The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1921-02-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


William Musselman. 1Oyear-old
Of a Fruita ranchcr, was almost in
stantly killed when he fell from a pony
he was riding. The lad was riding the
pony and driving home his fathers
cows when the accident occurred.
County Treasurer \. II. Horton has
received from the state petroleum tax
fund the sum of SS,2l4522, III faSo
county'S share Of that tax, apportioned
on the basis of the number of miles of
state road within the county borders.
The negro population of Denver in
1920 was announced by the census hui
renu rs 6,0S1, an Increase of $50. or l2.l
per cent. The white population was
2i9, 1862, an increase of 42,5Sl, or 2O.6
per cent, and all others I5I.
Claude T. kensell, a Midland Ter
minal switChmnn, was killed instantly
at Colorado Springs when he lost his
footing while making switch and n
freight car passed over his body. Ken
sell was making the last switch of the
night when the accident occurred. He
is survived by widow.
Among the chief needs which will be
discussed mt the annual meeting OF. the
Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce
in February, the need of advertising
western CoIorndo'S wonderland 10 the
world will receive great attention. 4
plan will he discussed for an advertls-
ing campaign which will virtually in
troduce to new fields the possibilities
Of that part of Colorado.
Losing his hold ON small hand AK
with which he was choppiug limbs
from tree in his orchard, Ed. 4.
Matthews, we'll known fruit grower of
the Holland section west of Grand
Junction, nearly severed his left leg
just above the ankle. The blade cut
deeply into the limb. He was rushed
TO n local hospital and was very veal;
from loss of blood when he received
first aid. He will recover and may not
lose the foot
Mrs Bertha NJ Dickey, who entered
a desert claim on land six miles from
Cimarron a year ago and whom the
government has tried to dispoSsess up
on the claim that the land was too
rough for cultivation and therefore
should be redesignated AS grazing
land. won in contest case heard in
the MOntrose land office after she had
proved by several witnesses that rhe
land was actually in cultivation. hav
ing oeeh proved with tractor last
fall
Uncle Sam paid the Colorado State
Highway Department approximately
800. Ills as the government share
or the constructed federal aid road
work i'll the state during 1870, accord
ing to District Engineer J. S. Bright
of the United States Bureau of Public
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