The Holly chieftain., 1921-10-13
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

nlB son, James Smith, during Tight
In potato patch on the Smith ranch
near Youghal, on Wolf creek. fifty
miles southwest Of Craig. According
to witnesses the shooting followed
fight in which clubs and other weap-
Ons were used. Wilson received
black eye in the mixup and then went
to his home and returned with a gun.
Wilson, 1t is alleged, had threatened
to contest the homestead rights of
Floyd Williams, a sOn-in-Iaw of Smith.
A quarrel of long standing resulted
and led to the fight ..
During the last fifteen days of Sep
tember the State Inheritance Tax De-
twenty-six estates in Colorado. The
largest individual amount collected
was from the estate OF Alexander v.
Officer of Weld county. For taxing
purposes this estate was valued at
$156,354.97 and the amount of the tax
was $3,9O2S IS. Heirs of Owen f. Le-
Fevre Of Denver paid the. state $o.-
376.7S on valuation Of $152 620.32.
Total inheritance tax collected by the
state since Jan. is 1881 ,417.s5.
'The longevity Of man has been mo-
ticeably increased during the past few
years In all Countries declared DR..
w. w. Grant of Denver, a recognized
authority on cancer in an address be-
fore nearly 1000 Pueblo people ut the
municipal auditorium. "This longevity
is increasing more noticeably among
women than men" he added, and stat
ed further that the mortality rate had
been reduced considerably In every
disease with the exception of cancer,
Of which statistics show three times as
many women die as men. +
All classes of property in Colorado
are valued for taxing purposes at ST.
57S,56S, ,449. This is the final figure
submitted by the Colorado Tax Com
| mission to the State Board of Equal
ization In its report for 1921. Last
years the valuation was 81, $50. .287 ,687,
SO that this year there is a decrease
of $11,799,218. In view of the slump
in the values Of sheep, cattle and
farm products a decrease Of less than
$12, 100000 is considered remarkable
good showing.
The prairie dog, which has always
been looked upon as pest Of the
first order, is worth money, according
to Albert N. Froom Of Olathe, who re-
ports that he is the only man in the
world who has ever cashed 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 a rarity
and are placed in their ZOOS alongside
| of the elephant and other natural Gu
riOsities. 4F
| From Moab, Utah. comes word that
probably the richest shipment of car
notite ore ever mined was recently
sold to buyers at Montrose, Colo, by
Andrew Nyland Of Grand Junction.
The shipment consisted of forty tons
and brought $4,000. The ore was
mined in the Gateway district and was
the last of the output Of Mr.. Nylund's
mine there.
Gladys Warren, years old, was IA
tally burned at her home in Colorado
Springs when her clothing caught fire
L oOihC uhhuOWh CduoC. VAdIulCS dA
elder sister, seized Gladys, who ran In
to the yard, carried her back into the
house and plunged her into tub Of
water Gladys, however, had inhaled
the flame and died later.
Word has been received at Boulder
that the college of pharmacy, Univer-
sity of Colorado, has been unanimous
| I,y alaofa1 10, ,oo,,,borsbtv~ @y,o
lean Conference of Pharmaceutical
Faculties. The society is working for
the advancement Of pharmaceutical
education and practice.
The construction of a new water
system with Little Horse creek fifty
four miles north Of Rocky Ford, as the
source of supply, was discussed at
special meeting Of the city council of
that city. The work would cost $780,
600. 1t is estimated, and 100000 gal
Ions Of water would be furnished.
J. 81. Weisgerber, Pueblo telegraph
operator, while touring the country In
an automobile recently, had an excit-
ing experience with blue racer snake.
The snake, which was five and half
feet long, crawled under the car after
having bitten into the tire. The car
was stopped, but no trace of the snake
could be found. Eventually, 1t was dis
covered In the battery box only to be
lost again in the mechanism of the
machine. When finally located in the
dust pan 1t was killed.
A motorcycle accident on the Buck
horn road in the mountains near Love
land resulted in the serious injury Of
G. w. McWhinney, prominent Loveland
real estate man. McWhlnney was rid
ing with w. ]. Arb when the brakes
refused to work on a steep hill and
the machine went over bank. Nc
Whitney suffered crushed chest in
addition to cuts and bruises.
An unusual collection of wild ami
mails has been gathered together at the
new mountain home of Frank C. Miller
at Trails End in Cherokee park. The
collection includes five buffalo, a few
deer, several bears, bobcat, lynx,
two gray wolves, raccoon, badger,
eagles, hawks, geese and ducks.
Mike ]. Sullivan went to jail at
Pueblo rather than mortgage his 800
acre homestead to pay his divorced
wife, Laura Sullivan, allmony allowed
her by Judge s. J. Trimble Sullivan