Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-16

Oct SIS; J. NJ. Hefner. secretary.
III Paso County Fair. Caihan. Oct. s-s:
ID. e. Nance. secretary.
The Grover Packing Company has
cOmhenced work on the construction
of $4,000 plant at Grand Junction.
One hundred and fifty taxpayers of
Washington county met at Akron and
arranged for big taxpayers mass
meeting to demand lower tax levies for
1922.
Mrs. Gonzales Rominez, 81 years. Is
dead and her husband is held charged
with the Staying because of a shooting
Mt wedding celebration at Salt Creek,
near Pueblo.
Many new and novel exhibits from
far eastern and southern states are an
nounced as coming to this years Colo
RADIO State Fair at Pueblo. while there
will be entertaining features never be-
fore seen in the West.
Flood waters in the Las Animas val
ley caused loss of 1851 per farm, or
total of S31, 800, for thirty-seven prop
erty holders, according to report
made in Durango at a meeting of res
August was the most healthy month
known in Loveland this year, only
seven deaths were reported during the
thirty days, and of these three
were infants less than a year old, and
two were old folks more than so years
old.
Investigation by authorities have so
faf tn fhaf
would aid them in learning the iden-
tity of the slayer of Walter A. Shawl.
42. ranchman whose dead body was
found near well on his homestead
near Branson. Shawl had been shot
through the neck and had been dead
about ten days, 1t is believed.
Advance reports received by the
State immigration Department from
various sources indicate that the total
acreage in cultivation in Colorado this
year will be somewhat less than that
for 1920, due chiefly to unsatisfactory
prices for farm products, to difficulty
on the part of farmers in obtaining
money for financing their operations,
to uncertainty about prices for farm
labor and to other similar causes. A
considerable number of new farms will
be put in operation this year which
may cOunteract the decrease in cult
vnted acreage on old farms.
Despite the slump in values of prop
erty of all kinds, the assessed valua-
ton of taxable property In Colorado
will show decrease of only about
S25.OOO,OOO this year, according to re
ports from county assessors being re-
ceived by the Colorado Tax Commits
sion. To date a little more than half
of the counties have reported their as
sessment figures. At the present tax
rate the loss In revenue to the state
will be approximately 100000. 1t had
been estimated that the shrinkage In
the assessments would be about $780,
100000 at the beginning ofsthe year
and the present showing has proved
most satisfactory to state officials.
Tuesday, Sept. 81, which has been
designated Governors day at the Colo
RADIO State Fair, to be held Sept 20 to
80, will doubtless be one Of the biggest
days of the entire exposition. The
fair commission some time ago ex
yer III. Shoup and to all state officials
asking them to attend the fair on that
day If possible.
A 14-year-old boy, Horace Mcknight
OF Grand Junction, found $500 in cur
rency and turned it over to the sheriff.
Sheriff Frank Ducray said he believed
it was part of the $4,000 taken from
ha finld ut
Grand Valley in a robbery on July
The money was in a heavy pouch in
the weeds back of the Denver & Rio
Grande Western railroad round house.
Evening programs for three days of
the fair is the greatest innovation OF
the Western Slope Fair Association
for the meeting at Montrose Sept 10
to 81. This is the first time that even
ing programs have ever been held. The
main feature of the evening programs
will be the fireworks displays. In ad-
dition to the fireworks, many special
acrobatic and other free attractions
VIII be given.
The disease known as early blight is
doing great damage to the early pota
to crop In northern Weld county fields.
The Pleasant Valley and Kersey dis
tricts have been hit by the disease,
which kills the leaves and stems of
the potato plants. Abnormally high
temperatures and frequent heavy rains
are supposed to be the causes of the
disease.
Antonio Archuletta, a miner, is dead
Mt Walsenburg of injuries he Is al
legged to have received in quarrel
with Amarnte Martinez and ArveI
Martinez, also miners.