The Arvada enterprise., 1920-11-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

to improve the public library. parks.
streets and alleys.
Work has been started on the par
tsh house Of st. Nicholas church Of
Plattsvtlls. The building will cost
S7.7Se.
4 swing that went wrong, while
JoAA L. Lemons Of Denver was chop
ping WooA, led to his death In St
Luks's hospital.
Ths fiaal chapter was written In
Dsnvsr.s tranway controversy when
~ striking car men voted almost
unanimously to return to work.
Grand Junction police believe that
DE bank bandits who were killed near
Colorado Springs recently were the
same nsn who operated successfully
in this district.
Dave Williams, negro. on trial In
the District Court before Judge ]. A.
Park for the murder OF John Shan
nsa o. July Of this year. has been
found guilty Of voluntary manslaugh-
tsr By the jury.
One Of the largest ranches in the
Pixies Peak region. the former
zaAgsr ranch. has been sold By its
present owner. Jonathan Bingham. to
II. d. Richeson and others. The
Eaneh consists Of $50 acres.
Completing her record with a pro-
Auctiso Of 106666 pounds of milk and
lD0.6 pounds Of fat, Rainbow's Ro.
sstts. Si12Sa owned BY the Agricul.
tural College here, Is now champion
Of her class In Colorado. Her record
was begun at years and months
e aga
G. n. Johnsoa. 80. . Cherokee In
diaa who shot and killed his 36-year-
old wife after they had quarrslsd.
HI head. st his home At Csdars,
vas feund dead with = bullet hole In
Heaf La Juata. Julian Whatley,
rather Of Mrs. johnson. IL missing
aaa 4 y bellsved hs killed johnson.
Poaioe have started . search for
Whasls1.
TIE Gates ef Dsnver were thrown
spea amid q rousIng welcome BY the
city's leading citizens and representa-
ttvss ol more than twenty civic organ.
isatioos to the Park.to-Park trail blax-
80 70 celebrate the completion Of the
dedication Of "AmerIca's master high.
way" $500 miles long. connecting
eleven national parks and unsurpassed
for scenic grandeur.
A road projj3t calling for the ex-
psnditurs Of $67.500 for the con-
struetion Of one and three-tenths
miles Of concrete road between Dem
yer and Boulder creek has been sub-
mittsd to the United States bureau
ot Vubaie roads for federal aid. The
read b to be eighteen feet wide. II
approved BY the Washington office.
construction will begin at an early
date.
X. Y. Kyrklund OF Colorado
Springs, retired boatswain In the
United States navy. received one Of
the thirteen distinguished service
medals which have been awarded in
that branch Of the service. Kyrk-
lund b credited with having saved
the lives Of about 1900 American
soldiers and sailors while serving
aboard the q. 8. 8. Downs. = torpedo
boat destroyer.
Eight new military units. includ-
ing . tank eorps company. equipped
with fifteen tanks. . squadron OF
thirteen airplanes. Q combat engi-
neering battalion. . squadron Of cav
airy. two batteries and one regiment
Of field artillery and . medical corps
regiment. have bsen allotted to Colo
raAo temporarily under the new ~
ereaaisadol plan Of the National
Guard. according 70 announcement
made b. Adjt. Gen. W. A. spsnglsr.
The Great Western Sugar Company
pail beet growers in Logan county
@1.Soo.oo0. This 10 the highest
amount ever paid In that district.
Fire Of an unknown origin destroyed
the CurrIe fruit canning factory. one
Of the largest canning plants in the
West, at Grand Junction. The loss "A
~stimated at $1O0.OO0 according to Of.
fieials Of the company. The fira
started In the elevator shaft. The
structure was three stories high. The
hacteFy employed no persona, mostly
GIN. II had Just finished canning to-
uatoes and had started on the apple
<sop. About $4,000 worth Of apple
bseeef WAS ruined.
out Of lS.3So.ooo acres q nation
Il forest land In Colorado. only 14l
ssRss were burned over by forest
6res b the season just sndsd. 40
eer1iAg 70 wallace Hutehinson Of the
forestry service. The cost Of fighting
tAo fires, 1le in number. vas S4Sl.
TDbse Destroyed amounted to ST..
~ bsard fest. worth approximately
@l.l13. ssvsnty-sight per cent Of
he fires were leas than . quarter Of
- sers In extent. The record 10 con-
aAsrsA an excsllsat one when com.
parsd With that Of former years.
4 Jury in the District Court st
Cripple Creek returned . verdict
fading william Sloane. - yearS old.
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