The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-02-14
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Relief for the potato situation in the
northern Colorado district is prom
lssd growers through the United
States food administration. The 5000
cars Of potatoes that must be moved
before March Is in order to prevent
spelling will be realized. according to
. report made by Frank L. Wood
ward of the Colorado food administra-
ton in q meeting Of the Colorado
Council Of Defense.
Ralph Voorhees,, treasurer Of the
federal land bank of Wichita. ad.
dressed the real estate exchange in
Denver on the subject Of the work of
the bank. He said that nearly $685.
100000 in loans had been applied for.
and 38.418.697 actually loaned. OF the
amount loaned by the Wichita branch.
H.s10.760 was distributed among Colo
ado borrowers.
In. one Of Denver's earliest pioneers,
friend Of the Moffat, H. A. w. Tabor
and Byers families, and the first Den
yer woman to possess q sewing ma
chine and a board floor In her home.
vas held from the residence OF her
son. Ben @. Chaplin. 296O South Ban
rock street. Interment was at River
tide cemetery.
w. r. Pritts. executive Of the divi-
lion of bakeries. announced in Den
hn IL n a
greater use in Colorado during the re-
naming winter months OF corn and
potatoes. OF which there are plenty.
Potato day will be Colorado state
least day. The date is not settled. but
It will probably be of weekly recur-
renee.
According TO Moffat reports. the
Central Chemical Company Of Chi
cago has taken q lease on carbonate
Of soda deposits east Of Mosca. The
company will put in a 100000 testing
plant and later will probably build a
100000 finishing factory at Hooper.
No nurses who speak with a Ger
man accent or any other that would
remind an American soldier OF e;ie
German country will be accepted for
Red Cross service in the future. &C
cording to word received at the divi-
sion headquarters In Denver.
The United States Senate passed .
bill repesling the Limitation placed ON
the act creating the Rocky Mountain
National park. which provided that not
more than $4,000 shall be spent In
any one year on It's maintenance.
Mrs. Ora Benson. 10. a bride Of four
days. attempted suicide by taking
poison when arrested In Denver on
charge Of passing forged checks. Her
husband, Ralph Benton. and Ralph
Marshman were also arrested.
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter Of
the President. will probably be the
soioist at one Of the concerts dedicat-
Ing the new municipal organ In the
Auditorium March 2l.22.
H. C. Highley. II. q coal miner At
Frederick. was stabbed to death in his
homo at that place by william Grant.
20. whom HiGhley was trying to eject
from the Highlsy home. Grant 10 un-
der arrest.
An annual mountain states indus
trial exposition In Denver for the pur-
pose Of putting Colorado on the manu-.
featuring map Of the United States. II
urged BY Alfred Benz. Denver manu-.
facturer.
The Moffat road was opened up
after being closed for thirty days BY
snow and ice. and seventy.five cars
Of bituminous coal were hauled over
Rollins pass on Friday.
william Yardley. 81 years old. sex.
ton Of 81. Johns cathedral In Denver.
for twenty.nine years. died at his
home. Death WAS caused from hard.
eninG OF the arteries.
Geo. w. Musser former Justice OF
Colorado Supreme Court. has been
named mediator to settle differences
between four hundred employees Of
Denver foundry and machine shops
many engaged in filling war orders
and their employers.
Roy Woodbury.. . stockman Of Par.
ker. suffered . possible conclusion OF
the brain when his automobile was
struck by a tramway car In Denver.
J. L. Tannehill. n well known resi-
dent OF South Canon. was found dead
In his door yard by his children on
their arrival at home from school.
The Royal Gorge coal mine a
Canon City. with m output Of 1000
tons per month. was badly damaged
by fire.
II Is stated at La Junta that the
Star Petroleum Company has financed
expenses for n we'll and Is ready %
drill.
City Engineer Dice Of Loveland has
recommended the construction OF . re-
inforced water stand pipe to cost 80.
900.
Last Increment Of draft quota or
dcrcd to mobilize Feb. 20.
Graphite City Ia the name Of q vii
lasc that has put In an appearances