The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-12-02
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

In the assessed valuation of the prop
erty of the Great Western Sugar Com
pany was led by Carl S. Milliken. sec,
rotary of state, the state board Of
equalization turned down the compa-
ny's application for decrease of 81
$4,000 In the valuation OF the compa-
ny's seven plants In Weld, Boulder.
Logan and l.arimer counties. Instead
of valuation of $S.OOO,OOO put on the
plants by the company the valuation
%. $l2.4S0,OOO, fixed by the county MS
SCISSORS and the county boards Of equal
iZntion, will stand.
Denver-Denver Is the second larg.
est Hereford cattle center In the Unit
ed States. Colorado beef IL now be-
Ing sold In California. A stable and
steady demand for Colorado feeder
stock Is now apparent ut the Denver
stOckynrds. Colorado sheepmen are
enjoying prosperity. and this state 10
the lending sheep-raislng and lamb
feeding center Of the west. These and
other interesting facts were presented
to the members Of the Denver Real
Estute Exchange by Arthur G. John.
son ut recent luncheon.
Dcnver.-There has been n slight In
crense In the number Of silos In the
state In the past twelve months, &C.
cordins to reports of county assessors
to the Stnte Immigration Department.
Reports this year show $500 silOs.
compared with 3,774 reported In 1921.
The Increase Is smaller. however. than
II has been any year since county u.s.
SCISSORS begun making reports on agri-
cultural statistics In 1910. The num-
Der reported that yenr was 2,52S, and
the number reported In 1920 waS
5000.
Drnver.-Republican are assured
control Of the lower House of the
next State Assembly by II majority OF
one vote Official counts. completed
In all doubtful districts, give Republi-
cans thirty-three and Democrats thir-
;y-twO seats In the House. In three
doubtful districts - Clear Greek,
S.aguache and Teller and Park cOun-
were elected. In
the fourth. that comprising Hlnsdale.
Archuleta and Mineral counties, =
Democrat won.
Dcnver.-Ruthcr than take chances
on getting their salaries after the ex-
piration of the biennial period of the
state government on Nov. 30, and be
cause they have succeeded In obtain
Ing other employment, eight members
of the Colorado hangers have hnnded
In their designations to AdJutnnt Gen
erul Iinmruck Some of the rcsisna-
tons have been accepted. while on
others Colonel Hammock has not ac:ed
thus far.
Eoulder.-A damage suit for S2I,777.
directed against DIR. Z. w. BiSler OF
Lafayette, has been filed in the Boul-
der County Court by Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl J. Burns of Lafayette. Mrs.
Burns asks for $4,000. charging I'm
competence. negligence and unskillful
treatment ut childbirth. which re-
suited In. her permanent disability"
Grand JunctIon.-Up to Nov. l there
hud been building permits issued In
this city during the year amounting to
more than $6JO.OOO and all the lnhabi-
tants have the feeling TINT this augers
tremendous jump In the importance
of Grand Junction US Il future center
of activities. New and Important busi-
nesses ure coming In every week.
Denver.-The first step In Colora-
dos 1922 livestock invasion Of the
East took place when local breeders
babe farewell to this state's finest
herds of cattle, which nre now In the
East to wrcst the laurels from the
eastern breeders ut the Kansas City
show.
Denyer.-Denver now ranks twenty
sixth among the cities Of the United
Stntes In respect to postal savings, 1t
was announced In Washington recent
Iy. Postal saving deposits In. Denver
amounted to S:'03.257 on Oct. 81, the
said.
Walden..The fall roundup In this
county ends Nov. %. Victor Hanson
has charge Of the northwestern dis
trict, Charles +. Murphy of the Heb
ron and Splcer districts, Hugh Stem
le., the Rand and Illinois river dis
trict; Monte Blcvins. Jr.. the north
eastern district. and J. II. Dickens the
Upper Canadian and Michigan district.
The euCt side will finish ut Ovid AL
lurd'y and the west side ut Hebron.
Greeiey.-Otto Morrison wus In
jured fatally and the Rev. Stanford