The Arvada enterprise., 1919-01-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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The Chamber of Commerce at Mont
rose is starting strong movement
to secure for this city dehydrating
plant.
The resignation of Colonel Frank
| Adams as superintendent of the State
Department of Safety was accepted
by Governor Gunter Monday morning.
A gun club will be organized in
Fort Morgan if = number of the crack
shooters Of this vicinity succeed in
carrying out their plans as per sched-
ule.
Under the direction of the City
Federation Of Women's Clubs q Wig
orous campaign will soon be started
for the establishment Of q modern
hospital in Sterling.
An organization, known n the
Monte Vista Stock Sales COMMITTEES,
il hot on the trail Of stock-selling
concerns and agents who sell stock
under Misrepresentation.
Telluride is battling new wave OF
influenza and number OF new cases
have been reported lately. The city
authorities have requested discontin-
uance Of public funerals.
Summit county during 1918 bought
War Savings and Thrift Stamps Of =
total value Of $45,910.75. The coun-
TVS quota was $4,000. Dillon and
Breckenridge are banner towns.
After seven years of successful op-
GRAFTON Longmont today owns, free
from debt, its municipal electric light
plant, the last $4,000 bonds having
been paid by the city during the year
1918.
The new issue of War Savings
Stamps, costing $4.12 this month, are
on sale at the postoffices and other
January !. 1924. Colorado's quota 10
Orders for The dismantling Of .
railroad we're issued by the State
are allowed before the order is to be
carried out, in the hope that the gov
efnment, the state or industrial agen-
ciss will take over management Of
the road and sndeavor to make 1t pay.
Denver may obtain the annual con-
vention Of the American Medical As
sociatiou, which will be held in June,
1920. The Civic and Commercial As
sociation has received an inquiry from
the medical body asking about accom-
modations for delegates to the co1-
vention and for the convention itself
that can be provided BY Denver.
Officers Of the Great Western Sugar
Company state that beet growers in
Northern Colorado in large numbers
are signing contracts for the 1919
season, many Of them increasing their
acreage from 80 to 100 per cent. The
sugar company ofacers believe that
more sugar beets will be grown in
Northern Colorado this year than ever
before.
BY q unanimous vote, former 0ov.
ernor Ammons was reelected chair
man Of the Agricultural and livestock
Bureau Of the Denver Civic and Com
mercial Association. Other officials
elected at the meeting are: ". N.
W. Blayney, vice chairman; Lee A.
Reynolds, treasurer, and David W.
Thomas, secretary. Mr.. Thomas was
secretary Of the State Council Of De-
fense.
Drilling on the property Of the Bed
Rock Oil and Gas Company will be
resumed this week. No drilling has
been done on this property since No
vember 16. The property is located
thirty-Rve miles south Of La Junta
and the well is down to . depth Of
970 feet, and the company expects to
20 about l 800 feet before pay sand
10 struck. The well had been cased
awaiting the arrival Of = new cable
A service flag for Institute District
No. l, comprising the counties Of Lo.
gan, Morgan, Warrington, Yuma
Phillips and Sedgwick, is shown In
the ONCE Of the county superintend-
ent of schools. The flag bears TWEEN.
ty-eight stars and represent the mum.
Der Of teachers in the district who en-.
gagged in war service. The flag ID
the property Of the six counties In the
district and 10 sent to the superin.
tendsnts Of the counties in their order
Because Of the drop in lead and
copper, since the armistice, the mines
at Rico, heavy producers Of those
minerals. have closed down.
The Board Of County Commission.
era Of Grand county have sent to the
State Highway Commission = protest
against the construction Of what il
known as the High Line" section OF
the Fall River road. between Estes
Park and Grand county. and urging
the commission to reconsider the rout.
ing Of the highway ut that point
Fort Collin citizens have ovcrsub.
scribed the 100000 bond issue fol
the purchase and improvement Of
their street railway system by 80 pei
cent. Instead Of Offering the issue
to Denver or outside firms. the city
council decided first to give local peo'
pie = chance 70 purchase. The result
IL that $3.50, 900 have been spoken foI
in that city.
The Federated Trades Council a
Colorado Springs has decided 70 pro.
coed at once with the circulation Of pe.
titions seeking the recall Of Mayor
Charles r. Thomas. This action was
taken In lieu Of the general strike
voted some time ago 70 enforce ths
demands Of the local FIRE dcpartmen,
for higher wages and the rsinstate.
ment Of the men when strikebrcakcrs
were employed. The Rremsn declared
he strike on some time ago.
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