The Arvada enterprise., 1920-09-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper uato. News Service
COMING EVENTS.
Huge, Cole.-Ths Lincoln County Fair
Will be held At Hugo. Sept. $3.50.
Oscar Lagrow, n, overseas war hero
Of Morrison, was crushed to death
when he fell int 4 huge stone crush.
er at Troutdals resort, where he woe
employed.
Denying 4 motion for . 1sw trial
Judge George H. Bradfield. in District
Court at Greeley, sentenced Alex MIL
Ter, deaf mute, convicted Of killing
Adam Shank. his wife and four chill
dren at GiIcrest, Dec. q. 1919. to life
imprisonment.
Duncan Harrison, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. b. Harrison Of Golden, was
seriously injured at the annual School
Of Mines freshman and sophomore
rush at Golden. Harrison received .
blow on the head, which knocked him
unconscious.
In preparation for the buffalo bar
becue, which is to be the feature Of the
closing day Of the Douglas county fair,
September 20th, the animal was
slaughtered at the Radcliff Dillon
ranch six miles south Of Sedalia on
the Perry park road.
For the first time In the history of
the Pixies Peak Cog Road, motor
car made the ascent Of the famous
peak over this cog route, when Ralph
Milford, driving Paige automobile,
and with five passengers, climbed the
entire distance without setback.
L. A. Gent, a pioneer ranchman Of
the Maybell neighborhood. killed him.
self by putting soft-nosed bullet from
25-35 high-power rifle through his
brain. Mr.. Gent, who was one Of the
best-known ranchers in that country,
had been respondent for some time.
The Otero Gas Company. supplying
gas to La Junta. Rocky Ford and
Swink, has applied to the state public
utilities commission for the privilege
OF disseminating service. 1t 10 contend
ed that for the last three years the
company has been operating at q loss.
Ralph K. Milford made Al unsue-
cessful attempt to lower his own record
for the Pixies Peak climb. which he e.
tablished In 1915 when he used . Hud-
son car and made the climb IN 10 min
utes "a seconds. Using . Paige ma
chine, he made the trip In 20 minutes,
81 20 seconds.
OF the $4,000 900 worth Of tires *.
ported from the United States in the
eleven months ending with May, 1870.
$2,3S3, SSS worth went to France. e..
10000 worth went to Great Britain.
S2.OOO.OOO worth went to Cuba, and
about $4,000. 900 worth went to South
America.
Principal Rutledge Of the local
schools has announced that fOur.yeas
course In agriculture has been estab-
lished in the Olathe high school. will,
federal aid under the Smith Hughes
act. This course will be under the di.
rectlon OF Prof. Ralph Wilson. who has
had several years Of actual farming
experience.
II. NJ. Benson, q Denver real estate
dealer. was severely cut and bruised
when the automobile he was driving
went through bridge rail and into the
creek below. two miles north Of Colo
rndo Springs. The accident was wit
messed by Merton Robbins. who pulled
Benson from underneath his over.
turned car.
The Denver = Rio 0rande railroad
passenger and freight depot at Wal.
senburg burned to the ground from u
fire Of unknown origin which broke
out In the freight room. The loss IL
estimated to be 5000, exclusive OF
freight stored In the building. Three
men were in the building ut tho time.
hut escaped and saved the railroads
records.
Hugh T. Dempsey Of Colorado
Springs, was accidentally shot and
badly wounded by John d. Ryan while
duck hunting near Lllnon. Dempsey
was taken to hospital at Colorado
SPRING. and twenty-ons bucksbot were
removed from his left thigh and lee.
Highty.six lodges Of the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen have boen ex.
PEELED for participating 10 the unsu.
thorixed strike Of switchmen last
spring, w. q. Lee. president an.
nounced at Cleveland, to members Of
the brotherhood's board Of directors
Mr.. Lee said that the brotherhood and
ne Bvitchmsn's Unien Of North Amer
lea were not considering any merger.
Aff,davits denying that public sen.
timsot 10 against Rienh Dickens In
Boulder cssnty and that II would b
impossible for him to get q fair trial
b he District Court. were filed by
twelve Boulder residents and five csti.
ssos Of Loogmoot. The affidavits
marx the first step Of the district
attorney. Russell ". Fleming Of Fort
Collins to retry Risnsi Dickens on
charge Of numbering his father, W. II.
hckena at Lopgmont o. Thanksgiviss
eve. 1915.
After holding Q long distance tsle-