The Arvada enterprise., 1919-10-30
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

season and the factories are competing
for the money. A bonus Is to Ike given
at the end of the campaign to every
nun In the employ Of the company,
This bonus will he based on n mini
mum output and large prizes will I've
given where the men exceed this mini
mum. During the first week every
factory in the Colorado district was he
low the minimum, hut the daily shifts
are now said to be exceeding this min.
imum and are rolling up a bonus every
day.
Declaring that fraudulent stock snles-
men are bleeding the people of Mont
rose with their promises Of huge re-
turns on stock In companies that were
organized mainly for the exploitation
of the investors money. members OF
the local Chamber of Commerce eN-
pressed the urgent need of II city ordin-
ance which would make 1t necessary
for the stock In every concern that wns
offered for sale he first Investigated
and approved by II responsible local or
ganizatiOn, probably q committee ap-
pointed especially for this purpose by
the mayor Of the city.
Payment of $185,93l.31 ION account
of the Inheritance tax" due on the es-
tate of Werner z. Reed and prospect
that $15II.OOO on other large estates
will he paid within two months will
alone bring the total collections Of the
state Inheritance Tux department to
$50 900 In the first year Of the biennial
period which began Dec l last. This
total will exceed by $4,000 the esti-
mate made for the biennial period. or
S725,OOO. The sum Of $549. 123.4S had
been collected by the department
Oct. Is.
G. A. Van Dorm, president Of the
First National Bank at Craig. MOffat
county: C. H. Wise and II. 8. Hamilton
Of the same town filed application with
the State Public Utilities Commission
for certificate Of public necessity and
convenience for the establishment OF
power and light plant ut Craig. They
are about to organize the Craig Serv-
Ice Corporation, they said In their np-
plication, and have already obtained n
franchise.
The body Of Frank Maxwell Camp
hell, % years old, a former member Of
the students army training corps and
former student at the Colorado Akri-
| cultural College and AT Washington
State College. Pullman. WASH, was dis
covered with bullet wounds In 1t ut
Fort Collins by Clarence Drexell. a u
dent ut the college, who recognized
Campbell AZ his clussmnte last year.
No cause for the murder has yet been
solved.
y. I4shriuan, well.knOwn merchant,
was seriously injured ut Brighton when
his daughter, Sarah, accidentally drove
machine over him In front Of his CUR
age. The "clutch" slipped as she was
putting the car into the garage, after
returning home from Denver, and the
cur gave sudden squirt and ran over
the merchant.
In rnid on farm two and One-half
miles north of Brighton In Weld cOun-
~, Sheriff II. A. Gornicy Of Brighton
arrested Mike kaxlOwxky and two bro
Tiers, who were tnken to Greeley to
be charged with making liquor. Blk
gallons Of distilled alcohol and fifty
gallons Of rnisIn wine were seized by
the sheriff.
ut IL practically assured that leGis.
lRtiOm will he enacted at this session
relieving miners Of all assessment
work for the year 1919" This state.
n,ent was made by Ravenel Macbeth,
Western mining promoter. who In In
Washington working for this leGIsla.
tiOn.
Arthur TagGnrt, aged prOxpectOr'
was found guilty at Boulder In the
first degree for the murder Of George
Spencer. who was found dead In his
cabin at Spring gulch an Aug. 9. The
Jury was out fOrty.flve minutes. He
was given 4 life sentence.
| Archuleta county has fallen shor.
this year In the production Of potatoes
Rxncherx arr realizing that they have
once more made . mistake In moi
planting a larger acreage for the coun
~ produces fine spuds without irriEa.
tlOn. Many car loads were shipped Oui
last year hut fear Of not getting EoOtl
price and lack Of demand has ham
lerssl the crop this year.
4 net decrease Of k20O. $50 In the
states total nss4sss.d valuation for the
next year WAS shown when the Stnis
Tux Commission completed eompIln
tIon Of changes made by the b0ari al
equalization. which ended It's annual
work. Reductions made were 87OSH
and increases were &JO6. 1870. making
the approved valuation for the entire
state 81. 4Oi. S43.4t0
Greeley building contractors have ~
fused demands of the union carpenter
far IN Incrense In pay from ~ Ia N
cents nm hour. Contractors say they
have contracted ahead for work for the
remainder ~ the year on the basis oi
the old wages md cannot meet the IL.
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