The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-02-14
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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Harry Conley OF Salida caused the
death of two women. His wife, who
was formerly Miss Evelyn Adams. =
telephone operator OF Oakland CAL.
committed suicide by swallowing poi.
son. and when the news Of her death
was telegrsphed to her sister. Miss
Gladys Adams at Santa Cruz. the lat
ter dropped dead from the shock. Mrs.
Conley swallowed the poison after she
had seen her husband and another
woman enter and leave q restaurant
and then 60 to rooming house.
]. Lotion Davidson, Denver under
taksr, was freed from charges Of con-
spiracy arising out OF the insurance
scandal wherein another man played
dead" when the Colorado Supreme
Court reversed the trial court finding
and ordered the case dismissed. Vival
ly Turley, who faxed" the death in
order to obtain $4,000 insurance, It
is alleged is serving term in tho
penitentiary.
Harry Hartman, sentenced to the
penitentiary from Denver as Il degen-
crate. and having fifteen years yet to
serve. has confessed to the murder of
q boy at Sioux City. Iowa, In 1919.
Word from Sioux City gives the name
of the boy as Lovenger. son of Mrs.
Esther Lovenger. The decompossd
body was found In a barn and was
recognized about three weeks later by
the clothes.
The drainage of 100000 acres of VA
ter logged land in the San Luis valley
Is one Of the works that Director
Arthur p. Davis OF the reclamation
service has in mind In the prepared
ness for peace campaign. MIR. Davis
means to utilize the engineers and re-
sources Of his organization in mapping
out works which will not only give en-
ployment to the soldiers but also make
homes for them. II Congress sees fit
to authorize such work.
Mrs. Henry b. Teller. who has In
charge the Denver registration Of
women for war service. reported that
81 900 registration cards have been To-
sued, and that more than one-half
have been returned to headquarters.
filled out for indexing.
Arthur Edgar Gerald Collins. son of
recommended for tho award of the
military csoss. one Of the highest
awards conferred in the British army.
with which he has been serving since
the beginning of the war.
The annual winter outing Of the
Colorado Mountain Club will be held
at Fern Lake. Rocky Mountain Nation
al park. from Friday. Feb. %. to Mon
day. Feb. %. Skating. tobogganiny
and snow shoeing are on the program
Mrs. J. v. (Fanchon) Rose. princi
pal witt, ~ In the prosecution against
Frank H. Mulligan and Philip Cohen
county grand Jury. disappeared. II wal
reported In Denver.
American Beet Sugar Company dc
clared dividend of 8 per cent on com
mon stock for the year. payable In
quarterly installments of 2 per cont
the first payable April 30 to stock Of
record April IA.
Announcement is made by the food
administration of the appointment ol
Judge John C. Bell Of MontrOse to bs
n member Of the commission that vii
investigate tho cost Of PRODUCING
sugar beets.
w. L. Cunningham Of Colorado
Springs. who enlisted In tho coast o.
tillery. suffered . shattered knee II
an accident and h confined In tho bias.
hospital at the Preside. San Fran
cisco.
The date Of holdiss Johnstown's an
nual dairy day has not yet been do
cided upon. though . committee hai
taken up the matter Of raising funds
and considering . program.
Pueblo has probably furnished The
youngest soldier with the American
sxpeditionary forces in France. name
~ Bybee Baird. IA years old.
Alvah l.. Carper. u years old. mus,
pay his l9.ysar-old bride. Ruth Jones
Carper. temporary alimony to the
amount Of 1l6 . month. In addition r.
attorneys fees and court costs, b.
order Of Judge Butler In tho Denver
District Court.
Elmer Richardson. who q few day.
ago at La Junta killed his wife and
then shot himself near the heart, u
dead. after lingering In hospital and
apparently improving.
Adjutant General Frank ID. Baldwin
received . telegram from tho War D.
partmcnt saying there wsrs no Colo
RADIO troops aboard tho transport Tus
cania.
VIM. q. Sweet and Lieut. Paul c.
Huriburt Of Denver have arrived
somewhere In France" according 10
messages received BY Denvsr rsla.
tives.
Tho operation Of two passenger
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