The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-03
cfNTINN1AL STATE 1TE1ls

concluded recently their sixth annual
meeting. The closing session featured
q concert by the Music and Art Club
Of Hotchkiss. The last day Of the
convention started with press
breakfast conference ut the Hotchkiss
hotel. Mrs. A. g. Fish, president OF
the press department OF the state Or
ganization, met with the editors and
reporters Of the various clubs. AT
noon complimentary luncheon was
served by the Women's Wednesday
Club OF Hotchkiss to the delegates.
Items of interest dealing principally
with education formed the chief top
les at the afternoon session. with the
principal address by Miss Alice Bur-
nett, superintendent Of Delta county
schools. Mrs. T. A. McHarg OF Boul-
der, state president, delivered an ad-
dress at the afternoon session. Mrs.
n. ii. Flynn and Mrs. J. A. Rea pre-
sided at the afternoon session.
Grand Junction.-The cattlemen on
Douglas creek are rejoicing, Jay Near
ing, government trapper, IL an exhaust
ed nun and seven gray wolves have
ceased to roam the ranges and prey
upon live stock and game. The trap
per found the trail Of big wolf and
followed 1t hour after hour until he
reached point about twenty-five
miles north Of Fruita at the head OF
Sphinx canon, where he came suddenly
upon the den und shot the mother wolf
us she retreated up the hillside. She
Was seven feet, three inches long and
stood nearly four feet high. He then
closed all exits to the hole and went
in with some sunnysacks, emerging
after hours Of hard work with the SIX
pups, weighing twenty-five pounds
each. He had enlisted the aid Of Dale
Mitchell. cattlenan, In capturing tive
pups and the two OF them brought the
animals to Grand Junction. where they
Grated them for shipment to the state
game warden In Denver.
Grand Juncti0n-Peach growers ut
Palisade have organized the first CO.
operative, non-profit sharing Organiza-
ton in the state Of Colorado, which
comes under the law recently adopted
by the State Legislature. Eighty per
cent Of the peach growers In the Pal
issde district have signed up us men,
bers Of the new association, agreeing
to do all their marketing through W.
sOciatiOn officials for the next five
years, and binding themselves with
notes covering large percentage of
-. bat In, i<,h shaAN
agree to forfeit to the association UP
on failure to live up to their contract.
Directors Of the association for the
next year nre John Cutter, Frank Hat
ter. A. G. Tilt0n, W. J. Stebbins and
J. ID. Reeder. The membership Of the
advisory committee IL composed OF
George w. Bowman. +. 4. Port, J. e.
Best and H. H. Butterfleld.
Denver.-Physicians In the research
department Of the National Jewish
Hospital at Denver have made q dis
covsry which may not only place tuber-
culOsis control within the reach Of
medical science. but may ulsO result In
making Colorado the medical center OF
the world. These physicians Say they
have discovered that carbOnic gas 10
deadly poison 10 the germ Of tubercu-
losis. This discovery. 1t IL said. Is the
may not In Its present state Of develop
ment assure control Of Tuberculosis,
the discoverers say 1t will lead to u
subsequent discovery and thereby
bring about results which will serve
to stsndardize methods OF cur.
Ing the disease, the most deadly Of
three master diseases. the remaining
two being cancer and pneumonia. they
| claim.
Boulder.-Prof. and Mrs. 4. ID. A.
COckereli have applied for passports to
siberia, where they plan to spend the
summer investigating new fG1stl bed
that has been opened up t,.ere. -
fessQr Cockereil believes that from
samples he has received the Siberian
FOSSIL bed is the same ~ that at Flor
issant, Colo. where he and Mrs. Cock.
erell have conducted extensive studies.
Lovcland.--The city Of l>oveland 10
to have a new water system costing
$35O.OOO. according to 4 decision made
public by Mayor W. z. Banks and
members Of the city council. Doclar-
ing that an emergency exists, the coun-
ell has sanctioned the early part Of
preliminary arrangements without the
necessity Of \ vote by the people for
II bond issue. A new settling basin will
he erected In the mountains. eight
miles from lovelnnd. on the Big
Thompson road and the water will be
piped In twenty.four.inch mains. Love.
land IL also Installing twenty.xeven
blocks of paving and new sewer sys'
| TEN.
Colorado Springs.-Jack and Ben
Pritchurd. arrested In IN auto contain,
Ing n portable still and N small armory
pleaded guilty to II violation Of the dry