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The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Pump Expert Visits
Our Water Plant

Through the interest shown in
a new pumping plant by 7. G.
Hurst, Jr., a pump expert in the
person of Henry Mayors of Lit
tleton called Monday and inspect
ed our pumping plant with the
entire board except Mayor Nc
Fadden. He expressed himself
as being pleased with the plant
from an expert standpoint as far
as the alignment. and general
installation is concerned. How
ever, he states that there are
other styles of pumping Systems
that are more practicable from an
economical standpoint. The sys.
tenn he recommends most highly
is one which brings III, water to
the top of the well and stores it
into a small concrete tank. hold
ing only few barrels. 1t 10
then hoisted into the tauk by .
Knowles duplex pump. This
saves the power which is con.
sumed by the present system in
lifting the plunger almost a.
high into the air as it goes into
the ground. The other system,
he claims will be a great saving
of motor power and also a saving
in maintenance.
Mr.. Barth who has been very
active as a member of the Town
board to have a new system In
stalled as a precaution against
emergency, has also had a MIR.
Thomas. also an expert and Mr..
Parfet, who is the pump SUPER
intendent of the Leyden mines
pass an opinion on the kind Of
pump proposed by Mr.. Mayors
and both of these gentlemen
recommend it very highly.
However, the board will visit
a number of towns as similarly
situated as Arvada as possible
and see the systems in use there
before deciding. which is a very
proper thing to do.
The cost Of this plant is not q
great deal more, if any than the
one now in use, we are told.
That some sort of emergency
plant should be installed there
can be no qustion. but to get the
cheapest and best is the thing
necessary to consider carefully.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
WHAT WILL BECOME OF 1T?

Oh what will become of our humble petition,
Dye think the town dads will turn us all down?
That cross-walk had got in deplorable condition.
But that's excuse that half O. the town
Should walk in the mud, or else go aroun.
Perhaps faint just accordin' to Hoyle
To have cross walk clear under the SOIL
But at any rate it's better, by far than the mud
Tho the autos come down with dull sickening thud.
So Fathers dear Fathers, whatever you do
Please grant this petition we've scribbled to you
O. F. SPAS
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Surprise Party.

The home Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Pope was the scene of a very
pleasant surprise party last
Thursday evening, when about
twenty-five Arvada friends went
in and surprised them. taking
baskets filed with good things
to eat. The older members Of
the party played games and
cards. while the younger ones
held hands and discussed Loves
young dream. h."
At the proper hour refresh.
ments were served and the party
reluctantly disbanded for their
homes wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Pope many happy returns.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

The news that County-Attor-
ney William N. Vale had secur-
ed a divorce from his wife, on
the grounds of desertion, came
as a surprise to many of his
friends in this community.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Eural a,th prr-
snltal Jtrnls

Louis Miller, who is running the
rural delivery route in the alb
sence of Chas. Fink received a
postal card from him dated June
18th, saying so far, so good,
some rain and for a while we
stood" The card was stamped
at Sterling. Illinois, which indi-
Gates that they have made about
1000 miles in six days.
A most pleasant surprise was
given to Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stumpf
Tuesday evening, being their
fifth wedding anniversary. While
they were being entertained at 4
neighbours home, forty other
friends were busy preparing Il
supper at Stumpf's. When every
thing was in readiness Mr.. and
MIS-. Stumpf were called home
to answer a bogus phone call and
the surprise was complete. A
very enjoyable evening wasspent.
Harry Brandon is making good
in the brokerage business in Ar
vada. He buys and sells any
thing he can see a nickel in.
w. r. Swadley and family and
Miss Viola Cheatley picnicked on
Lookout mountain last Sunday.
Mrs. j. p. Morrison has been
on the sick list the past two
weeks.
ID. +, Cahill is not supersti-
tious, but still he believes in
signs, as his store window will
testify,
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
To Have Half-Holiday.

