Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-11-24
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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The tax levy for Morgan county for
the year 1920 was II mills, which tho
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 at Brighton az that Of John
Ihill, laboring 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 1885,
SOS tons Of coal during October, a sub
stantinl Increase over the September
production of S82,244 tons, although
only 1876 tons have been mined in
the state up to Nov. l, this year. com
pared with lO,l3l.T02 tons during the
same period last year.
Denver will have a direct highway
to the East by the opening of the 1922
tourist season, If the plans Of the Kan
sas CityDenver Airline Association
materialize. The proposed road will
cut the distance from Kansas City to
Denver from 671 miles to approximate
ly 575 miles.
News of the death of Herbert A.
Herrlck, 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 at the time of his death
was assistant city editor of the Louis
vile Courer-.Iournal
Sheriff Hall AT Greeley was In
formed by the deputy of Frederick,
Colo, that Il 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 ut the
| Agricultural College Dec. regarding
some of the more important legisla-
| ilon 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 $92. 600, according
TO data compiled by Carl :. Milllken,
secretary OF state. The total amount
| of money collected to date Is placed
| at 1892. .75543.
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 Milliken for distribution ia
owners Dec 20. An additional 20.0OO
| plates which were received have been
shipped to the county clerks Of 81
I'uso, Pueblo and Weld counties.
The Arkansas valley has this year
rxpprirliced one Of the most remarka'
ble 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 precipita
| tion Of moment. Seedmen state that
the weather has favored their work 20
that the crop has been harvested In
the best OF conditions. The sugar bee'
men report the same favorable autumn
| Criminal cases In Denver increased
81 per cent during 1921 over the aver
age total number OF prosecutions fol
each of the four preceding years. The
| ,H hn
! 1890 was ,325 cases filed by the dis
| ,rict attorneys office. In the first
nine months of 1921, 1,798 cases have
been filed. II the same proportion con
tlnues the total for the year will be 2.
39d. an increase OF 1,O71 over the pre-
vIOus average.
The Dcnver Country Club horse
show and wild west exhibit at tht
.tockyaris stadium has been post
Ooned from Nov. 20 to Dec. II, 1t was
announced by Frank Harris, who Ii ir
| charge of the show.
The Colorado Supreme Court issuet
| Il stay Of execution In the case OF n
StoItz, Denver real estate man, con
victed by q Jury In the West Side
Court q month ago IN a charge OF EN-
bezzlement. &toizA attorney an
nounced he would furnish bond for hI'
client, who has been confined In TIT
county Jail since his conviction. StOl'
was found guilty Of embezziing $90i
from Mrs. ]. Kennedy, who lives 90
the Golden road. near Denver.
The meeting of farmers At Fort Col
lins Dec. 8 to 9 will include represen
tatives from all the local and state
agricultural. horticultural. live stock
and housewives organizations, ns well
as nine delegates at large from the
state and one from each county. Spe
cfal fare-and-a-half rates have been
granted by all railroads In the state ia
those who attend the congress. The
three days discussions will be confined
to the problems OF finance, transpor'
tation and marSeting.
Three employers organizations have