The Arvada enterprise., 1921-08-04


Aug. 2t-26; w. J. OFT, secretary.
Lawrence McNulty, 20, was drowned
In reservoir six miles southeast u!
Colorado Springs while swimming with
two companions. 1t was lorty-five
before the body was located.
Houses are scarcer in Montrose now
than at any period for several years,
despite the fact that SO many resi-
dences were recently made vacant
when many sheep and cattle raiscrs
took their families to the mountains
during the summer.
After lying twenty-fOur days in an
condition, Leonard Cross,
age 8, died at Loveland of injuries re-
mobile. The little fellow jumped from
q load OF hay and ran around behind
the wagon just as an automobile load
of men came up behind the hay, un-
able to see him in time to stop.
Six men were killed and six injured
ut the Schuyler-Doyle Oil Shale Com
pany's plants six miles north Of Grand
Valley, when the cable OF tram line
down the mOuntainside slipped from
its swivel and let the car crash down
ward 1900 feet. The car literally was
smashed to pieces when 1t jumped the
track and hurtled over bOulders.
Building In Denver for the month
OF July totaled $74O.s3O. bringing up
the average of months to point
where, for the first time In 1921, an
increase over similar period Of 1920
10 shown. For the first seven month
Of 1921 the building totals $5,889. b2a,
while that for the 1920 period totals
$5,8ls,51O. an increase for 1921 of
$71,O15.
COlorado's wheat crop for 1921 will
exceed by 7.OOO,OO0 bushels any prev
ious years production, according to
estimates by the State Immigration
Department from reports by county as
SCISSORS. With this increase, 1t Is ex-
pected that Colorado will step from
twelfth position of last year to sixth or
seventh place among the leading wheat
producing states of the country.
Guy McMurray, II years old. with his
right arm severed at the elbow and q
deep cut in his right leg and with blood
pouring from the wounds, extricatei
himself from moving machine sickle
and crawled and walked 100 yards to
his home where his mother gave him
first mid and summoned doctor He
was removed TO Greeley hospital.
Despite the injuries, physicians ssy he
will live. }-a
Presbyterians OF Colorado are to
build fine manse near the campus
Of the University Of Colorado to serve
as 4 home for the student pastor and
as common meeting place for stu
dents OF that denomination. The
church OF Boulder has purchased lot,
and the Rev NJ. s. Bush. student pas-
tor. now IL CONTRASTING the state for u
$500 building fund. The national
board Of the church has appropriated
$4,000 on condition that like amount
Ike raised In Colorado.
According to plans OF the directors
Of the San Luis valley drainage dis
trict No. work Of laying tile In the
covered drains will soon be resumed.
In this district. which lies just south,
Of La lara. IL some 10000 ucres of
land which WAS once very productive.
but which became seeped through the
irrigation Of the higher surrounding
land. The open drainage canal. about
eleven miles In length, was completed
last year and several OF the covered
lateral drains were put In. Then the
work was stopped until more funds
were available. Now arrangements
are being completed for carrying on
the work.
Judge Robert H. BradfIeld has set
the mouth Of September for the trial
Of RienEi Dickens, Longrnont man,
who In charged with the murder Of
his father. w. H. Dickens, In NOvem-
Der, 1915. The trial will he held In
Weld county, having been taken there
on q change Of venue. Rienxi Dickens
In now In California. He Is out ON
bond. At his first trial, he WINS found
guilty Of second degree murder. The
case was appealed To the Supreme
Court. which reminded II back for re-
trial.
The annual fall exposition will be
held In Colorado Springs beginning
Nov. ~, according to present plans
completed by the Chamber Of Com.
msrce. The following committees
have been appointed to luke charge OF
the work: Luther Hunt, chairman: j.
c. Hale, county agricultural agent !:
Jack Cnrruthers, representing the
Pixies Penk Poultry Association; J. J..
Gauld, representing the III rnso coun.
~ farm burcnu and the ~ Pnso Coun.
ty Purebred Livestock Breeders AssO.
citation; Mrs Inez Johnson Lewis.
county superintendent OF schools. md
l.. 8. II. Griffin, representing the Itnb-
bit and Pet Stock Association.
Six persons In u cnr which was
crowded Off the rond By lumber pro-
jecting from n wagon which they were
passing, tremendously escaped injury
near MOntrOse when the chr turned
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