The merchants, most of them,
have decided to take a half-holi-
day during July and August, be-
ginning Thursday. July 9th, at l
O'Clock. p. m. and each success
i've Thursday until and including
Thursday, August 9th, 1914.
Those entering this agreement
are:
II. j. Juchcm, Evans a bennett
Morris Boretz (thc ModcD JAS. II
Kennedy w. r.. Peterson (pooI
room during ball gamc), J. r
White (rcal cstntc), A. TetzlaI, NJ
=. Chinn During ball game), A. H.
Davis, Alexander ~ Walton, DR.
Loberg, q. Peterson, Harry Bran
don, Alex Scath. a. J Kccht, NJ
+. Pierce, j. J.. Munal, ID. II
Cahill, j. a. Pierce, II. $. Burton
IncZ II. French, y. $. Knapp, Wal
ter Hcaslct, G. NJ. Duncan.
The object is to promote the
social side of the business life oil
Arvada by getting out together
and enjoying athletic sports, etc.
We regret that the day chosen
makes it impossible for us to join
in.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

The Arvada Band met last
night for rehearsal and j. J.
Weber assumed the Ieader:hip.
some progress was made and we
hone soon to have some music.
Arvade 10 TO b congratulated on
aoesfine NJ. Webboe's services.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Walter James 10 improving his
residence by having q cellar and
new foundation put in and q con-
crete walk laid.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Pansy Hayes has left Casper.
fWyo.. and has gone to Billings,
Montana, and Miss Nellie Scott
has gone to Waltman Wyo., where
she will remain until August
when she will be home.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Geo. Secrest Of San Francisco,
has been visiting his cousins,
Mrs. j. r. Kennedy and the Sc
crest brothers the past week. He
is on his way to Yellowstone
Park.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

It's q trife hard to keep up
with NJ. ]. Boretz of the
Model. He is certainly living up
to the reputation of "the store
accommodating" He is furnish
ing a mat for the w. o. W. hr
wrestling and boxing matches,
paints fancy signs for the base
ball club, and now has made a
scoreboard for the ball park. Be-
ing an all-around handy man he
has painted himself a handsome
big store sign.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

The Town Board of Edgewa.
ter on Tuesday night decided
to build some more sidewalks
and ordinances declaring districts
proposed will be found in anoth-
er part of this paper.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Ex-Postmaster j. l.. Miller
was the second person to remem.
ber the editor with this seasons
produce. Monday morning he
presented US with a box of nam.
moth Strawberries that eclipse
anything in the line of strawber.
ries we have seen yet. Most Of
them are double and some resem.
BILE a blooded ROSTERS comb.
There were lG in the box and the
box was comfortably filled except
in the corners, and we were told
there were no small ones in the
patch to fill the corners with.
These berries were raised on the
Conklin ranch west of town, by
James Crawford. After writing
the foregoing we are recipient OF
another box of ten, which COM
pletely fill the box and four of
them laid side by side measure
II inches. They are Of the Will
liam Belt variety. Mr.. Crawford
picked 22 crates of these wonder
berries Monday.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

The Cemetery Aid supper last
Friday evening was q great sue
cess and 4 neat sum was cleared.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

w. H. Robinson came home
sick Saturday and will be con.
fined to mis- home for some time.
He was able to take an auto ride
today, however, and we hope he
will soon be we'll again.
The men of the Methodist
Church will play a return game
with the boys Of H. c. Fields
class Saturday afternoon. Prof.
Drake and Rev. Benight will be
the battery for the men. Mr..
Drake - the pitcher and Rev.
Benight a. catcher. We are put.
ting our money on the boys.
The streets have been dragged
and put in elegent shape for
about the steenth time this sea.
son. It seems to have been sort
Of barometer, as 1t always rains
just after the streets are put In
shape. However. we are not
complaining.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Boy Struck by Car.

What may be called a FORUM
ate accident occurred on the bus
ness street Tuesday evening. 1t
was fortunate because no one
was hurt, which is almost mirac-
ulous. Irving Klein, 14-year-old
son of Chas. Klein, was knocked
from his wheel by a Ford car,
being driven by Robt. Berry.
F. C. Murchison was also in the
car teaching Mr.. Berry to drive,
he having just purchased one
from Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Murchison
states that they were running on
low speed and the boy was riding
in the same direction. east, and
was watching the firemen, who
were practicing. Not seeing the
car approaching he turned d.
rectly in front of it and was
knocked off, falling midway be-
tween the two front wheels. The
emergency brake was applied by
Mr.. Murchison and the car was
stopped Immediately. The boy
was unhurt. but his wheel was
badly smashed. Mr.. Berry, be-
ing a bit nervous in running the
car. was badly scared and every
one who saw it say it was a very
narrow escape, but no blame can
be attached to the men in the
car.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Committee Visits Tramway.

