The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-09-02
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Hugo, Colo.-The Lincoln County Fair
gu gu b, b held at Hugo Sept 1880
| A falling tree crushed out the life
Of Wilbert A. Gardner, an employee Of
the Rocky Mountain Lumber Company,
at Diamond Park.
Thirty persons narrowly escaped In
jury at the Colorado State Firemen's
convention at Llttleton when the sup.
ports of q crowded grandstand col
iapsed, allowing the stand to fall five
feet to the pavement.
The condition Of alfalfa in Colorado
on July LIST was the same as on June
LIST and there is no change in the es.
timated output. The condition Of all
hay In the state Is also the sumo as on
June LIST, and the estimate Of total pro.
duction is unchanged.
Obtaining q revolver from the truck
Of her brother-in-law, Miss Helen
Brewer, pretty and Is years of age, Of
Glenwood Springs. attempted suicide
by shooting herself. The bullet enter.
ed the abdomen. She was removed to
hospital where physicians say her
condition is serious.
The body of the 1S.mOnths-old son
Of Mrs. g. Schegel, a widow Of Eagle,
was recovered from the Eagle river
following a two-day search. The boy
disappeared while his mother was
washing clothes. County authOritiea
dragged more than 800 yards Of the
river before the body was found.
Miss Anna Laura Force, president Of
the State Teachers Association Of
Colorado and principal Of the Lincoln
school In Denver has been appointed
chairman of the executive committee
Of the National Council of Education
Miss Force Is doing graduate work n
the State Teachers College this sum.
mer at Greeley.
| The big firemen's convention held a
EnglewoOd and Littleton was well-at'
tended and large delegations represent.
ed from nearly all departments from
various cities and towns over the state
| All entries were filled and several new
records set up. Both Englewood and
Littleton extended themselves In enter
tanning their guests.
Az the night jailer at the county jail
at Leadville entered the cell house tt
replenish the fire in the stove there
three prisoners who were In the CORR
dor made rush for the open door ant
escaped. At late hour tonight they
had not been captured. The three meg
were awaiting trial In the District
| Court on minor charges.
The Census Bureau has announced
the population Of Incorporated places
In Conejos county. Colorado. AZ fol
lows: Antonito. 9S7 in 1920. az against
8sl in 1910. Lajara, sci In 1920. q,
against 44S In 1910. Manassa, 900 In
1920, as against 78S In 1910. Sanford
555 in 1920, as against 584 In 1910. San
Rafael, 2a3 in 1920, a. against Dol in
1910.
A rich strike at the 1900 foot level
Of the vindlcator gold mine at Victor
reported few days ago, gives promise
Of producing ore to run between sc
and $50 ton. The strike was made
Mt point about 900 feet south of the
main shaft, and seems to be contInu
alton Of the well-knOwn Little vein. II
IL In virgin territory, which was pre-
viously believed to be practically
worthless
Twenty-eIght cans Of brook trou,
were received by the Sportsmen's As.
sociati0n ut Steamboat Springs from
the federal hatchery Mt Leadvillc, to
Ike placed In the fishing streams around
that city. This Is the first OF three
shipments expected in addition to the
shipments expected to come from Den
yer through recommendation OF Fish
and Game Commissioner II. g. Parvln
who has been negotiating for II.
Arrangements for the annual Boul
der county fair are virtually completed
and Indications point to the grenfest
and best fair ever held mt Longmont
The faIr will last four days. Sept. 7. g
o and TO-
Remarkable yields Of both wheat and
barley IRE reported from fields Of
grain Just thresled In larimer county.
Fred Schmer has just harvested twelve
ncres OF wheat md six acres OF barley
on the W. A. Drake farm two and .
half miles south OF Fort Collins, which
while they have broken no records, are
unusually fine crops The wheat
threshed 74.16 bushels to the acre. and
the barley So bushels to the acre.
Partial reports OF county nssessors
Indicate that about $1,000 acres OF p0
tatOes were planted In Colorado this
year, compared with $4,000 ncrcs last
year. The condition OF the crop on
July LIST was 05 per cent OF normal, IN
exceptionally high condition for this
season OF the year. The estimated pro.
duction, based upon this condition and
the acreage given above. is 1902, 600
bushels compared with final esti.
mate OF 100000 bushels last year.
Three dead rnttIcsnakes. one OF them
Eco