The Arvada enterprise., 1918-08-08
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

dent between Colorado Springs and
Manitou. brought out allegations
against several Manitou persons. Mrs.
Anne Dickens Of Manitou. 1t was tes-
titled by members Of the auto party.
had served drinks to them during the
night before the accident occurred.
and 1t was further charged that Mrs.
Dickens had been running q house for
some time that had disrsgardsd tho
prohibition and other laws.
The Corfield property at Caribou.
the Conger Chief. which has afforded
sensations for the past two years. ia
now the center Of interest again In
the greatest silver strike that has
been made since the discovery of the
Caribou mine in 1868. For the past
year . steady output Of ore ranging
in value from 5000 to $500 per ton
has been maintained and extension of
the workings shows a new body Of
chrorides Of phenomenal value and
the streak has been fully opened up
showing sixteen inches wide Of $1,000
material.
The highest price ever paid in Den
yer for grass fed stock was received
by Coke T. Roberds. when he sold two
carloads Of horned Herefords at 317
hundred pounds. A few months ago
tho top notch In prices was supposed
to have been reached at $3.50, but
these superior cattle, averaging 1892
pounds each, were sold at a figure al
most equal to that paid for the best
corn fed cattle. They were bred in
Routt county.
Acting upon . Washington dispatch
stating that President Wilson probably
will visit the Pacific coast during the
fourth Liberty loan drive, which will
occupy three weeks beginning Sept.
1s. representatives Of Denver and of
Colorado Springs dispatched to the
President an urgent invitation that he
visit Denver on his tour. Governor
Gunter, who was in Estes park. wired
his concurrence In the Joint invita-
ton.
The price list. issued BY the fair
price committee Of the food admin
istration for the week ending Aug.
shows = decline Of 10 cents . hum
drsd pounds In the price of wheat
flour. but the restrictions on buying
an equal amount of substitutes with
the flonr remain. Owing to the short
age of supply. restrictions on all sugar
sales are more drastic.
Postmaster General Burlsson has
appointed the following railway mail
agents from Colorado points: Harry
B. Watts. Arthur e. Rossnthal and
Floyd N. Cox. all Of Denver: Elijah
L. johnson. Calhan: Arnold Mathsche.
Englswood: Vernon N. Kintner.
swink: Ray McWilliams. Ault. and
William H. Mcdowell. Durango.
James P. Miller Of Boulder, . for
msr official in the Mercantile Bank
and Trust Company. which operated
In Lafayette and Louisville. has been
released by the Supreme Court on
$1,000 bond pending the trial Of
habsas corpus proceedings growing
out Of an arrest over q banking trans.
action.
A patriotic program at Washington
park. including the presentation Of the
naS Of Colorado BY the Daughters Of
Colombo to the city Of Denver. and .
basket picnic were special features Of
beavers observance OF the forty-ssc.
ond anniversary Of Co,orado's admis-
sion to the Uaiea.
The body Of George B. Perry. 70
ysars old. was found In . shaft Of Q
miAs near Gillette. three miles north.
east oe Cripple Creek. Indications
were that Perry had been dead three
or four days. and II IL believed he
was . victim Of heart disease.
Exro Smith. II. charged with Grim.
inal negligence and alleged to have
forced Mrs. Anna Goodrich from the
road at the entrance to Bear Creek
canon. was found not guilty BY . COZ.
oner's Jury at Golden.
That Colorado Day In wartime b q
day oe courage. hope. fervor and CON.
sscration and the brave gaiety which
intensifiss ail these qualities was
shown BY the spirit with which Deavsr
entered into patriotic celebration at
Washington park.
The ssmi.annual confsrencs Of the
Rocky mountain division Of osteopaths
opened at Colorado Springs with about
800 doctors attending from Colorado.
Wyoming. New Mexico. Utah. Idaho
and Nebraska.
A complete alibi wsa given BY
George Pslton Of whsatridse at his
hearing At Littlstoo o. the charge Of
attacking with Q hstchse John w.
Tbbs. Denver barbse. st his ranch HON.
near Littleton.
Il Il stated At Greeley that $3.50. 900
% conservative estimate Of the dam.
age which hail done to wheat and
bean crops In Weld county during the
past two weeks.
The Spanish Trails Highway asso-
citation convention meeting In Du.
ranso was attended BY large deisEA.
tSons from towns all along tho route
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