The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-19
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

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elevator.
The Monte Vista second annual
stampede" proved one Of the best
events of its kind held In Colorado In
recent years. The program featured
twenty of the best riders who took
part in the Cheyenne Frontier day
including Miss Wyoming.
More than $4,000 persons attended the
fair, which was held at Monte Vista
on Aug. 4 to g. A special carload Of
longhorn steers were shipped from
Texas for the occasion, In addition to
sixty head Of running horses.
william Zisnsenhenne, Cripple
Creeks near "Enoch Arden" has re.
turned to his wife and two children,
now grown to manhood, whom he left
eighteen years ago. He stepped out
Of the automobile that had brought
him over the mountains from Colorado
Springs and entered a home that had
had another husband and father after
the wife he married twenty-three year,
aso had remained faithful to him fol
ten years while, supposedly dead. he
was "hoboing' around the country.
The Denver 3 Salt Lake Railroad
Company has filed with the State Pub
lilo Utilities Commission . petition ~
sSnssting that 1t be permitted to ad
vance freight rates ON it, line IS pc,
ssnt over existing rates, instead Of x
per cent a. requested BY the othei
Colorado railroads located In the terri
tory west Of \ line drawn north and
south through the Colorado commor
points, which include Cheyenne, Den
yer, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Trim
idad.
Nearly complete reports received BY
the State Immigration Department
from county assessors show that thu
area in cultivation in Colorado thii
year b slightly in excess Of 6O00.00
acres, exclusive Of orchards, compared
with total Of 4,796, 792 acres reported
In cultivation By county assessors last.
year. These figures include the ares
devoted to wild hay, amounting tt
about 10000 acres each year. The
largest increases In cultivated acreage
this year are In the areas devoted Il
winter wheat and corn, with consider
able Increases in acreage Of sorghum
crops and moderate increases in alfai
IA acreage. The reports Of county -
SCISSORS show that something moro thar
$4,000 acres Of raw land was broker
for the first time this year. compared
with about $4,000 acres broken last
year.
Stirred to action by numerous auto
mobile accidents on state Highways
the members Of the state highway com
mission have promulgated Q traffic
code for all state highways. The chief
provisions Of the new traffic code foi
automobiles on state highways, are:
Speed limit for automobiles, thirty
five miles IN hour on ordinary road
and twenty miles an hour on noun
tain roads. Speed on all turns limited
to eighteen miles an hour. Speed o.
vehicles weighing between 1900 ant
10000 pounds limited to fifteen miles
and for vehicles weighing in excess Of
10000 pounds to ten miles IN hour
Width Of vehicles using prairie road
limited to twelve feet and mOuntail
roads to nine feet. Automobiles required
to carry two front and one rear light
All other vehicles, including bicycles
motorcycles and wagons must carry
one white and one red lamp. Vehicles
Overtaking another vehicle going In the
same direction must sound . warning
signal before passing. Vehicles golnl
in opposite direction must pass on the
right. A vehicle passing another golni
in the same direction must pass to tn
left.
Charles AcCarty, held on Q bur
xlary charge at Topeka. Kan- con
s"ased that he 10 an escaped convict
from the Colorado state penitentIar,
ut Cahon City. He expressed desire
to be returned to Canon City rather
than stand trial.
The twenty.third annual meeting Of
tine Colorado Bar Association was helt
in the court house at Colorado
Springs. At the same time and place
the annual meeting Of the State
Judges Association was held. Speak.
ers at the meeting were w. l. Dayton
prssident: Gov. Henry J. Allen Of
kansaA Judge Tease q. Norcutt Of
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