The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-02-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


age devoted to winter wheat.
Denver's population is estimated at
100000 in n booklet of tax information
just published by the treasurers dl-
vision of the Department of Revenue,
under Clair J. Pitcher.
There are approximately 63,Ooo
farms in Colorado, as compared with
1910 in 1910, 24,ToO in 1900 and 1889
in 1890. The average size of farms
has increased slightly since 1910.
The Summit County Winter Sports
Club will hold its first ski tournament
at Lake hill, near Dillon, March ana
8, Immediately succeeding the winter
carnival at Steamboat Springs.
Being at the crest of the continent,
Colorado contains the headwaters of
some of the principal rivers OF the
United States, including the Colorado,
Rio Grande, Platte, Arkansas and Re-
publican.
Colorado has 1000 miles of high
way and nearly 100000 automobiles,
more than two automobiles for each
mile of highway Many states less
than half as large as Colorado have
much greater road mileage.
Colorado Springs was selected as
headquarters and T. w. Ross, news
paper man of Colorado Springs elected
secretary of the Pixies Peak Ocean-to-
Ocean Highway Association at the
sixth annual meeting in st. Joseph,
Mo.
The first concerted effort to obtain
Il high school building for Englewood
was taken when, at n meeting the
Parents and Teachers club at Engie-
wood, a petition was drafted asking
the city school board to vote such an
improvement.
A house fell on George Hubbard at
Montrose and so severely crushed his
left leg that amputation was neces-
sary. Hubbard was engaged in NOV
ing the structure when his team
lurched and the house slid from its
trucks and pinned him beneath.
A fire far-reaching and destructive
in its result, occurred in Buckingham
Wien lilt NliiuSt liSlAt l'isiiiN, Aiit h'ailo
of ]. H. Johnson, manager of the
Buckingham elevator, and the Buck
ingham garage, were all destroyed.
The garage contained seven automo-
biles at the time of the fire, three of
them high priced cars.
The greatest event of the year in
school circles. the meeting of the
Western Slope Athletic and Rhetori-
cal Association, Will he held in Mont
rose Thursday, Friday and saturday.
May -, ~ and -. this year, with
eleven schools taking part, as follows:
Grand Junction, Montrose, Delta,
Ouray, Gunuison, OMlhe, Hotchliss,
Nucla, paonia, Rhlgwny and Telluride.
Dave Shogrin, proprietor of n Mont
rose restaurant, is under arrest nj Sa-
Ida. his romance of few hours ended
by angry creditors in MontroSc. He
is alleged to have done n brisk bust
ness in meal tickets at half price and
in checks for which the bank had no
money and then closed up shop, de-
parting with his head waitress leaving
unpaid bills for several thousand dol
lars.
Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done when fire started ut the rear Of
the New York store, owned by Rach-
"fsky X Son, pioneer Colorado mer-
chants of Lovcland. The blaze was
discovered by members of the Elks
lodge. which occupies the second floor
4 To-, L..
started from an ash pit or furnace.
The damage to The stock ls estimated
NJ $4,000 and to the building 5000.
Death has claimed Victor Sanity, II
well-known mining and mill man with
an mtcrnationHlS rcputation. He was
n resident of Durango.
The secretary OF the interior has
designated S0.332 acres of land ms
stock grazing homcstcnds, Colorado
list No II. within Pueblo and Sterling
land districts, TO become effective
Feb Is, 1919. OF This great acreage,
all Of 1t has practically heen applied
for by citizens OF this state. Within
the Pueblo district fortS-nlnc npplica-
tions were made, and Ia the Sterling
land district forty-onc citizens made
applications.
Upon receipt Of Information That the
Spanish trail had been accepted and
designated rs the westward cOntlnu-
ution Of the National Old trails, an In.
vlntlon was extended for the nSsoci'
ntion To hold IT, annual convention
IN Durango during the summer and
while the designation OF the conyen-
tlon town likely viii not bee made nm
M the April meeting or the National
uld Trails Association. Il has been In.
ilmntcd from high official sources
TINT Durango Il assured OF the mid
summer meeting, In which case II viii
h" the first national convention ever
held IN tlint part Of III" state
Tie Parents aud Teacher, club Of
Enplcwood has pritou"d the city
school board 80 erect q two.siory mod
orn school building IN a central locn.
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