The Arvada enterprise., 1919-01-30
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Western New -papsr uu,on News Service.
The potato growers Of the Greeley
district do not want their potatoes
graded before they are sent out to
the consumers.
The Apishapa Irrigation Company
has unloaded two cars of steel piling
70 be used in the construction of
Dig reservoir near Bloom.
Nebraska Aggies repeated their
asst years performance and defeated
the Colorado Aggies In the stock
Judging contests at the Western Ma
tional Stock Show in Denver.
Grand Junction and Grand Valley
business men are after settlement
of soldiers in the valley under the
plan suggested by Franklin X. Lane.
secretary Of the interior.
Samuel Cheesebrough. employed at
the Terrible mine. Silver Plume. was
killed when he was caught under a
rock fall. Chesebrough is survived
by six small children. His wife died
from the influenza some time ago.
Prof. c. NJ. Heron of La Junta en-
tered several of his Single Comb
Buff Leghorns in the Chicago Ma
tional Poultry Show and won first
prize on hen. first on pullet and sec
ond on cockerel.
| Will Mathieson, farmer of the
Timnath district. accidentally killed
his 18-months-old daughter by back
Ing his automobile over the child.
Her neck was broken and she died
within q short time.
The Myron Stratton Home Corpor-
alton. as the holding company own
ing the Colorado Springs and Inter-
urban Railway Company. has agreed
to sell the street car lines to Colo
RADIO Springs. but NO price has been
named.
A dairy COW belonging to c. 8.
Donner Of Great Bend pays for her
self every fifteen days. She was pur-
chased for $35 three years ago. and
In fourteen months produced $847.8O
worth of milk. an average of 32.24 .
day.
Following the filing of a protest
petition by all the men of the stu
dent body. military drill has been
suspended at Colorado College and II
is likely that the Reserve Officers
Training Corps program will be
abandoned.
The annual ski carnival which was
to have been held In Steamboat
Springs next month. has been called
off. 1t was announced by the Steam.
boat Springs Ski Club. because most
of the expert ski jumpers OF the
country are in military service.
Senator Charles 8. Thomas noti-
fled the Civic and Commercial Asso.
citation of Denver that the acting
quartermaster general had declared
that the War Department had the
power to establish in Denver mill.
tary purchasing headquarters and a
quartermaster's depot.
Platteville's commercial club .hai
received definite assurances from the
Kuner company that the next fac.
tory for putting up pickles and othe,
vegetables which the company estab.
fishes will be at Platteville. but tina,
the sudden ending Of the war has dis
arranged their plans SO that II Is moi
likely to be this year.
That the Colorado Development
Federation continue Its Washington
bureau and other activities as u pro
tective measure to Colorado interest,
was the request made by the state or
ganization OF county commissioners
by unanimous vote. the organization
passed a resolution that each count,
pay at once its share Of = fund to car
ry on the work Of the federation.
A tragedy which saddened the
hearts Of all occurred at Holyoke wher
the life Of year old babe was snufYed
out by flames, burned to death while
asleep.
Arapahoe c0unty's valuation has
Increased S536.2lO In the last year
according to figures Of the county
assessor. Settlers proving up land
titles and general increase Of the
county's prosperity are given ~ the
reasons. The 1919 valuation Oi
the county Ia S19,722.1lO.
II is the opinion Of the acting quar-
:ermastsr general in Washington that
The War Department has power, un-
ier existing law and without xddi-
.ional legislation. to establish mill
.ary purchasing headquarters and a
luartermaster's depot in Denver, nc
.ording to = telegram TO the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association
from Senator Charles s. Thomas.
An inquiry concerning Colorado pro.
iuction Of steel, iron and small tools
for markets In France, Italy. Spain,
he Balkan states and North Africa
xaS received by the Colorado Manu-
sacturers' Association from . firm In
Paris distributing supplies TO the
French army. All Colorado concerns
:urnihg out such products were mott
isd At once by Executive Secretary l..