Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-11-24
COLORADO Nxws NOTES.

Prosperity prevails over the western
slops today a. the result Of the abund-
ant fruit harvest and the excellent
prices which have been received
throughout the entire marketing ssa-
son. Millions Of dollars will come In
to western Colorado from this ysar'S
harvest, and while the country at laIxe
70 experiencing dull times, this sectioa
ls blessed with exceptional business
Conditions. Up to this time, thsrs hes
been shipped total Of 1873 carloads
Of fruits and vegetables, and With the
apple shipments still heavy. 1t ID esti-
mated that the 10000 mark will be
reached before the harvest IL COM
pleted.
Inheritance tax collections Of the
State Inheritance Tax Department for
the first fifteen days of November
were sc5,s5l.2s The largest single tax
was from the estate of Sam s. Glau-
bsr Of Denver. The tax was 81 7,229.e0
on gross value OF estate estimated at
e261 ,592.11. The second largest tax of
e4,S6I.30 was on the estimated gross
value of soOO.651.70 on the estate of
Charles H. Wheeler Of Weld county.
Thirty-twO other taxes from fourteen
counties netted the remainder OF the
total. In addition, fifty-seven waivers
brought S57 into the state Golfers: six
examination fees. $50, and eleven s.
fees, S55
Samuel Leck, an aged recluse. was
found dend in his cabin at Cripple
Creek as result OF n shot from his
own gun, fixed MS trap over the door
and evidently intended for intruders,
according to authorities. The gun was
placed over the door with string
from the trigger to the door knob. The
weapon discharged when the door was
opened Leck was called man of
mystery. He has resided there twen-
ty years without visible means Of sup
port. Suicide Is not suspected, as au-
thorities believe he accidentally walked
into the trnp.
The preliminary estimate of the ap-
pie crop Of the state is 100000 hush
els or about 42S,OOO bushels less than
the crop of 1919, which was reported
by the census bureau as 3,41S,OOO bush
| elS. IHt Stop uSNihS" S'A,Ai'
Iy from Oct. 1 and Nov. l was figured
nt lO2.OOO.OOO bushels, compared with
244. OBJ. 600 bushels In 1920. The com
merciul apple crop OF the United
States dropped from 19.788.O 900 barrels
in October to 1s,8OO, 600 barrels Nov. I.
John Phillips. IS years old, shot him.
self to death In his store at Canon
City following an alleged fit Of insan.
ity during which he beat his wife Sc.
verely. Mrs. Phillips returned from
church, quarrel arose and Phillips
started beating her. She appealed to
neighbOrs for help. They succeeded in
quleting Phillips, but later in the night
he left the house and went to his store
where he shot himself In the right tenn
pie with .3S-cnliber revolver.
Approximately 5000 acres Of state
actual settlers or to persons who will
Improve them, Wednesday. Dec. Z, b,
the State Land Board, Register George
Stephan announces The sale of tht
lands, which are located In AlamOsa
Crowley. FL Paso, Logan, MOffat, Ote
10, Pueblo, Rio Grande and Washing
ton counties. will be held In the Office
of the land board at the state house.
) A crop Of lO,s72,OOO bushels Is thu
. Nov. forecast for Colorado corn, &C
cording to the report just issued by th'
State-Federal Crop Reporting Service
compared with the tentative estimat,
Of 1S,94O,O 900 bushels last year and 10.
! 10000 bushels Of corn harvested II
1919 as reported by the federal censu
bureau. The average yield this year /
estimated at L. bushels per acre. n
. compared with 2O.7 bushels last year
Hog raisers Of eastern RI PasO cOun
ty met at Colorado Springs to discus
, steps to prevent the spread Of no
cholera. which has appeared In fou
| herds In the vicinity of Tructon. tn
disease, an infectIOnal mnlady, 10 In
fectious and usually fatal Serum vac
cinattOn Is regarded as a sure preven,
ative and will be used to avert an cpl
demic.
The Farmers mill and grain elevate
at Craig caught fire and was t0ta
: loss. The building is just outside tn
city limits, and beyond reach of the wn
ter system. The Cooperative Farmer
Company, which owns the elevator,
one Of the few successful cOmpanle
Of the kind In the state. The loss vii
be about $la0,000.
, Mrs. Peter johnson Of Denver. Colo
wns shot and killed and her husban,
seriously wounded while riding In al
, automobile forty miles east of Yuma
Ariz. William s. Estaver, 30 years old
who was riding with them when the.
J wer ri,Ot was taken to Jail and hel,
! in connection with the affair.
Recent SHOWS in eastern Colorad,
has virtually saved the fall crops o
wheat and rye. With no moisture sine
August. when they were planted, /
was feared these crops would be to
tai loss. The snow extended east from
. | (,nlnrado Snriu1S 0s far as phillins