The Keota news., 1921-10-07
COLORADO x1Ws NOTES.

parlment collected 9la.@SS.S2 from
iwenty-six estates in Colorado. The
largest individual amount collected
was from the estate Of Alexander '.
Officer Of Welt county. For taxing
purposes this estate wss valued nj
xlh6.35@07 and the amount Of the TAX
WAS &3ii028 8S. Heirs Of Owen Il. I.e'
Fevrc Of Denver paid the state s.
3167S Oh valuation Of xlS2.d9O3.:.
Total Inheritance lax collected by the
state since Jan. Is &S8l. .ll7.65.
l.. X. Wixram. = prominent rancher
Of this section. was attacked by q H"i'
xtcin hull NJ Ills ranch near Delta and
seriousiy injured Tie hull had es-
capped FROM Q corral and Wigram led II
hack. and Just - he turned Ia close
the gate the animal attacked him.
WigruM MAS knocked down aud paved.
One "f Migrants legs was broken and
hs was bruised from hsnd to feet. Wig.
ram finally craWlstl under . fence.
which act prs',shly saved his life as
he WINS completely NJ tie mercy Of the
inntisiens-ti nninlal.
Colorado sisn'kmen have been lent
S7.i.47i by the Siockxrowers Finance
Corporation. the SaO.O00.OOO live stock
,s,"i. THE two Or three applications
for ioans refused were for small
| amounts and nre considered M nekllk-
ible. This is a record. II II said. that
hss not hecn cQualieti any other place
IL the United States, and In taken by
Denver hnnkers ~ showing the
strength and stability Of the live stock
ludusiry In Colorado aud Of the char.
ac1er of the ,ucm snd the safety Of
their securities.
All cisssrs Of property In Colorado
are valued for taxing purposes at &l..
| SSs.So0. 40. This II the final figure
submitted by the Colorado Tax Com.
missiou io the State Beard of Equal
ixatlon iu It's report for 1921. Last
years the valuation Was 81 .:n. .:2,B7 .067.
~ that this year there is decrease
of Sil.7m..iH In View of the slump
In the values Of sheep. cattle nnd
farm products . decrease of less than
Si.ynnO.OO is considered Z remarkable
good showing.
The prairie dog. which has always
been looked upon ~ = pest Of the
first order. II worth money. according
TO Albert y. froom Of Olathe. who re-
| ports thsi he II the only man In the
world who has ever caahed In on this
| animal. lie actually sells them for
money. In some parts Of the world
they do not have prairie dogs, and
there they arr looked upon ~ . rarity
and are placed In their zoos alongside
Of the elephant and other natural Gu.
rioeitles.
II tho plans now under cOnsidern.
tion by the Beaver Park Land and
Water Company materialises the Bea.
vcr mark district. Of which Penross II
the larger town. will next spring have
under construction . dam and rescr-
voir at Brush hollow that will insure
an adequate water supply for this rich
farming district and will also enable
close to :.ODO acres lying just west Of
the district 10 he irrigated and opened
to settlement.
The construction of 4 new water
svstcm with Little Horse creek fifty.
four miles north Of Rocky Ford. a. the
source If supply, vas discussed at 4
.prcial meeting of the city council Of
TINT city. The work would cost $500.
oOO. II 10 estimated, and 2,5OO.OOO gal
ions Of water would be furnished.
Word has been received at Boulder
that the college Of pharmacy, Univer'
rity Of Colorado. has been unanimous