The Dolores star., 1924-10-31
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

market are progressing rhl''u'''
cording tn the weekly report ot ihe
United States division of crop ana llNe'
stock estimates Flowing in eastern
northern and northeastern tolorau" u
progressing, according to the report
but in other sections Of the state hlorc
rain is needed TO condition the grouhu
for that work. More than half the
winter wheat crop has been planted
the report says. and with conditions
generally favorable for the sowing "l
| winter wheat in the north. northeast
and east, the crop is getting a good
start
PuebIn.-Mrs. II, l.. Douglas of the
Il. T.. Lee chapter, United Daughters
of the Confederacy, Denver, was
elected president of the state orsaniz"
tlon in convention here. Other ON
| GERS chosen include Mrs. William Bar
her. Pueblo. first vice president; Mrs
| Bertha +. Due. Grand junction, sec
| ond vice president Miss Gertrude
Haynes. Pueblo, third vice president I;
Mrs. j.. l.. Brook, Pueblo, recording
secretary: Mrs. =. X. Benefiel, Den
yer. corresponding secretary: Mrs. q.
| c. Farris, Dcnyer, registrar; Mrs. Juan
Raynor, Pueblo, custodian of crosses
| Of honor; Mrs. j. VI. De Weese, Den
YER, custodian of flags and pcnnants.
Denyer.-C Colorado will derive SS9,-
| iSG.2S this year as the states share OF
| the receipts from the seventeen ma
tonal forests within its borders, ac-
| Cording to word received from Wash
| ingtOn. u. e. The san Juan national
forest will pay S9,129oO to the state.
the largest amount earned this year by
any national forest in Colorado. The
White River forest is second with
S7.23J.1S. and the Grand Mesa forest
third with SG,9i910. The Holy Cross
national forest Is fourth with SG,9l0.2T
and the Colorado national forest is
fifth with S5Sll. 1t Is estimated the
seventeen forests earned total of
| about S3JOOOo
Pagosa Springs. One uf the largest
land deals which has taken place in
the San Juan basin in many years was
closed here when Whitney Newton of
PagoSu and formerly Of Denver pur-
| chased the large cattle and hay ranch
| Of Elmer Chapson. consisting Of 1000
acres, located on West fork The
ChapsOn ranch has been conceded To
he the best hay ranch in this section
and Is located both in Archulota and
Mineral counties and Is on the state
F,Vt., Ia
action and was made by Fred Catch
pole of PagOsa. Mr.. Newton also pur-
chased all the livestock. hay, implc-
ments, furniture, etc.
Denvcr-rhe state tax levy for 1924
was reduced from 1893 mills TO $40
mills by the state board of equalization
in Denver after a morning spent in Sc
Cret executive session in the office of
the governor. The reduction of % mills,
equivalent to approximately S31J 600
on the basis Of last year's valuations.
is justified, members OF the equaliZa-
ton board stated, by surplus of
100000 estimated TO be in the state
treasury at the end of the biennial pc
riod Nov. 80, unexpectedly accrued
through Inheritance tax collections
Fort Collins. - After delber1ting
three and II half hours the jury in the
District Court returned verdict of
not guilty in the case in which Dis
trict Attorney Louis Il. Reed of Gree
ley, Sheriff Frank Smith Of Laramie
county, Deputy District Attorney W.
ii. Ninslow, Jr, and Special Investl-
gator \. +. Burkhardt of the district
attorneys office were tried on an in
dictment alleging conspiracy 10 com.
nit II misdemeanor in violating the
prohibition laws
DcnvCr-Wlth less than ten min
utes deliberation jury returned n
verdict of guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree In the case OF \. Il. Max,
charged with the death of Margaret
Watkins on June 90. 1924, by an illegal
operation. in the West Side court.
Members of the board o.
control Of the state industrial school
for boys here have announced that
they have received the designations of
Fred l.. Paddleford. superintendent of
the institution, and Mrs. Paddlerord.
who holds the position of director of
social welfare at the school. Mr. Pad.
dleford presented the resignation of
himself and his wife to the board mt
It's regular meeting at the school We'd
nesday night, they announced
Grand junction.-A gasser with an
estimated flow Of 10000, 900 cubic feet
day was struck by the Utah Oil and
refining Company, the Utah subsidI.
AIRY of the Midwest Oil Company. six
teen miles north and west of Cisco
west of here just across the state line
In Utah. The new well Is on the Cis.
60 structure in an isolated desert see.
ton.
Denvcr.-Nan Svnrverud, n ,lcnutv
sheriff of Eugene, Ore, is in the Cen.
eral hospital here with fractured
Skull AS thp rpStIt ,f .p