The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

prices which nave been received
throughout the entire marketing sea-
son. Millions Of dollars will come in
to western Colorado from this years
harvest and while the country at large
ls experiencing dull times, this section
is blessed with exceptional business
conditions. Up to this time, there has
been shipped total of 1876 carloads
Of fruits and vegetables, and with the
apple shipments still heavy. it 10 esti-
mated that the 10000 mark will be
reached before the harvest il COM
pleted.
Inheritance tax collections Of the
State Inheritance Tax Department for
tho first fifteen days Of November
we're 26,S51.28 The largest single tax
was from the estate of Sam s. Glau-
Der Of Denver. The tax was 81 ,22980
ON gross value Of estate estimated at
t201 ,602.11. The second largest tax of
e4.e07 so was on the estimated gross
value Of 500. .651.70 on the estate of
Charles H. Wheeler of Weld county.
Thirty-two other taxes from fourteen
counties netted the remainder Of the
total. In addition, -fifty-seven waivers
brought $67 into the state Golfers; six
examination fees, $50, and eleven S.
fees. $56.
Samuel Lack, an aged recluse, was
found dead In his cabin at Cripple
Greek as a result CT 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 a string
from the trigger to the door knob. The
weapon discharged when the door was
opened. Leck was called a man of
mystery. He has resided there twen-
ty years without visible means of sup
port. Suicide Is not suspected, as au-
thorities believe he accidentally walked
into the trap.
The preliminary estimate of the ap-
pie crop of the state is 2.99OOOO bush
els or about 42s.OOO bushels less than
the crop Of 1919, which was reported
by the census bureau as 341S, 900 bush
els. The national crop declined slight
ly from Oct. l and Nov. was figured
at 1O2 100000 bushels, compared with
244 ,022,0O0 bushels in 1920 The COM
mercial apple crop of the United
States dropped from 19,76e,O0 barrels
in October to $4,000 barrels Nov. 1.
John Phillips. 76 years old, shot him
self to death in his store at Canon
City following an alleged fit of insan-
ity during which he beat his wife Sc
verely. Mrs. Phillips returned from
church, a quarrel arose and Phillips
started beating her. She appealed to
neighbbrs for help. They succeeded in
quieting Phillips, but later in the night
he leftlthe house and went to his store
where he shot himself In the right tenn
pie with .38caliber 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 sale of the
lands, which are located In Alamosa
Crowley, Ell Paso. Logan, Moffat, Ote
ro, Pueblo, Rio Grande and Washing
ton counties, will be held in the office
of the land board at the state house.
A crop of 10,s72,OO0 bushels is the
Nov. / forecast for Colorado corn, ac
cording to the report just issued by the
State-Federal Crop Reporting Service
compared with the tentative estimate
of 1S,940,O00 bushels last year and 1O
100000 bushels OF corn harvested in
1919 as reported by the federal census
bureau. The average yield this year is
estimated at IL bushels per acre, as
compared with 20.7 bushels last year
Hog raisers of eastern Ell Paso coun
ty met at Colorado Springs to discuss
steps to prevent the spread Of hog
cholera. which has appeared in four
herds in the vicinity of Tructon. The
disease, an infectfonal malady, Is In
fectious and usually fatal. Serum vac
cination is regarded as sure prevent
ative and will be used to avert an cpl
demic
The Farmers mill and grain elevator
at Craig caught fire and was a 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
be about $150,OO0.
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, II
was feared these crops would be a to-
tai loss. The snow extended east from
Colorado Springs as far as Phillips
burg, Kan, a distance of 345 miles.
Shoot to kill, deliver the mail or die
in the attempt, were the literal instruc.
tiOnS which Secretary nj thp Nayy