Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-11
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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Were entered Dy burglars ana ran
sacked. but only a few dollars stolen.
The places were the Z. p. Jones cloth
ing store, the Harry Dodge photo
graph gallery and the Gem pharmacy.
In each case the men entered the
buildings through the skylightE and
opened the cash registers.
DIR. Thomas It. Howell was fined s15
in Police Court at Alamosa following
the shooting of valuable German po-
lice dog. DIR. Howell is said to have
fired twice at the dog when 1t ran into
his yard. The fine was assessed un-
der the ordinance prohibiting the dis
charge OF firearms inside the city
limits.
A lighted lantern taken into the
garage of the Weldon school by Prof.
John Grewell. the principal. caused an
explosion that destroyed the $1,000
school truck. Quilted the building, and
burned part of Mrs. Grewell's house
hold goods. The loss is estimated at
$500, with $1,000 insurance on the
truck and nothing on the building or
goods.
man of Greeley, secured the passage
of atr afflc ordinance during his term
of office which made 1t unlawful to
drive an automobile past standing
street car discharging passengers. Bar.
ber was recently arrested for violation
of the ordinance and fined SO by Police
Judge George c. Briggs. IT'S a good
ordinance and should be enforced" :"
lie said us he handed over the 50
The state, during the last half of
October, collected S10.240.02 in inherl-
tance tax, making total of $780,
1886 for the year to date. The larg
est estate handled was that of Moses
j. Post of Denver. valued at $780,
056.4S, for which a tax of S2,990.15 was
collected. The next largest was that
of Charles f. Mason, amounting to
SOB, ,656S2, returning tax of ST.
993. SO. Mason was a resident of Weld
county.
Denver is the one city in the Unit
ed States where construction work can
be carried OH for 1886 days in the
year." said Building Commissioner
Ladd, as he pointed to the October
building report. The report showed
one of the largest returns ever known
for October In Denver. The increase
last month over October year ago
was S667 ,450. The increase for the
first ten months of this year over the
same period last year was $1,732, Pcs.
The value of the annual output of
ten Industries in Denver has been
estimated, among them the follow
ing: Packing, S14,OO,0O0; auto tires,
81, 100000; machinery, s8,000,0O0 !;
chemicals, s3,OO0,O00; dairy products,
S2,O00,O00; food products, $1,000, 900 ;
flour, $1.5O0.000; candy, s1,200,000 /;
garments. 100000. and tents, awnings,
etc, $750,000. These figures are not
to be considered authentic, but merely
as the estimate of a conservative sto-
tistician.
Adoption of United States potato
grades in Colorado has increased the
amount of the crop marketed on this
basis by more than 1900. 900 bushels
according to n recent estimate of the
Bureau OF Markets and Crop Esti.
mates, United States Department OF
Agricultude. and raises to eleven the
number Cs states that have made the
| United States grades official, says the
| Department of Agriculture bulletin
| Although the use of the federal stand.
ards has been optional since the days
of the United States food administra
ton. they are now used Officially for
grading 30 per cent of the total crop
and unofficlally for 80 to 45 per cent
more.
Louis Pardue drove to Littleton in
his automobile. called for County
Judge George w. Dunn, and took him
to Denver. From the bench of the
Denver County Court, Judge Dunn
sentenced Pardue to the county jail
for three months. This is believed to
be the first instance of the man await
ing sentence calling for the judge in
his auto and bringing him to the court
room.
The State Highway Commission il
working on budget which calls FOL
the expenditure of approximately So,
100000 next year. The budget, which
will be submitted in December, will
be patterned after plans to be per
fected by the advisory board. The
chief item OF revenue covered by the
budget are: One-half of bond Issue
of. S3.O00000. s1,500,O0O; l mill ta1
levy, S1,500,000; federal aid from
United States government, $1,5000O0
| automobile license fees, 100000: in
ternal Improvement income fund. 5000,
600; gasoline tax, 100000. The re
manning half of the s3,000000 in high
way bonds Will be extended by yadious
counties, under the direction of tbs
| Highway Department, on a basis OF
mileage.
A S25O.OOO bond issue has been nu.