The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-24
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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James w. Bucklin, lawyer, state leg
is'ator. capitalist and one of the found
ers of Grand Junction, died Mt his home
in Pal" Alto, Calf, according to mes.
'Sages received
Michigan, Colorado and Utah show
big increases In beet sugar prospects.
Forecasts show COloradOs crop as 3.
02i.OOO tons, an Increase of 5SO,0OO !:
and Utah's l,20S,OOO tons, an increase
"f 100000 tons.
All the Jefferson county men who
served In Uncle Sans military or nav
at forces during the war were guests
.of the city Of Golden and people came
from all section OF the county to at.
tend the "WelcOme Home" day cele-
bratiOn held there.
Greeley business men will furnish
funds to provide IL life guard and safe
s.ty equipment for Seeleys lake, the
scene Of several recent drOwnings, dur
ing the remainder OF the bathing sea-
son. They have also inaugurated Al
campaign to construct large concrete
bathing pool in one of the city parks
which will cost at least $4,000.
Louis Mantz, 81 years old, of Colo
. RADIO Springs, was arrested at Mont
rose by Sheriff J. H. Gill and con.
fessed to stealing the car he was driv-
ing to visit his sister, critically III in
Lewiston, Idaho. The youth showed Il
telegram from his sister asking him to
visit her. The sheriff took the car and
the boy back to Colorado Springs.
What Is believed to be the first case
Of typhus fever ever recorded in Den
yer caused the death Of Harley VIII
son, decorator. Wilson, who was 81
years Of age and has been employed
by the Denver Omnibus and Cab Com
pany, became III June %. The attend
ing physicians recognized the disease,
hut were unable to stop its progress.
That the beet acreage tributary to
the Windsor factory of the Great West
ern Sugar Company has been reduced
from 14,500 to about 10000 acres by
the ravages Of web worms and drOuth
Is the estimate of factory officials.
The officials expect another attack
from the worms early In August and
have made big preparations to fight
the pest.
A tent city, splendidly decorated,
will be established at City park In
Denver as part Of the Colorado day
celebration on Aug. l this year. The
fOrty-third anniversary Of the admis.
sion of Colorado to the sisterhOOd OF
states will take the form of a "wel.
come home" for the returned fighting
men Of the army and navy and for the
war nurses.
Ars. Guy U. Hardy. wife Of Repre-.
sentative Hardy Of the Third Congress,
siOnal district OF Colorado, has accept.
I'd an invitation to sponsor 9,0OO.tOn
steel steamer. which is to be launched
In Seattle Aug l6 Mrs. Hardy will 70
TO Seattle with her husband to attend
the convention Of the National Edi.
tOrial Association. Of which her hus.
hand is president.
Denver will begin the construction
Of the south wing to the Colorado Mu.
seunn-of Natural History In City Park
shortly, as the result Of II gift Of S1OO.,
100 for that purpose tn the city by II
Denver citizen whose name Is beina
withheld for the present by Mayor
Dewey G. Bailey. The name Uf the
donor will he revealed ut the formal
opening Of the Civic Center Aug. I.
Colorado will produce this year 49,
$4,000 bushels Of wheat. compared
with production Of 1879. 600 bushels
last year. according to estimates Just
completed by the Colorado cO-Opcra.
tive Crop Reporting service. The pro.
ducti0n Of corn. II conditions remain
favorable until harvest. will be approx.
lnately 23,14s.OOO bushels, compared
with 28,5S5. 900 bushels for 1913.
4 team composed Of seventeen men
~ ColoradO's National Guard will rep.
resent the State at the national rifle
matches to he held at Caldwell. n. j.,
the week Of August 25.
The old car barn on Colfax avenue.
near Aurora. which thes tate highway
NvssSWtH"sVb sVNVuuS uWsN""T'N s'VV'
the Trnmwny company In Denver, IL
being repaired for the storing Of some
Of the army trucks now being received
from the War Department FOrty.sev.
cn trucks have been received thus far
and wiz he sent to the counties for
use IN county roads ~ Anon as they can
he replaced with the dump bodies.
Mrs. Jennie Murphy. six months
hride Of John j. Murphy. IL In jail with
her husband charged with attempting
to aid him to escape from the county
Jail. where he In held on . charge Of
forgery n Pueblo. II is claimed thni
Mrs. Murphy visited the Jnll and gave
her husband some bananas. Inside
each bansnf was hard steel saw Gu
pable of cutting through the steel bars
In rapid time. Murphy hid the saws in
his cell. hut the jaiIer In making his
rounds and searching the prisoners dis
- cred them.
.ihen Mrs. iinnnnh Y. WnlpoI". wild.