The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado :
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build the grain elevator ut Oiney
Springs, which was recently destrGye
by fire. The building will cost n,-
prOximntely $4,000.
The cabbage season lias closed II
Adams county. During the summer
$262, 600 worth OF cabbage was han.
died by the Brighton exchange, and
more than 5000 carloads shipped oif.
Tentative plans for the construction
OF two great Colorado state highways
were formed In meeting of six civic
clubs called by the Rotary club In tn
Denver Athletic club recently The
proposed roads would extend frcri
Wyoming to New Mexico and from
Utah TO the eastern border Of the
stute.
An auto truck belonging to the Page
Transfer Company was demolished
when II was strucl; by norllihIind
Santa F6 passenger train at II cross
Ing near Littlcton The. driver OF til,
truck, named Gnrrison. escaped injury
by miracle, md pcdg greed bull
which was being moved In the truck
also was unhurt
A lighted lantern taken into the
garage Of the Weldon school hy Prof.
JOHN Grewell. the principal. causeh M
explosion that destroyed the 5000
school truck, gutted the building, and
burned part Of Mrs. Grcweli's house
hold goods. The loss is estimated n,
$500. with $4,000 insurance on tie
truck and nothing on the building or
goods.
Too much to eat with consequent
lack of exercise Ia attributed as The
cause Of the appearance of black leg
among the cattle of the mountain
districts OF northern Fremont county
resulting, II Is reported, In good manv
deaths, especially among the las
springs calves. a serum is beng u.s. J
by many stoclncn which is said tu
make the animal immune.
A resolution WIS adopted to form n
committee with three delegates each
from the Rotary. Kiwanis. Lions, Op-
tinhsts, Motor club and Gyros. who
are to work for the establishment OF
state organization to push cam
pnign for the adoption Of stntc bond
Issue to build the roads. 1t was csii-
mated that the highways, which Will
total nbout 1000 miles. will cost In
the ncigl,borhood of $50 900 ooO.
Frank Barber. former city alder
man of Greeley. secured the passage
of ntr afflc ordinance during his terra
of office which made 1t unlawful tn
drive mn automobile past standing
street car discharging passengers. Bar
her was recently arrested for violation
OF the ordinance and fined 80 py Police
Judge George c. Briggs. ITS II good
ordinance and should be enforced"
he said us he handed over the 50.
The state, during the last hnlf of
October, collected S1O.2fO.02 In inherl'
tance tnx. making Il total OF Sloj,'
793. 90 Tor the year to date. The lnrg'
est estate handled was that OF Moses
]. Post OF Denver. ynlued Mt $3.50,
O56.is, for which tax Of S2,9N15 was
collected. The next largest was that
OF Charles Il. Mason, amounting tn
&1O3.G5G 81. returning n tax OF 81.
093.5S. Mason wns resident OF Weld
county.
"Dcnver is the one city In the Unit
ed Stntcs where construction work can
be carried on for 36j days In the
year" said Building Commissioners
I.add. us he pointed TO the October
building report. The report showed
one OF the largest returns ever known
for October In Denver. The Increase
Inst month over October II year aga
was SGG1.i5O. The increase for the
first ten months OF this year over the
snme period last year was go.
Louis paylue drove to filtlcton In
his automobile, called for County
Judge George W. Dunn. urd took hin,
to Denver From The bench Of the
Denver County Court, Judge Dunn
sentenced pnrlue 10 the county Jail
for three months. This II believed tn
be the first II. iuncc of the man nwnit-
ing sentence calling for the judge In
his auto and bringing him to the court
room.
The State Highway Commission is
working on budget which calls Tor
the expenditure of Approximately SO
100000 next year. Tho budget. which
will be submitted In December, will
be patterned after plans to be per.
fcctcd by the advisory board. Thc
chief item OF revenue covered by the
budget are: Onc-half OF bond Issue
of S30OO.000. Si.jOO.Oo0: l mill mS
levy. Sl,5OO.OOO: federal nll from
United States government Sl.5o1uJJ
automobile license fees, S50o.oo0: ~
tcrnal Improvement Income fund. 5000
600: gasoline tax. 100000 The re-
mnining half of the 5000 900 In high.
way bonds will be extended by ynhlou.
counties. under the direction OF tlp
Highway Department. ON n bars of
mileage.
A contract TO build nm additional unli
on the First Christian church nj For
Collins, to cost $4,000. has been let T.