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

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Four and nine-tenths miles Of gravel
road between Durango and Hesperus,
In La Plata county; four and three
tenths miles Of gravel road between
Breed and Colombo Spring., Colo, IN
"a Paso county, and two and sevea-
tenths miles Of improved sand-eiay
road between Limon and Madison.
Colo, In Lincoln county. Approximate
~ 81. 02O aid was requested and ap-
proved BY the federal bureau in the
improvement Of one mile Of improved
mountain graded road bstween Silver.
toa and Durango, Colo, officials said
II can think Of NO more delightful
place to 20 on . vacation than Colo
rado. . state Of true western hospital
ity." commented President Harding
after Senator Phipps, speaking On b.
half Of the citisens, had formally q.
tended to the President the invitation
from the Colorado Legislature to make
the Rocky Mountain state his summer
home. Besides Colorado's invitation to
become it, guest, the President was
presented with q certificate Of life hon
orary membership In the Denver Press
Club. On behalf Of the club, Warren
B. Given Of Denver handed the Presi.
dent gold engraved membership card.
Miss Helen DOVE Of the United
States forest service of Denver has
left for Rico, Colo, with 4 forest serv.
Ice surveying party, thus winning the
honor of being the first woman In the
entire United States to Join party In
that department Of the governmental
service. She is scenic artist for the
Denver division during winter months
and patrol woman and fire lookout at
Devil Head mountain In the Pike Ma.
tional forest during the fire season.
On her trip she will act as chainwom.
an and will be accompanied by her
chaperon. Mrs. Grace Stewart Of Den.
yer.
The old Midland railroad bed will be
utilized in the construction Of county
highway In the Carbonate district has
become known following q trip Of in.
spection over the route by county COM
missioners. BY using the abandoned
roadbed considerable expense can be
saved to the county as the work Of re-
pairing the old highway along the Fry
Ing Pan river is In poor condition and
the work Of getting 1t into shape would
be costly. Financial assistance will be
given to the work by the forestry serv.
Ice.
A "scientific kiss" purp0rted to
awaken dormant faculties, may cost
James A. Murdoch of Los Angeles his
license. Murdoch. who is almost 90
years old. advertised as being "an in.
comparable psychist and clairvOyant."
Miss Billie Blackburn, II, got the kiss.
Her mother, Mrs. Sarah Blackburn. got
bill from Murdoch for 800. The
board Of supervisors has under con.
sideration Mrs. Blackburn's application
for revocation Of Murdock's license.
The latter made . sweeping denial Of
the charges.
Several Of the leading summer r.
sorts in the Platte canon have organ.
lied an association, which will open a
bureau Of information, May Is, In the
Albany hotel. for the benefit Of the
many tourists to Denver, who desire
short trip into ColOradO's mountain
wonderland Besides the public inform.
mt who will be maintained, reserva.
lions for hotels and cottages may he
made. and nm outing Of any duration
will be planned.
More than fifty students Of the UNI
versity OF Colorado dOnned Overalls
and joined In the work Of rebuilding
the road up Bluebell cahon. above
Chautauqua.. They were granted
half holiday to permit them to partici-
pate In the project which was carried
out by the Lions Club. Many pr0mi.
nent business men Of Boulder. includ.
ing Mayor J. o. Billig, were In the ex-
pedition. Regents Of the university
were also present.
Twenty-month-old Robert PIerson,
who fell from a third. story window Of
the Vincent hotel In Denver, died Of In.
juries sustained In his fall. The baby.
who had been sleeping with his mother,
Mrs. Josephine Pierson. awakened be-
fore the mother, and crawled out Of
the bed over the ledge Of IN open win.
dow. Mrs. Persons first intimation
Of the accident was when her baby
was brought to her by policeman.
The fall fractured the base Of the
baby's skull.
After spirited automobile ride,
sheriff Lewis Worker lodged Jose NJ
Gomez, "a In the Crowley county jail
ut Ordway. following the killing Of Pas.
auel Compos, Al, for years a resident
Of southern Colorado, In the main
street at Sugar City. Scores Of pedcs.
TRANS and farmers witnessed the
shooting. The shooting IL said to have
followed a series Of quarrels between
Gomez and Compos.