The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1922-06-08
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

AooitCS4A 6itlS anu tCA
ceived diplomas Us graduates from the
Bent county high school.
Durango.-An attempt is being made
to stock southwestern Colorado with
ring-necked Chinese pheasants under
the direction of Henry Dietrich Of the
State Fish and Game Department.
Rocky Ford.-Bert Hopper has re-
ceived two carloads Of bees colonies,
numbering more than 900, which Is the
largest shipment to this section for
years. The bees were shipped from
New Mexico.
Lamar.-The Citizens State Bank
of Lamar failed to open its doors last
Saturday morning. A notice posted
gave the information that the bank
was In the hands of the state bunk
commissioner.
Longmont.-The annual summer
field meeting and basket picnic of the
Colorado Honey Producers Associa-
ton. and the Larimer and Boulder
County Beekeepers' Association was
held in LOngmont, June 3.
Canon City.-Edward (Irish) O'Day,
veteran auto stage driver between
Canon City and the Cripple Creek dis
trict. made his three thOusandth trip
between Cripple Creek and Canon City
by the auto stage route.
Denver.-The City Council has
pledged $4,000 to the fund for the
University Of Colorado medical school
and hospital. thus completing the
$lO,OOO public subscriptions needed to
start work on the $1,5OOOOO structure.
Pueblo.-Postmaster General Hubert
Work disposed of all his interests in
WOOdcraft hospital. located In Pueblo,
the property being purchased by DIR.
c. w. Thompson. who has been assO-
ciated with DIR. Work for the past ten
years.
Monte vista.-E. l.. Sprout, CT years
old. well known rancher, died OF ins
turies incurred when he was struck by
motor rail car recently. SprOut was
walking along the tracks and. being
slightly deaf, he did not hear the up
proach of the car.
La Junta, Colo.-Ars. John Rich
ards, 10 yean old. was burned to
death when can Of gasoline which
she was using to burn out nest of red
ants exploded. The woman became u
living torch and was dead before TAX
en- to hospital.
Grand Observation-Disclosures Apparel
Shop was damaged by fire Of I'M
known origin here recently. The fire
started in the upper basement an6
spread rapidly. endanxering the bust
ness section Of Grand Junction. but
soon WINS brought under control.
Denver.-Fruit growers In all Utah
and Colorado districts served by the
Denver 4 Rio Grande Western railway
are assured of normal crop of
plums, peaches, pears and apples this
yenr, according to q report made pub
lie here by the railway company.
Duranso.-To Mrs. Elvlra Hamor.
the only woman In full and complete
charge Of fish hatchery In the
United States, goes a new record In
production of young fish. Employees Of
the Durango state fish hatchery IRE
now completing the task Of planting
1000, 600 brook trout In the streams OF
southwestern Colorado.
Authorizations RisOs was shot and
seriously wounded In jail break mt
COnejOs, and Luiz Gonzales Is ut large
being pursued by q posse and IL pack
Of bloodhounds. Hayes. another pris-
Oner, returned to the jail after run
ming II short distance. hen Martinez,
the jailer, was OverpOwcred by the
prisoners us he opened the door to put
food into their cell ut supper time.
Denver.-R!chard Plnhorn. prOprie-'
tor OF the Manhattan restaurant, the
most widely-known restaurant In the
West. died ut few days ago at his resi-
dence In Denver, Of uremIc poisoning.
acknowledgements postoffice In
spectors have released Information Of
the loss Of three pouches Of registered
mail stolen from the Santa Fe baggage
room at Trinidad some time In the ear
~ morning of May 81 last. A checkup
Of the contents, inspectors said, found
TINT 5000 In currency and $is.OOO In
Liberty bonds are missing. together
with checks ind money orders OF I'M
known amounts.
Lns AnInns.-The largest Irrigation
development In Colorado during the
last ten years Ia being made In Bent
county. In the lower Arkansas Valley.
under direction and control OF the
State Board Of Land COminixsl oncrs
md the state engineer. The land was
government land. segregated and
pissed to the state under the terms Of
the Carey act, and comprises II fine
body OF 25.O00 acres. The majority OF
the land owners come from northern
Colorado. with others from the middle
western states.
Colorado Springs.-CaptaIn Mlllcau
md Lieutenant Stnckhouse OF the Fort
Sill aviation squadron. mirnculOusly
escaped death when their Delfnyllnnd
! pinne overturned ns II WINS making
n lnndIng nj Kelker field. Although
badly bruised ind shnke up. the two