The Dolores star., 1923-09-28
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

mining, agriculture, and in the manu-
facture of mining machinery, sheet
metal, iron and steel products, lumber
and other building materials. and meat
products. Metal mining Increasingly
active Except silver) and particularly
noted In the Cripple Creek district and
| In the southwestern districts Of state,
and several hundred experienced met
al miners are in demand. Harvesting
| of agricultural crops and vegetables,
| under way, has created shortage or
| field workers in s0me districts. Corn
crop is largest in history of state ana
acreage and tonnage of sugar beets
| considerably increased over 1922. Har-
| vesting of sugar beets and seasonal re-
| sumption of the sixteen sugar factor
| les on or about Oct /, will require con-
| siderable extra workers in addition to
local available labor. Canteloupe har-
vest in the Rock Ford district Will af-
| ford considerable additional employ
ment during September. Building con-
tinues moderately active In the princl-
| pal community centers.
Fort Morgan.-Penniless, hungry
and desperate. Tony Hernandez ap-
preached the manager OF the Brush
| festival last week, stating he was u
professional snake charmer and that
he would perform In den of rattlers.
The services were accepted and Her
randez stepped into the cage of ser
pents and before crowd bravely
went through with his lie" His eff.
forts met with some success. for the
moment, but as he picked up huge
rattler and held 1t ut arms length,
there was hiss and flash, and blood
trickled from several tiny points on
his barred arm. Several awe-stricken
women spectators screamed as the
brave youth let go and backed away
from the pile of coiled monsters. He
half fell and was carried from the
cage to the Fort Morgan hospital
where he died few days later.
Denver.-Two miles of the Mount
of the Holy Cross road, eight miles
west of Silver Plume, Colo, have been
completed, opening up just that much
more wonderful Colorado scenery, ac-
cording to X. w. McQueary, cOntrac-
tor for the state highway department.
McQueary plans TO move his camp
soon and continue work on the high
way, hoping to complete four or five
miles before snow forces halt. When
the entire road is completed, probably
next year, seventy-five miles will have
been cut off the journey from Denver
to Glenwood Springs, Leadville and
the Mount of the Holy Cross.
Denver.-A decrease of not less than
SS.OOU,OOO in the valuation of property
In Colorado for taxing purposes for
the year 1928 Is Indicated by the re-
ports on assessments submitted TO the
assessors. When the tax commission
makes its report to the state board of
equalization next month, the valuation
of all taxable property in the state, it
Is predicted, will be about 81, $40 OOO,-
OOC, as compared with Sl,5iS 617 ,ST3
for 1922, and Sl.59O,2GI ,667 for 1870,
when it was the highest in the history
Of the state
Denver.-DirectOrs of the Great
western Sugar Company have just an
| nounced II plan by which its en-
plOyees,, numbering several hundred,
may be assisted in purchasing the pre-
ferred stock of the company ON Install
ments. To effect this the company
| will buy the stock in the open mar
ket as all the preferred shares author
lied are now outstanding, and sell 1t
to the employees at cost, except for n
| charge of 8 per cent interest on de-
ferred payments.
Colorado Springs.-One of the high
est honors within the power of the
| grand exalted ruler, james G. McFar-
land, Il. Z. o. T., to bestow in this
state was conferred on c. B. Doc)
Adams, prominent automobile man and
| active for many years in Elk circles
throughout the state. The title and
office of district deputy grand exalted
ruler was awarded Mr.. Adams who
| succeeds w. II. Thomas of Canon City.
| Trinidad.-Three men were shot
one fatally and two others seriously
injured ut dance which was a wind
| up Of two days celebration of Mex.
lean independence day ut COkeville
| N>e'PA' 'ai' was SliDl lHTee times
and Leo Trujillo twice in the BODY
Irujillo is in the hospital here in II
critical condition and Garcia died
from his wounds. Agrepino Nolasce
was said to have done the shooting.
Denver.-'The Western Slope Good
VIII tour was the most successful tour
OF the kind that we ever held" EN-.
phatically declares President E. NJ
Ammons of the Civic and Commercial
association. And his opinion is sec.
onded by every man who made the
trip last week under the auspices ot
the Agricultural and Live Stock. Job.
bers' and Manufacturers bureaus.
Denver.-A delegation of 1O2 men,
bers of the Maine State Chamber n,
Commerce arrived in Denver on a spe
cial train few days ago where they
were welcomed by President Elias NJ
Ammons Of the Civic and Commercial
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