The Arvada enterprise., 1919-04-10
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


reau recently established the highest
citizenship class in the world at mine
above Telluride. Seventeen miners,
mostly Firms, are enrolled in the class,
which Is held in the Black Bear mine,
At an altitude Of 1000 feet. The
classes consist Of the studying Of read
ing and writing the English language
and principles OF American govern
ment Government text books are
furnished. A graduate from citizen
ship school who applies for citizenship
IAN become naturalized without under
going the usual examination before Il
court
Success for the Victory loan for
large part Of Colorado's Western slope
is promised by loan workers at Mont
rose, Delta, Grand Junction, Carbon
dale, Glenwood Springs and Olathe,
Chairman s. ID. Nicholson Of the Colo
RADIO State Liberty Loan committee,
said on his return from campaign
visit to those towns. Rallies were
held In the first three Of these points
and conferences with local committees
In the other three.
The Iron Silver Mining Company.
operating the Mikado and other prop
critics at Leadville, has announced q
cut In wages Of dollar a day, due, It
Ia stated, to decentralization In metal
markets, especially lead and zinc The
Yak mines, owned by the American
Smelling and Refining Company, also
have posted notices Of similar cut,
and other lead-zinc mines of the dis
trict probably will follow suit.
The State Senate killed on final
reading, by u vote Of 10 to Is. the
RhOads House bill. under the terms Of
which, had it been enacted, an In
itiated measure proposing constitu-
tiOnal amendment would not be cOnsid-
cred as ratified and adopted unless
the total number of votes cast on the
proposition were equal to at least so
per cent Of the entire vote for COVER
nor at the same election.
To be buried under snow slide In
a bed room isn't an experience to be
desired. but A. Il. Chapman and DOH
aid Stewart, miners of Telluride, re-
Gently experienced 1t without injury.
A snOwslide engulfed their boarding
house and filled their bedroom with
eight feet Of snow. Rescuers were
forced to cut hole In the side of
the house to dig the men out.
Returns from the Colorado Springs
election show the first use of the re.
call in Colorado against city official
has failed, and Mayor Charles E.
Thomas was reelected by about 500
majority over Charles Chapman. who
was the opposition candidate and
headed the recall ticket filed by the
labor factions Of the city, who waged
q bitter campaign against the mayor.
Announcement has been made by the
American Beet Sugar Company, opsr.
atlng factory at Rocky Ford that
moro than $4,000 acres In this section
Of the Arkansas valley have already
been contracted to sugar beets for the
1919 season. 1t ID probable that more
than $1,000 acres will be contracted
before the time comes for putting 10
the crop.
Littleton voters approved two bond
issues In the town and school elections
An issue for 100000 to erect new
high school building carried by q vote
Of 252 to 70, and proposal to bond
the city for $25. 900 to construct new
m"nle'ps! Du''d'h9 was approved u
20 90 nue one "u"'c'pa' ticket "a'
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| wafer z. whitman, chauffeur Tor
Mrs. A. V. Hunter, wife Of A. V. Hun.
ter. wealthy banker OF Denver. was In
stant'y Killed when the car he was
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