The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-24
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

two raids made In Denver by the state
constabulary on the eve Of the discOn.
tinuance Of the body through the ex.
piration Of the appropriation made by
the last Legislature. The woman. who
gave her name as Mrs. Elsie Charline
Mock, 81 years old, was arrested when
the officers raided the residence at
800 Birch street, mile east OF the
Country club district, In Denver. Two
stills, other paraphernalia incidental
to the business and sixteen gallons OF
whisky were confiscated at the house
In Birch street. The other still was
found In the rear Of the residence OF
William Phillips, 1895 Julian street,
| Denver
"The Good Ship Minnequa" Is afloat
and taking cargo aboard for her first
cruise In the Pacific ocean as mem.
ber Of the United States Merchant ma
rine. The MinneQua is PuebIo's Vic.
tory ship and her name would have
been 'PueblO" II 1t were not for the
fact that there Is already battleship
In the United States navy by that
name. The ship was. christened by
Mrs. j. c. BrOoking Of Pueblo and the
name "NlinneQua" was given 1t because
Of the beautiful Lake Minnequa ut
Pueblo. A bottle Of water from Lake
MinneQua was broken over the bow of
the ship In the christening exercises.
The city Of Greeley is to Increase the
storage capacity Of its reservoirs so
per cent by raising. the walls of the
twin basins five feet. The city's wa
ter supply is brought through forty
mile pipe line from diversion dam
situated In the POudre cahOn, sixteen
miles west Of Fort Collins. The local
reservoirs hold 1O.OOO,OOO gallons and
the rapidly growing city consumes
nearly 100000 gallons day. The re-
built reservoirs will hold slightly more
than 15.OOO,OOO gallons.
The 1,2OO doctors, dentists and drug
gists of Colorado and Wyoming who
have not yet made their narcotic re-
turn to the department of internal rev.
enue must do so Immediately, accord
ing to c. Oh. Berry, chief field depu-
ty Of the department. After the expir-
alton Of the time limit, July 30, any
doctor registering prescriptions or any
pharmacies filling them who has not
complied with the law will he liable to
five years In the penltentiary and Il
fine Of $4,000. he said.
Charles Graves, 4S years old,
rancher at Shaffer's Crossing, a few
miles south of Golden, was shot by
Wade Williams, 81 years old, n farm
hand, following an argument over the
latter's work on the farm. Two bull
lets lodged In Graves chest. williams
surrendered to Sheriff Jones of Col
den and declared. according to the
sheriff, that he shot Graves because
the latter drove him about the farm
like q slave"
An auto accident which resulted In
the death Of Emil HedstrOm. widely
known rancher. and caused injury to
three Others, occurred when the auto
In which the four were riding turned
over The car was travelling at high
rate of speed, when one Of the tires
burst and flew off. The car turned Il
complete sOmersault. This IL the Sec
Ond fatal accident that has occurred
near Haxtun recently.
A 90 to O. per cent, beet crop is es.
timated for Boulder County by Agri-
culturist H. H. Simpson. who said that
conditions were NO improved that he
felt compelled to revise his original
estimate Of q 10 per cent. yield. The
webwOrm, which has been causing
much damage to the beets. has dis.
appeared Rs II result Of spraying and
natural causes.
The real e. bureau of the Civic
and Commerce., Association Of Den.
yer has been asked to present recon.
mendatiOns to the board Of directors
with regard to the proposed "PrcsI.
dents summer home" on Mount Fnl,
con. This action was taken after re-.
quest wns made by John Brisben
Walker for consideration Of further &C.
lion.
COlOradO's wheat and corn crops this
year will exceed last yenrs crops by
millions Of bushels. according to estI.
mates by the Colorado cooperative
crop reporting service, based on acre.
nGe returns sent In by the county IA.
SCISSORS, In accordance with the new
agricultural statistics law adopted by
the Inst Legislature. These estimate.
place the wheat crop this yenr NJ 49,.
OF 900 bushels for both spring and
winter whent. M compared with l3..
:s'.ODO bushels last year: and the corn
crop NJ 23.1isOOO bushels as against
20. 5s5. 900 bushels In 1918.
Better ronds bOOsting received new
cncOura cement upon ndvices thnt the
state Highway Commission had nllot.
ted xIOO.ODO tn Mesa county for rOnd
| construction. The amount. II Is nm.
dcrstood. Will Ike equally divided he.
tween III. rniIsadc concrete rond and
the proposed concr"i. road between
| Grand Junction and F'ruiim. The PM
| isndc road hns been under construction
for some time. The Frui'n road wns
| ordered surveyed hy the county TOn,