The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-27
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

spring Wheut crops; 23,4oJ,OUO bushels
of corn, 7.1S2,OOO bushels of oats, 81
G66,OOO bushels OF barley, 1.151.0OO
bushels of rye. S,7O5, 900 bushels OF pO-
tatoes, 1,577,OOO tons of sugar beets,
2,7O3,OOO tons of hay, 1901 900 bushels
| of apples, 9lOOOO bushels of peaches,
| 100000 bushels of pears, according to
the report just Released by the United
States bureau of agricultural ecOnOm-
les division of crop and live stock es-
timates), in cooperation with the State
Board of immigration. The Colorado
winter wheat crop will amount to
about 22,O53,OOO bushels If conditions
remain exceptionally favorable. and IN
average yield of nearly nineteen bush
els to the acre Is finally produced on
the 1,173,OOO acres left for harvest.
Last year the average was only twelve
F bushels t" the acre when the crop
amounted to 1G,1522, 900 bushels.
Denver.-WOrd has been received
here by c. NJ. Granger. assistant dis
trict forester, from Secretary of Agrt-
culture Wallace of the approval Of the
agreement OF the proposed Cameron
Pass road, which Is to be started soon
by the bureau Of public roads. BY this
agreement the United States govern
ment will appropriate $1,000 OF the
$4,000 estimated cost of stretch OF
93 miles Of road through the mountain
territory. The remaining expense Of
$4,000 is TO be borne by the state.
Colorado Sprinss.-Dnniel Fretz,
proprietor of the Peoples dniry of this
city, and his family are believed to be
the Colorado family Killed in II grade
crossing accident near Buffalo. n. Y.
The members of the family, according
to the city directory, are Daniel FretZ,
his wife Alice. and three children,
Ethel, II; ; Harold. l2. and Carl, 10. The
FretZ family left here II month ago by
motor to spend the summer in New
York state. and to make II cross CONT
mental motor trip
SilvertOn-The SilvertOn CONNER
c;al Club has caused notices to be
posted through II greater part Of the
state announcing that the SilvertOn-
Ouray highway, the scenic route to
road is reported in good condition and
will he open Until Aug. -. and per-
haps even later. If the road is closed
because of new construction the club
promises that notices will he published
in Denver and other Colorado news
papers
Notwithstanding to IL report by
the district forest department. 1000
acres of the national forest reserve
have, been destroyed by fire In this
state since the first Of the year. Three
thousand six hundred dollars have
been expended in suppression Of the
fires. e. per cent of which have been
traced to carelessness. Damage in 40
per cent Of these has been settled by
fines or payment Of damages. Fifty
per cent of Inst years cases were SET
tied in this manner.
Trinidad.-Nnsh Fernandez. who
conducted n pool hall at SegundO,
coal camp near here. and who also op-
Grated u taxi line, died here from q
bullet wound near the heart inflicted
by his wife, Mrs. ROsita Fernandez.
Fernandez was shot as he lay in bed
following quarrel in which his wife
had accused him OF Intimacy with an
other woman. After thes hooting, Mrs.
Fernandez came into Trinidad and sur
rendered herself.
Palisade.-Chester Eyer. 20, of this
city, was killed and his sweetheart,
Miss Elizabeth Scott, ~, of Palfsade,
was seriously injured when Eyer's au-
tonobile turned over on the road to
| Mesa. twenty miles east OF Palisade.
| The couple We're driving to 4 picnic at
Mesa.
Wnlsenburc.- HefferIcy. said
TO be II miner. was arrested here and
bound over to the District Court on
charges Of attempting to intimiinte
men nt work In the mines near Wal.
senburg.
Pucblo.-Extcnslve plans are being
made In Pueblo for July II and 22,
when members Of the Colorado Editor
inl Association will be- guests of the
Pueblo Commerce Club ut the regular
midsummer meeting of the editors.
The program for the two days Includes
brief talks by Mrs. Lois Allen on THE
Franklin Price List" George Lewis on
advertising Newspaper Advertising"
and Arthur A. parkhurst ON 1.-The Re-
vision OF the State Constitution" and
II short business meeting Heudaunr.
tcrs for the editors In Pueblo will be
In the Hotel Nuile and at the Com
merce Club. The first session Of the
convention will he held In the rooms
Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
Munitou.-InJuries received In fall
from II cliff in Crystal park, u short
distance from Manitou. late this Mt.
ernoon, may prove fatal to Louis ia.
coby, $. son of Max Jacoby. "A furrier
living In Mnnitou. The boy is In. u
Colorado Springs hospitpl suffering
from Internal injuries and fractured
right arm. lie was found unconscious
ut the busc Of II cliff, where he had
lain for several hours. by n motor nur