Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1921-10-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| oiiicef OF weld county. For taxing
purposes this estate was valued mt
Sl36,354.9I and the amount of the tax
was S3,O2.SS. Heirs of Owen +. Le-
fefre or Denver paid the state ST.
5'6.1S on valuation OF S152 G2O.2o
Total Inheritance tax collected by the
state since Jan. is 1881, ,4l7.s5.
| l.. X. Wigrnm, prominent runcher
OF this section, was attacked by u HOl.
stein bull Mt his ranch near Delta and
seriously injured. The bull hal es-
capped from corral and Wigrnm led II
pnck, ana just ns he turned TO close
the gate the animal attacked him.
Wlgram was knocked down and paved.
One of Wigram's legs was broken and
he was bruised from head TO feet. Wig
ram finally crawIed under n fence,
which act probably saved his life rs
he was completely at the mercy of the
maddened animal.
Colorado stockmen have been lent
S124, Al by the Stockgrowers Finance
Corporation, the s5O,OOO.OOO live stock
pool. The two or three applications
for loans refused were for small
amounts and are considered nS negIig-
iblc. This Is II record, 1t is said, that
mas not been cqualled any other place
in the United States, and is taken by
Denver bnnkers as showing the
strength and stability Of the live stock
industry In Colorado and of the char
acter Of the men and the safcty Of
their securities.
All classes of property in Colorado
are valued for taxing purposes at ST..
51S,56S,449. This is the final figure
submitted by the Colorado Tax Com.
mission TO the State Board of Equal.
| izuti0n in its report for 1921. Last
years the valuation was 81 $50. .287 .G6II,
SO that this year there is II decrease
| of 11,790,21S. In view of the slump
in the values of sheep, cattle and
| farm products decrease Of less than
| S12,OOO.OOO is considered II remarkable
good showing.
The prairie dog. which has always
| been looked upon as II PEST of the
| first order. is worth money, according
| to Albert y. FroOm of Olathc, who re-.
ports that he is the only man in the
world who has ever cnshed in on this
animal. He actually sells them fOr
money. In some parts of the world
they do not have prairie dogs, and
there they are looked upon as IL rarit!
Of the elephant and other natural GU
riOSities.
II the plans now under cOnsitlera
tinn by the Beaver Park Land and
Water Company materialiZcS the Bca
yer park district, of which PcnrOSc Is
the larger town. will next spring have
under construction II dam and reser
voir ut Brush hollow that will insure
an adequate water supply for this rich
farming district and will also enable
close to 1000 acres lying Just west OF
the district 70 be irrigated and opened
to settlement.
The construction of new water
four miles north Of Rocky Ford. as the
source of supply, was discussed at u
special meeting of the city council OF
TINT city. The work would cost $500.
900, It is estimated, and 2,5OO.OOO gal.
Ions of wu,er would he furnished.
Word has been received at Boulder
that the college OF pharmacy, Univer.
sity of Colorado, has been unanimous.
~ elected to membership In the Amer
lean Conference Pharmac ceutic,ll
Faculties. The society Is working for
the advancement of pharmaceutical
education and practice.