The Arvada enterprise., 1922-05-04
Pithy News Notes
From Au Parts Of
Colorado
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Charge Of violating the prohibition law.
Fort Collins.-The Colorado Aggies
debating team lost the decision to the
Penn State team here by close mar
gin. Morrison ShafrOth, Denver attor.
ney, gave the decision.
Littleton.-Lester H. Cannon, a for
mer teller Of the First National Bank
Of Littleton, was apprehended and Is
charged with having embezzled $4,7O0
In Liberty bonds from q federal bank
In 1921.
Ortway.-A cloudburst broke over
Olney Springs, near here. The down
pour lasted for forty minutes, flooding
and destroying hay fields, irrigation
bitches, creeks and farm lands and
sending the flood Of water down upon
Ordway.
Denver.-The Peterson flood preven-
ton bill, passed by the State Senate,
was passed In the House on second
reading without dissenting vote aft
er previous tests of strength had
shown an Overwhelming sentiment for
the measure.
PueblO.-Temporary spans have re-
placed nearly dozen bridges over the
st. Charles river and several other
smaller streams in the Arkansas valley
that were washed out when cloud.
bursts caused several streams to reach
flood stages.
Delta.-While engaged in what u
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timex, 16 years old, shot and fatally
wounded Freddie Lucero, IS yenrs old.
The bullet entered the boys abdomen
and he died shortly afterward at the
Delta hospital. The parents Of both
boys are tending beets ON ranch
eight miles from Delta.
Pueblo.-S. Simms, superintendent
Of highway construction In the San Is
abel national forest, has put gangs Of
men at work building the last stretch
Of the scenic Squirrel Greek Canon
highway above Beulah, in the Green.
horn mountains. The highway, which
Is being blasted out of the side Of the
mountains In many places, will open q
hitherto inaccessible region.
Colorado Springs.-Four colleges
have signified their Intention of enter
ing Il e intercollegiate golf tournament
to be held at the Broadmoor. May q.
Three, Colorado College, the Univer-
sity Of Colorado and the School Of
Mines, entered teams In the tourney
last year. while the Aggies will be rep
resented for the first time. Efforts are
being made to draw Denver Univer-
sity Into the meet, but there seem few
likely candidates from whom to choose
a team.
Denver.-The April sale Of state
scholI lands, held in the office Of the
State Board Of Land Commissioners,
state capitol, wns the largest In over
eighteen months Three thousand sew
en- hundred and six acres were sold for
total purchase price of $3S.S!9.Gj,
and an average price per acre Of 5000.
These lands were located In twelve
counties Of the state, and varied In
price from 81 80 per acre for raw
mountain land to $i3875 per acre for
irrigated land 10 the Arkansas v0llcy
Canon City.-Stnte officials have de-
cided to detail prison labor TO the min
ing Of c,al II the fuel supply at the
penitenti Iry. state asylum and other
state institutions runs low on account
Of the nationwide coal strike. This
Information WINS given by Adj. Gen.
r. ]. Hammock md prison authorities
recently. The plan to he followed In
the event Of an emergency would he
similar to that employed during the
strike here In 1913, when the prison In.
Dor was assigned to work No. 5 and
other mines near Canon City.
Denver-Alva A. Swain. Denver
newspaper man and politician. was re-
leased on $4,000 bond. to guarantee
his appearance when ordered, after he
hud appeared In the court on n citation
issued by County Judge George A.
LuxfOrl. Swain returned to his home
after an absence Of forty-onc days, fol.
lowing his disappearance on March 10
Colorado Springs. broke
open the safe Of Swift / CO.. 100 Colo.
RADIO avenue. and escaped with 500 In
cash and several thousand dollars
worth Of bonds. Sledgchnminers cvI.
IDENTIFY were used to dem0lish the lock
After the robbery the snfccrnckers
stole Ford car, drove to the outskirts
Of the city and abandoned the nncl.ine
there.
Victorian unusually rich strike,
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