The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-10
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New. service.

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and passenger cars previously allotted
to Colorado by the War Department
for use on state and county roads
have been shipped. Elmer E. SOM
mers, chairman of the State Highway
Commission, was informed In 4 tele-
gram from Washington.
X. l.. Stringer, SO, during family
quarrel al Canon City, shot and killed
his son-in-law, o. A. Stephen. "a. News
Of the killing did not become public
until StrInger surrendered to Sheriff
Newcomb. Stringer refused to give
any details Of the tragedy to the sher-
lit, except to state that he killed his
son-in-law during quarrel.
After seventeen years Of expensive
litigation, the estate of Winfield Scott
Stratton is about to be settled and re-
moved from the courts. The accounts
were presented to the local Probate
Court ut Colorado Springs and within
a week or ten days it will be closed
up. The property has assets OF sew
eral million dollars
Judge w. p. Kinney was reelected
president Of the Colorado Springs
Mining Stock Association at its annual
meeting held at Colorado Springs
Irving Howbsrt was elected to succeed
the late J. Addison Hayes as vice pres
ident and Fred H. Shantz succeeds
Charles d. Hopkins ~ secretary. 1t 10
the twenty-fifth year Of the exchange.
Charles Bellamy was killed and
Charles Cleary OF Fleming, Colo, was
probably fatally injured when II road
ster driven by Fred Sharp hit n ditch
and overturned near Haxtun. The
latter was only slightly scratche ].
Bellamy's chest was crushed and his
head nearly severed from his body. He
was taken to a hospital for treatment,
but lived only an hour.
Denver got its first glimpse Of the
completed lighting system on the Civic
Center when the lights were turned on
to test them and judge the effect, pre-.
puratOry to the dedicatory ceremO'
nies, which are planned for Colorado
Day. Aug. /. Exports pronounced the
system perfect. The lights are %
placed that there is scarcely Q sus
picion of shadow anywhere within
the grounds.
The Lafayette Farmers Elevator
Company has let to the Burchard Con
structiOn Company Of Lincoln, Neb.
the contract for the erection of II new
elevator at this place. The building
will be 4Ox75 feet In dimensions, ant
will be located on site recently pur
chased from Frank Miller just sOutl
of town on the right OF way Of til,
Colorado 4 Southern railway. Tn,
cost OF the building will be $4,000.
Total collections by the inheritanc,
tax department for the last ffteei
days Of June amounted to $l2,80O Z!
bringing the total for the new blen
NAL period to Si15.515.38. according I,
figures given out by Attorney Genera
Victor Il. Keyes. The largest ia!
against any estate was that Of Isaa'
Berlin Of Denver. the amount beini
$3.50 The estate Of Albert Hahcn
waid was given the secOnd highest tax
1t being $24O.9j.
Building operations In Denver 10
June totnled S52l $50. or more thu
double the cost of operations 10
June, 1913, according to the month";
report issued by Frank NJ. I.add, chic
Of the building inspection department
Permits were issued for the erection o
fifty.three brick residences Ut cost o
x?78,JOO. This Item alone IN create
than the total for June OF last ysAI
which was S225,0O0. Sevsnty-thrs
garages, two churches, u hospital an
an airplsns hangar are also include
In the months building activity.
Only $500 will be available 70
range improvement In the national fOI
eat district In which Colorado 10 In
cludsd under the federal agriculture
appropriation biil.. which passed b
congress. IL now awaiting PrcsIdei
Wilson's signature. A total Of SI!.Ol
has been asked.
The Great Western Sugar cOinpan,
with headquarters In Denver, set
precedent for sugar companies by ~
nounclng nh eight. hour dny for NIL on
pI0yts In Its factories. the conpnn,
according to ". d. Hoover of the firIt
being the first sugar concern To rsInl
lish the new hour basis.
George Coburn. IL. son Of Earl e,
burn OF Greeley. and Inrold coburi
II, his cousin. son Of Charles u. e,
burn Of La Sale. were drowned i
Seeley lake. four miles northwes, u
Greeley, when they became alarmed h
II high wind which arose on the lax
nnd attempted to swim ii5 yards I
shore from u ruff whicl, they hnd bee
polling. Jess t'rnk"r. who wns wi,
thca. was pulled from the winter ~
conscious after he had swnn most u
the distance, and WAS revived thrOug
energetic first.nid efforts on the pnr
of the rcscuing pnriy.
sixty thousand dollars In improve
incnts will be- made Oh the water ~,
TEN Of the Modern wOodrnnn snnnt,
rum at Colorado Springs. according
an announcement by Dr. !. a. Nu
ledge. The authorization WIS mndc b