The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-17
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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The Western Colorado Power Com
pany was granted z twenty-one-ye year
franchise BY the new city council at
Ouray. The vote was unanimous.
Anderson L. Mason, pioneer Of Colo
RADIO, and one Of the first settlers on
the land where Denver now stands,
died at his home In Jamestown at the
age Of 70.
William Wise, 4 years old. son Of
Robert Wise. ranchsr living four
miles from Paonia, was instantly killed
- q result Of being accidentally shot
By his sister. Mary, 7 years old.
Every cent Of the $4,000 appropri.
atsd by Congress for the United States
mint at Denver will be spent to i'm.
prove the mint's sweep cellar, accord
ing to Thomas Annear, superintend-
ent
@. 8. Kelch. superintendent Of the
American Refrigerator Transit Com.
pany is in Grand Junction making ar
rangemsnts for handling approximate
ly $500 cars of fruit and 800 cars Of
potatoes.
The total acreage of corn grown in
Colorado in 1900, according to the CEN
sus report, was 328,559 acres. In 1919
five counties in the eastern part Of the
state have more than $4,000 acres of
corn in cultivation.
The per capita assessed valuation of
property In Colorado for 1918 was $1,-
SS404, compared with $1,276.39 for
1917. jackson county leads in this re-
spect, with $4.70S.79, and HuerfanO
county has the lowest, $788.33.
All the Jefferson county men who
served in Uncle Sans military or nav
al forces during the war were guests
Of the city Of Golden and people came
from all section Of the county to at
tend the "Welcoms Home" day cele-
bration held there.
John Mccoy, 10 years old, was cleo
trocuted in the Jessee mine, two miles
from Breckenridge. He was discov-
cred In an unconscious condition by
one Of his fellow workmen. who ran
over the mountains to town for physi-
clan. A 44O-vOlt wire was found on
his head and his hands were badly
burned.
A suitable appropriation for the de-
velopment Of the Rocky Mountain Ma.
tional park will be made by Congress
at the next regular session. Positive
assurance to this effect has been
given Representative Vale by Repre-
sentative ]. w. Good Of Iowa, chair.
man Of the committee on apprOpria.
tionS.
Six Colorado counties, Weld, Morgan
Logan. Adams, Washington and Yums
have more land planted In corn this
year than was planted In the entire
state. These figures, although not yet
complete, indicate that the acreage de-
voted to corn In the state this year will
more than double that OF 1900 and con
sidsrably larger than that Of last year
The superintendent Of transportation
Of the Cashin mines. which recently
opsnsd In the Paradox section after
three years Of idleness, has offered to
contribute $4,000 toward the construc.
ton Of road from their mines to
MontrOse II the county will contribute
like amount, 50 that they can locate
their offices In this city instead Of q
tAs mines ~ now situated.
The first attempt ever made to sail
an airplane over Pixies Peak will he
made about July 20 when the nylns
circus from Ellington field performs
at Colorado Springs. Lieut.. G. C. Nc.
Mutt, the Denver aviator. who made
the HoustOn-to-Denvcr flight during
he Liberty loan drive and also made
many spectacular flights In Denver
aad along the route, will attempt the
fsat.
Asxicans rnnsacked both of the Ault
hotels and took watches. oil stock and
cash amounting to 1920 from room.
81 10 the two places. When they were
discovered by Ed Curtis At the AuIi
hOeoa the bandits drew gun and
forced Ed and Charles Curtis, both
sons Of the prOprletors to hold up theii
hands while they escaped by q rear Ell.
trance. At the Cottage Home hotel the
burglars secured 5000 In oil stock aud
4 gold watch from room coupled by
Walter Chase, nls0 watch and u Si2
check from J. A. Kennedy.
The loOphole by which many auto
owners have escaped the paying Of
their automobile licenses was closed
when the Supreme Court rendered q
decision against Samuel Ard Of Logan
county, asserting that he had viOintc
the motor vehicle law by not paying
his license. Ard had been fined by the
District Court IN his home county hut
had appealed the case on the ground
that the state wHs using the police
power to produce revenue. and that,
therefore. the Inv authorizing tho u.
ccnss fec wns unconstitutional. Hs
also coutsnded that the tnx placed y
burden ON some and exempted 0therA
tAus creating "ciass legislation"
While Colorado ranchers nrs em.