Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

III o"hersnip OF motor cars according
to reports filed at the state house. cit
,zens of that celnty possessing 1884
motor vehicles of various SORTS mt that
time. Denver county, which stands
first on the list. has 81 ,54s; EIPaso is
third with GALS; Pueblo is fourth with
5,4S0, and Larimer fifth with 5,O72
Yuma county. which has the lowest
number of passenger cars, leads the
state in trucks. with 406 Adams coun-
ty has 2,26T cars and 247 trucks. I.o-
gan county less than 1000 cars and $50
trucks and Larimer county has 30
trucks. The total registration for the
state Is 117,204 passenger cars, 1902
trucks and S23 motorcycles.
A new cave of vast proportions has
been discovered about five miles
southwest of Victor. in Fremont coun-
ty. 1t is believed by persons who have
explored 1t partially that the cave
probably extends a mile or more The
cavern Is in the carboniferOus lime for
nation and not far from the juncture
of Wilson and High creeks. Spacious
halls, with beautiful stalactite and sta
lagmite formations pillaring their walls
run far off into the echotng and unex-
plored distance. Abrupt cliffs in the
floors make exploring extremely diff
cult. A rock thrown over one of these
dark abysses did not reach bottom
for eight seconds
A gymnasium to cost between $780,
900 and 100000 was authorized by
the board of regents of the University
pf do af NfaI
voted almost entirely to a discussion
of the building program. Ground is to
beb roken early In September in an eff
fort to have the gymnasium ready for
use with the opening of school In the
corresponding month of 1922. A site
on the extreme eastern end of the
campus, across the Colorado & South
ern railroad tracks, has been selected.
1t adjoins the proposed athletic field
to be constructed in a ravine that ira
verses this portion Of the university
holdings.
Sums of S5.00O.O0O for this year and
S10,OOO,OO0 for next year for road con-
struction within the national forests
have been approved by the secretary
Of agriculture, according to tele-
gram from Congressman Vale to the
agricultural bureau of the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association.
Congress, 1t is presumed, now will pass
a bill that will cover these expendi-
lures. The expenditures OF these
sums, according to Mr. Vale, is ex-
clusively for the national forests and
means that there will be active con
structlon In all national forests of
roads.
Revenue collections from Colorado
for the 1921 fiscal year were S33, $780,
S61.21 in comparison with $751;
957.26 for 1920. This is decrease of
8 per cent compared with the Is per
cent decrease for the entire country.
The Colorado collections were divided
between S25. ,574.17 from income
and profits taxes, and SS.876,2 ,2S7 .O4
from miscellaneous taxes. Only thir-
teen states showed Increased collec-
tions, "a per cent In West Vir-
ginfa being the largest.
A new $4,000 fraternity house, one
of the best of its kind In the West, is
being erected opposite the University
of Colorado campus at Boulder, by Chi
Psi, which installed chapter last
winter. 1t Is to be completed Christ
mas.
Louis Titus, formerly member of
the Denver police force, was sentenced
to six months in jail and fined $500
and costs in the County Court at Fort
Collins when he was tried on the
rharpp of DoSSpSsinp Iiuuor
Denver employees of the Colorado &
Southern railroad will hold their elev-
enth annual picnic on Sunday, Sept. 4,
at Idaho Springs. More than 1000 en-
ployee and members of their families
are expected to attend
The Greeley factory of the Empson
Packing Company broke all records
when 1t received 140s tons of green
beans for canning from Greeley grow
erS.
The Rev. David Sharp, who for the
last three years has been engaged In
social service and welfare work
throughout the West. has been np-
pointed student pastor for the Presby-
terian church at the Colorado Agricul-
tural- College, to work in cooperation
with the First Presbyterian church of
Fort Collins, by which he is recog-
nized as an assistant pastor. Mr.
Mr.. Sharp is successor to the Rev. H.
VI. Steidley, who died recently.
The Chamber of Commerce of Ce-
dar Edge has decided to hold a one
day fair and festival Sept IL for the
purpose OF gathering a representative
showing of fruits. grains, vegetables
and live stock raised in this commuu-
ity. Besides the exhibits and regular
festival program there will be pro-
gram of street sports and other
events.
The body of Mrs. Fl. NJ. Kellogg,