The Dolores star., 1922-11-24
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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In the assessed valuation of the prop
erty of the Great Western Sugar Com
pany was led by Carl S. Miliiken, sec
retary Of state. the state board OF
equalization turned down the compa-
ny's application for decrease of ST.
$4,000 In the valuation of the compa'
ny's seven plants In Weld. Boulder.
Logan and Larimer counties. Instead
of valuation OF SS.OOOOOO put on the
plants by the company the valuation
o. ST., ,4SO, 900, fixed by the county as
SCISSORS and the county boards of equal
ization, will stand.
Denver.-Denver Is the second larg-
est Hereford cattle center In the Unit
ed States. Colorado beef is now be-
Ing sold In California. A stable and
steady demand for Colorado feeder
stock is now apparent at the Denver
stockyards. Colorado sheepmen are
enjoying prosperity, and this state Is
the leading sheep-raising and lamb
feeding center of the west. These and
other interesting facts were presented
to the members of the Denver Real
Estate Exchange by Arthur c. John
Son at recent luncheon.
Denver.-William L. Sweet, COVER
nor-elect of Colorado, when asked to
express the full meaning of his re-
marks pertaining to the enforcement
of the Volstead act, as quoted from an
address made before the Denver Op-
timists Club, explained his position
| us follows: Il hold tenaciously to the
proposition that laws are made TO be
enforced, including the prohibition
law, and | should look with favor on
the enactment of any supplementary
legislation which will help enforce
ment."
Denver.-Republican are assured
control of the lower House of the
next State Assembly by n majority of
one vote. Official counts, completed
in all doubtful districts, give Republi-
cans thirty-three and Democrats thir-
ty-two seats in the House. In three
doubtful districts Clear Creek,
Saguache and Teller and Park coun-
ties-Republicans We're elected. In
the fourth. that comprising Hinsdale,
Archuleta and Mineral counties,
| Democrat won.
Denver.-Colorado and Wyoming
stockmen will be given opportunity
next summer to take an influential
| part in discussions concerning the ad
| justed grazing fees to be placed in ef
| feet on national forests following the
| appraisal now under way. This was
stated in Denver Friday by c. L. Rach-
| ford of Washington, ID. c., grazing in
spector for the forest service. who has
| been attending conference of rang
ers and divisional grazing officials
here
Denver.-Rather 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 Rangers have handed
| in their designations to Adjutant Cen
eral Hammock. Some of the resigna-
| tions have been accepted, while on
others Colonel HumrOck has not acted
thus far.
Denver.-The first step In Colora-
dos 1922 livestock Invasion of the
East took place when local breeders
bade farewell to this states finest
herds Of cattle, which are now in the
East to wrest the laurels from the
eastern breeders at the Kansas City
show.
Littleton.-County Judge George w.
Dunn, sitting in the County Court
| here, decided that the act of the Leg
islature delegating to the State Board
of Plumbing Inspectors the power to
license and withhold licenses from
plumbers is unconstitutional.
Denver.-School children of Colo
| rado, from one corner of the state to
the other, are to be enlisted in the
| campaign against forest fire danger
at the request of William B. Greeley,
chief forester at Washington, d. G.
Walden.-The fall roundup in this
county ends Nov. %. Victor Hanson
has charge Of the northwestern dis
trict, Charles p. Murphy of the Heb
ron and Spicer districts, Hugh Stem
Ter, the Rand and Illinois river dis
trlct; Monte Blevins, Jr., the north
eastern district, and ]. ii. Dickens the
| Upper Canadian and Michigan district.
The east side will finish at Ovid AL
lard's and the west side at Hebron.
Greeley.-Otto Morrison was in
jured fatally and the Rev. Stanford
Brinckley Of Eaton was injured so
seriously that his life Is in danger
when u car driven by Morrison turned
over five miles north of Greeley. The
Rev. MIR. Morrison was returning from
Greeley to his home in Eaton in the
auto driven by Morrison, when the lat
ter attempted to pass d car ahead.
Lmon.-Four persons were burned.
one seriously. in an explosion and fire
which destroyed section house of