The Arvada enterprise., 1923-06-28
cENTENN1AL STATE 1TE,6s


tional minister Of Lonemon, ana %,
nine years commander Of the Long.
mont g. A. R. post, was elected com.
mander of the department OF Colorado
ana wyoming at the annual election
held IN Pueblo rs part Of the forty.
Fourth annual encampment. Command.
er Butler has been resident OF Colo.
RADIO since 1850. He was opposed In
the election by J. N. Lawrence OF Mon.
70 vista. Other officers elected were
senior vice commander. Daniel W.
Brown Pueblo; junior vice command.
er. n. +. Groves. Fruita: assistant ad.
Jutant and quartermaster general. W,
n. Comstock, Denver; medical dlrec.
tor, DIR. W. NJ. Robinson, Golden; chan.
lain. J. o. Hustled, Denver Delegates
10 the next national encampment to be
heid at Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. ., are
j. ii. Lawrence, Monte Vista; Halsey
NJ. Rhodes. Denver; W. b. Jockey, !.
NJ. Packard, 2. II. Gunor and Is. Stew.
aart. Pueblo.
Denver.-ColOrado farmers are con.
tlhulng to Increase their stocks OF
hogs, dairy cattle and poultry, though
their total acreage in crops this year
Will be lower than 1t has been for
three or four years Reports of county
assessors to the state immigration de-
partment show that the increase In
brood sows Is especially large In north.
east counties; increases In dairy cat
tie are large in most Of eastern Colo.
RADIO and In few mountainous coun.
ties and increases In poultry are gen
eral In all parts Of the state.
Greeley.-With the Poudre river
gradually receding and crews OF work
men making repairs at practically ev-
cry bridge across the river for dis
lance Of 100 miles, this section of
Colorado Is recovering from the ef-
fects Of the worst flood In the history
OF the region The high waters which
surrounded scores Of homes in Gree
ley, forcing their occupants to seek
shelter with neighbors on higher
ground, was unattended by loss Of life
30 far as could be ascertained.
Neutrality-suspicious. service In and
about Trinidad was interrupted few
days ago when heavy rain and cleo.
trical storm struck the city. The fall.
ing Of several wires when poles were
blown down caused the local switch
board to 60 out, but repairmen sue
ceeded In getting the necessary repairs
made in few hOurx The downpour
A.
done to roads and bridges. and auto
mobiles were able to make the trip
from Trinidad to Walsenburg.
Denver.-The state Of Colorado had
balance on hand Of $l4,7d9,949 on
May 81, according to the quarterly re-
port Of State Treasurer Harry Mulnix.
submitted to Governor Sweet few
days ago This Is an Increase Of $780,
OFT since Feb. 70. the end OF the pre-
ceding period. A summary OF the re-
port follow: Balance on Feb. %, $751;
10000: receipts, e6.4S9. 4S5; disburse-
ments, $3.50. 4O8; balance on May 81.
&l4,75O.O2S; bonded Indebtedness. 81
606, 500.
MOntrose.-Three members Of one
family were drowned when the car In
which they were riding plunged off
bridge over IN irrigation canal and
turned over In six feet Of water, three
miles from MOntrOse. Two other men,
beers OF the family and the driver Of
the machine escaped. The dead are
Elidurss Sallos. his son. Jose, fifteen
years old, and his daughter. Carmen.
six years old.
Denver-The total assessed valua.
don OF public utility concerns In the
state OF Colorado Increased S2.Ol3,27O
during the lust year. according to fig.
ures Just released by the State Tax
Commission. which placed the total
valuation for 1923 ut S22S, lib. TOO.
aguinst $2.o6, l26,97O for 1922. OF the
public utility groups the largest valu.
atiOns In for railroads in the state.
Denver.-Judge J. Foster Symes. sit.
ting In Federal District Court, issued
an order returning to Benjamin Bente.
Grant county rancher, property seized
BY the alien property custodian during
the war while Bente WAS In Germany.
Trinidad Claiming that he shot 10
avenge Y wrong Of two years standing.
which resulted In the breaking up of
his home. Frank q. Himelspacl. u har'
ness maker employed by the Colorado
Fuel L Iron Company. fired four shots
Into the body Of Harry \. Adams. M
engineer for the Colorado Il Southern
railroad, when the two men met On the
main street Of the business district
here II few days ago,
Golden.-Two young students ut the
Colorado School Of Mines, Abel and
Carlos Terrazus. became heirs recent
Is in IN estate In Mexico. which rivals
In extent some Of the smaller countries
OF Europe, following the death OF their
grandfather. Gen. Eu,s Terminus. fam.
Gus land bnron Of Mexico. owner ~ o.
900, 900 acres In the state Of Chihun'
huu, us well ms considerable holdings