SOkIIII1lSS00 VIOASo A40AA"~ys
Wesley Staley, A. L. Davis and
w. w. Moberly visited the Tram
way Offices Tuesday afternoon as
the fare reducing committee from
theC Commercial club, Messrs. Ca
hill and Newcomb the other men,
bers of the committee being un-
able to go. As was feared, no
progress WAS made to speak of
in this direction, as Ex-Governor
VIM. G. Smith, was unable to
give any encouragement. Mr..
Smith took the daily report cards
down from a pigeon hole in his
desk and read them over to the
committee and these showed q
decrease of business from l per
cent to even as great as z per
cent in comparison with the same
days of the month a year ago.
Occasionally a day would show a
small gain, but they were very
scarce and s per cent was the
maximum gain, while a fraction
of q cent and occasionally l per
cent was the averege gain.
This Mr.. Smith stated was the
condition and naturally was not
calculated to make the company
feel like making any concessions
that would have a tendency to
reduce the earnings at this time.
However, q plan was suggested
that may result in some good and
the committee will report this to
the Commercial club for consid-
Grafton at the next meeting.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

ID. +, Cahill is not supersti-
tious, but still he believes in
signs, as his store window will
testify,
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Mrs. j. p. Morrison has been
on the sick list the past two
weeks,
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

w. r. Swadley and family and
Miss Viola Cheatley picnicked on
Lookout mountain last Sunday.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

There will be a meeting Of the
Major Anderson w. r. c. Satur-
day afternoon, June 20. All
members requested to be present
to hear about the convention.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

W. T.. Peterson received long
letter from Harry Baller in which
he reports all well and Treecy
will teach in Los Angeles schools
next year.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Judge T. C. Sellman sent the
editor u sample of wheat in the
head, which he is raising on his
place, that indicates a remarka-
bly, heavy yield. Although not
nearly filled out, the grain Is
large and the head long.
Mrs. T. s. Locke and little
daughter. of Liberal, Kans.. are
visiting Mrs. Locke's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Pierce.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Master Frank Wiedman went
to Boulder Tuesday to visit hi,
aunt and expects to spend the
summer with her.

Everyone is invited to attend
the strawberry and Ice Cream
Festival" to be given by the
Catholic Ladies Aid on Wednes-
day evening, June oath on Mrs,
]. Stumpf's lawn, Grandview
Avenue, ~
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

"a. A. Jackson was out from
Denver Wednesday looking after
some business. Mr.. Jackson has
a nice office on l4th street at 1923,
where he is doing a nice business
with his patent floor scraping
and planning machine. Mr.. Jack
son Is a hustler and a square sort
Of man, and deserves to make a
barrel Of money.
James Biggins will leave Satur'
day for Salt Lake City and the
coast,
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Mrs. J. N. McAutlPor Returned
Sunday afteepcox from Numa,
La, wheeet she has been the past
five NJ n, having been called
thither v the sudden death Of
her brotherS When she returned
she found Mr.. Seath her son-in.
law, had improved the place by
adding q porch and building q
chicken house and coal house.
Mr.. Seath had intended to
have the house painted As a sur
prise to her. but did not get the
work completed,
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

The department convention of
the Woman's Relief Corps was
in session the past week at Ft.
Morgan, Colo. The members,o
Major Anderson Post and Corps
who were in attendance were,
Comrades Hurlbert and Smith.
May P. Smith. Helen M. Dough-
ty and Annie s. Mills. It was
q very interesting and profita-
BILE convention. Autos were at
the command of the guests. Ar
vada corps was honored by the
reappointment of Annie S. Mills
for the Office of Department Pa
triotic instructor.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

