The Holly chieftain., 1921-11-10
Pithy News Notes
From, AN Parts of
Colorado
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Three business houses Of Brighton
were entered by burglars and ran.
sacked. but only few dollars stolen.
The places were the e. p. Jones cloth
Ing store. the Harry Dodge photo
graph gallery and the Gem pharmacy.
In each case the men entered the
buildings through the skylights and
opened the cash registers.
DR.. Thomas r. Howell was fined 3I5
In Police Court at Alamosa following
the shooting Of . valuable German po-
lice dog. Dr.. Howell II said to have
fired twice at the dog when 1t ran into
his yard. The fine was assessed un-
der the ordinance prohibiting the dis
charge Of firearms inside the city
limits.
( A lighted lantern taken into the
garage OF the Weldon school by Prof.
John Grewell, the principal. caused an
explosion that destroyed the 5000
school truck, Quilted the building, aud
burned part Of Mrs. Grewell's house
hold goods. The loss is estimated ut
$4,5OO. with 5000 insurance on the
truck and nothing on the building or
goods.
Frank Barber, former city alder
man of Greeley, secured the passage
Of atr affic ordinance during his term
Of office which made 1t unlawful to
drive an automobile past standing
street car dischnrglng passengers. Bar
Der was recently arrested for violation
Of the ordinance and fined 50 by Police
Judge George G. Briggs. Its a good
ordinance and should be enforced"
he said as he handed over the 50.
The state, during the last half of
October, collected $10,240.O2 In inheri-
tance tax, making a total of $400,-
793.56 for the year to date. The larg.
est estate handled was that Of Moses
j. Post OF Denver, valued at $780,
058.4S, for which a tax Of $2990.15 was
collected. The next largest was that
of Charles #. Mason. amounting to
$103, ,85882, returning tax OF ST.
983.58. Mason was a resident of Weld
county.
Denver is the one city in the Unit
ed States where construction work can
be carried on for 1856 days In the
year." said Building Commissioner
Ladd, as he pointed to the October
building report. The report showed
one Of the largest returns ever known
for October in Denver. The increase
last month over October n year ago
was $G87.45 The increase for the
first ten months of this year over the
same period last year was $1,792, ,265.
The value Of the annual output of
ten industries in Denver has been
estimated, among them the follow
Ing: Packing, $14,OO,O0O; auto tires,
81, 900, 900; machinery, 100000;
chemicals, $4,000, 900; dairy products,
$2 100000; food products, $2,6OO,000;
flour, $1,500,000; candy. 1920, 900;
garments, $780, 900, and tents, awnings,
etc, $7b0,0OO. These figures are not
to be considered authentic, but merely
MS the estimate Of conservative sto-
tistician.
Adoption of United States potato
grades In Colorado has increased the
amount of the crop marketed on this
basis by more than 1900, 900 bushels,
according to recent estimate Of the
Bureau of Markets and Crop Esti-
mates. United States Department Of
Agriculture. and raises to eleven the
Of states that have made the
United States grades official, says the
Department of Agriculture bulletin.
Although the use Of the federal stand
ards has been optional since the days
Of the United States food administra-
tion, they IRE now used Officially for
grading 30 per cent Of the total crop
and unofficially for 80 to Is per cent
more.
Louis Pardue drove to Littlston In
his automobile, called for County
Judge George w. Dunn. and took him
to Denver. From the bench Of the
Denver County Court, Judge Dunn
sentenced Pardue to the county jail
for three months. This is believed to
be the first instance of the man await
ing sentence calling for the judge In
his auto and bringing him to the court
room.
The State Highway Commission is
working on budget which calls for
the expenditure Of approximately &c. i
10000 next year. The budget, which
will be submitted In December, will
be patterned after plans to be per-
fected by the advisory board. The
chief item OF revenue covered BY the
budget are: One-haif Of bond issue
of $3.OOO.0OO, $500, 600; 1 mill tax
levy. $1,5O0,O00; federal aid from
United States government, s1,5OO,O00;
license fees, 100000; in.
ternal Improvement income fund, $780,.
BOO; gasoline tax, 100000. The re-
half Of the 100000 In high
way bonds will be extended by vadious
under the direction of the
Highway Department. on basis of |
A $250,00O bond issue has been au-