Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1921-12-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

" n ia believed, following steps tsA
~ nv secretary Of State Miiiiken 10
check the list preparatory TO tne i". ..
registration. More Than Low VI
these plates, which under the law AT.
nlacrd on vehicles in the service OF
the state. a municipality, county on "
uen.ttmsnt Of the federal xovernfneh''
are outstanding at the present 'i'as
Mr. MIlliken expects TO redure ,"'
number by at least 40. lie said. on'
der the new regulations, the aPp'r
c.nts must certify that the venice 'c'
which an X license IL to ne issse"' >,
n.ed exclusively, or owned by some
governmental or recognized rharifaoie
department.
Rejecting the growing pubic ih'er
OCT in timber production and the heea
| for forest protection and refores'a'io,'
throughout the country. state appropri.
| atIops for forestry show an increase o.
~ per cent over those Of 1919, accord.
ling 70 figures complied by the Forsst
service, United Slater Department OF
Agriculture. The total Appropriation
by thIrty.two state Legislatures rof
l92, amounted to s4,Oe5, 4s4. New York
leads with over 81 .OOO.0O0 and Pennsfl'
vania holds second place with $sdo'U".
The greatest percentage of increase IL
shown in California, where the forestry
apprOprIation OF $4,000 for 1919 was
raised to $685. for 1921. or I'll per
cent. Kentucky, Minnesota and Wfs'
Virginia alone show decreased nppro'
priatiOns.
The body OF Robert \. Norman.
president of the Greeley Loan Com
uauy and of the Greeley Loan and
Trust Company, WAS found In an lIli'
occupied house at Greeley. A bullet
hole In the roof OF the mouth told the
story of his death. The discovery "i
his body was made by Samuel May
bry, who had made an offer to rent
the house, and had gone there to look
it over. When he went up the stairs
to the second story he saw a mans
feet sticking out of II door. Norman
had been n resident of Greeley for
about nine years, and had been promi-
nent IN church and civic affairs.
COlOrad0's total bonded indebted
ness as on December ! was approx
inately one-half of the total resources
Of the state, which total S12.S4T,735,
according to the quarterly report Of
State Treasurer Stong. The total
bonded Indebtedness amounts TO &c.
,S4 ,5OO, the report shows. or the total
resources. S4OS1 600 is carried AZ cash
in the banks or in the vaults OF the
state treasurer. Colorado is unable.
however, 10 pay the November and
December salary and expense war
rants without drawing on the funds OF
the wOrkmen's compensation depart.
nlent and The state land board.
james Dugnn, e. years old, is dead
rs IA result OF a quarrel with his part
ner, Fred Rockwell, 6:I years old. Rock
well surrendered to Sheriff Dorsey Of
MOntrose county, declaring that he
had killed his partner because he was
quicker on the draw" The two men
owned sawmilI near the MontrOse-
San Miguel county line. According to
ROckwcll's story, they .quarreled over
the management of the mill and Du-
gan seized shotgun and threatened
Rockwell. Rockwell then drew a pis-
tOl, he said, and shot Dugan. The two
of the shooting. 10,
The total amount of bullion Oper-
ated on In the United States mint in
Denver in 1921 amounted TO S29,92S..
333.4s., compared with Sl0.359, G8S87
last year, according to an announce.
ment made by Roberr'J. Grant. super.
:ntendent Of the mint. Colorado this
year furnished S4.s32.O41.88 In gold.
S49,546.15 in silver and total of g..
881, 587.6l, compared with S273,.
1854 In gold, $185.251.l5 In silver
and Il total Of &5.43g. OS7. O2 last year.
Blame for the Satanic mine disaster
in Morrison, In which six men lost
their lives. was placed upon the man.
aGeInent Of the Colorado Galleries
Company by IL cOroner's jury In Col.
den.
The district meeting of the Rhode
Island Red club will be held at the
Union Stock Yards. Denver, January
1921. 1922, in connection with the Ma
tiOnal Western Stock show. The Fiji,
district, the members Of which voted
TO hold their official show in Denver,
comprises the states OF Arizona, Cali
fornia. West Canada, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana. NevadM, Oregon, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
Fire destroyed the three-story. red
Sandstone chemistry building of the
Colorado Agricultural college, located
on College avenue just south of the
min building, ut Fort Collins. The
estifaated loss IL approximately SO.
700, all the chemicals and chemical
apparatus Of the college, In addition
to valuable geological specimens and
records, having been consumed
President Harding reappointed Hen
~ Clay Hall of Colorado as a member
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Two Colorado men and Il woman
received commissions AS postmaster,