was largely attended and a sue
cess as usual.
Mrs. G.. =. Horton Of Denver,
formerly of Arvada, was a guest
at the Gibbs West home Friday
and shaking hands with hei
many friends.
Mrs. Mary Fogg of Estes Park,
was visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred
Hayes the past week.
The Children's Day program al
the Baptist Church was largely
attended Sunday evening and
was exceptionally fine. The
flower drill given by Mrs. Edgar
Watson's class was very good.
The Water Of Life represent
alton was especially impressive.
A fountain Of running water was
used to cxemplify the meaning
and was very beautiful. The
credit Of the success Of the excr.
cises was largely due TO the un.
tiring efforts Of Miss Olive Wat.
son and Miss Bessie Garret. The
musical feature Of the program
was much enjoyed.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Harry Brandon is making goot
in the brokerage business in Ar.
vada. He buys and sells any
thing he can see a nickel in.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Roy Pierce is home from mill.
tary school at Liberal. Kans.,
and will spend the summer with
his parents.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Geo. Meyer and wife are home
from Victor to spend the sum-
mer. They are contemplating a
trip to Hot Sulphur Springs.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Edgar Swanson came home
from Pocatella, where he has
been the past two years.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

Wesley Staley and A. H. Barth
will 60 to Colorado Springs Fri
day to attend the bankers con-
vention in session there.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18
Frank Wetzter of Monta Vista
was a guest Of the F. C. Murehi
son family Tuesday.

Miss Ellen Speicer, superin-
tendent of schools of Alamosa
county, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Staley Monday and Tues
day of this week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-06-18

The ice cream social on Rev.
Cooper's lawn Tuesday evening
was largely attended and a sue
cess as usual.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-27
Asking Hubby for Money.


In an interesting little article en-
titled feminine Finance" in the Wom-
amos Home Companion, Lee MacalisteI
says in part:
IF there is money to be had, it is
foolish for a woman to shrink from
asking for it as if she were an unde.
serving child. Also, if her husband is
only thoughtless, it is unfair to him.
Most men wish to spare their wives
every possible discomfort, and it is
silly for a wife to experience needless
inconvenience and feel sorry for her
self the while when a little common
sense would do away with it. Men
can't understand such a point of view.
Whatever they want they ask for, and
they can't see why woman should OBJ.
ject to doing the same thing And a
woman shouldn't. There are times, of
course, when a woman wants more
money than she thinks her husband
can afford to give her, and when it is
necessary for her to be at home the
greater part Of the time. In that case,
some plan can be found if it be dill
gently sought"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-27
GENTLE FORCES OF NATURE
Wonderful Agents That Transform
Continents of Granite Into
Most Fertile Soil.

What adds to the wonder of the
ea7th's grist is that the millstones that
did the work and are still doing it are
the gentle forces that career above our
heads-the sunbeam, the cloud, the
air the frost. The rains gentle fall,
the airs velvet touch, the suns noise
less rays, the frost's exquisite CRYSTALS,
these combined are the agents that
crush the rocks, pulverize the noun
tains and transform continents of
sterile granite into a world of fertile
soil.
It is as If baby fingers did the work
Of powder and dynamite. Give the
clouds and the sunbeams time enough,
and the Alps and the Andes disappear
before them or are transformed into
plains where corn may grow and cattle
Craze.
The snow falls as lightly as down
and lies almost as lightly yet the
crags tumble beneath it; compacted
by gravity, out of it grew the tre-
mendous ice sheet that ground off the
mountain SUBMITS, that scooped out
lakes and valleys and modelled our
northern landscapes as the sculptor
his clay image.-John Burroughs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-27
New Device for Cameras.

An autographic arrangement which
enables a photographer to make a per-
manent record on a negative in a roll
film camera, identifying a picture at
the time the exposure is made, has
been invented, and the patent sold by
the inventor for 100000.
The object is effected through the
use of two strips of especially pre-
pared paper which cover the film. A
hinged leaf built in the back Of the
camera, when opened, bares a strip
of red paper which protects the sensi-
tized film from light. This paper is
coated with a waX-like substance which
is easily scratched by sharp-pointed
instrument. When anything is writ
ten with a stylus on the surface Of
this paper, the coating breaks under
the tracing, and just enough light is
admitted through the inner paper to
make an impression of the words on
the negative. Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-27
Saved the Children.

