The Arvada enterprise., 1921-02-17
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

way VI cSNVu AVNN'" NhN
road projects scattered throughout the
state revealed Il material decrease In
labor and material prices, according to
highway officials. Steel which cost as
high us IA cents last year is now fig
ured on basis of . to 10 cents. while
day lahorers and cement workers who
were paid IS per day year ago are
now receiving from $3 to - per day.
Teams that cost the contractors $40
and S12 per day last summer are now
figured on a 81 basis.
United States Senator Lawrence c.
Phipps has introduced in the National
Senate an amendment to the agricul.
turai appropriation bin. providing that
payment Of grazing fees be deferred
until August l, next, with interest to
be charged fixed ut not more than 9
per cent year. The secretary Of the
ported In favor Of deferring payments,
but want interest fixed at l per cent
. month.
An express package containing $l2,.
500 In currency. shipped by the First
| National Bank OF Trinidad to the
Colorado Fuel 4 Iron Company pay
master ut Starkville, six miles south
west of Trinidad, was stolen either ut
the Trinidad express office or while
1t was being conveyed to the Santa F6
depot. Another package continuing
$4,000 and two bags containing 800
In silver, which were accessible to the
thief, were not mOlested.
A table given out by Miss Florence
Hutsinplllar, who represents the state
in the disposition OF funds appropriated
for the care and protection of depend
ent children and mothers, shows that
aid during the past year through COM
pensatiOn to their mothers has been
o4S The total number Of mothers to
he aided under the compensation law
is seventy-eight.
The annual student conference of
the Rocky Mountain states will be held
ut the Y. N. c. A. camp In Estes Park,
June 4 to IA. This Is earlier than
usual, the dates being advanced In or
der not to conflict with eastern con-
ferences. A clash in dates in the past
has divided talent. This June the stu
dents will have the advantage OF all
the best talent ON the Y. NJ. c. A. cir
cult.
Eric Gustave GrOnQuist, an ex-sOl-
dier who contracted tuberculosis while
serving overseas, and who ia now con-
fined to the Swedish National Sana-
torium in Engiewo0d, where he 10 In
II critical condition, was admitted to
citizenship by Judge Samuel Johnson,
who, with Naturalization Examiner NJ.
+. Lence. conducted court session ut
the young mans bedside.
''The Grand Canon road, u part Ot
the Pixies Peak Ocean-tO- Ocean high
way, declared to he one Of the most
important highways IN the state. will
be opened by June l, upon the COM
pletion of the GlenwOod Canon road.
which IL now being constructed by
the State Highway Department, at Z
cost of $4,000" Commissioner T. J.
Ehrhardt declared In Denver.
| uI-SuuhtS Iuit "utu JelttG0Otls
Arapal,oe and Denver counties as the
participants is assured for next sum.
mer at Overland park, Denver. accord.
ing to Information received in Golden.
Three men from each county are to be
named on board OF directors to car.
ry out the plans. A meeting was held
| in Denver to perfect the arrangements.
The Golden city council has voted to
call the last 1000 Of bond issue Of
| $5O,0W which WAS authorized In 1879
to build the old Golden waterwOrks
system. For many years no effort was
made to liquidate this Indebtedness.
GOlden's bonded indebtedness was de-
creased $4,000 last year.
Russell Downing. II years old, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L. Downing. was
killed Instantly In BOULDER when hs
fell from bicycle against barb wire
fence, which WAS highly charged from
\ high.power electric line, by u fallen
telephone wire crossing the two.
The case against Charles J. OHars,
held In the ArapahOe county jail In
1ittletOn on charge Of holding up the
cashier Of the bank Of $1,000. has beer,
continued. following IL motion for =
change Of vsnlie which was heard In
the District Court before District Al.
tOrncy Samuel johnson.
At \ meeting In Pueblo Of forest
rangers and officials Of five districts.
the matters Of grazing lands and tim.
her sales were considered. Assistant
District Foresters Thompson and John
II. Hutton, District Engineer Mendsa.
hall and r. Kiplinger, all Of the Deo.
yer office. were present.
An unidentified negro house rObber
WAS shot and almost instantly killed
and his negro companion IL believed u
have been Injured In gun bntsie In
Denver by PatrOimAn Leslie Sawyer.
after the alleged bandit and his com.
pnnIon hnd fired several shots mt the
| officer.
Mrs Minnie COx trSnA "a = chs -.