The Arvada enterprise., 1923-06-21
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

"iNlLS " llkuIcS VII uSSlucutul uca'ls
In the state, which have just been COM
piled by the State Board Of Health for
last year. Automobiles caused the
death Of 40 persons In the state out
OF a total OF 1913 who met accidental
death during the year. The deaths due
to auto accidents were practically 40
per cent higher In 1922 than In 1921,
when l24 were killed from that cause.
Total accidental deaths for 1922 were
only slightly greater than in 1921,
when the number was $50.
Denver.-All legal obstacles to the
construction OF the Moffut tunnel were
removed by decision Of the United
States Supreme Court upholdlng the
legality OF the act creating the Moffat
tunnel commission and Its powers, and
also the action OF the Legislature In
passing the blu providing for the issu.
ance OF $0,12O,OOO in bonds for the
construction OF the tunnel. This means
that with the obstacles swept away
that work upon the longest railroad
tunnel In the world will be begun with
In sixty days. 1t will require, II IL ca
timated, thirty-Elx months to complete
II and have II In operation.
Denver.-The equity Of the reOrgan-
lied Denver L Rio Grante Western
Company will be owned equally by the
Missouri Pacific und Western Pucific
Railroad companies within II week. nc.
cording to reports from New York
City. The plan will likely be an
nounced within u week, 1t was said
unofficiully in New York. The plan Is
to be promulgated by Kuhn, Loeb 4
Company und the Equitable Trust
Company. acting Ms reorganization
managers. Ii Is understood all differ
ences heretofore existing between vnri-
GUS interests or committees have been
arranged satisfactorily.
DurangO.--One Of the richest gold
strikes around Durango In the last
twenty-five years WIS announced Off.
chilly few days ago by W. Gon
Black, president Of the Cumberland
Mining Company OF Denver. Black
said that an enormously rich vein OF
ore had been tipped In u cross-cut tun-
mel started last December In the Alny
Day mine. The Mny Day has produced
about $5,OO.OOO, II IN said. George
Steele. Denver attorney. IL u director
OF the company.
Dcnver.-The Denver Civic and
Commercial Association has been In
vited by the AlumOsa County Chamber
VI Commerce to hold II second tour Of
the San Luis valley by Denver busI-
ness men. The Invitation was received
by President l.. II. Ammons In u letter
from A. X. Sunde, second Vice prcsi.
dent Of the Alumosn organization. who
says that the San Luis valley people
appreciate the visit OF Denver men last
yeur ind want 10 get still better nc.
QuaIntcd.
Dcnver.-Five federal prohibition
agents were confirmed In Washington
recently. being those whom Il. a. Kol,.
los recommended. They are Charles
II. Crooks, Fred Harris. Oscar Wander.
bur, John e. Richardson and Earl T..
Gibbs. 4 sixth man was not approved
at this time because Of IN error In nm.
swering one Of the questions. III.
question was II he belonged to any or.
ganizution opposing prohibition and he
wrote Yes instead Of NO"
| I.InOn.--A deal closed recently RI.
suited In the trunsicr OF the J. u. ID.
ranch. u tract Of 500 ucres ncnr
Aroyu. from u. SchillinE to A. X. XII.
burn Of Kansas CITY. The purchase
price was &24O.OOO. The ranch is on.
OF the oldest stock lunches In Chcy.
cnnc county. Schilling purchased II IN
1904 and since that time hus converted
Il into u hog ranch. raising high-grna.
hogs.
Henry Guno. 10 year,
old, lost his HE In the Bucklorn river
west Of LoycIand. making the SECOND
death from the flood In the I;u, kiiDrn
Richard Foote, 10, losing his HE II few
duys before. Neither Of the bodlc,
hah been recovered.
| Lyons. Lyons, lO.ycur.Ol,
daughter OF Mr.. ana Mrs. Pat Lyons
was drowned when her body VA,
swept down the ST Nraln river nv sli,
attempted To un,an2lc n fishing line
| The body was recovered about ~ hal
mile below whcr" the accident oc
Cured, after residents OF Lyons ha'
searched Tor NOR" than an hour.
| Glcnwood Springs. hundred
delegates and friends Of NclgbDorl %
WoOdcrat No. !. OF SaIidn ana Mont
rose. attended the convention of th'
order here. The principal address -
the opening session WAS gwen by MrH
| Minnie Iiin"r Of Portland ore. gran,
| guardian n"ifhbor
Boulder The marriage Of Miss Eta
| Taylor, daughter oi Congressman I'd
ward 4. Taylor Of Glcnwood springs
| and Munfoc Baker OF Denver, wns an
nounccd ~ III" senior breakfast OF th'
| ~ Beta I'hi sorority at BOULDER M
| mnrrlns" had been Kept secret Tor tw,
| weeks