The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-11
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


only n little more than half of that
made in the previous ten years, Den
yer shows population of 256,49l, an
increase OF 43,110, or 202 per cent
Denver's population was previously an
nounced at 256,369. Boulder Is an
nounced as 10,9S9, showing an increase
of 1,450, or 1872 per cent The census
bureaus announcement gave the state
total of o39,376 inhabitants. Colo
radios rate of growth In the last dec
ade was 17.6 per cent, compared WIN
As per cent In the previous ten years.
The Rockland hotel was completely
destroyed ut Palmer Lake by hre
which followed a terrific explosion
heard two miles away. gas leak III
the basement which was touched OH
when Oliver and Mildred Hill, children
OF Mrs. w. f. Hill, proprietress, at
tempted TO light the water heater. Is
said to have caused the explosion. De
spite the fact that the force of the e2-
plosion wrecked parts of the buildlhs'
the children were not seriously hurt,
and escaped with only slight burns.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, part
of which is covered by insurance.
Douglas Daugherty. 12-year-old
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Y. G. Daugherty
of Grand Junction, was drowned IN
the Grand river The body was recoV-
cred by members of the fire depart
ment and police with graphing hooks
Douglas older brother, Edwin, made
a desperate attempt to save MIN.
About dozen boys were swimming
after pears which were floating down
the river. Douglas went further than
the rest and was caught in an eddy
and sucked under.
Where the poison comes from that
makes the famed Poison springs OF
the Crawford district so deadly Is the
problem to be tackled by high school
students of western Colorado this year.
The wnter will be analyZed and the
rock strata examined microscoplcally.
The geology of the land will be gone
into thoroughly also. There Is possi-
bllity that the source of the poison
may be forhd and the springs re-
claimed for use.
Two armed men held up and robbed
the crews of ColfaX avenue car and
trailer of more than 500 as the train
backed into the switch preparatory to
turning around at Colfax avenue and
Birch street in Denver The robbers,
who are said to have been mere
youths, then ran to Fourteenth avenue
and Birch street, where they entered
O large touring car and started toward
tho city at a high rate of speed.
While L. b. Hart of Denver was
motoring with a young woman friend,
one mile south of the Golden road in
jefferson county, highwayman sud
denly stopped him at the point of
revolver and then robbed the two mo-
torists of n watch, purse containing
SIS and diamond pin worth $500,
which was worn by the woman. Hart
reported the robbery to the police on
returning to Denver.
The 3-year-old daughter of Virgil
Collins, farmer living four miles
west of Ordway, was crushed to death
under loaded hay wagon. The child
ran to the wagon to hand her father
written list of groceries wanted by
Mrs Collins, just as her father started
the horses in motion. The girl STUN
bled and fell to the ground, one of the
rear wheels passing over her head.
Farmers and feeders throughout the
state should begin to make u survey
of the amount of feed that there will
be this winter, learn all possible as to
what prices may be, and begin to look
around for feeders. On account of ad-
verse feeding conditions last year, cat
tie feeders say that they will buy
cheaper this year than they did last
var or they will not feed.
Twelve horses were incinerated
when a large livery stable burned at
Grand Junction. Several automobile
shops were threatened for a time. The
loss was estimated at $4,000.
Mrs. w. l.. White and her son, HON.
er, years old, who were on their way
to school at Montrose, were both
knocked unconscious by a live wire
CARRYING $500 volts. They were res
cued by passing farmer. Young
White was walking along with his
mother, when he reached to the ground
and grabbed wire which had been
thrown across live wire. The child
was knocked unconscious. His mother
attempted to pull him away and she
also was knocked to the ground.
The 1920 crop of wild raspberries
proved to be IA bumper one and the
service berries and choke cherries have
added great deal to the larders of
Orsay folk. The high price of sugar
is not so keenly felt when the berries
are free for the picking, and many
have put up a great deal of preserves,
jams and jells this summer, drawing
upon natures supply of wild berries