The Dolores star., 1921-12-23
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

lands To actual settlers, according to
Registrar George stephan. The land
is located In nine counties ana the
price averaged Sl2.ll an acre. sixty
one thousand acres of lands VIII he
auctioned to the highest bidders by
the commissioners Dec. 10. The sale
will be conducted on the county court
house steps at Las Animas, Colo. The
land will he sold in tracts varying
from forty to 100 acres. The minimum
price per acre has been set ut $40. MIR.
Stephan said.
Plans for the construction OF SlO,-
900, 900 electrical smelter on the site OF
the old Hardy ranch in Arapahoe coun-
ty, near the city limits of Denver, were
made public by Charles f. Hayener.
president of the Utah Colorado Mining
and Milling Company, and also presi-
dent of the Colorado Utah Mines Hold
ing Company of Kansas City, which Is
backing the proposed smelter. The
plants daily production is estimated at
~, 600 TO 10000 tons of ore daily. and
1t is estimated that 1t will give employ
ment to about 5000 men.
Plans have been completed for the
second annual Stnte Farm Bureau
Corn Show to be held in Denver In
connection with the National Western
Stock Show, Jan. IL 10 81. The an
nouncement Is made by the show asso-
citation following the approval of the
State Farm Bureau members at their
meeting in Fort Collins. Arrange
ments for the show under the direc-
ton of f. ]. Chase of the farm man
agement department OF the Agricultur-
nj College. and every farmer in the
state is invited to exhibit.
Superintendent Thomson of the Es-
ties Park fish hatchery, has pet wea-
sci that Is the sole survivor of a family
of one mother and three little ones,
the mother being shot several months
ago and the two other weasels being
killed by its companion. After shoot
ing the mother. he put the three little
ones in box and tried to raise them.
1t was n survival of the fitiest and the
other two were killed by the one he
now has, which has developed into a
pet that he plays with as II it were 4
little kitten.
James Yager Hamilton, who attained
the rank OF ma jor in the World War,
and who served in the Spanish-Amer-
lean War, has been elected commander
of the Spanish American War Veter-
ans post in Pueblo. w. C. Porter was
chosen senior vice commander; Ber'
nard Greenwood, Junior vice command.
er; II. J. Sparr, chaplain, and Walter
Rainey, officer of the day. Records of
the post were lost in the flood and re-
habilitation of the post is to begin at
once.
State Treasurer Stong has appealed
to the State Supreme Court for re-
view Of District Judge Charles G. But,
lers recent decision directing him to
abide by the instructions of the Colo.
RADIO Industrial Commission in the use
of state compensation insurance funds
The dispute arose between the commits
sion and the state treasurer several
months ago over the investing of $780,,
600 available funds in the insurance
department in government bonds.
The safety vault of the First Ma.
tional Bank of Mead, Colo, was brok,
en- into and 500 in cash and securities
the value of which has not been de
termined, were taken. Finger prints
on the door of the vault were positive.
ly identified as those of Joe Clark
convicted bank robber, and RevertO
n N tx.Ia 4
from the Weld county Jail after saving
their way through quarter inch
steel wall.
The Rocky Mountain National Park
enjoyed the largest travel this year of
any Of the national parks in the
United States, Stephen Il. Mather, di.
rector of national park service, an.
nounced He gave the total number
of visitors to the Rocky Mounain park
as 273.737, against 24O,966 in 1920
Mesa Verde National Park had 3.OO9
visitors, as compared with 1880 in
1920.
Three days on bread and water was
all that Cy Check of Loveland could
stand, and then he notified City Mar.
shol Williamson that he was ready to
go to work on the street He had been
fined SO and costs for disturbance and
refused to pay the fine and went to
Jail. He then refused to eat unless the
marshal carried meals to him. His ac.
tion brought about rule to work ey.
erybody in the city Jail, for any cause
whatever, on the streets OF the city.
Two places on the Interstate Com
merce Commission now occupied BY
Commissioners Aitchison and Hall fall
vacant Dec. 81 by expiration of theil
terms and there are indications that
President Harding might send to the
Senate at an early date reappointment
for both. Commissioner Aitchisop was
appointed from Oregon and Commits
sioner Hall from Colorado.
Denver stands twentieth in list OF
forty-four representative American cit