The Arvada enterprise., 1922-08-17
CENTENNIAL STATE lTEaas.

cOtt u. a. NQ9oeIk 00f0e f1Q0en Oy
Capt. H. f. Watkins, woa the Br,ad-
moor remOunt endurance cup and first
prize money, was announced after the
30O-lnile, five-day test of speed and
stamina. The 7-year-old thorobred
chestnut geldlng's time for the dis.
tance, was AZ :37 90, and the Judges
awarded him So % points out OF a
possible 90 on condition. His point
grading was % S-15 out Of possible
40 points The horse started weighing
$50 pounds and lost forty pounds dur
Ing the grind He stood second in
time, Jerry, the Fort Sill, Okla, thorO-
bred standard cross, being the fastest
over the field. Jerry finished fourth
In the final standing.
Denver.-POlice are seeking m erst.
while tramwuy mOtOrinan who has
vanished with $50 he is alleged to
have obtained from u green cur pilot
In one OF the neatest confidence games
on local police records. The missing
motorman drifted to Denver from
Kansas City In the tramway strike
two years ago. Recently he was in
structed to teach \ green youth from
kansas the art Of handling u street
car. A few days ago the youth re-
ported that his tutor had gone on a
vacation utter selling him the tram
way cur for $3.50. telling him lie could
hire 4 conductor ON shares and make
'pile Of money"
Greeley.-One hail and wind storm
near Platteville and another near
Brighton. few days ago, destroyed
hundreds Of acres Of garden produce
and wheat, unrOOfed buildings and did
damage that cannot be estimuted. The
storm in the Platteville district ex-
tended over an area Of seven miles
east and west and four miles north
and south. 1t extended as far west
as GOwanda and to Mead, which Is
ten miles from LOngmOnt. The wind
in PIattevllle IL described as one Of
the most severe ever known there. 1t
uproOted trees and tore roofs from
buildings.
Denver.-JOseph A. Kane, the first
information cop to hold the position
ln pOstOffIce In the United States,
took up his duties II few days ago in
the lobby Of the Denver p0stOffice. The
appointment was made by Frank l..
Dodge, postmaster, upon special dis
pensation from Washington. The idea
was expressed by Mr.. Dodge to Post
master General Hubert Work when he
visited Denver several weeks ago. This
move, II successful. may lead to SIM
liar service throughout the United
States, officials believe.
AkrOn.-A terrific hail and wind
storm compelled Burlington train No.
II to stop five miles west OF PinneO,
few days ago. until It had passed.
The wind was blowing ut rate Of
fifty miles un hour and tore the cop
per wire screens from the ventilatOrs.
Hall smashed every window on the
north side Of the cars, and, going thru
the ventilatOrs. broke windows on the
opposite side. The cars look a. tho
they had been thru u battle.
Trinidad.-The sheriff and coroner
were called to Plum valley, sixty miles
southeast Of Trinidad to investigate
the reported murder Of Daniel ID.
Wright. a ranchmnn. The killing is
reported to have been done by George
Shafer, 80 years old, . neIghb0ring
ranchman as the result Of home.
~ m INnrss fa,sA ~ <,,.<. x,oor,s ctor,liu,,
Akron was visited by the same
storm, which ruined many wheat
fields, where the grain was either
ready to cut or In shocks. The loss
to some farmers Is complete, as the
hail destroyed all kinds Of crops. and
the territory covered was large. No
estimates Gun be made Of the damage.
Colorado Springs. haywood Wat
son. 12-year-Old non Of Alr. and Mrs.
J. p. Watson Of Grand junction. Colo.
was severely injured when motor
car driven by Ills father plunged over
a 75-fOOt embankment in Ute Pass
highway.
Greeley. - Inherent reasonableness
has made the MonreO doctrine md the
"open door" policy Of the United
States the only two foreign policies on
which 1t can he said thnt the United
Stntes has maintained II clear md con-
sistent opinion, said Dr. Edward I.
Devine. assOcinte editor OF the Survey.
who ns II member OF the special
summer school faculty Of Colorn-
do Stnte Teachers College, in IN
address to the student body.
Grand Junction.-'rhe J. W. Watson
furm implement house. near the own.
er's rancl,. one and three-quarter miles
south OF Grand Junction. sustained n
losx estimated ut 81. 900 to $4,000 In
q fire Of unknown origin. Because Of
the isolated position Of the building.
there is little fire protection there, and
once started, the fire had almost full
swing. The building and equipment
was insured for $1,000.
lsOulsier. - Leonard Beckwith. In
charge Of the construction Of teae-