Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-18
CENTENNIAL srAT. nx,m

tember the state Inheritance Tax De
partment collected el5.4eSa2 from
twenty-six estates In Colorado. The
largest Individual amount collected
was frou the estate Of Alexander Y.
Officer Of Weld county. For taxing
purposes this estate was valued at
$l5A354o7 and the amount Of The tag
was eS00e1A Heirs Of Owen Y. L.
Fevrs Of Denver paid the state e.
Ssd70 on q valuation Of &l52 620S2.
Total Inheritance tax collected by the
state since Jan. I = &3sl. l.4l79a
I. r. wigram. q prominent rapches
Of this section. was attacked by Q Hsl-
stein bull at his ranch near Delta and
seriously injured. The bull had e.
capped from Q corral and wigram led it
back. and Just as he turned to closs
the gate the animal attacked him
WIgram was knocked down and paved.
One of wigram's legs was broken and
he was bruised from head to feet. wig.
ram finally crawled under a fence.
which act probably saved his life ~
he was completely at the mercy Of the
maddened animal.
Colorado stockmen have been lent
&I24.47l by the Stockgrowers Finance
Corporation. the $JO.0OO.OOO live stock
pool. The two or three applications
for loans refused were for small
amounts and are considered US ncglls.
ible. This Is a record. II Is said. that
has not been equalled any other place
In the United States, and Is taken by
Denver bankers rs showing tho
strength md stability Of the live stock
Industry IN Colorado and OF the char.
acter OF the men and the safety Of
their securities.
All classes Of property In Colorado
are valued for taxing purposes nt ST.
SIS, ,J6s, 44a. This IN the final figure
submitted by the Colorado Tax Com.
mission to the. State Board Of Equal
ization In It's report for 1921. Last
years the valuation was 81 $50, 267 867,
so that this yenr there is decrease
Of s11.T99.2Is. In view OF the slump
In the values of sheep. cattle and
farm products decrease OF less than
Sl2,0OO.O0O Is considered remarkable
good showing.
The prairie dog. which has always
been looked upon us a pest Of the
first order. Is worth money. according
to Albert n. Froom OF Oiathe, who re
ports that he Is the only man In tho
world who has ever casl,ed IN on this
animal. lie actually sells them for
money. In some parts of the world
they do not have prairie dogs, ana
there they are looked upon Ms rarity
and are placed In their ZOOS alongside
OF tho elephant and other natural Gu.
riosItIes.
II the plans now under cOnsl,lera.
tion by the Benver Park Land and
Water Company materiailzes the l,ca,
yer park district, OF which Penrose is
the larger town, will next spring have
under construction dam and reser,
,oir mt Brush hollow that will insure
an adequate winter supply for this rich
farming district and will nls0 enable
close TO 1000 acres lying just west OF
the district to be irrigated ant0opened
To settlement
The construction OF new water
system with Little Horse creek fifty
four miles north OF Rocky Ford. as the
source Of supply. was discussed ut u
special meeting Of the city council Of
that city. The work would cost $780,,
600. II II estimated, and 2.5OO,OO0 gal.
Ions Of water would be furnished.
Word has been received at Boulder
that the college of pharmacy, Univer-
sify Of Colorado. has been unanimous
Iy elected to membership In the Amer
lean Conference OF Pharmaceutical
Faculties. The society is working fol
the advancement Of pharmaceutical
education and practice.
Profits derived from gold mining
will he exempt from federal taxation
II an amendment 10 the tax bill intro.
duced by Sennior Sam d. Nicholson
of Colorado receives favorable consid-
crntion. Senator Nicholson declares
such legislation Is needed to stimulate
the production Of gold.
After week OF legal fighting In the
Fort Morgan court, n jury hearing the
trial Of +. J. Grnce versus the Mack.
lem Baking Company for damages In
Cured In a collision Of a Mackiem
truck driven by Robert Walker Of Fort
Morgan, and an automobile driven by
r. J. Grace Of Omahn on the Brush
road Jan. %, returned Judgment
against the baking company for 81.
10.
The bondholders OF the Orchard Me.
sa district In the Grand valley. near
Grand Junction. nre 10 be pnId $780,.
600 for cancellation OF their bonds, by
the federal government. This agree
ment was reached by Secretary OF the
Interior A. b. Fall, Arthur p. Davis,
chief Of the reclamation service, his
lawyer, the Representative Of the bond
holders and the district itself.