The Dolores star., 1922-12-01

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Fred p. johnson, old-time Publisher
Passes Away.
Fred L. johnson, II prominent news
paper man of Colorado, died ut hl:
home in Denver, Wednesday. Novem-
ber s, his aiIment being primarily
Brights disease
Mr.. johnson was perhaps the best
authority on the live stock industry in
the West, having been Identified with
and studied it for years. His early
training had been in the newspaper
field both east and west, and at his
death half owner in the Denver Daily
Record Stockman. known throughout
the entire western country.
Fred johnson was the founder of the
Denver Live Stock Exchange and
largely instrumental in the develop
ment of Denver us Il live stock and
packing center The first daily re
ports from the Denver Union Stock
Yards was through him, seeing as he
did a vision OF greatness for his adopt
ed city in this wonderful industry.
His newspaper life began al Toledo,
Ohio Later he established paper at
Boulder, Colo, and ufterward the
Daily Record Stockman ut Denver.
Colorado Springs.-The sale Of four
business blocks situated on TETON
street in the center of the city to the
poration for S2J0,00O was announced
recently. This is the largest real es.
tate transfer in the business district
Of the city for many years.
Trinidad.-A bandit, masked and
armed with two reyolvers, held up an
automobile on the outskirts Of Coke
dale, near here, and robbed the three
occupants Of $4,000 payroll in cur
rency and silver. His partners, armed
with Il shotgun, remained behind
tree. The bandits escaped to the hills.
l.. X. Gottlieb, proprietor of the Gott-
ieb Mercantile Company of Trinidad,
with his store manager, Charles Cham
bers, and Guy Howe, a guard, were
taking the money out to Mr. Gottlieb's
store ut Cokedale to be used in paying
off men of the American Smelling and
refining Company's mine who cash
their checks at the store.
Denver.-The Department of Com
nerce at Washington has announced
that the census reports Show an in
crease in the quantity of beet sugar
produced during the year 1921, al
though there was a decrease in the
value The output of beet sugar in
1921 amounted to 1.01S,I0O tons, valued
1t S127 100000. and in 1919 to 21,900
IONS, valued at Sl3S,000,OO0. The to-
tai value of products reported by the
establishments engaged in the indus
Try was S135, ,99T 900 for 1921, as com
pared with S149, ,156,OOO for 1919, a de-
crease of SIS per cent. Colorado, the
leading state in the industry in 1921,
produced % per cent of the total value
Of products in that year.
Denver.-A fossil identified by "a
number of biologists as the tooth of u
dinosaur, unearthed by workmen on
the Squirrel creek forest road in Gus
ter county, was brought to Denver by
]. l.. Brownlee, assistant district en-
gineer of the. United States forest
service. The tooth is one of the very
few of its kind ever found in the state,
according to the official.
Grand Junction.-The American Jer-
sey Cattle Club has rewarded honors
in Colorado to Jap Dayda's Maybelle
IS2622, owned by George La Grange,
Grand Junction, and she is declared
the new yearlins champion of Colora-
do. She produced 10,O04 pounds of
milk and 47353 pounds of butter fat,
starting test at year II months. Her
average test was Alb pounds.
Grand Junction.-The Red Cliff
Chamber of Commerce recently sent
word to this city that the county COM
nissioners of Eagle and Lake counties
have received machinery that will
keep Tennessee pass open to motor
traffic the year round. This Is an an
nouncement of great Importance to the
western slope, which has long felt the
need of n twelve-mOnth in the year
auto route.
Denver-Aliss Emily Griffith Of
Denver is the new president of the
Colorado Education Association, for
the coming year. according to the an
nouncement of officers chosen ut the
recent convention. Miss Griffith Is
principal Of the Denver Opportunity
school.
Pueblo.-Robprt Burns, pump ten
der employed at the site of new
bridge over the st. Charles river, six
miles out of Pueblo, was found dead,
and is believed to have been asphyxi-
tied by gas fumes from the engine
,sed to operate the pump.