The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-07-07
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Martial law has been lifted In Pu.
sblo and the city and county turned
over to the civil authorities by Colonel
Newton, the military commander. City
authorities have put into effect all the
regulations made by the military or
der providing that no person shall he
In the streets after 10 80 y. M. with
out good excuse. No passes will be
issued, as was the case under martial
law. The city has been under martial
law since the flood Of June 8 and dur
ing that time not one house has been
robbed or single hOldup reported.
Only few cases OF footing occurred
but they were not important ones.
Fifty Colorado rangers will remain
there indefinitely and will be In COM
mand Of Colonel Newton.
Three hours after suit for $2S,274
had been filed against him In the Dis.
trict Court at Boulder. Col. ]. A.
Owenby appeared before Judge Neil
F. Graham and confessed Judgment.
The suit was brought by John w. Gay
nor, wealthy farmer Of the Ni-wOt-
LongmOnt district, who alleged that he
had loaned Colonel Owenby $2O.65O,
which was the total of sixteen notes
issued In the years 1915, 1915 and
1917. OF this Indebtedness $1,000 was
made. good to the Farmers National
Bank Of Longmont by Mr.. GaynOr,
who signed promissOry notes to that
amount. jointly with Colonel Owenby.
The threatened invasion of Ell PasO
county by a grasshOpper army moving
northwest from the southeastern cor
ner has been averted, according to j.
C. Hale, county agent. The grasshOp-
pers descended on the county recently
and 1t was only through the hardest
sort of work that the pest was stopped
according to Hale. who declared that
farmers in the community worked day
and night in their efforts to head off
the grasshoppers. Poison bran and ar
senic were used in the battle against
the insects.
1t cost the state Of Colorado $2S,O 900
to pay the salaries OF National Guards
men on duty in the Pueblo flood dis
trict. according to pay roll figures
compiled in the office Of Adjt. Gen.
Patrick Hammock. "roucners for the
pay Of guardsmen to the extent Of ST.
500 have already been drawn" said
Colonel Hammock In discussing the ex-
psnse Of guarding the flooded city,
land when the pay rolls for the last
contingent Of troops are completed, the
total will run slightly over $4,000"
Pueblo county property owners, who
suffered financial losses during the
flood early this month, will receive
reduction In their tax for 1921, &C.
cording to an announcement made In
Denver by c. p. Link. member of the
State Tax Commission. Mr.. Link has
Just completed 4 detailed survey Of
the actual damage done in the county.
He places the total loss at I'll. 900. 900.
A tax levy on this property will be re-
duced five-twelfths Of the original as
sessment. the state official announced.
Officials Of the Chamber Of Com.
merce Of 1t. Louis have announced
they would request u Carnegie hero
medal for Robert ]. Taylor Of that
city. negro fuiiman porter VINO ID
SAID to nave saved twenty's'x lives
when missouri Paclfic train NO II
was overturned In the Pueblo Hood In
June.
The new Colorado Division Of Mar
keting authorized by the last General
Assembly, has been established. w. NJ.
Allewelt Of Greeley was appointed dl.
rector Of the division by the executive
committee Of the State Board Of Agri-
culture. He has established hesdquar-
tiers ut the Agricultural College.
Pete Smith. a well-to-do bachelor
farmer, about 10 years old, WAS shot
by another farmer, George hammers,
also weil.t0-tio, southeast OF Sedg.
wick near the Phillips county line.
Smith ID thought to he insane.
Martin C;.hr,ch AZ vesrs old nm
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