The Arvada enterprise., 1919-03-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper un,on News Service.

Albert ]. Burdick, who shot and
killed Willard Cope last summer, was
convicted Of second degree murder at
Akron.
Two machines, driven by NJ. +. Laf-
ferty of Leadville and NJ. j. Hedke of
Denver hold the honor of being the
first to make the trip from Denver to
Leadville this year.
H. M. Watkins and Carl Sherry at
Merino were arrested at Willard,
northwest Of Sterling, when they
alighted from Cheyenne train with a
suitcase. 1t contained thirty-seven
pints.
Five thousand dollars damage was
done and ten nuns were forced to flee
hurriedly In their night clothing when
fire caused by an overheated furnace
partly destroyed the school conducted
at Sterling by the Sisters Of st. Fran
els.
A 15-year-old negro boy surrendered
to the police the other night at Pueblo
and asked that he be sent to the State
Rsformatory because he feared that
his mania for stealing anything no
could get his hands upon would finally
land him 10 the penitentiary.
Recruiting for the army IL to begin
at once In Colorado and Wyoming.
Lieutenant Barney received instruc-
lions from the War Department to ~
sumo the task of finding men in the
Denver district to fill the standing
army.
In tie death Of Fay Gorham Of RI
fle, who died following an operation,
another Of the pioneer stage drivers
and settlers Of this state, who drifred
in during the early days from the
Black Hills country, have answered
the last call.
d.. Livingston Farrand Of Colorado,
recently appointed chairman of the
central committee and ex-officio head
Of the national executive committee Of
the Red Cross, has assumed active
Leadership Of that body. DR.. Farrand
succeeds Henry P. Davidson.
Building 10 on the increase in Dem
vss, judging BY the number Of building
permits issued for the month of Febru-
airy. During the last month permits to-
falling III and valued at $219,5O0 were
Issued. For the same month a year
ago, 1S2 permits valued at $173, $50
were taken out.
Danish the billboards and other I'M
slightly advertising signs from Dem
ver's mountain parks" Is the slogan Of
the Colorado Mountain Club, which
has undertaken 4 campaign to coop
crate with city officials of Denver in
an effort to maintain the parks with
out these commercial atrocities.
The Great Western Sugar Company
will build q Steffens plant in sonnec-
ton with Ito Fort Morgan factory
which will cost about $4,000 The
work Of construction will start in
April and material has already arrived
for the building. which will be com.
pleted for the fall campaign.
4. d. Kenyon and associates Of Den.
YER have bought In Red Mountain In.
cline railway at ManitOu from Richard
CIouGh Of Colorado Springs. The con-
sideration was not made public, but 1t
is understood to be approximately $25,.
100. The sale includes the right Of
way up Red mountain. the terminals
md all the cars and trackage Of the
company.
II has become known at Lsadville
that between 400 and 800 unnatural.
lied aliens, most Of them Austrians,
intend to return to their native land
rs soon M the government lifts the
bars on emigration. "The minute the
government raises the bars, between
NO and 200 unnaturalixed men In
I.eadville district will start back to
Austria and Italy" stated Michael d.
Phillips, local clerk of that city.
Hundreds Of residents Of Fort Col.
iins turned out to see Lieut.. Otto 4.
Bensll, one Of their home heroes, deco.
rated with the distinguished service
cross By order Of the Secretary Of War.
Sensational developments are eA-
pected to follow threatening letter
received by Thomas Purcell, q young
attorney Of Colorado Springs. Purcell
liz defending Sydney A. Wilson. Oh
trial II the District Court for q statu-
tory offense The complaining wit.
ness 10 q 15-ycar-old niece Of Wilson.
The letter, which has been turned over
to the postal authorities for Investlga-
ton. declares that Wilson must go to
~ Pen or die"
G. Ioomis Allen, president Of the
Syracuse and Suburban Railroad Com.
pnny, who 10 IL Colorado Springs ne.
xotinting for the Colorado Springs and
interurban Railway Company and the
Colorado Springs Light. Heat and
Power Company, 10 reported to have
secured nn option on both utilities.
The proposed deal Involves a consider.
alton OF approximately Ss.UO,ooO and
should the sale no made Allen declares
he will consolidate the concerns and
give the public greatly improved serv.
ire.
Lieut.. Edward Smith. Tiger quarter
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