The Arvada enterprise., 1923-11-01
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

stark Tragedy seelllS 10 luIh, was Tan
en- to Hugo from Canon City for bur
ial. Kaiser. an eX-service man. who
was living on homestead twelve
miles north of Canon City, was killed
when n team of horses which he was
driving hitched to Il load of hay ran
away and threw him to the ground.
killing him instantly. Twelve years
ago this month Kaiser's father, Gott-
leb Kaiser. Sr, was killed in the same
manner when he was thrown from a
hay wagon on his farm near Hugo.
Last December, kniser's stepsister,
Mrs. Minnie Patterson Talladay, her
5-year-od daughter and her infant son
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed their home. four miles east
of Aroya. Colo.
Steamboat Springs.-ROutt county
has u new court house after forty-five
years of shifting from log cabins to
temporary brick abode, the present
seat of official business, in Steamboat
Springs. Prior to Dec. u, 1912. when
the county seat was moved to the pres
ent location. the records of Routt coun-
ty were kept In two-stOry frame
structure at Hahns peak. Before that
and since 1877, Routt county official
headquarters consisted Of log cabin
mt Hayden. Five times. county records
have been moved from one log build.
Ing to another, and when the present
new home is occupied, sometime next
spring, the county will own its first
permanent official home
Colorado Springs.-The relief train
| on the Pixies Peak cog road. which bat
tied its way to the summit of the
mountain to rescue three attendants
| and section crew, who had been
caught on the peak by the unexpected
snow storm, arrived safely at Manitou
with the rescued men. Among those
who were brought down are A. L.
Gregg, U. S. Fisher and l.. d. Rogers,
attendants at the Summit house, and
II. Fl. Taggart, section foreman, and
members of his crew, who had taken
refuge In section house at Windy
point.
La Junta.-Three passengers ana the
conductor on westbOund Santa Fe train
No. I are in the Santa Fe hospital
here, suffering from knife wounds in
flicted by Mexican who apparently
went suddenly insane in the chair car
Of the train near Thatcher, thirty-six
miles east Of Trinidad. about l o'clock
In the morning. The assailant, identi-
fled by Acting Coroner F. f. Cole of
Las Anlmas county as TelesforO Can
delaria, 65 years old, Of Morovin, Calf,
was shot dead by William Garner, ne
gro porter, Of Albuquerque, N. NJ.
Denver. - The government has
opened $1,000 acres In tracts OF $40
acres each for stockraising home
steads, according to the announcement
Of NJ. d. McEniry, chief of the United
States land division In Denver. How.
ever, no new applications can be re-
celved. as the lands are already COW
cred by filings and these applications
now will be taken up and considered.
In the event any entry is found that
Is not In conformity with government
provisions then that particular tract
will be open again for filing
Denver.-COloradO's convention of
the great outdoors during 1923 brought
a total registration In all scenic cen
ters and resort hotels Of 100000 tour.
lists who spent S45,5OOOOO while in the
state, according to reports issued on
the basis Of estimates received by the
Denver Tourist Bureau. Eliminating
Implications OF registration, In auto
and rail travel, the expenditures are
computed on basis of $4,000 visitors
who remained an average Of seven
days and spent SO day. making $45,-
100000
Fort Collins.-Wiliiam Ross was
found guilty OF involuntary manslaugh-
ter by jury in the District Court
here. He was sentenced to nine
months In the county Jail by Judge
Nell +. Graham. Ross was charged
with running down Mrs. Anna Lapp,
near Loveland, on Feb. 4, 1921, and
driving away, leaving her In n dying
condition on the pavement.
Pueblo.-A IL per cent Increase In
salaries NIL around for employees Of
the Mlnnequa steel plant Of the Colo.
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company here was
announced n few days ago by officials
OF the company. This affects men
working on daily and hourly wages
and ton tonnage and piece work. The
wage Increase was accepted by EN-.
ployees' representatives and 10 effec.
tive as Of Oct. l.
Greeley.-That leprosy was the
cause Of the death Of Mrs. Cora Emma
Neill. Is years old. who died at her
home In Eaton, was the statement Of
DR.. W. II. Wood, Weld county coroner,
following IN investigation Of the case
In which two other physicians cooper.
ated. Mrs. Neill had been an invalid
for the last two years and It was At
first believed that her death was the
result Of rheumatism.
Colorado SpringA-Thomas w, Lans.