Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-13


live stock growing states west OF Mis-
sour river.
Denycr.-The last lap Of the fifteen
mile stretch Of concrete highway be-
tween the city limits of Denver and
Brighton has been completed. II was
announced at tn. State Highway de-
partmrnf Laying Of concrete was be-
gun In 1915 under the Hewi;ts project.
which embraces one and seven-tenths
miles Of road beginning at n point near
Riverside cemetery. The cost OF this
project amounted to Sil.gsl. The re-
naming four projects, all Of which
were huilt under federal aid. totalcd
Sil9.sIJ. making grand total OF
Si6l So -23 This amount represents
the state aud federal expenditures In
building the through concrete stretch
between the city limits OF the two
points
D"nver.-Among the appraisals filed
In New York City recently was one nf
resident of Denver. leaving a per
sonal estate of slio.5li with s3I. .62o
In securities taxable In New York His
sons, Burton W. Nudge and Charles
NJ. Nudge Of Chicago. George L. Mudg,.
OF Kansas City and Hugh NJ. Nudge Ut
Denver receive 81 each. The viii gives
no reason for the dollar legacy. His
wife. Arwildn Morris Nudge of Drn-
yer receives the residue of the real and
personal estate.
Denyer.-There was u decrease of g.
515,S31 tons In coal production in Colo
RADIO In 1927 compared with 1920. ac-
cording 10 the state coal mine
INSPECTOR There was decrease In all
save two Of the coal producing coun-
there was an increase of s4i tons, and
Weld. where there was an increase Of
12.si6. The average number employed
was li,li5, compared with 1925 In
1870. and in the average number OF
days worked In each county was 1895.
Boulder.-The annual meeting OF the
Colorado State Board of Realtors will
be held In Boulder Jan. 12. Speakers
include Gov. Herbert s. Hadiey. A. A.
Reed. president Of the U. s. National
Bank. and George W. Loomis and Zeph
Charles Felt OF Denver.
Durango.-The Durango plant Of the
American smelling and Refining Com
pany during eleven months Of 1921.
treated daily on an average lib dry
tons of San Juan basin ore for total
Of So.Ois dry tons, according to q re-
port recently made public by Manager
II. r. Raynolds. This ore returned S.
O70,6S9.57. 1t is estimated that these
figures represent 65 per cent or less of
the total production of basin mines.
Evergreen.-Taxpayers Of this School
district viii decide Jan. 25 at the polls
whether bond issue for $4,000 shall
be floated fof the erection Of new
school house, one-half mile from here
on Cub creek The election Was au-
thori.ed at a meeting OF the citizens
called by the school board. and tenn
porary agreement for three-acre
tract for new school site was made.
Colorado Sprines.-waIting until the
utkut CicIh ttdu kOtle 10 ttte tIUOI
on an errnnd, sneak thief disconnect-
ed the power In the elevator at the
Alta Vista hotel and looted
the cash register OF more than $50.
The puzzled clerk spent considerable
time attempting to fix" the elevator
and the thief escaped.
Denver.-=The Public Utilities Com
mission denied the application of
the Colorado 4 Southern rnilroad to
institute tri-weekly mixed train serv-
ice on the Como-Fairplay and Alma
branch. This branch IL part Of the
South Park division extending from
Denver TO Leadvilie- Application TO
reduce the service was heard by the
commission last month.
Colorado Springs Ralph Young and
William Grover of this city made the
fifst winter motorcycle ascent Of Pixies
Peak, which AIS, rs the first ascent
of tAe cog rosite + motorcycle