The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-03
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

COMING EVENTS.
The Colorado Editorial Association
meet In Denver. July IL, 12. 1919.
The Colorado penitentiary at CaiYon
City has experienced the first escape
made by woman prisoner ever re-
corded In its history. The escape took
place last week.
L. A. Toothaker, peach grower Of
Palisade, has the distinction this year
Of sending the first shipment OF fruit
Aom that section. The shipment was
made to Denver.
Teller county, Colorados banner
gold producer, has added to the
worlds gold supply up to the end of
1918 approximately $sO0.O0O,0O0. Gold
70 practically the only valuable metal
produced In the famous Cripple Greek
district.
Tentative plans for 100000
building and loan association have
been accepted by leading business men
Of MOntrose. This is a direct result
Of the unusual demand for houses in
this city, which at present greatly ex-
ceeds the supply.
The Rico mining district has been
producing steadily for nearly forty
years. There has been some agrlcul-
tural development in the river valleys
and stock raising ID carried on to u
limited extent. laundering and tie
making have also been important In
dutries at various times in the past.
One hundred and sixty-one gradu-
ates received their diplomas at the
University Of Colorado. DIR. Livings-
ton Farrand, former president of the
university, delivered the commence
msnt address. Governor Oliver ShOup
gave short talk on the work the In
stitution has done during the year.
Two motorcycle police are to be ap-
pointed BY W. F. R. Mills, manager Of
parks and improvements, to help po-
lice Dsnver's mountain highways and
parks, It has been announced. The
authority Of the city to police the
PARIS was given through an act Gre
atsd at the last session of the Twenty.
sscood General Assembly.
Forty volunteers, including five pris.
Onsrs from the county jail at Colorado
Springs, fought q forest fire which
threatened for time to sweep Eu0ie.
mass cahon. Sheriff John Il. Weir
ana Forest Ranger Patterson led ths
fire fighters. The blase was sEttn'
guished after five hours unremittina
labss.
According to Colonel Bower. q pio.
neer resident Of Palisads, the chief
peach growing section Of the western
slope. the Indications for q bumper
peach yield WAS never better. He pre-
diets that not less than $50 carloads
will BE- shipped from vineland, load
ing point at Palisade, during the com
Ing season.
Wyborn l. Cunningham, attorney
and graduate Of Denver Univsrslty
law school, and bis school companioa
Perry Jackson. were married at Castle
Rock to Misses Floss and BUnice Got
hard. The young men have bsen chums
since boyhood, graduating toGsther In
high school and college, and serving -
gethsr on the battlsfislds Of Francs.
4 diet Of two loaves Of bread q day,
combined With q rest for fifty daya
u preferable to working at hard labol
for thirty days with three square
meals to maintain normal weight, &C
cording to the decision Of Donald Nc.
Phsrsoo, 4 local vagrant, who va
tried In Justice Franklin's court u
Aontross on q charge Of begging and
sleeping 10 barns. The Judge gave
him the choice and he nonchalantly
chose he dist Nd vacation when the
ssntsoes Of so snd costs was given
him.
Charles T. Crockett. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. l. Crockett Of Pueblo, VA
awarded the highest hOnors obtainabla
ut Colorado College when he was grad
uated with xumma cum laude. The
honor bestowed upon Crockett 10 tAs
fourth Of Its kind In the history OF
the school. and 1t 10 the first time Ia
nine years that anyone has won the
hoase.
Two million feet Of timber, valued
At e thousand feet, was destroyed
in the forest fire In the San Isabel
National Forest, seven miles north Of
Bsulah. according 10 rough estimate
made BY A. q. HGmsl, forest super.
visor. Watchers are still on duty u
the fire arsa for the purpose Of pre-
vsntIng the fire spreading II II breaks
out 10 q new place.
Representative Hardy Of Colorado
introduced y bill approprIstIng S7,SOO
to pay for arms and ammunition
which United States troops took away
from Colorado citisens during the u.
Dor trouble Of 1914, when all Colo
radO citizens In the affected arsu
were compelled To turn In their arms.
Many Of these weapons we're either
lost or stolen while In the govern.
insnt's custody.
Fifty Of about ninety land owners
In the Orchard mesa section have
voted unanimously to bond their
enta