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

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The source of much of Telluride's
bootleg supply was discovered when
officers raided a room in the business
section and discovered a lively young
still in operation.
Alfred T. Bell was elected mayor
Of Englewood In the city election at
EnglewoOd. He 10 head Of the Tax
payers ticket. Bell won by a wore
Of approximately 2 to1.
Great preparations are being made at
Rocky Ford for the annual convention
Of the G. A. r., department Of Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, which will be held
for three days. June 4th, 9Th and 9th.
Asa Sterling, II years old, president
Of the First National Bank Of Greeley,
director and stockholder In nearly ev-
cry business and irrigation enterprise
In northern Weld county, 10 dead at
Greeley.
Every public school pupil in Little
ton 70 happy because new modern
and up-t0-dats high school il In sight.
The voters, In addition to electing \
new set Of town officials, voted $780,
900 for that purpose.
DR.. ]. 4. Jeannottee, Democrat, was
elected mayor Of Leadville, over Hyde
Heller, Republican, In one of the quiet
eat elections ever held in that city.
The Republicans elected five Of the
six city aldermen.
Approximately 2,50O,O 900 acres Of
excellent agricultural land In Colorado
would be irrigated. in addition to that
now being watered, IL all partly con-
structed irrigation systems In the
state were completed.
A Jury returned a verdict of not
guilty In fifteen minutes at Boulder
after an all-day hearing of the case of
Victor 8. Sinners, a returned soldier,
who was accused of killing an elk
near his cabin at Nsderland.
The Republicans carrier the city
election in Trinidad by the heaviest
vote In recent years. Il. D. Wright
was elected mayor by 1.1Os majority.
The present city officials, with no pol
itics, were all reelected at Sterling.
Kenneth. the 2-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Corey, fell from his higl,
chair ut the family table In Olathe and
struck on a pairing knife lying on the
floor with such force that the blade
was driven four inches into his brain.
The board Of education of school
district No. q have decided to sub
init q proposition to the voters at the
annual school election, May 9th, to
bond the district for $4,000 to erect
an addition to the school building n
Ignacio.
A mOonshine still was raided at the
home of Gus Lindstrum In Santa Rita,
a suburb Of Victor, by Sheriff Won
Publ and Assistant District Attorney
Shaw. The still, made Of copper, was
In operation when the officers ap.
peared. 1t was located In an outbuIld.
Ing and several gallons Of raw white
whisky were seized.
DR.. Abner J. Cobb Of Denver, first
lieutenant In the American Red Cross
overseas service. has returned home
|
work among Bulgarian refugees, wear.
Ing the Grecian medal Of valOr, the or.
der of st. Thomas, conferred upon
him by the king Of Greece, and will
take up again the practice Of his pro
fession In his home city.
Crawling from his Grip In which his
mother had laid him for few min.
utes while she went to another part Of
the house, the 2.year-Old sOn Of Mrs
Henry I.achmann ut Windsor. slipped
from the window sill and was caught
by his clothes on a nail, hanging with
his head down until he died. A cor.
Oner's inquest disclosed the fact that
he had been checked to death by the
clothes pulling around his throat.
Z. o. Earnest, well known Montross
banker, has been elected president OF
the Chamber Of Commerce by the new
directors, In executive session. Sec.
rotary +. n. Schuyler, whose record
has been splendid, Ii retained for an.
other year.
A c0r0ner's jury at Aguilar investi.
| g0teO the eXpioHlOh III the EInIiTe
mine Of the Empire Coal Mining Com.
pany, In which thirteen miners lost
their lives on March 31st. The verdict
~ returned found that the explosion
was due to an accumulation Of gus TX.
nited In some manner unknown, and
that both the fire boss, Joe Jackson,
and the mine foreman, William wad-
dell. had been negligent In the dis
charge Of their duty.
Eleven out Of twelve members Of
Hoy Scout Troop No. 8, the first scout
organization ever formed In Greeley.
wore their country's uniform during
the war. one. Lester March Of Mill.
ken. was the first Weld county boy to
he killed In action. He died last June
near Chateau ThIsrry. when the ma.
rines, Of which he was u member, were
blocking the Hun advance. Another
member. John BEEN. died Of Influenza
while In camp at Lincoln. Neb.
In the election supposed tn have
been held ut Lake City for the selec.