Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-03-11
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


town dairyman, who dropped dead sud
denly in Greeley, when a 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 that
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 viii claim the estate
for herself and unborn child. She said
also that before becoming Purvis' wife
two years ago she was Violet Mickle,
an orphan. and had been housekeeper
for Purvis mother before the latter's
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. r. Mansfield of
the United States immigration service,
and are now on their way TO San
Francisco. These deportees, nll of
them MeXicans. We're placed In a spe-
cial car which was attached to q
through train for the Pacific coast.
They Will be placed on 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, ,S9907 for the year
1920, according TO the annual report Is
sued by City Auditor Stackhouse. The
net income for the year was S410.-
744.S9, according to Mr. StaclShouse,
and the total expenditures, including
both construction expenses and future
contracts entered though not com.
pleted, amounted to S695632.96. 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 Selbert 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 ut Boone, Pueblo county, was
robbed of $1,000 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
yet been secured by Sheriff Samuel
Thomas, who with n number of depu-
ties, is working on the case.
w. s. Parkison, 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
tion of Charity and Philanthropy was
more than double the number that sub
..I .I,n.
of subscribers in 1919 was 1000 and
16,611 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 win
be raised.
During twenty-six of the twenty
eight days In February there was sun
shine at least part of the time, to-
falling 1T9 hours of sunshine with only
two completely cloudy days for the en-
tire month in Denver. according to the
monthly 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 IN
Denver March 21 to 2S. Dealers
throughout 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.