The Arvada enterprise., 1923-03-29
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Colorado was swept recently by be-
lated blizzard which caused serious
damage throughout the state and cen
tered out Pueblo to bear the brunt of
its effect. A wind which struck the
city and reached velocity Of fifty
miles an hour caused property damage
in Pueblo Of approximately 100000.
interfered with telegraph and tele-
phone communication and seriously de.
layed railroad transportation. Roofs
were torn off, automobiles were turned
over and fires broke out In various
parts of town, which added to the
property loss. A serious fire In the
Missouri Pacific stockyards there
caused an estimated loss of $4,000,
and dozens Of business buildings were
partly wrecked by the high wind.
Yetta-AIrs. Maud AIlllage. former
postmIstress OF Yetta, Colo, was SEN
fenced to thirty days in the county
jail when she pleaded guilty before
Judge j. Foster Symes In the United
States District Court to charges Of
embezzlement Of postoffice funds. Ac-
cording to j. II. McCann. assistant
United States district attorney, Mrs
Millage embezzled upward of 5000,
but the attorney requested clemency
on the ground that the defendant al
ready had started to pny part Of It
back. Mrs. Millage told the court she
was sorry for her crime and that she
would be willing to yield up her land,
| tOtaling 1,34O acres, near Yetta, as
recompense to the government for her
theft.
Denver.-Because Of Colorados fair
incorporation laws company OF
Shanghai, China, recently filed Its ar.
ticles Of incorporation with the secre-
tary OF state. The company Is the
Chartered Savings Corporation of
Shanghai and the directors are Sam
son u. Young, S. Y. KOO and 7. z,
Kirk. The articles were filed by Earl
A. Plvan, w. Il. King and o. v. SIier
Of Denver. The present Incorporation
code is probably the most fair Of any
| state in the Union and several incor-
poratiOns a week are received from
other states, according to Dudley B.
Humphrey, chief Of the Incorporation
| department, under the secretary Of
state.
Windsor.-When Windsor won the
intermountain basketball champion
ship at Salt Lake City. recently the in
habitants Of Windsor and Greeley
started celebration that has seldom
been eQualed In the history of the
town. Windsor defeated Weston, Dixie
Academy and Springville! They de-
feated Springville 81 to 10. In the final
game, which decided the championship.
The Windsor high school official stat.
ed that the team probably would 60 to
Chicago to compete In the national in
terscholastic tournament held BY the
University Of Chicago. The Chicago
tournament will be held April 8. 4. 5
and Q.
Boulder.--Lost for SIX hours in a
binding mountain blizzard west of
Boulder. Arthur C. Mcintosh. instruc-
tor In biology at the University Of
Colorado. and Walter 7. Watson, Sec
retary of the University 7. n. G. A..
were marooned with +. w. DOlley,
caretaker for the Boulder water
works. In his lonely cabin between
Kosslers and Silver Lakes A rescue
party. headed by Ernest Greenman.
president of the Rocky Mountain
Climbers Club. got the two men back
| to Boulder.
Lamar-Bids for the construction Of
IN open drainage canal. twenty fumes
and several bridges. will be opened by
F.. II. Gerecke, secretary Granada
Drainage District. In Lamar. on
March -. The Russell Engineering
Company Of Lnmnr has the plans for
the improvements.
Sterling.-Glen Mcdowell, 40 years
old. wanted by Sterling authorities on
n charge OF embezzlement Of 800 from
rnilr"nd news agency company In
TINT city, was held In jail In Denver
recently, pending the arrival Of Ster.
ling authorities.
Denver-At geaeral meeting Of
Colorado manufacturers Of clay prod.
ucta held In Denver recently the or.
ganlzation Of the Colorado Clay Prod.
ucts Association wus perfected and di.
rectors and officers were elected.
Among the purposes Of the new organ
izatlon are to nssist In standardixing
the products. further the interests Of
the industry In Colorado and to pro-
mote the use Of cluy products " tho
proper materials for building and
other purposes.
Denver.-To avert recurrence of
several losses to lettuce growers Of the
state. such MS those Of 1921 and 1922.
n special ten-dny tour Of lettuce-grow.
Ing districts has been arranged BY the
Denver & Rio Grande Western rnil.
road In conjunction with the Colorado
Agricultural College. Meetings Of
growers will be addressed by experts