The Arvada enterprise., 1920-02-19
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

meeting to be held In the House OF
Representatives at 1890 Saturday,
Feb. %, representatives of taxpaying
organizations, farmers organizations,
and chambers of commerce who would
be asked to present their views con-
cerning the best plan to secure In
creased efficiency in the schools, bet
ter training for teachers, and to take
up the question of better salaries for
trained teachers. Notifications OF
this meeting are being sent to repre-
sentative organizations of property
owners, but any organization will be
welcome whether notified or not.
Forty stamps of the new Gold King
Extension mill ut Gladstone have been
started to pounding the accumulated
ores Of the Gold King Company, and In
short time will be running sixteen
hours out Of every day. Manager w. z.
Kinney states that the company will
now be shipping constant stream Of
high-grade concentrates, which will be
hauled to the railroad cars for trans
p0rtation to the smelter, as well as the
regular shipments of gold bullion made
to the United States mint at Denver by
this company.
Misgauging the distance he had as
cended with car in an automobile ele-
vator at garage in Denver. Lawrence
Huff, 1e, q mechanic employed ut the
garage, backed the car off the plat
form and plunged twenty feet into the
elevator pit below with Il resulting
fracture Of the skull and other injuries.
The somersaulting machine hurled him
agninst the edge Of the pit, and only
the support given 1t by the pit walls
prevented instant crushing Of Huffs
body.
w. Il. Van Eaton, rancher living
eight miles northeast Of Num-, Colo,
il dead as the result OF injuries re-
ceived when he was struck by Union
Pacific passenger train No. 10l as he
was crossing the railroad tracks near
Num- In Il heavy touring car. He was
carried over 1000 feet on the locOmO-
tive pilot. but was apparently unhurt
when picked up. He was rushed to a
hospital In Greeley. Internal injuries
were the direct cause Of death.
EnOs A. Mills, Colorado naturalist.
and author, and proprietor of the
Longs Peak inn, In Estes Park, lost IL
case before the State Utilities Com.
mission In which he sought relief
through the powers Of the commission
from what he alleged as discrimi-
natory changes made the Rocky
Mountain Park Transportation Com.
pany in its routIngs Of motor service
through the park.
Using 4 hack saw furnished him by
his wife, Louis G. Martin. wanted by
the police In Flint. Mich, on a charge
OF grand larceny, escaped from the
county jail at Colorado Springs while
Deputy Sheriff c. w. MintO Of Flint
was making preparations to take him
back to the Michigan city on a night
train. The saw, together with 4 pair
Of pliers and wire nippers, were
found In his cell after the escape.
Nick Chixick. an overseas fighter
who contracted tuberculosis while
fighting In France, died ut st. Mary's
hospital ut Grand Junction, adding
one more name to the long list Of
casualties from that bitter struggle.
He came back to American territory
some mouths ago In very poor health
Ars. w. T. HOlbrOok. az years old,
wife Of q prominent Pslisade fruit
grower. was killed and her husband
was seriously Injured when tOurins
ear In which they were riding was
struck by \ weStbOund Denver 4 Rio
0rands extra freight train at 4 cross.
ing mile west Of Palisads.
"In the national forests Of Colorado
alone more than 100000 person.
spent their vacations In 1919" A. II.
Carhart Of the local forestry offices
told the delegates to the conference Of
.forssterx and engineers. More than
105, 900 automobiles toured the forest
Highways.
News Of her sisters death in Wales
robbed Miss Hannah Henry. 90 year.
old, Of her last family tie. She drank
poison at the home Of Mrs. n. Fergu.
son In Denver. dying within few
minutes after removal to the county
hospital. For weeks Miss Henry had
planned 4 visit to her sister and had
purchased her railroad transportation,
steamship passage and arranged for
the passport, when letter arrived,
telling Of her sisters death.
A very rich vein Of silver ore has
been found In the Early Bird group OF
mines, located on the divide between
Anilnas Forks and Ouray. The owners,
A. r. Mccormick. George Gardner, Clay
Ashley and James Bass, purchnsed.thc
mine from Pueblo company last fall
and they began 10 break the trail 70
their mine In December.
Gunnison county, In cooperation
with tho United States and the state
Of Colorado, will reconstruct the Blue
Mesa road. on the Rainbow route,
from CebOlla to Cimarron ut an ex.
penditure Of $4,000 The UnItsd
3tafAn will furutst Suu,V. f~,. AL. .