The Dolores star., 1921-12-02
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union Ss-, s,ris,.,

The tax levy for Morgan county foi
board of county commissioners has cut
TO 10 mills for this coming year.
The Denver Country Club horse
show and wild west exhibit at the
stockyards stadium has been post
poned from Nov. &c to Dec II, it was
announced by Frank Harris, who is in
charge of the show.
An extensive training program for
Colorado National Guard cavalrymen,
especially the selected troop and
squadron headquarters members who
will ride in the house show this win
ter started recently, according to Maj.
Christopher +. Cusack, commander OF
the guard cavalry.
Colorado coal mines produced 1885,
303 tons of coal during October, n sub
stantial increase over the September
production of S62,244 tons. although
only 7,8l5 46S tons have been mined in
the state up to Nov. l, this year, com
pared with 1O,l31,192 tons during the
same period last year.
News of the death of Herbert A.
Herrick, former managing editor of
the Denver Times was received in
Denver from Louisville, Ky. Apoplexy
was the cause. Mr.. Herrick was ~
years old and at the time of his death
was assistant city editor of the Louis
vile COurier-Juurnal
Sheriff Hall at Greeley was In
formed by the deputy of Frederick,
Colo, that 4 band of five armed ban
dts had entered n 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.
Lack of War Department funds has
delayed the shipment of number of
75-nim. guns and howitzers requisition-
ed for two units of the Colorado Ma
ttional guard. This equipment, to-
gether with u number of ammunition
wagons and the like, is to be furnished
guard units at Pueblo and Canon City,
Colo, officials said.
Candidates for the position of post
master of Denver must have their ap-
plicatiOns in the hands of the Civil
Service Commission at Washington on
or before Dec. 20, according to an an
nouncement made by John G. Teicher,
district secretary of the commission.
The examinations will not be held un-
I'll some time in January.
Fire of unknown origin did 10000
damage to Dixielnnd. Il S75.OOO home of
Mrs. l.. kniffen of Pueblo. The prop.
erty Is situated five miles from Colo
RADIO Springs at the entrance of North
Cheyenne cafon, and is one of the
show places of the Pixies peak region
The fire spread TO adjoining cottages
Mrs. G. Il. Burkett, an invalid being
rescued from one of the burning houses
by neighbOrs.
Frank Fortuna, held in the Huer
fano county Jail at Walsenburs on a
charge of burglary, escaped by dig
cling hole through the ceiling over
the cell house and making his way to
the roof and dropping to the ground
Fortuna was arrested following the
robbery Of the store Of the Huerfanc
Trading Company at Camp Shumway
A shotgun, cigarettes and a quantity
of stamps We're taken. The store also
is the camp postoffice.
The Colorado Supreme Court issued
II stay of execution in the case of NJ
Stoltz, Denver real estate man, con.
victed by a jury in the West Side
Court month ago on charge OF EN-.
bezzlement StolZ's attorney an.
nounced he would furnish bond for his
client, who has been confined in the
county Jail since his conviction. Stolz
was found guilty of embezzling 500
from Mrs. J. Kennedy, who lives on
the Golden road, near Denver.
Lying sick in bed with half his beef
field harvested, Ray Dinnibeck OF
Waverly was worrying about the re
mainder. when IL company of neigh
bOrs entered the field, pulled. topped
and hauled the beets to the dump fol
him.
The charred remains of William
Ross, 40 years old, We're found by fire
men who We're searching the debris
and wreckage caused by a fire of un
known origin in "A pool hall in Pueblo
| Ross, who was employed by the Ham
] lin Supply Company was evidently
asleep in n room adjoining the offices
| of the Clery Sign Painting Company
on the second floor of the building
when the fire burned through the flool
dropping him to the pool hall below.
Two hundred acres of land in five
and ten-acre plots in various parts OF
the Mesilla valley, in New Mexico will
be planted to sugar beets next season
for the Holly Sugar Company of Colo
RADIO. The farmers are to receive the
ruling market price (. o. b.. shipping
point. The freight charges of $2.3.
on the crop, estimated to reach 3,OO(
tons, will be absorbed by the sugar
company and the Las Cruces Chamber
Of Commerce, on basis of 40 and &C
per cent, respectively.
Three employers organizations have
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