The Colorado statesman., 1921-03-12
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


linn A. Purvis, 81 years old, johns
town dairyman. who dropped dead sud
denly in Greeley, when pretty, dark
haired girl, 10 years old, announced on
the witness stand at the inquest that
she Is Mrs. Violet Purvis, common law
wife of the late dairyman, and thai
she had been going to school at Loretto
Heights academy, near Denver, at his
request and expense, preparatory TO be
ing publicly married to him. She an
nounced that she will claim the estate
for herself and unborn child. She said
also that before becoming Purvls' wife
two years ago she was Violet MlcRle'
an orphan, and had been housekeepei
for Purvis' mother before the lattert
death In December, 1919.
Twenty-Five undesirable aliens, all OF
whom have been convicted of various
crimes in Denver and in the northern
part of the state, were deported from
Denver by Chief w. X. Mansfield OF
the United States immigration service,
and are now on their way to San
Francisco These deportees, all OF
them Mexicnns, were placed in spe-
cal car which was attached to
through train for the Pacific coast.
They will be placed on a steamer at
San Francisco and taken to Mazatlan,
Mexico. Chief Mansfield was accom-
panied by four heavily armed guards
and Deputy United States Marshal
Harry Mcintyre.
Denver municipal water has returned
a deficit of S2s4,S99.0T for the year
1920. according TO the annual report is.
sued by City Auditor Stackhouse. The
net income for the year was S41O,'
T44.S9, according to Mr.. Stackhouse,
and the total expenditures, including
both construction expenses and future
contracts entered though not com
pleted. amounted to $685., ,632.96 City
officials predict that less construction
and repairs will be needed in the plant
this year, and that the deficit Will be
thus overcome.
All the residents of Seibert turned
fire fighters and saved Seibert from
ruins. The Packer dwelling and room
ing house and adjoining buildings were
destroyed with losses estimated at
$4,000. Quick work by volunteer
water brigade, which was composed of
many women and many men in night
clothes, checked the flames, which
were famed by a high wind. There
are no water works or fire apparatus
there and the work of the volunteers
was greatly handicapped.
The Citizens State and Savings
Bank at Boone, Pueblo county, was
robbed of $4,000 in cash and bonds by
experienced yeggmen who took every
thing in the way of money or securi-
ties in the vault and safe. The rob-
bers escaped in an automobile, taking
the so-called north road out of Boone.
Not the slightest trace of them has
vet been secured by Sheriff Samuel
Thomas, who with n number of depu-
ties, is working on the case.
w. S. Parkison, a pioneer druggist
of Glenwood Springs, chairman for six
years of the Garfield county Republi-
can central committee and widely
known politically throughout the state,
dropped dead of apoplexy while sitting
in his home with his wife, reading. He
had not been i'll, and the first intima-
ton she had of the unexpected attack
was the sudden falling of the news
paper from his hands. He was dead
before she could reach him.
The number of persons subscribing
the total of $143,92S.4S raised in the
drive for funds for the Denver Fedora
ton of Charity and Philanthropy was
more than double the number that sub |
scribed last year The total number |
of subscribers in 1919 was 1000 and |
1861 persons subscribed in the 1921 |
drive. Since the close of the drive |
S25, 900 has been subscribed. Leaders |
in the organization are hopeful that |
the $4,000 still needed to finance the !
seventy-five charities adequately will |
be raised.
During twenty-six of the twenty.
eight days in February there was sun
shine Mt least part of the time, to-
falling 179 hours of sunshine, with only |
two completely cloudy days for the en-
tire month in Denver, according to the |
meteorological summary just |
compiled by Weather Forecaster J. NJ.
Sherier. The total for January |
amounted TO 16S hours, the report
shows.
A special week, to be known as
"orange week." is to be featured i'll
Denver March 81 to IS. Dealers
the city will decorate their
stores with placards and banners,
while windows will contain attractive
displays of the fruit. "Orange weeks
are being held in many cities through
out the United States for the purpose
of reminding the public of the value
and healthfulness of the golden fruit.