The Arvada enterprise., 1922-08-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

farmer residing six miles south Of
town. The boy was hit by II scantllng
from the lumber yard. The wind
came from the northwest, the twisting
part coming down In the center OF
town. and cutting II path fifty feet
wide 10 u,e edge of the city when II
rose to come down again about IL mile
fuuthcr on.
Notwithstanding to n report h!
the district forest department. l,OM
ncrs Of the national forest reserve
have been destroyed by fire In this
| state since the first OF the year. Three
thousand six hundred dollars hnve
been expended In suppression OF the
fires. G2 per cent OF which have been
traced to carclessness. Damage In ~
per cent of these has been settled by
fines or payment OF damages. Fifty
per cent of last years cases were set
tied In this manner.
Canon Clty.-IIcnry Wilson. 35, mule
driver, and Ellis Mccks, Al, conl digger,
both negroes, employed ut the Chan
dler coal mine, seven miles south OF
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with dynumiting the home Of Night
Wntchman J. G. Walker, also II negro.
ut Chandler The rear end Of the
Walker home was blown out, but no
one wns lnjur, |. as the family was not
at home ut the time.
Grand Junction.-A double knockout
two punches ut the same time. two
men lying flut On the canvas while the
bewildered referee counted ten over
bOth-wns the ending OF bout here
which, according to Old-tlme boxing
fans, Is the Queerest thing heard of In
the history OF the ring. Whitley Hut
SOn of Grand Junction was striving to
uphold the honor Of his home town
against Jncl; Bowns Of MOntrose.
Cripple Creek.-The new ore body on
the bottom level OF the Portland mine,
the most sensational strike Of high
grade ore made in the Cripple Greek
district In years, has been opened for
a distance OF 100 feet. Drifting con-
tInues In both the north and south
breasts of the vein and the manage
mcnt expects when the ore shoot is
fully developed It will be 1000 feet
long.
| Palisade.-Eli =. Sherman. 63. died
at his home In Pulisade. Death Oc-
Cured while he was bathing. resulting
from heart disease. Mr.. Sherman Ind
been editor OF the Palisade Tribune for
two years. Since going to Pnlisnde
from Denver, he Inns been active In
Republican politics nnd h leader In
the organization of fruit growers. lie
lived In Palisade thirteen years.
Castle Rock.-LewIs Tinker md
John Shuw OF Cheyenne were
scratched nnd cut and thoroughly
drcnched when their automobile
plunged into II fiftccn.foot hole ut II
dry creek bridge near the John Dillon
ranch, the driver not seeing TINT u
flood had washed nwny the approaches
tO the bridge.
Golhen.-The summer school Of the
Colorado School of Mines has enrolled
the largest class Of It's history. records
show. Twcnty-thrcc states ind eight
foreign countries nrc represented In
the student body. Indications nrc thnI
nn even grcntcr number of students
Will enroll for the summer term next
year
Grcci-y.-Shcriff Frnnk Hall and
Chief of Police Florence snid TINT they
ure completely bnfflcd In their Invcsii
gntiOn into the murder OF Irwin q. INT
tie. 20 years old, whose partly dccom'
posed body. with II bullet wound
through the heart was found In II ditch
six miles south Of here.
I,ouldcr.-A vest containing 500 In
currency, two army discharge papers
and n pension certificate, was stolen
from under the pillow OF n bed occu.
pied by John Milton Montgomery, CIvil
war veteran. nt the Alma hotel here,
according to II report mndc by him to
the police.
Dcnvcr.-The npportlonincnt Of the
s'ntc public school Income fund. col
lectcd through the State Eonrd Of Land
Commissioners during the six months
period between Jan. l, 1922, and June
30, 1872, has been announced by knth.
crinr j.. Craig, state superintendent Of
public instruction. The nmount ccrii.
fled TO the stnic nudlior for disirbu.
iIon was SIT .93s.S7. which is the lnrg.
est amount that hns ever been distrlb'
utcd to the schools Of the state In my
previous six months period.
Canon Ciiy.-Thc establishment here
Of the Colorado state poultry expert
mental station viii 10 far towards
innlsing the city the center OF the poul'
try Industry Of Colorado. Funds nrc
being raised by the local Chamber 0f
Commerce for the erection Of n Hnlta-
ole building for this purpose nj the
county farm ON Enst Mnin street. the
cnpncIiy Of which VIII be 800 hens.
Mngnolin.-A forest fire slnrtcd by
careless campers dld som. dnmnge In
this region recently. The flames were
fought by mountain hik.rs. Mountain
clubs and city offlcinls Of Boulder nre
| "a. 0pcrutInR with forest rangers In u