The Colorado statesman., 1921-11-26
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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board of county commissioners has cut
to 10 mills for this coming year.
The body of the man taken out Of
Copeland lake by two farmers was
Identified Mt Brighton MS that of John
Thlll, laborlng man, who had been
stopping In Denver. Coroner Jones has
decided that the man probably commit
ted suicide, being broke" and discour-
aged.
Colorado coal mines produced 1.O3S,'
303 tons of coal during October, sub
stantlal increase over the September
production of SG2, pa tons although
only 7,645, ,46S tons have been mined in
the state up 10 Nov. 1, this year, com
pared with 10,13l,T92 tons during the
same period last year.
Denver will have a direct highway
to the East by the opening of the 1872
tourist season, If the plans of the Kan
sas City-Denver Airline Association
materialize. The proposed road Will
cut the distance from Kansas City to
Denver from GIL miles to approximate
ly 575 miles.
News of the death of Herbert A.
Herrick, former managing editor of
the Denver Times was received in
Denver from Louisville, Ky. Apoplexy
was the cause. Mr.. Herrick was 81
years old and Mt the time of his death
was assistant city editor of the Louis
vile Courier-JOurnal.
Sheriff Hall at Greeley was in
formed by the deputy of Frederick,
Colo, that band of five armed ban
dts had entered II pool hall in that
place and, lining the patrons up
against the wall, robbed them and the
proprietor of 5000. They disappeared
In the direction of Denver.
Senator w. S. Kenyon of Iowa is
coming TO Colorado. He will address
the Colorado Farmers Congress at the
Agricultural College Dec. Z regarding
some of the more important legisla-
ton which he and his comrades of the
"Agrarian Bloc" are pushing in Con
gress for the benefit of the farmers
and stOckmen.
Automobile registration fees collect
ed by the state motor vehicle depart
ment for the last ten months exceeded
those of the entire twelve months of
1920 by more than 800, 900, according
to data compiled by Carl S. Milliken,
secretary of state. The total amount
of money collected to date is placed
at 1892, ,755.43.
Forty thousand license number
plates for use in Denver next year on
automobiles of the passenger type
have just been received by Secretary
of State Nilliken for distribution to
owners Dec. 20. An additional 10000
plates which were received have been
shipped to the county clerks OF Ell
Paso, Pueblo and Weld counties.
The Arkansas valley has this year
experienced one of the most remarka-
BILE falls known. The temperature has
been above normal almost all of the
time, and only one day since the mid
die of August has had any preciplta-
tIon of moment. Seedmen state that
the weather has favored their work 80
that the crop has been harvested in
the best of conditions. The sugar beet
men report the same favorable autumn.
Criminal cases In Denver increased
81 per cent during 1921 over the aver
age total number of prosecutions Tor
each of the four preceding years. The
annual average of the years 1917 to
1920 was 1925 cases filed by the dis
trict attorneys office. In the first
nine months of 1921, 1,T96 cases have
been filed. If the same proportion con-
tinues the total for the year will be q
396, an increase of 1,0T1 over the pre-
vious average.
The Denver Country Club horse
show and wild west exhibit at the
stockyards stadium has been post
poned from Nov. 26 to Dec. II, it was
announced by Frank Harris, who is in
charge of the show.
The Colorado Supreme Court issued
n stay of execution in the case of M.
Stoltz, Denver real estate man, con-
victed by jury in the West Side
Court month ago on charge of EN-
bezzIement. StOlz's attorney an
nounced he would furnish bond for his
client, who has been confined in the
county Jail since his conviction. Stolz
was found guilty of embezzling $500
from Mrs. ]. Kennedy, who lives on
the Golden road, near Denver.
The meeting of farmers at Fort Col
Inns Dec. 6 to 8 will include represen-
tatives from all the local and state
agricultural, horticultural, live stock
and housewives organizations, as we'll
as nine delegates at large from the
state and one from each county. Spe-
cial fare-and-a-half rates have been
granted by all railroads in the state to
those who attend the congress. The
three days discussions will be confined
to the problems of finance, transpor-
tation and marketing.
Three employers organizations have
filed notices with the State Industrial