The Dolores star., 1924-09-12
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

| total tniltfitu NhlAli- h''
period which began Jan. l, l9-'' 10
| 81. 400 1892, according TO George
| Hethcrington, commissioner. ne
smallest tax was collected from the
estate of Edwin \. Lewis of Hneriano
county, who left an estate of SiS,3i9'l.
| The largest fax was collected from the
| estate of Gustave Ulbright of Denver
who left an estate Of S25,34i, the tax
being S2.41T. Although the Clhrisht
estate amounted TO less than the Lewis
estate the Lewis heir claimed certain
| exemptions under the law which re
| duced the tax to n low amount.
Durango-Incorpora papers for
| the Western Colorado Chamber OF
| Commerce. organized with headquar'
ters in Durango to exploit the re-
| sources of the western part OF the
state, were filed with the secretary of
| state in Denver last week. According
| to the Incorporation papers, the new
organization is TO provide n medium
| for advertising Of the material and
scenic attractions ana the diverse IN
! terests of the western part Of Colo
RADIO" Thirteen counties on the west
prn slope are to be represented in the
new chamber by one member each.
Denyer.-Gov. William L. Sweet and
| Harry Casaday, state budget and cfti-
| cheney commissioner, are defendants
in suit for ST96 brought in the Dis
| trict Court by Homer w. Bingham,
Arthur Poitz and Curtis PoitZ. The
plaintiffs are farmers who agreed to
sell to the Colorado Alfalfa Milling
! Company, of which Sweet and Casa
day are directors, 200 tons of alfalfa
for S12 u ton. The alfalfa was de-
| livered. the plaintiffs allege, but the
defendants have refused to pay for
part of it.
Grand Lake-Forest rangers are
patrolling the country in the vicinity
Of Monarch, seven miles southeast of
Grand Lake, in the fear that a fire,
| which broke out In the forests Of that
vicinity, will be renewed. The fire
which threatened the village of Mon
arch and the Macdonald ranch nearby,
was believed to have been caused by
careless hikers or campers. The fire
broke out at noon and 1t was several
hours before 1t could be put under
control.
Canon City.-Charges OF murder
were preferred against James Tillman.
guard, and w. T. Mccoy and Jack
Robinson, convicts at the state peni.
tentiary, following verdict by the
coroner's jury finding these three men
responsible for the death OF Antonio
Neroni, life-termer who was found
dead In his cell as the result of a
beating. This was the announcement
of T. Lee Witcher, district attorney,
after he had been notified Of the jury's
findings.
Fort Lupton.-One man Is in n seri.
GUS condition and may die from n
bullet wound in his head, another IL
seriously injured from being beaten,
and two other men are in jail as the
result of street brawl among beet
workers in the East Side settlement
here. Joe Sandoval, who was shot In
the head, accused Tony Garcia of
firing the shot, and the latter was
jailed by police and is held without
bail pending the outcome Of Sandoval's
wound
Trinidad.-One boy, Albert Hollo-
way, years old, is dead and his
younger brother, Godfrey, 5, is at Il
hospital and may die as result of be-
Ing tnrrihlU hT1rnad hv
mite Mt the ranch of their father, G.. l..
Holloway, seventy-four miles east of
this city. Albert Holloway died ut the
hospital here.
Denver.-Benjamin C. UlllIard. for.
mer congressman, who Is n candidate
FOR the Democratic nomination for the
United States senatorial short term,
announced recently that If he IS elect
ed he will ally himself with the farm
bloc or any bloc of similar purpose.
Colorado Sprinss.-The city council
IN special session, by six to three
vote, decided to accept the offer of
the bondholders' protective committee
OF the light company and purchase the
f'''''S eA' NiSNi system OUTSIDE
the city limits with three major modl
fications. Instead of SS5O.OOO the conn
Gil will only pay $S0O,OOO, a $50, 600
reduction In price; instead of 6 per
cent. income warrants the council pro-
Vldes for . per cent bonds and the
date Of delivery is advanced from July
to April /, 1925, giving the city the
benefit of that much additional rev.
enue.
Denver.-Secretary of Agriculture
wallace has approved plans of the
Federal Bureau of Public Roads for
the construction of forty-three addl-
tional miles of concrete highway be.
tween Denver and Colorado Springs n,
cost of approximately S1,7Oo, 900, nc.
cording to word received here bv In.
MUS w. Johnson, chief engineer of tbe
bureau of Public Roads in Denver
The new highway will shorten the dis.
tance between Denver and Colorado