The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-17
COLORADO NEWS MOTIFS.


irons before changes In rates or regu-
latiOns effecting service can legally b
made. Under the public utilities law
notice II deemed to have been given
the public when the public utility posts
q copy Of the new rate schedule In its
office and files q schedule with the
state commission. Mt 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 $50 public utilities In the
state.
Following q clash between Colorado
sheep owners who we're attempting to
move 1900 over the Utah line for win
ter pasturage and Utah officers who
stopped them on the state line charg-
Ing an attempt to evade the quarantine
law, the sheep owners secured tenn
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
sheepmen. who assert that their flocks
will starve II forced to remain on the
home range. IRE moving them over the
line to the regular Utah pastures.
Grand Junction and Grand valley
cattlemcn returning from COllbran 10.
port one Of the best meetings Of the
Plateau Valley Stock 0rowers' Aaso-
citation ever held In the history Of the
organisation. which. next to the On.
compahgre Valley Horse and Cattle
Growers' Association, 10 the largest In
Colorado. The names Of over 200 cat.
tie and stock men arc on its rolls. The
meeting held at the close Of the week
was attended By hundreds Of people
from all over Plateau valley and the
auditorium at Collbran. In which the
sessions were held, WAS taxed BY The
crowd.
New c3ews which may prove Of in.
tercst In the murder Of Jacob G. Den.
ton, wealthy broker. at Los Angeles,
are being Investigated. Finding Of q
cancelled check issued by Mrs. Louise
Peete, charged with Denton's slayin9,
led to Identification Of q woman en-
ployed BY her a. Mra. Katherine Nor.
ria. Investigators for the prosecution
and the defense are searching for Nrs.
Norris, believing she may be able to
give additional information on points
which have not been cleared up.
Plans Or big pageant to celebrate
the nftieth anniversary Of the found
ing Of Colorado Springs, July 81, 1921,
are now being made by the Pioneer b.
ciety and Chamber Of Commerce CON-
mittees. 1t II proposed to hold the Of.
fair in the Garden Of the Gods, with
scenes representing various points in
the development from the little log
snack town and Indian fighting days to
the presept.
The Pueblo Commerce Club 10 to
have new home. Already an option
has been secured on a site Of sixty-six
feet frontage on Foxrth street and
just west Of the alley between Main
and Court streets, most central loca.
tion. A campaign Inns begun among
the members Of the association to OBJ
tain funds to finance the building.
construction to begin % soon a. DOS.
jsible.
Fire, Of unknown origin, In the Bon
Ton bakery. driven by q high wind,
endangered the entire northern part Of
Colorado SDrinRI. Firenen hattllnr