The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06
CENTENNIAL STATE 1rrs1s,


sioners have made available approx
mately 100000 for distribution to the
various school districts Of the state.
This amount represents the income
for the six months period since jan
uary LIST this year. received from
lenses on agricultural and grazing
lands: from interest on Investments Of
the school permanent fund Of the
state In farm loans and municipal.
state and government bonds: and
from interest on deferred payments on
school lands standing under certifi-
Gates Of purchase In the names Of indi-
viduals. This amount has been stead
lily increasing from year to year, and
will eventually take care of n conSld.
erable percentage Of the school ex-
pense Of the state. 1t 10 distributed
among the various school districts In
proportion to tho school population.
from records in the office of the state
superintendent OF public instruction.
Canon City.-The State Pardon
Board held meeting ut the peniten.
tiary recently with twenty-slx casea
on the docket. Two persons were
given clemency to the extent OF
paroles being ordered for some time
next fall, one case was continued and
all other applications were denied
Robert Robitnille's application waa
continued. He was sentenced from
Denver county Oct. 81, 1913. to life
Imprisonment on II conviction for muir
der. Walter w. Fugute, sentenced
from jefferson county. Dec. IA. 1920
to from five to six years for larceny,
will be paroled Sept. 10. Robert
Jackson, sentenced from Pueblo coun
ty, Aug. u. 1919. to seven to ten yeara
for robbery with a dangerous weapon.
will he released on parole Dec. 10.
Denver-Details Of a $4,000 auto.
mobile tire robbery scheme were 70
vealed by the district attorneys office
recently when 1t wns announced that
c. p. johnson. depot agent for the
American Railway Express Company
at Pueblo, had made complete con
fessiOn. JOhnsOn's brOther-in-law, j
X. Stevens, 1920 Pennsylvania street
was arrested by Investigators Brlch
and SanbOrn of the district attorneys
office md II charged Jointly with
johnson with conspiracy to rob-
Carl l.. Shaw. the third participant In
the alleged conspiracy. Is In the coun'
ty jail awaiting sentence following hid
conviction on n charge OF receiving
stolen goods. He also 10 said to have
confessed.
VICTORIA shortage In low grade
ores 10 given us the reason for
the announced partial closing
down Of the cyanide mill which
has been working on the Port
land Gold Mining property. Two
stamps viii he kept In operation. nc
cording to the announcement, and the
others closed down July /. The strike
made In the Portland mine at the 1000
foot level Ia proving us rich us at first
stated. Assay tests Of the ore return
from $02 to $2l0 to the ton. while ne
lectcd samples run higher. A north
and south crOsscut will be made u
open the shoot further and establish
It's size.
Cripple Creek.-The rejuvenatiOn Of
Cripple Greek and Victor. Colo. an big
producers In the mining world de-
pends on the size Of the ore body
struck recently at the 2,GO0fOot level
Of the Portland mine Of the Portland
Gold Mining Company of Cripple
Creek city. according to mine officials.
The ore wnS struck on n crOsa-cut off
OF the 1900 station nnd lx said to be
Of good cOnmercinISvalue, assaylns
$675 u ton.
Denver.-Articies Of incorporation
for the Western Slope Shnle OH and
Products Company, 4 &1,OOO.OOO organ
izntiOn. were filed with Secretary Oi
State Mlllikcn recently. Principal Of
fees Of the company will be main
tnlned In Denver. The business of ths
company will be confined principally y
to Garfield. Mesn and Rio Blnnco
counties. The three incorpOratOrs ars
Charles W. Clogston, Crawford Nc
LaugiIlin md c. A. Tygart.
Hot Sulphur Springs.-ComrnIsrion
ers Of nine counties met Mt Hot Sui
phur Springs and Kreinmling recently
to discuss II proposed $8.OOO.OOO high
way bond Issue. The commissi Oncrs
were unanimous In fnvOrlng the Issue
md passed II resolution urging II. II
was explained TINT the amount will
not he obtained through II direct tnl
upon tho people, but II will be paid out
In nineteen years by the state motor
vehicle thrift. md thus. motorists who
enjoy the roads, will In that length Oi
tim" pny for them,
Cripple Greek. Roy BourQuin. y
yenrs old. WIS convicted Of criminn
nssnult In the District Court nt Grip
pie Creek. the jury being out fIftccr
minutes. Judge Arthur COrnfOrth sen
fenced IiOurguin to the state peniten
| tinry for from twenty yenrN to life
tn" verdict WIS returned ut . O'ciOci
| unI nj q u'r1nrk Shrriff V.u phuI Inf