The Arvada enterprise., 1920-02-19

"shtern Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Denver Automotive Show will be held
in Denver. March 2 to 6, at Stock
yards Stadium
The Masonic lodges Of Steamboat
Springs have moved to theirnew quarter.
especially constructed for them in the
new Jones building. 1t is one of the
most attractive lodge halls in the state
and has been completely refurnished. =.
Hilda Munger, 11-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ]. Munger. former
ly residents of Great Divide. Colo,
was burned to death at Lamanda
Park, Calf, recently. Mr.. Munger
has homestead In the Great Divide
neighbOrho0d and was at one time
postmaster there.
Raymond c. Whitlock Of Pueblo,
Colo, was the successful bidder for
the contract Of building the big east
wing addition to the Grand Junction
high school building, work upon which
ls to start as soon as the weather per-
mits and the details can be arranged
| by the new contractor.
Two youthful hishwaymen. who fled
before they could be identified, held
up Miss Florence Clark In Denver as
she was walking east on East Sixteenth
avenue, near Sherman, and at the
points Of two leveled revOlvers forced
her to surrender her purse. The purse
contained only 50 cents.
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school land and eleven additional lots
made up Of parts of sections, COM
prising $500 acres altogether, will be
offered for sale by the State Board of
Land Commissioners at public auction
in the House Of Representatives Cham
ber at the statehOuse March 3.
Despite the success Of Delta county
in putting the damper on the local ef
forts to obtain an independent sugar
| factory for MOntrOse, local interests
are confident that factory will be
built, and have already contracted for
more than a thousand acres Of beets
with growers for 1920.
The oil shale laboratory being erect
ed at the University Of Colorado will
be ready for operation by March IS, ac-
cording to an announcement made BY
William GarvIn Of Washington, ID. c.,
who Is to have charge. A temporary
building has been completed and some
Of the equipment Is to be installed.
The value Of all crops grown In
Colorado has increased from about
x18,9OO.OOO In 1899 to more than $18l,-
OOO.OOO in 1919. During this period of
twenty years agriculture has advanced
from fourth to first position among
the states Industries, and 1t IL today
developing more rapidly than any
other state industry.
Colorado Is the seventh state In
size, with an area Of 68,341, 12O acres
about twelve times the area Of Massa.
chusetts. It's greatest length ID about
S87 miles. east and west, and Its great.
est width is about 276 miles. At the
present time II ranks about thirtieth
tn population, with something mort
than 100000 people.
Delegates Of the Kiwanis Club Of
the Eastern states arc to make tour
Of the Pixies Peak region on June %.
The visit 10 to be but part Of . 5000
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.
Capt. Thomas Head. centenarian, u
dead. following brief illness, At the
home Of his daughter in Crawford.
He was one Of the first citisens Of
the western slope and for many years
had been prominent merchant In
various towns. He was q mining kink
In the early days and had owned a
large amount Of valuable property.
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.
Edward T. Dcvine, associate editor
Of the Survey. and one Of the leading
social workers Of the United States,
will be member Of the faculty Of the
University Of Colorado summer school,
which will open on June ~ mt Boulder.
Mrs. Cora Wlnchell Of Columbia Uni.
versity will have charge Of the classes
In home economics and Prof. Jerome
DOwd Of Oklahoma University Of the
dspa Of social science.
Within sixty days 4 referendum
vote among the 1000 locals Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks In the
United States and Canada will deter.
mine whether or not 4 home for con.
numptive and supsrannuated clerks,
to cost 100000. Is to be erected In
Colorado Springs. The Colorado
Springs local No. 645 IL now In com.
municatIon with the executive com.
mittee Of the order and has received
assurances which have caused them
to begin active campaigning for the
vote.
Mining activity At Matterh0rn, Colo.
has No increased the population that