Elbert County tribune., 1921-10-07
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

tember the State Inheritance Tax De
partment collected S15,4S5.32 from
twenty-six estates in Colorado. The
largest individual amount collected
was from the estate of Alexander v.
Officer of Weld county. For taxing
purposes this estate was valued at
S156,354.9T and the amount of the tax
was S3.902SS, Heirs of Owen f. Le-
Fevre of Denver paid the state 81
376.7S on valuation of S132, 81.
Total inheritance tax collected by the
state since Jan. l is 1881 ,417.S5.
L. II. wigram, prc's lnent rancher
of this section, was at IA, Ked by Hol-
stein bull ut his ranch near Delta and
seriously injured. The bull had es-
capped from corral and Wigram led 1t
back, and just as he turned to close
the gate the animal attacked him.
Wigram was knocked down and paved.
One of Wigram's legs was broken and
he was bruised from head to feet. Wig
ram finally crawled under fence,
which act probably saved his life as
he was completely at the mercy of the
maddened animal.
Colorado stockmen have been lent
1924, Al by the Stockgrowers Finance
Corporation. the S5O,O00,O00 live stock
pool. The two or three applications
for loans refused were for small
amounts and are considered as neglig-
ible. This is a record, 1t Is said, that
has not been equalled any other place
in the United States, and is taken by
Denver bankers as showing the
strength and stability OF the live stock
industry In Colorado and of the char
acter of the men and the safety of
their securities.
All classes of property in Colorado
are valued for taxing purposes at ST.
SIS, ,56S 449. This is the final figure
submitted by the Colorado Tax Com
mission to the State Board OF Equal
ization In its report for 1921. Last
years the valuation was 81, 500, ,267 .667,
so that this year there is a decrease
of $11,799,21S. In view of the slump
in the values of sheep, cattle and
farm products decrease of less than
SIP 100000 is considered remarkable
good showing.
The prairie dog, which has always
been looked upon as pest of the
first order, is worth money, according
to Albert n. Froom of Olathe, who re-
ports that he is the only man in the
world who has ever cashed in on this
animal. He actually sells them for
money. In some parts of the world
they do not have prairie dogs, and
there they are looked upon as rarity
and are placed in their ZOOS alongside
of the elephant and other natural GU
riosities.
II the plans now under considera-
ton by the Beaver Park Land and
Water Company materlalizes the Bea-
yer park district, of which Penrose is
the larger town, will next spring have
under construction dam and reser-
voir at Brush hollow that will insure
an adequate water supply for this rich
farming district and will also enable
close to 1000 acres lying just west of
the district to be irrigated and opened
to settlement.
The construction of new water
system with Little Horse creek fifty
four miles north OF Rocky Ford, as the
source of supply, was discussed at a
special meeting of the city council of
that city. The work would cost $780,
600, 1t is estimated, and 2,500.000 gal
Ions of water would be furnished
Word has been received at Boulder
that the college of pharmacy, Univer-
sity of Colorado, has been unanimous
ly elected to membership in the Amer
lean Conference of Pharma ceuticnl
Faculties. The society is working for
the advancement of pharmaceutical
education and practice.
Profits derived from gold mining
will be exempt from federal taxation
If an amendment to the tax bill intro
duced by Senator Sam d. Nicholson
of Colorado receives favorable consid-
Grafton. Senator Nicholson declares
such legislation is needed to stimulate
the production of gold
After a week OF legal fighting in the
Fort Morgan court, jury hearing the
trial of f. ]. Grace versus the Mack
lem Baking Company for damages In
Cured in a collision OF Macklem
truck driven by Robert Walker of Fort
Morgan, and an automobile driven by
F. ]. Grace of Omaha on the Brush
road Jan. %, returned judgment
against the baking company for ST.
$50.
The bondholders of the Orchard Me-
sa district In the Grand valley, near
Grand Junction. are to be paid $780,
900 for cancellation of their bonds. by
the federal government. This agree
ment was reached by Secretary of the
Interior A. B. Fall, Arthur p. Davis,
chief of the reclamation service, his
lawyer, the representative of the bond
holders and the district itself.
motorcycle accident on the Buck