention.
Plans for big pageant to celebrate
the fifilcth anniversary OF the found.
Ing Of Colorado Springs, July ~. 1921.
are now heng made by the Pioneer So
clr,y and Chamber of Commerce com.
mltlccs. It Is proposed TO hold thc uf.
fair in thr Gnrdon of the Gods. with
secncs rrnvsenting vnrlous points ln
The dryclomncnt from the uHlo log
shack town and Indian fiehiiug days to
lhc present
The rnzing OF the old church cdlflce
NJ the corner of Santa re n,cnue aud
seventh street. Is destroying smother
of puobio's land marks. The building
WAS put MP IN 1895. when ST. Pclors
Episcopal church wus organized. The
First church Of that denomination To
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