The Meeker herald., 1921-12-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

throughout the entire marketing sea-
son. Millions OF dollars will come in
to western Colorado from this years
harvest, and while the country Mt large
l., experiencing dull times. this section
Is blessed with exceptional business
conditions. Up to this time. there has
been shipped tOtnl of 1915 carloads
of fruits and vegetables. and with the
apple shipments still heavy, 1t IL csli-
nnted that the 10000 mark will be
reached before the harvest Is com
plctcl.
Inheritance tax collections of the
State Inheritance Tax Department for
the first fifteen days OF November
were S25.351.2S. The largest single tax
was from the estate OF Sam s. Glnu-
Der of Denver. The tax was $7,29.so
on gross value Of estate estimated al
1921 .592.1l. The second largest tax of
81 ,S8I 80 was on the estimated gross
value of $2OO,85l.7O on the estate OF
Charles H. Wheeler OF Weld county.
ThIrty-tw0 other taxes from fourteen
counties netted the remainder Of the
total. In addition, fifty-seven waivers
brought $57 into the state Golfers; six
examination fees, $50, and eleven s.
fees, $50.
Samuel Leck, an aged recluse, was
found dead In his cabin at Cripple
Creek us a result OF shot from his
own gun, fixed as trap over the door
and evidently intended for intruders.
according to authorities. The gun was
placed over the door with string
from the trigger to the door knob. The
weapon discharged when the door was
opened. Leck was called man OF
mystery. He has resided there TWEEN
ty years without visible means of sup
port. Suicide Is not suspected, rs au-
th0rities believe he accidentally walked
into the trap.
The preliminary estimate of the ap-
pie crop of the state is 2,00O,0OO bush
els or about 42S,OO0 bushels less than
the crop OF 1919, which was reported
by the census bureau US 3.41S, 600 bush
els. The national crop declined slight
ly from Oct and Nov. was figured
mt 1O2.OOO.OOO bushels, compared with
o44 OF, 600 bushels In 1920. The com
mercial apple crop of the United
States dropped from 19.7G6.OOO barrels
In October to 1890. 600 barrels Nov. l.
John Phillips. 70 years old. shot him
self to death In his store at Canon
City following an alleged ut Of insan-
ity during which he beat his wife Sc
verely. Mrs. Phillips returned from
church, q quarrel arose and Phillips
started beating her. She appealed to
neighbors for help. They succeeded In
quietinE Phillips. but later in the night
he left the house and went to his store
where he shot himself In the right tenn
ple with a .3S-caliber revolver.
approximately 5000 acres Of state
lands will be sold at public auction to
actual settlers or to persons who Will
Improve them, Wednesday. Dec. Z. by
the State Land Board. Register George
Stephan announces. The sole of the
lands, which are located in AlamOsa.
Crowley. Fl Paso. Logan. Moffat. Ote-
70, Pueblo, Rio Grande and Washing
ton counties, will be held In the office
Of the land board at the state house.
A crop Of 1882. 600, bushels is the
Nov. 1 forecast for Colorado corn. &C
cording to the report just issued by the
State-Federal Crop Reporting Service.
compared with the tentative estimate
of 100000 bushels last year and TO-.
100000 bushels Of corn harvested In
1919 as reported by the federal census
bureau. The average yield this year n
estimated at IL bushels per acre, As
compared with DOT bushels last year.
Hog raisers of eastern III Paso coun-
ty met at Colorado Springs to discuss
steps to prevent the spread Of no.
cholera. which has appeared In four
herds In the vicinity Of Truct0n. The
disease. an infectional maiady, is in
fictitious and usually fatal. Serum vac.
cinatlOn Ia regarded as sure prevent
alive and will be used to avert an cpl
demic.
The Farmers mill and grain elevator
at Craig caught fire and was total
loss The building is just outside the
city limits, and beyond reach of the wa
ter system. The Cooperative Farmers
Company, which owns the elevator, Is
one of the few successful companies
Of the kind In the state. The loss will
Re about $4,000.
Mrs. Peter Johnson of Denver. Colo,
was shot and killed and her husband
seriously wounded while riding In an
automobile forty miles east of Yuma.
Ariz. William s. Estaver, 80 years old.
who was riding with them when they
wer shot. was taken to jail and held
in connection with the affair
Recent SHOWS In eastern Colorado
has virtually saved the fall crops Of
wheat and rye. With no moisture since
August, when they were planted, 1t
was feared these crops would be to-
tai loss. The snow extended east from
Colorado Springs as far as Phillips
burg, Kan, a distance Of 345 miles.
A bomb plot directed against Sophia
of Greece. who is en- route to Salonikl,