The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1922-06-08
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

west of Agullur, and Wilbur n. Fer.
the Colorado State Schoo; of Mines.
who was employed temporarily as a
Waterman mt the Royal property, were
shot TO death II few days ago by Jo-
seph McGonigal. 80, II Waterman EN-.
ployed ut the Jewel mine. The shoot
Ing followed threats McGonlgal Is said
to have made against Ferguson and
occurred in the Royal mine boarding
house, rs Ferguson was writing II let
ter to his mother in Bangor, Me. Miss
Centers was at work In the room us
| McGonigal entered. McGonigal fired
| once, the bullet striking Ferguson in
the heart and killing him instantly.
As Miss Centers ran screaming from
the house. McGonigal fired again. This
second bullet struck the girl in the
leg. She sought refuge In an arroyo
leg. She sought refuge in an arroyo
| gun. supposedly in the boarding house,
and started In pursuit. She was rum
ming along the dry arroyo toward Il
bridge where five men were working
and was begging loudly to McGonignl
not to shoot, the wOrkmen said, when
| the armed man raised the shotgun to
his shoulder and aimed slowly. The
charge OF buckshot struck her head
and killed her Instantly.
Denver.-Eleven years ago Harold
Frank HenwOOd, former Denver sOci.
ETY. favOrite, committed In the barrOom
of the Brown Palace hotel one of the
most sensational murders in the I'M
nails of Denver criminal history. Fol-
lowing pers!s tent and protracted le-
gal battle, he has left the state peni-
Tertiary ut Canon City free man.
Governor ShOup has signed IN execu-
tive order committing the sentence Of
the llfe-termer, subject to the one
prOvisO: That HenwO0d shall not re-
turn to Denver.
Colorado Springs.-John Mcfarland
national Typographical Union in the
election held May "a, according to re-
turns from 6G0 of the $50 local unions.
received ut the Union Printers home.
Mcfarland defeated Walter w. Bar
rett, present first vice president, by
300 votes. Charles =. Howard was
elected first vice president, james j.
HOban second vice president, and John
w. Hays, secretnry-treasurer, the lat
ter being reelected by $500 majority.
Boulder.-Public and private i'm
provements exceeding $1,5OOOOO In
s.ol In in nR
are in the process OF being ordered.
A paving contract has been let for
<2S7 600 and as much more IL con-
templated by districts now being or
ganizsd. Taxpayers recently voted
$iOi.OOO for school improvements. Pri.
vnte building operations. which have
alread hexceedetl the city's record, to-
tai In excess Of $3OO.OoO.
Greeley.-One Of the worst hail and
rainxtOrms which has struck Greeiesi In
the last twelve years caused damage
unofficlally estimated ut *25O,OOO, n
few days ago. Sweeping path more
than two miles wide. n downpOur Of
hailstOnes. some W. lnrge as golf balls,
shattered hundreds Of windows In res
licences and business houses, damaged
young crops In the outlying districts
and flooded many easements In the
heart of the city.
Canon City.-LOua PachecO. convict
No. 1927, who escaped from the pris
on gang working on the Canon City
nrmOry, by unhltchIng horse from II
wagon near the armory and riding off.
was captured six miles from Beulah
In the foothills OF the Grecnhorn
mountains by Lieut.. Billy Green and
Jesse 7. Snlyer.
Walden.-E. c. Randall Of Boulder
Inns been in Walden looking over the
situation with IA view to starting II
cheese factory. He has chccsennkcr
direct from Switzerland. and the Wal.
den factory will consume large
amount Of milk produced In that sec
tiOn.
Colorado Sprlngs.-A cloudburst nt
Templeton gap. northeast of Colorado
Springs, sent II wall of water ten feet
high through Papcton. u mining camp
four miles northeast OF Colorado
Springs, mnroOned scores Of people,
washed out portions of the Denver X
Rio Grandc md Rock Island railroad
tracks und did thousands of dollars
worth OF damage To residences. gar.
dens and civic improvements.
Colorado Sprlngs-A decision by
City Attorney G. NJ. Irwin that the
municipality Inns the authority TO rccii.