The Dolores star., 1921-11-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western y,-.pa:r ruisr Sr-, serls.l

Mr.. Mccullough and sons plan to re-
build the grain elevator at Oiney
Springs. which was recently destroyed
| by fire. The building will cost ap-
proximately $4,000.
| The cabbage season has closed in
| Adams county. During the summer
S262. 600 worth of cabbage was han
died by the Brighton exchange. and
more than 5000 carloads shipped out.
| J. L. Collett and l.. W. Sprout of
Denver, Henry Brown and Ben Claw
son of Yuma, Colo. and j. \. Lott, a
travelling salesman, received severe
bruises and cuts when the auto in
which. they We're riding did not take
curve on the road just outside of
Breckenridge, and turned over
Tentative plans for the construction
of two great Colorado state highways
were formed in meeting of six civic
| clubs called by the Rotary club in the
Denver Athletic club recently. The
proposed roads would extend from
Wyoming to New Mexico and from
Utah to the eastern border of the
state.
Approximation OF SIOO,OO0 of the
state highway for maintenance pur-
poses, 10 be expended under the direc-
ton of the highway department along
with S60O,0O0 to be furnished by the
counties. has been approved by Gov
ernor Shoup. The governor met with
the members Of the highway advisory
board and discussed the budget for
1922 with them.
The short course in agricultural in
struction, held each winter nj the Agri-
cultural college in Fort Collins, is at
tracing attention OF persons enga eed
in the farming business the short
course instruction covers. Bee keep
ers are interested in the course offer
| ed to those proposing to take up the
care of the honey makers, and men
who have been years in the business
Will try to get added knowledge.
| A resolution was adopted to form
committee with three delegates each
from the Rotary. Kiwanis, Lions, Op-
timists, Motor club and Gyros. who
are TO work for the establishment Of
Il state organization to push cam
| paign for the adoption of state bond
issue to build the roads. 1t was esti
mated that the highways, which will
total about 1000 miles, will cost in
the neighborhood of $3O,O0O,OOO.
John Mitchell, assistant auditor Of
the Broadmoor hotel at Colorado
| Springs departed with his wife, police
authorities were informed, under cir
cumstanccS that have led TO Il request
| for his detention. The hotel manage
ment charges that $1,000 disappeared
at the same time that Mitchell went
away, part of it being the hotel pay
roll for the week, and part of it money
alleged TO have been raised on forged
checks.
With three deaths from acute alcO-
| hOlism in Denver in October, the total
| of deaths from imbibing moonshne so
| far thiS year is eleven. For all Of
1920 only five deaths from alcoholism
were reported to the city health au-
| thOrities. According to the report Of
| Miss Florence Leach, registrar OF vital
| statistics, the total OF deaths from
drinking bootleg n Denver in October
was the highest OF any month so far
| this year.
John Ramer, former secretary of
| state of Colorado. has received orders
to report to Washington in preparation
| to taking over the office of United
| States minister 10 Nicaragua Mr.. Ra-
mer was appointed minister to Near
aqua Oct by President Harding.
Ratification by the United States Sem
ate followed, and Mr.. Ramer received
| official notification, and a letter from
Secretary of State Hughes requesting
| his presence in Washington
Too much to eat with consequent
lack of exercise is attributed as the
| cause of the appearance of black leg"
among the cattle OF the mountain
| districts of northern Fremont county
resulting, it is reported, in good many
| deaths, especially among the last
springs calves. A serum is being used
by many stockmen which is said TO
make the animal immune.
The civic improvement ticket won
at the city election Mt Montrose. There
was not much of an issue involved,
though three tickets were in the field.
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Those chosen for city commissioners
are A. l.. Anderson, c. NJ. Thompson,
| w. G. Haney, ]. J. Gatschett and w.
A. Scribner. The $4,000 bond issue
for q water works system was car
ried.
| The half burned body of William T.
Keough, As years old, county assessor,
| Was found in tho ruinS oP tho Franz
Richards house in west Breckenridge.
The house was destroyed by fire short
ly before midnight. Della Murphy,
owner Of the house, was arrested n
few hours after keough's body was
found, pending an investigation Of the
fire and the cause Of the assessors
| death.
| A contract to build an additional unit
on the First Christian church at Fort
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