Our class was held on the third floor
of an old wooden school building. One
afternoon another boy and myself
scattered some snuff in the air before
the afternoon session began. When
the professor began talking to his as
sistant they We're seized with a fit Of
sneezing, bobbing their heads toward
each other in most ludicrous fash
ion. The students howled with laugh
ter when they were not sneezing.
Finally the professor managed to
get his breath long enough to ques-
tion the class and all but we two
guilty boys were dismissed.
He took us to his Office and while
we were there-about twenty minutes
later-fre was discovered in the build
ing. We got out with difficulty and
the school was burned to the ground.
From an angry man the professor
became deeply thankful and he has
since maintained that we boys were
the instruments of fate for the build
ing burned so rapidly that there
would have been great danger if all
Of the children had been in class when
the fire started-EXchange
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-27

Boy Problem Now, as Always, the
Most Vexlng Question for
the Centuries.

Wars come and go, rulers fall from
power but the boy problem Is ever In
the public prints. Reading the contin-
uous lamentations with earnest atten'
tion, Il seems that the boy 10 always In
danger OF growing up and becoming a
man and that he must be watched very
closely. On the other hand, some OF
em become sissies, fate that is dis
tlnctly more to be regretted, although
the uplifters say nothing about IL. As
sistlng this pernicious instinct is the
boys own ardent desire to be man.
And that is only exoelled by HIS desire,
when that happy estate is reached, to
become boy again The great joke
on every boy Is the exchange OF boy
hood for manhood, and to this all men
contribute, more out OF a spirit OF
cynicism and revenge than anything
else.
Az a matter OF fact, the boy OF four.
teen and sixteen knows more things
worth knowing and fewer things that
are best left unknown than the man OF
lpIlg OI blAlg. uS Wlot9N tilih III tAN
world is the boy in his early teens,
and his only folly at oil is growing out
of them. Life is thoroughly complete
for the boy, and If only there were
no men to encourage an ambition to.
ward manhood's privileges all would
be well. It is while he is Christopher
Columbuslng arounl in those early
days that he learns all the human ma
ture there is. Relationships are very
direct and associations intimate. There
is little equivocation, and/subtlety has
the franllness Of earnestness instead
Of the duplicity Of deceit Impressions
are vivid and the way to make a good,
steadfast, lifelong enemy is to give
needless offense to boy Of ten years
old.
The boy Of today knows far more
than his father viii ever suspect, but
under careful tutelage and great pa.
tience on the part of the son, the fa'
theirs are doing better right along, and,
taken as a class, are improving dis.
tinctly and with as much celebrity as
can be expected-Seattle Post-Intelli.
gencer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-27
CAR GOES 29.7 MILES
ON GALLON OF GASOLINE
red Grown Shows Remarkable Test.
Judoeu BY c. A. c. Committee.

Judseu by C. A. C. Committee.
Surprising results were obtained
Tuesday in Chicago, when, In a dis
tance test on the houleyards. a 1915
big six went 2S. niles on a gallon OF
Red Crown gasoline. The test was
made to demonstrate the fuel economy
OF high test gasoline, by the technical
committee OF the Chicago Automobile
Club
Red crown gasoline, 5s test, was de-
sided upon by the judges and drivers
ss the best gasoline 10 be used. All
through the trip the clutch was not
slipped. except when traffic congestion
made 1t necessary The dash adjust
ment on the carburetor was discon-
nected, and in order that the test be
a fair one, the fan was in operation
throughout the run.
Next came the acceleration test.
With the carburetor adjustment tho
same as during the economy run. The
car was driven from standing start to
thirty miles an hour in IL As seconds.
The flexibility test saw the car run
at four miles an hour, then speeded
up to forty-four.
The test proves that the six is not
an excessive fuel consumer where the
best gasoline is used.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-27
Opium Traffic.

China has advanced so far in her
fight against opium that other crops
are being planted in place of pop
pies. In the Chunking district, large
areas formerly devoted to poppy cul-
ture are now covered with a good crop
Of soya beans, The traditional beat
ing of swords into plowshares was not
a more notable victory for progress
than this. The use Of the land has
been turned from death unto life in
the most literal sense of the term
Instead Of producing an insidious
poison, the fields of Chunking are bear
ing food; instead of a crop peculiarly
exhausting to the soil has come one
which enriches the soil. If the Chi.
nese revolution had done nothing but
dealt the death blow to opium, it
would be many times worth while.