The Arvada enterprise., 1922-05-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


onsl and the artist quarreled regard
ing the price, has been placed on
permanent exhibition In. the Chamber
Of Commerce at Colorado Springs by
Prof. J. r. Bevis. an admirer and
close friend Of Roosevelt. When the
colonel refused to pay an increase of
several thousand dollars in the agreed
price Of the portrait De Fries painted
over his signature in the corner and
substituted that Of "Charles De Foe"
Professor Bevis, an ordnance expert
and designer Of bullets used by Amer
lean forces in the world war. bought
the picture in New York in 1913.
Dsnver.-At . dinner Of the Civic
and Commercial Association in the
Dsnver Club recently. G. A. johnson
Of the real estate bureau said, 1.-The
time u ripe to start something. 4
world exposition for Denver seems
feanble because It gives Q goal to
work toward. At least. II u worthy
Of Investigation" Mr.. Johnson and
Robin H. Davis. president Of the as
location, were authorised BY the
body to appoint q committee Of three
or i've members to get In touch with
other exposition cities and report at
some later date upon the possibilities
Of such q move IN Denvsr.
Colorado sprinu.-J. ". stsarns.
owner Of q goat farm near Rock
Greek, has solved the disappsarance Of
eighteen Of his herd during the past
month. Recently stearns encountered
q huge black bear in the act Of de-
vouring one Of the goats. Unarmsd.
Stearns was content to seek safety for
Stsarns has lost eighteen kid
goats In q month. Although 1t 10 un-
usual for a bear to eat animal flesh.
this bear II believed by Stearns to be
wild and ravenous after his winter
Durango. = Superintendent Jesse
Nussbaum has announced that the Of
fetal opening Of the Mesa Verde Ma
tional Park was Monday. Nay Is. With
the expectation Of q greater number Of
visitors at the park this year than at
any time since the park was opened to
the public, Improvements are being
rushed. Equipped with the latest read
machinery, WORK 10 progress
Ing on the new roads and the repair
Of the old roads. most Of which have
bssn completed.
Colorado Spsins1-A student rseoau-
ton read IN the Colombo College chap
d expressed regret concerning he In
cidsnt In which al animals In the co.,
leGe museum wore removed and ut-'
tered about the campus. The rssoau-
ton. In addition 10 being In the form
Of N apology. expressed unqualified
support to the college and undivided
In it, welfare. The resolution
was drawn secretly By the students.
Bouldsr.-A class Of nearly 500 10 to
be graduated BY the University of
Colorado, June II, It was announced
here, the number depending upon nv
scholastic work for the remainder q
the term. Seniors who are up In their
studies were excused from all exam
nations for the first time In the his
tory Of the institution. this being done
to allow them more time for their COM
week exercises.
Denver.-Colorado winter wheat i'm
proved three points In April. and prom
ixes possible crop Of 17,830.000 bush
els this year. according to the May !
state-federal cooperative crop report
just Issued. This forecast IL based
upon the Nay condition Of 80 per
cent, which Ii equivalent to about fif-
teen bushels per acre upon 1,l7S.OOO
acres, the estimated area left for har-
vest.
Denver.-The United States recla-
nation offices will remain In Denver,
according to dispatch received here
from United States Senator Samuel d.
Nicholson from Washington. III there
II any change It will come after the
passage OF the McNary bIll," the sen
atOr declared, land will be In the d.
rection Of strengthening the Denver Of.
flee rather than weakening It," =
Las Animas. - Enraged because
Emilio Lopez, Is years old. while act.
Ing as bat boy recently for the Giants,
. LAS Animas baseball team. rushed
up to him and grabbed a baseball bat
out Of his hands that had been called
for by player. Jose villa, 20 ysars
old. stabbed the lad. according to eye
witnesses. with q long bladed pocket
katie. inflicting = deep wound four
inches long Just below the heart.
Hugo.-John Book. . farmer, was
found guilty BY Jury In the District
Court at Hugo recently Of involuntary
granddaughter. He was alleged to have
beaten 2-ysar-old Lorraine Segsr with
q rasor strop. inflicting injuries that
caused her death. According to the
testimony, the Ssger child was left
with Book and Lis wife while the
mother worked.
Triuidad.-Capt. o. I. Dennis with
q force OF twelve state hangers ar
Rived in Trinidad recently to augment
the small force Of Rangers stationed
there. Dennis announced his presence