The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper union New. Service.

David N. Campbell, attorney general
of Colorado in 1893 and state senator
from Pueblo for four years, died sud-
denly at his home In Pueblo. He was
81 years old.
Following a recent football game In
Craig between the teams representing
the Snake River, Wyoming. section
and Craig, six Wyoming young folks
who came to root for their team were
married.
William p. Munroe. about 48 years
old, 4 miner in the Strong mine. was
killed instantly at Victor by falling
about 100 feet down a slope at the
700-foot level. The accident was the
result Of tlmbers giving way. He is
survived by his wife and two children
who are now In Nova Scotia.
A faint cry Of a child at the oppor-
tune time and the chance and lucky
appearance Of two boys is all that
saved little Lillian Maxwell Of Colo
RADIO Springs from freezing to death.
In her hurry to get to school the child
cut across lots and fell into an aban-
doned cesspool.
In order. to protect themselves during
the Christmas season from thefts,
which have become unusually numer-
Gus, the merchants Of MontrOse organ
lied a protective association and en-
ployed a private detective from Den
yer to guard their stores during the
holiday season.
With throat cut from ear to ear,
the body of DR.. Woodford L. Tilley,
4S years old, a Denver dentist and
graduate Of the School Of Dentistry Of
the University Of Denver, was dis
covered in a sleeping car berth BY the
porter on an eastbound Santa F6 train
when 1t arrived at Syracuse. Kan. 1t
ID claimed to be q case Of suicide.
Leland Solt Of Fort Morgan heard q
whimpering from his front porch. On
Investigation, believing he would find
baby, for the Whispering was
strangely like that Of an infant, he
found a basket and carefully wrapped
In woolens was the baby" 1t was a
baby Bengal tiger, though no one
knows where 1t came from.
A new Boulder beet sugar COMPANY,
capitalized at $4,000, 600, has filed In
corporation papers with the secretary
Of state. It is to be known a. the
Farmers Independent Sugar Company.
Erection and operation Of sugar plants,
growing, buying and selling Of sugar
beets, acquisition Of livestock, and
other interests are stated a. among the
purposes Of the concern.
The work Of gathering and preserv.
ing for the state archives the records
Of Colorado's men and women who
took part In the world war, in order
that q true and complete history OF
Colorado's participation in the conflict
may be compiled, has been started by
the State Historical and Natural His
tory Society. under the direction Of
L q. Carpenter. it, president
Bank deposits in Steamboat Spring.
are the greatest In the history OF the
town. They are well over $500. 900 and
fast nearing the million-1ollar marx.
The total. deposits in the First Ma
tional Bank are now &66S.5 Three
years ago the deposits were but $2l6-
l8S. The Bank Of Steamboat Springs
has deposits Of $242,S4S, an increase
Of $4,000 since the call for q state
ment In September.
EXPANSION of the consular service
Of the Japanese government to aid In
handling trade relations Of its citizens
with other countries will result In the
establishment Of q consulate In Den
yer. according to word recsived from
Toxic. The new consulate will prob
ably have charge Of . territory con-
sisting Of Colorado, New Mexico, Ne
braska, Wyoming. South Dakota and
parts Of the states Of Utah, Kansas,
Texas and Arisoua.
Federal aid for the construction Of
four stretches Of road In Colorado to
cost an aggregate Of $278,20 II asked
by the state highway commission In
plans Just submitted to the Denver
district office Of the United States
bureau of roads. Chief among the
projects 10 the building Of 476mils
stretch over Battle mountain between
Red Cliff and MInturn At IN expense
Of $4,000, Of which amount the fed.
eral government 10 asked to pay $50.
zoo, or the maximum allowed under
the law for q project Of that length.
Incomplete estimates made BY The
State Cooperative Crop Reporting
Service show that the value Of oil
crops In the state this year 10 In q.
cess Of $4,000. 000. which II much the
LARGEST on record. Twenty years $50
the value Of all crops grown 10 the
state, a. reported BY Federal Census
Bureau, was q little short Of ST ,O00..
900. or one.tenth Of the value Of all
crops grown this year. Ten years ago
the Federal Census Bureau found the
valus Of all crops grown In the state
to be q little short Of 81. 100000. OF
considerably ieas than one-th'rd Of ths
value Of this years output.
Frank Crossen. we'll known farmer
and stockman living near Karval. In
the southern part Of Lincoln county. 10
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