The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-02
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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Denver-Paul Stair Of walseuburg.
Colo. told the police few nights ago
that two armed men held him up and
robbed him Of 81 AZ he was walking
down Twenty.first street near IAri.
mer.
Greeley.-The attention Of all Ro.
tarians In this Rotary district has
been called to the fact that tho twsn-
ty-first annual district convention will
he held ut Greeley on March %. ~
and -.
Denver.-Jacob Goldhammer Of 2dS3
West Colfax avenue reported to police
that he had been swindled out OF 5000
shares Of United Petroleum oil stock
by n suave. well-dressed, distinguished
looking young man,"
PueblO.-Cracksmen entered the
postofflce at Lime. n small town near
Pueblo. recently, and made away with
cxnctly 50 In cash. Authorities shy the
robbery 10 decidedly similar to tho ono
at Avondale recently.
Frederlck.-Men In several mora
coal mines Of the Frederick district
have failed to appear for work. The
action Of men In several mines was ~.
ported recently and the present strike
is In support Of their refusal to accept
II reduction In wages.
Dcnver.-AsscrtinE that he hn,l
been barred from moving upon his
homestead on penalty Of death for him
self and family. Bryant II. StrinGhan,.
u rnncher Of southwestern Moffat
county. recently filed u petition for
protection with the field division Of
the United States iand office In DSG-
YER
Agullar.-Fire, which 10 believed to
be Of incendiary origin. caused the de.
struction Of the tlppie md \ large
amount OF dumping apparatus at the
Jewel mine. near here. according TO
word received by Col. +. j. Hamrock.
head OF the state rangers. The loss In
placed between ~. zoo ind $4,000, II 10
said.
Denver.-PrcsIdent Harding Inns ny
pointed the following Colorado post
masters: Hall PRrmeter, ut Byerx:
william ]. Jones. at Erie: Orphn r.
Brunner. at JOhnstOwn; Samuel II.
WATSON. at Grand Valley: Clara A.
Gillespie. ut Stoneham: Anna g. Han
son. at Strnsburg, nnd Albert Ncu,nan.
ut Elbert.
I.ovelRnd. - IArimsr county bee.
growers, meeting at IOvcland, recently
decided by n unanimous vote To re-
jcct the present beet contract M pro-
posed by the Great Western Sugar
Company. and decided to leave tho
mnt,cr OF negotiation entirely In the
hands Of the Mountain States Rect
Growers Association for adjustment.
AIamosa.-Denver produce commits
sion men have contracted with San
Luis valley farmers for the planting
Of several hundred acres Of head let.
tuce the coming season. Repeated sue
cessful experiments by gardeners have
proven that the land and climatic con
iItions In the valley were particularly
favorable TO this crop, hut there has
been no attempt 10 grow the lettuce
on u commercial scale.
Florence. A. McCnndicss. ~
years old, member Of the State Iegis.
lnture In the Second and Third nnScin.
blies nnd " senator In the Sixth and
Seventh assemblies. nnd who raised
the first alfalfa In Colorado and bored
the first oil well In the Florence dis
trIrt. died recently ut his home IN
Florence. Mr.. Mccnndicss was found.
cr Of the city and was It's first mayor.
lie purchased NIL the innd on which
Florence IN located In 1894. paying for
It with n 81, 800 ranch ana 100 head Of
steers. lie plotted n tOwnsIte, hnd II
Incorporated and named II In honor OF
one of his daughters.
I.cndvillc-S Snzino AzcnO wns sl0:
and killed during n fight nt II dnnce
here. and Mike In XnLO ix In jnii here
charged with having shot Azcno. Ac.
rordIng 10 witnesses. Ia Zndo made n
rcnnrk about n woman with whom
Azcno was dnncing. The Inter resent
ed La Xndos remark. II is said, and II
fight started which developed into u
frcc.fornll affair.
Rocky Ford.-'rhc body Of MnrcInno
SnniillOn, II lender In the Mexican col.
ony nt SwInk for ten ycnra. was found
buried In q dumping ground west of
this city. with evidence That the mnn
Ind been bcnicn Ia dcnih. A man
nnmcd O'cnnnis, counirymnn OF San
tillon. liz In III" county Jail chnrgcd
with III" murder Snntillon was Inst
sccn nt II dance given In Swink.
Purblo.-An entire city block of
houses In the M"xicnn Iunri.r of
Pueblo wns destroyed by fire here re
Gently. The fire s'nrted from nm IL
pIosion. and becnusc Of lnck Of water
supply In this district. which X out.
sid" The city limits, fire fighters were
unnblc TO mike my hsHdwny fighting
the blnzc. There were no casualties
The dnn,nge WAS estimated NJ close l."
$1,000
Snlldn. That tho grnnltc business
ia Il.