Local sportsmen have been offered the opportunity of securing a number of wild turkeys for release in the county, and a move is on foot to take advantage of the plan. The turkeys may be secured in Oklahoma, and it is suggested that a truckload of the birds be brought in. Montezuma County once had many wild turkeys, as any of the old timers will testify, and there is no reason why they could not be made to thrive here again, if the stock is brought in, and proper protection given them until they get a start. It is expected the matter will be put up to the local fish and game club.
A flurry of snow early in the week and a cold snap over Monday and Tuesday reminded folks here that old King Winter is, or was, still on the job. The thermometer dropped to about five above zero and everyone thought it was cold.
The Porter Chevrolet Co., J. G. Porter, manager and proprietor, have recently added Red Crown gasoline to the line of supplies sold at that establishment. The new gas, which has a handsome claret color, looks good anyway.
State Engineer M. C. Hinderlinder, assistant Attorney General Shrader P. Howell and Ward Bannister left Denver Sunday night for Salt Lake City for a conference at which it is hoped that a settlement can be reached concerning Arizona's claims to waters of the Colorado river and its tributaries. The conference was called by Gov. Henry Blood of Utah. Delegates from all the Colorado river compact states, as well as Arizona officials, were present at the meeting.
Dr. J. F. Meinzer of La Jara, Colorado, visited with Mr. C. I. Brown last weekend. Dr. J. F. Meinzer has the statewide reputation of being one of the best potato men in the state. Dr. Meinzer specializes in Peach Blows and Brown Beauties in the San Luis Valley winning the champion tray of potatoes at the state seed show for a number of years. He is also noted for his prize-winning oats at the seed show and also at Chicago. Dr. Meinzer secured a foundation stock of Cobblers from Mr. Brown to plant at his ranch in the San Luis Valley.
The following have been selected as the numbers that will be used at the county contest this spring for violin: Grades 1 & 2, Century edition No. 1272, "Boat Song," by Vogt; grades 3 & 4, Century edition no. 2248, "Humoreske", by Dvorak; grades 5 & 6, Century edition No. 1752, "Nocturne", by Chopin; grades 7 & 8, Century edition No. 2176, "Spring Song," Mendelssohn.
Sheriff W. W. Dunlap left Tuesday morning for Pueblo, taking a man from this county who had been adjudged insane.
Chas. Conroy, popular old-time La Plata County official died at Durango last Saturday. Mr. Conroy served as county clerk and assessor at various times and was known over a large section of Colorado. Mr. Conroy was one of those popular officials who made friends with everyone and for many years was regarded as "unbeatable." Funeral services were held Wendesday and interment made in Durango.
Lyda Waldron Kermode was a caller at this office Wednesday morning and told us that she intended to take over her mother's insurance business here and in other parts of the county and to take care of the business just as has been done before. Mrs. Kermode is living in Cortez until she can straighten up the affairs of her mother, the late Mabel C. Waldron, after which she and Mr. Kermode will go back to the Waldron place below town.
Mrs. Kitorah Exon, one of the early settlers in the Mancos section, and mother of W. J. Exon and Mrs. Martin Rush, of this place, died in Mancos Saturday.
Retail sales for the United States during the calendar year 1934 are estimated at $28,548,000,000, as compared with $25,037,000,000 for 1933, an increase of 14 percent, according to statistics covering all lines just made public by the department of commerce. Every kind of trade and industry reported substantial increases, ranging from 25 percent in catalogue sales of mail order houses, and 22 percent by the automotive group, down through restaurants, apparel stores, farmers' supply and country general stores, furniture and household stores, each reporting 18 percent gains and the food group, the lowest of all with 7 percent.
One of the finest displays of seeds ever shown in Montezuma County is to be seen this week in one of the windows at the Taylor store, right here in Dolores. The seeds are part of those which won high honors at the Colorado Springs seed show a few weeks ago and goes a long way toward telling what can be done in Montezuma County in spite of a little dry weather. Prize ribbons and also a silver cup are shown with the exhibit. Do not fail to see this display, as it is a real eye-opener.