The Arvada enterprise., 1921-05-26
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

III lllt S'ute i.N1u lNNFu, VIII !" toiu-
pietrd by early fall, according to Z r,s
cent report made by members Of the
board About l4.NO acres OF land will
he irrigated by the dum and hrn,l.gntc
which are now completed. 4 tunnel
has been bored through l,iOO feet "f
solid rock and the ditch has been hiilt
To within two miles of the lnnd to he
Irrigated II Ia reported that II. few Of
the hon,rstendsrS will h able to xrt
water some time this summer. while
all of the tract Is assured Of full
water supply next spring. About ST.
aO,O0O Is being expended on the pro-
ject.
TN going to shoot yom," said
ThciunN Young. 3 years old, 1s she
picked up q revolver at the home Of
her father In Lyons and aimed IL III
her cousin. Elton Young. nge I. "i
NiwOt The revolver discharged as
she pressed the trigger and sent II hui
let that went thru his right shoulder
into the pleural cavity. The boy was
rushed to the hospital In I.OngMont.
His condition IL considered serious.
The two children had been playing to-
gcther and had no quarrel. Officials
believe that the little Etri had no In
tention Of shooting and that the dis
charge Of the gun was accidental.
Three boys were drowned Ii the
Bartels reservoir. = small lake seven
acres In area. located one mile south
x,P ho Int h0o In tvhtal.
they and two companions were pad
ding across the small body Of water
sank. The three youth are Oliver
Brennan. 1S years old; Marvin DOney.
10. and Albert Tinker, u. All OF the
boys resided In Evans. John Miller,
ls years old. and Timothy O'Grady. Is
years old, who were In the boat with
the other three, swan to safety when
the tiny craft sank.
Sum Hand, a farmer living twenty
five miles south Of Walsenburg. fired
the shot which caused the death, dur
Callhan, another farmer living on an
adjoining farm. according to the YER
dict returned by = cOrOhsr's jury.
Three Witnesses were called during
the hearing. The physician who at
tended the dying man. and Callhan's
wife and mother-in-law. testified con.
cssning the shooting. The Jury held
the shot was fired with felonious In
tent.
While william johnson. . farmer re-
siding northeast Of Fort Morgan. was
cliuging to the blades Of q windmill
wheel Oiling the mechanism. gust Of
wind started the wheel revolving.
johnson graspsd the blades desperate
~ a. they whirled around In the air.
gathering speed at each revolution.
Just - his hold % the wheel WAS
Ioossning. his sob. who was playing In
the yard. noticed his fathers plight
and hastily applied a brake to the
mechanism, and johnson decended 70
terra firmi with aiacrity.
Attorneys representing the citizens
Of Eagle. Colo. have filed their reply
brief In the Supreme Court to the ap.
peal Of the town Of Red Cliff from the
decision Of District Judge James l..
Cooper. awarding the county seat of
Irregularities In the election In which
the Eagle supporters we're victorious
were claimed in the suit.
Mrs. Josie Clinton. wife Of Charles
G. Clinton. alleged bank bandit. now
serving ten to twelve years In the
state penitsntiary. died at hospital
In Oklahoma City. following an oper.
alton, and the secret Of the cache Of
bonds said to have bssn stolen by her
husband went to the grave with her.
Harry McRsyuOlds, wanted In Boui-
der for killing Miss Avo Durbin. his
sweetheart. On May 10. has besa ar
rested In Denvsr. McRsynolds has
bssn hiding in the home Of q frissd.
McRsynolds coefsssed. officials de-
dare. He 10 said TO have run oil tho
way to Denver after the shooting.
Seven graduates left the high school
1t RerthOud and received diplomas
Or. J. Lakeland delivered the address.
and every one Of the graduates WAS
presented with q srh0iarship for ex.
celienee In studies. Two were given
scholarships In the State Teachers
College, one In the State University.
one In the Agricultural College. one In
the School Of Mines. one In Colorado
College and one In Denver University.
Arrangements have been made by
President Victor q. Anderson Of the
Colorado School Of Mines for the cstnb.
lishment Of y practical mine at Idxho
Springs for demonstration work to the
students of the school this summer. Mi
nmi tunnel In to be used. Mine sur.
veyIng, tool sharpening and practical
mining Will he indulgcd In by the stu
dents, under the direction Of Dean l..
=. Grant and Prof. James UnderhIli.
The first voluntary reduction IN rnii-
road rates to he made IN the United
States since the beginning Of the world