The state herald., 1921-01-07
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

III individual entries of stock have
been made and 204 carlots to be auc-
toned. .Carlot entries are divided us
follows: Sheep, Z; swine, lS; cattle,
ITO this show. Carlot cattle this show
are divided as follows: Fat, 10; feed
ers, 100; registered helfers, %; regis
tered bulls, Al. Following Is a 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, 254; Hereford, 800 !;
Aberdeen-Angus, "a; steers, 78 Total,
708. Dairy Cattle: Holsteins, 124
Milking Shorthorns, 61; Jerseys, 10;
Guernseys, AZ. Total, 246. Horses and
Mules: Percheron. o.; Belgian, 18;
Clydesdale and Shire. 4; Grade Draft,
Z; mules, 20; jacks ard jennets, 81;
Total, 145. Sheep: Miscellaneous. IL;
Cotswold, 2; Rambouilett. "a; Hamp-
shire, s.; Shropshire, 35; CorrIedale,
%; Southdown, 0; lambs and wethers,
20. Total. 7J7. Breeding Swine: Pol
and-Chi:.a, s5; Duroc-Jersey, 173;
Hampshire, 3s; Berkshire, 49, Fat
Swine, barrows, 93.
The first biennial report of the state
blind benefit commission records the
expenditures of S3O,67396 from sixty.
three counties during the two-year Pc
riod. Half Of this sum Is paid by the
state and the balance by the counties
concerned. On November 30t,i, the
Inst day of the biennial period, and
the end Of the fiscal year, the state
reports balance of about $4,000 In
the blind commission treasury. Last
year the fraction of mill tax levy
appropriated by the Legislature for
this purpose brought In about s27, 600
1t is estimated that this appropriation
will amount to $4,000 70. 1921, which
added TO the balance on hand would
give the commission about SIT 1000 for
the coming years work.
c. G. Solquis, town clerk and record
er of Brighton, has filed nm affidavit
with Acting Gov. George Stephan Ger.
tifylng that recent census shows
total OF 3,2l5 population Of the town.
and therefore Brighton is entitled ia
be rated as a city OF the second class.
AT the same time he requested the
governor to take the proper steps to
establish the legality of this classlfica.
tion. After comforting with the secre.
tary of state and state auditor. MS re-
qulrcd by law, Lieutenant Governor
Stephan said he would issue an off.
cial proclamation declaring the town
a city of the second class In II few
lays.
Ground will be broker, by the Noun
tain States Packing Company early
next fall for n new packing plant In
Denver which will represent an invest
ment of approximately S2.500000. ac-
corllBg TO an announcement hy
Charles +. Kamrath. president OF the
company. 1t is planned to erect the
plant on fifty-acre tract bounded by
York and Race streets, Forty.nlnth
avenue and the Burlington railroad
right Of way. NEGOTIATIONS are now
under way for the purchase OF two
packing plants In the city, which. 1t is
planned, win be consondaled with the
new plant.
A new city hall is to be built next
year nt Lonemont. The council has
authorized committee 10 purchase
additional lots " the site already sc.
lected and TO proceed with the plans
Bonds for this improvement were vot.
I'd last Apfn.
The storing away Of 0i,00O,OO0
pounds OF Ice In the tremendous ice
houses at Grand Junction for the Rio
Grande railway and 100000 pounds
at Delta. total OF s0OD1000 pounds
has given many men employment
The new State Home and Trimming
School for Mental Detectives, located
AT Grand Junction, is now open and
ready to receive fecble.mlnded per.
sons, according to announcement made
Charges OF conspiracy IN The mum.
ngement Of railroad affairs. together
with alleged lnterocklng Of "rnilrond
mnfnates and finnncicrs" for the pur.
pose OF ginning control OF irnnsconti'
mental lines, were made In OIL OF
complaint filed In Federal Court IN
Denver by several preferred stociShold'
crs Of the Denver & Mo Grnndc Rail
road Company, who eek nm accounting
of recent llquldntlons and nm injune.
lion restraining the confirmation of
the snlc on Nov. 20 OF the Denver 4
Rio Grnnde 10 financial interests rep
rcscn,lng the Western Pacific railroad
Ralph samucls, "a. of Denver. and
Richard II. Freelcy Of Salt Lake City
were seriously injured when mn auto
mobile In which they were riding
struck n bnd stretch Of road md skid
dcd over n tcn.foot cmbankment. sam.
ucls and Frcclcy were On route to
Grand Junction after spending several
weeks In San Juan district. The nu.
tomOhilc In which they were riding