The Arvada enterprise., 1919-02-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

with heavy blanket of snow. and as
a result the wheat farmers are smil-
ing.
An army Y. M. G. A. Club for re-
turning soldiers and sailors Is to be
feature Of Denver's reception to the
Yanks In the future.
Thomas B. Bishopp, famous in the
early history OF Colorado as an In
dian fighter, freighter and prospector.
is dead at Greeley at the age Of 81.
An old landmark and relic Of Gree
ley's earlier days will disappear soon
when the old Colorado house is torn
down and a modern business building
Is constructed.
Notice has been issued by the land
office at Montrose that on April I.
1919, Twp. IL, south. R. 81 west. 9Th
.. M, which has been Withdrawn for
resurvey. will be reopened to entry.
]. A. Clay. general manager Of the
Western Colorado Power Company.
which is moving its main offices from
Montrose to Durango, has been elect.
ed president Of the Durango Ex-
change.
The Denver & Rio Grande has b.
gun laying sixty-fivs-pound steel from
Montrose east toward salida. The
steel will be laid until 1t meets the
heavier steel which has been already
placed on the Marshall pass part Of
the line.
Pablo Martinez. . Mexican section
hand, who pleaded guilty to wrsckins
Union Pacific fast train No. 100 last
October by throwing q switch. was
sentenced to fifteen years In the state
penitentiary by Judge Bradfield at
Greeley.
The second annual convention Of
the American Sugar Beet Agrtcul
turalisV will be held in Denver lats
in January. 1920. 1t was decided at ita
meeting at Logan, Utah. at the clos
ing session Of the first gathering oi
the organization.
As memorial 70 her son. Lieut
Harry Wray, who died recently Of
wounds received On the battlefields Of
France, Mrs. U. 8. Okey has donated
to the Canon City Young Mems Chris
tian Association her splendid private
library Of 260 volumes.
Supervisors Of agriculture ,for thu
leading railroads IN Colorado con
ferred in the offices Of the State
Board Of immigration to make plant
for furnishing information to homo
seekers and returned soldiers desir
ing to settle on Colorado land
Two aliens now in the county jsI
at Leadville. Sam Nelson. Swedish
and Gus Lipkins. Russian. are to h
dsported. They will leave here ant
start east on special train coming
from San Francisco to pick up 81
route all undesirable aliens who have
besn ordered deported.
Thieves broke into the office Of thu
Climax Molybdenum Company at Gil
max, forced the company's safe ant
escaped with registered Liberty bondi
Of the fourth issue valued Mt between
$4,000 and 5000. The bonds were
the property of employees Of the com
pany that had been left In its safe fol
security.
A million-dollar copper enterprise
for western Montrose county was an
nounced by James N. Mcbride. rep.
resentative of 4 syndicate OF Michi.
gan and Colorado mining men who
have obtained an option on the old
Cash In mine. long owned by Mich.
igan widow. Mcbride 10 on his way
to the mine to arrange for a flota.
ton mill which will employ 500 te
1000 men. The mine IL the only
one with n native vein OF copper In
Colorado.
Colorado has the greatest exten,
and widest variety OF mountain
scenery found In the United States. II
has more than forty mountain peaks
above $4,000 feet high and approx
mately 325 above 10000 feet.
The Steamboat Spring Ski Club viii
hold n tournament this year. the datei
selected being Feb. 21 and 20. A has
always been the case. the tournamen,
this year will eclipse all others ~
added attractions are being obtained
and the top notch professionals of the
world will be In attendance 70 try
again TO lower the worlds record
jump made on the local track.
Complete casualties have been an
nounced for the EiKhty.ninth division
which is largely made up OF Colorado
men. The division obtained Its fame
In the war beginning with the first
day OF action when the men Of ths
EiGhty.ninth entered the ST. Mihiel
salient on Aug. 8 and fought through
the succeeding days until the armis
tice was signed by the sacrifice Of D..
%73 men. according TO dispatch from
the army Of occupation. This total
Includes the men that wore killed
wounded or missing In action durins
the three months period.
Owing to the severe winter weather
the coldcst that has prevailed for
many years on the Navajo rcserva
tlon. and the influenza epidemic. that
for the second time is visiting that