The Keota news., 1921-01-07
COLORADO ,s1ws NoF1.

big ~ ever. when the doors open Jan.
IS next. In fact. there are many fea.
turss that make II unusual. such ~ the
first state corn show and the new So.
600 hog pavilion. A grand total OF l..
I'll individual entries Of stock have
been made and 2O4 csrlOts to be auc.
toned. Carl0t entries are divided ~
follows: Sheep. Z: swine. l8: cattle.
l78 this show. CarlOt cattle this show
are divided as follows: Fat. l8: feed.
err, 100: registered heifers. -: regis.
tered bulls, ~. Following IL . list Of
all entries made for the show. and II
offers fine chance to study purebreds
or buy In cheaply: Breeding and Fat
Cattle: shorthorn. 2A: Hereford. S22:
Aberdeen.Angus, 81: steers. 20. Total.
706. Dairy Cattle: HOisteins. l24:
Milking ehorthornx. 0l: Jerseys. 10:
Guernseyx, ~. Total. 246 Horses aud
Mules: Percheron. o.: Belgian. IS:
Ciydestiale aud Shire. 4: Grade Draft.
Z: mules. 20: Jacks and jennets. 81:
Total. l45. sheep: Miscellaneous, IL:
Cotswold. 2: Rambouilett. 81: Hamp.
shire. So: Shropshirc. s.: Corrietlaie.
q: Southdown. 8: lambs and wetherA
q. Total. 1877. Breeding Swine: Pol.
and. China. 81: Duroc-Jerssy. 17S:
Hampshire. 50: Berkshire. 10. Fat
Swine. barrowx, 9a.
Ground will be broken By the Noun.
tain States Packing Company early
next fall for . new packing plant In
Denver which will represent an invest.
ment Of approximately &2,500OO. &C.
cording to m announcement by
Charles F. kamrath. president Of the
company. II 10 planned to erect the
plant on Q fifty.acre tract bounded by
York and Race streets. Forty.ninth
avenue and the Burlington railroad
right Of way. Negotiations are now
under way for the purchase Of two
packing plants In the city. which. II 10
planned, will b consolidated with the
new plant.
Statistics for the year 1870 Of crime
and accidents. taken from records
compiled By Dr.. william H. Sharpiey.
manager Of health and charity. aud
from the police records Of Denver.
show that the Increases Of both have
made the year 1920 q recorti.breaker.
According to Q report made public BY
the police department. 6.27O persons
were arrested and confined In the city
prison during the year. OF this mum.
Der Of prisoners handled BY the police.
200 were persons who had come vol.
unfairly to the city Jail for shelter.
State lands valued at several thous-
ands Of dollars will be sold at public
auction by the Board Of Land Com.
missiouers at the Capitol building on
Jan. u at 2 p. m. The lands total
nearly 1000 acres and are located In
Alamosa. Clear Greek. Elbert. Grand.
Logan, Routt, Washington. Weld and
Yuma counties. Nearly all Of the land
u improved, some Of II being APPRAISED!
~ high a. $50 per acre.
A new corn king among the youth OF
Northeastern Colorado was developed
with the holding Of the second annual
Logan county corn show. Stanley Aiit.
chell Of Tiff won the silver loving
cup, wrestling the laurels from u. Il.
Mock, who held the cup the past year.
Mitchell carried off the hOnory for the
best ten ears Of corn Of any variety.
He also won first on display Of single
ears.
The Nucla State bank has changed
hands, Gee Hawkyard Of NOntrOse
having purchased . controlling inter-
est from c. o. Earnest and G. r. Hen.