The Colorado statesman., 1921-11-12
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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Mr.. Mccullough and sons plan to re-
build the grain elevator at Olney
Springs, which was recently destroyed
by fire. The building will cost. APP
proximately $4,000.
The cabbage season has closed in
Adams county. During the summer
S262, 900 worth of cabbage was han
died by the Brighton exchange, and
more than 5000 carloads shipped out.
Tentative plans for the construction
of two great Colorado state highways
were formed In n meeting of six civic
clubs called by the Rotary club In the
Denver Athletic club recently. The
proposed roads would extend from
wyoming to New Mexico and from
Utah to the eastern border of the
state.
An auto truck belonging to the Page
Transfer Company was demolished
when il was struck by northbound
Santa Fe passenger train at cross
ing near Littleton. The driver of the
truck, named Garrison, escaped injury
by miracle, and n pedigreed bull
which was being moved in the truck
also was unhurt.
A lighted lantern taken into the
garage of the Weldon school by Prof
John Grewell, the principal, caused an
explosion that destroyed the $4,000
school truck, gutted the building, and
burned part of Mrs. Grewelfs house
hold goods. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with $1,000 insurance on the
truck and nothing on the building or
goods.
Too much TO eat with consequent
lack of exercise is attributed as the
cause of the appearance OF black leg
among the cattle of the mountain
districts of northern Fremont county
resulting, it is reported, in good many
deaths, especially among the last
springs calves A serum is being used
by many stockmen which is said to
make the animal immune.
A resolution was adopted to form
committee with three delegates each
from the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, OPP
timists, Motor club and Gyros, who
are to work for the establishment of
state organization to push a cam
paign for the adoption of state bond
issue to build the roads. 1t was esti-
mated that the highways, which Will
total about 1000 miles. will cost in
the neighborhood of $30,OOO,OO0.
Frank Barber. former city alder
man of Greeley, secured the passage
of atr affic ordinance during his term
of office which made it 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. ITS n good
ordinance and should be enforced,
he said as he handed over the 50.
The state, during the last half of
October, collected $1O,24O.O2 in inheri-
lance tax, making Il total OF S4O6,-
1886 for the year to date. The larg-
est estate handled was that of Moses
J.. Post of Denver, valued at S239,-
O56. .4S, for which tax of $2,99O.15 was
collected. The next largest was that
of Charles f. Mason, amounting to
S1O3. .656. 80, returning a tax of ST.
993.5S. Mason was resident of Weld
county.
"Denver is the one city in the Unit
ed States where construction work can
be carried on for 1865 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 1861, ,45O. The increase for the
nf the
same period last year was $1,I32,2 ,265
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
| he 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 is
working on budget which calls for
the expenditure of Approximately $6,-
OOO. 900 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 $1,000 900, S1,5OO,000; 1 mill tax
levy, S1,5OO,OOO; federal aid from
United States government, S1,500,000;
automobile license fees, 100000; in
ternal improvement income fund, $780,
600; gasoline tax, $300,OO0. The re-
naming half of the S3,000,000 in high
way bonds will be extended by vadious
counties, under the direction of the
Highway Department, on a basis of