The Arvada enterprise., 1920-02-05
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Denver Automotive Show will be held
in Denver. March to s. at Stock
The shortage Of cars, which has
held back the shipment of potatoes in
the CarbOndale district leaves hun
dreds Of tons of the valuable tubers
still unmarketed.
The school board Of Golden is to be
asked to call a special election on the
question of voting bonds to the amount
OF x13O,OOO for building u new high
school in Golden.
After deliberating twenty-five min
Corriente at Trinidad found him not
guilty of the murder of his brother,
Sam COrriente, on Oct. q, 1919.
The. Farmers Union is considering
erecting flour mill at Rifle. A big
meeting held there brought out eighty
two members and the determination to
build mill seemed almost universal.
II. A. Gitz, farmer near Monte
Vista, died, the victim of the influenza
epidemic, which has caused Monte
Vista authorities to place ban on all
public cOngregating and public amuse-
ments.
c. d. Jackson, station agent for the
Colorado, Wyoming & Eastern railroad
at Walden, has figured that 422 cars
of cattle and thirty,four ears of sheep
have been shipped from Walden, He
bron and La1sand, Colo, between Aug.
9th and Dec. 31st.
The purchase of six locomotives from
the Colorado Midland railrOad by the
Mexican government has been completed
for u price reported TO be $15OOOO. The
engines are to he delivered as soon as
possible for use on the federally oper.
ated roads in Mexico.
The government Is now building a
splendid road from ThOmpsOns
Springs, Utah, to Moab. Utah. the 10.
cation of the recent oil strike The
road is to cost $2OO,OOO for the thirty
seven miles when completed and will
he twenty-fOur feet wide on the flats,
eighteen on hillsides and sixteen feet
in deep cuts. 1t liz being pushed rapid.
ly.
Sending his attendant on false
pursuit by declaring another patient
had planned escape and had just fled
around IL corner of the building us
they walked from the dining hall to
II ward, Don =. BlackwoOd, former
Denver lawyer, who was committed to
the state hospital for the insane last
month. escaped from the state instit,l.
tiOn Mt Pueblo.
Denver time will he set ahead one
hour on May l MS II result OF the City
Council passing the daylight saving
ordinance on final reading. The bill
carried by 4 vote Of 9 TO 3 and 1t il
understood that Mayor Dewey c.
Bailey, who favOrs the move, will sign
the ordinance. Under the terms OF
the ordinance the clocks will he
turned back TO standard time Oct. l.
Leon NJ. Hattenbacl,. member Of til,
Senate Of the Colorado Assembly and
city industrial commissioner, died ut
the steering wheel u his automobile
while he was driving on WadswOrtl'
street, jefferson county. coming to.
ward Denver. Mrs Hattenbuch and o.
year-Oid sOn, Leon, Jr., were the only
other occupants Of the cur. Henrt fail.
ure WIS said to be the cause
The construction of the Consolidated
school building nj Monument will he.
gin with the coming Of spring weather,
according to an announcement made by
the school directors nt the office Of
the county superintendent Of schools.
Plans for the building are now being
drawn and the school board Ii prepar.
Ing to advertise for bids on the build.
Ing contract In the nenr future.
A report comes from Cripple Greek
that the Lincoln Mining und Milling
Company. which recently opened y
large gold ore reduction plant there, II
now negotiating for the purchase ot
the Cripple Creek Short Line railroad.
In the interest Of better highways
und more attractions for tourists z
movement IL under wny to annex to
Pueblo county portions Of Custer
county. In the vicinity Of the Rye and
BculMh districts. II is said that Gus.
ter county fsvors ccding the district
m Pueblo county and II is likely that
n bIll will he presented Mt the next
Legislature changing the bOunda rles
"f both counties
| Colorado National Gunris,ncn. who
were called for federal service along
the Mexican border. may receive
claims against the federal government
totslInE Si75.WO us II result OF AdJt.
Gen. william A. Spangler's successful
efforts to have the cnses reOpcncd At
Washington. The claims were Origi.
nnliy disallOwcd. bcrnuse Of n misln.
'lerstandinx. according to . message
received by the State Military Depart.
nent. which arose while the chief Of
the claims bureau WIS In Francs.
The Stat. Cooperative Crop Report.