The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1923-06-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES


Aug. |. . and 3 in Overland purA has
resulted in considerable protest liv,I
the committee in charge OF the Skl IL
Stampede, which has for the last le"
1 wears been held in Monte vista ON th'
| same dates. l.. Il. sylvester, hell"e'
of the stampede committee III AoH''
Vista, stated that members of CLUBS III
the san Luis valley are raising violent
protest following the announcement
| by officials of the championship roueo
that the rodeo would be held on IN.
same dates on which the stampede Il
scheduled.
Denyer.-The equity of the reorgnn'
lied Denver X Rio Grande western
! Company will be owned equally d! the
Missouri Pacific and Western Pacific
| Railroad companies within week, ac'
! cordng to reports from New 1orh
| CITY. The plan will likely be an
| nouuCed within a week, II was salu
unofflclally in New York. The plan Is
to be promulgated by Kuhn, LoeD "
Company and the Equitable Trust
| Company, acting as reorganization
| managers. 1t is understood all diiier'
ences heretofore existing between Narl-
| Gus interests or committees have been
arranged satisfactorily.
| Denver.-COlorado farmers are con
| tinulng to increase their stocks OF
hogs, dairy cattle and poultry, though
| their total acreage in crops this year
| will be lower than it has been Tor
| three or four years. Reports of county
assessors 10 the state immigration de
| purtment show that the Increase In
| brood sOws is especially large in north
| east counties; increases in dairy cat
| tie are large in most of eastern Colo
| RADIO and in few mountainous cOun.
ties and increases in poultry are gen
erul in all parts Of the state.
Grecley.-Wlth the Poudre river
gradually reccding and crews Of work
men making repairs at practically ey.
cry bridge across the river for a dis.
lance of 100 miles, this section OF
Colorado is recovering from the eff.
fects of the worst flood in the history
of the region. The high waters which
surrounded scores of homes in Gree.
ley, forcing their occupants to seek
shelter with neighbOrs on higher
ground, was unattended by loss of life
| SO far as could be ascertalncd.
Dcnver.-The state Of Colorado had
balance on hand of $l4,T699I9 on
May 81, according to the quarterly re.
port Of State Treasurer Harry MuniN,
submitted to Governor Sweet few
days ago. This is an increase Of $780,
or since Feb. -, the end of the pre-
ccding period. y summary OF the re
port follow: Balance ON Feb. 2S, $l3..
7G99l9; receipts, SG,4S9,4SJ; disbursc.
mcnts. S5,5O9,4O balance on May 81,
Sl4,TJO,U2S; bonded Indebtedness, So
J96,JOO
Notwithstanding that he shot to
aycnge wrong Of two years standing,
which resulted in the breaking up of
his home, Frank G. Himelspach, har.
ness maker employed by the Colorado
Fuel x Iron Company, fired four shots
into the body of Harry n. Adams, an
engineer for the Colorado * Southern
railroad, when the two men met on the
main street of the business district
here few days ago.
GOlden.-Two young students at the
Colorado School of Mines, Abel and
Carlos Terrazas, became heirs recent.
ly in an estate in Mexico. which rivals
In extent some of the smaller countries
Of Europe, following the death of their
grandfather, Gen. Luis Terrazas, fam.
Gus land baron of Mexico, owner Of G..
100000 acres in the state of Chlhua.
hua, as well as considerable holdings
in France
Durango.-Ira d. Miller. head of the
local shopmcn on the Rio Grande
Southern railroad, received a message
from II. Hammons, chairman of the
railroad shopcrafts organizations in
Denver, saying the company has failed
TO live up to the terms of the strike
agreement under which the strike was
called off on May IL and ordered all
men TO suspend work.
Denvcr.-The total assessed valua.
ton of public utility concerns in the
state of Colorado increased S2,Ol327C
during the last year, according to fig.
ures just released by the State Tax
Commission, which placed the total
valuation for 1923 at S22S, ll3ToO
against S22G,12G,97O for 1922. OF the
public utility groups the largest valu.
atoms Is for railroads in the state.
Gold Ilill.-The opening of a new
postoffice at Gold Hill, near Boulder,
has been announced. Clara Alta Mar.
tin has been appointed fourth-class
postmaster at Gold Hill. The naming
Of Charley NJ. Gavrey as fourth-cIass
postmaster ut Kelim, Colo, also has
been made public.
Greeley.-With the close of the first
week of the summer quarter at Colo.
RADIO State Teachers College, the On.
rollment in the college proper reached
2,O22. In addition there are ago on.
rolled in the elementary departments
bringing the total up to 2,94O.
Inn FIrI.