The Arvada enterprise., 1920-02-26
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Denver Automotive Show will be held
in Denver. March to 6. At Stock
J. A. Robbins, one of the early set
tiers who planted one of Paonia's first
orchards, Is dead at the age of 81
years. He Is survived by his widow
and three daughters.
The Ford assembling plant In Dem
yer, closed during the war, will be ro-
opened on March Is, according to
Emory Alton, the Ford Manager. The
plant will give immediate employment
to 225 men.
The oil shale laboratory being erect
ed at the University Of Colorado will
be ready for operation by March IS. &C
cortling to an announcement made BY
William Garvin of Washington, D. c.,
who Is to have charge. A temporary
building has been completed and some
Of the equipment is to be installed.
Mrs. JosIa L. Woodbury., 81, a resi-
dent Of Greeley for nearly fifty years,
died at her home there of . complica-
ton Of diseases. She had been Ill for
several months. Mrs. Woodbury. went
to Greeley from Vermont in 1871 and
was one Of the first graduates from
the Greeley Normal school in 1880.
Work on the Loveland.Estes Park
road 10 progressing fast and one of the
finest roads In the state will be open
to the public by June 1. according to
Contractor Dooling. Five road gangs
are now at work and pushing the grade
from higher to grade of per cent
all the distance from Loveland into the
park.
The value Of all crops grown in
Colorado has increased from about
$18,9OO.O0O In 1889 to more than $l91,-
100000 In 1919. During this period Of
twenty years agriculture has advanced
from fourth to first position among
the states industries, and 1t Is today
developing more rapidly than any
other state industry.
Colorado 10 the seventh state il
size, with an area of 06,341, ,120 aeres
about twelve times the area Of Massa.
chusetts. Its greatest length u about
387 miles, east and west, and its great
est width is about 27o miles. At the
present time 1t ranks about thlrtieth
In population, with something more
than 100000 people.
A very rich vein Of silver ore has
been found in the Early Bird group Of
mines, located on the divide between
Animas Forks and Ouray. The owners,
A. f. Mccormick. George Gardner, Clay
Ashley and James Bass, purchased the
mine from Pueblo company last fall
md they began to break the trail to
their mine In December.
Theodore 8. Smith, 81, farmer,
committed suicide at the home Of
Ills mother, Mrs. Belle Harper, who
lives on Ralston avenue, Just outside
Of Arvada, by shooting himself In the
head with a revolver. Harper had
been despondent for several days. He
is survived by his widow and baby
and his mother.
Delegates Of the Kiwanis Club Of
the Eastern states are to make a tour
Of the Pixies Peak region on June %.
The visit is to be but part Of q 600O-
mile tour Of the country that the dele
gates are to make in which they will
visit st. Paul, Banif. Alberta, Cana
dian National park, Salt Lake City,
Denver and Kansas City.
Carl Howelson, well known profess
siOnal ski jumper, liz directing a crew
Of workmen In preparing the Steam
boat ski course for the midwinter
Sports Carnival to he held on March
I and 3. Among those practicing on
the course are several amateurs not
over Is years old and some have sue
cee,ied In riding" 1t well over 100
feet.
The body OF Charles LindberR. IS
years old, was found, frozen and full
ly dressed, lying on his bed In his
home, seven miles southwest Of Gree
ley. Coroner W. II. Woods declared
he had been dead for more than
week.
Al tue uutIOuut iOEeStb VI SOiotuuO
alone more thnn 100000 persons
spent their vacations In 1919" A. II.
Carhart OF the local forestry offices
told the delegates to the conference of
forcsters and engineers. More than
$4,000 automobiles toured the forest
highways.
Two youthful highwaymcn. who fled
before they could be Identified. held
up Miss Florence Cinrk IN Denver M
she was walking east on Enst Sixteenth
avenue, near Sherman, and mt the
points Of two levcled revolvers forced
her to surrender her purse. The purse
contained only 30 cents.
Despite the success Of Delta county
In putting the damper on the local ef-
forts TO obtain nm independent sugar
fnctOry for Montrose. local interests
are confident that factory will bs
built, and have already contracted for
more than n thousand acres OF beets
with growers for 1920.
=. G. Long. = lumber dealer, was
elected president Of the Aiamosa
Cha amber Of Commerce Msvor r