The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-27
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS
Denver. Industrial activities in

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and are particularly evidenced in metal
mining. agriculture, and in the manu-
facture of mining machinery, sheet
metal, iron and steel products, lumber
and other building materials, and meat
products. Metui mining increasingly
active Except silver) and particularly
noted in the Cripple Creek district and
in the southwestern districts OF state,
and several hundred experienced met
al miners are In demand. Harvesting
of agricultural crops and vegetables,
under way, has created shortage OF
| field workers in some districts. Corn
| crop Is largest in history Of state and
acreage and tOnnuge of sugar beets
considerably Increased over 1922. Har'
vesting of sugar beets and seasonal re-
sumption Of the sixteen sugar factor.
| les on or about Oct. !, will require con.
siderable extra workers in addition to
local available labor. CantelOupe har.
vest in the Rock Ford district will af-
ford considerable additional employ
ment during September. Building con.
tinues moderately active in the princi-
pal community centers.
Fort Morgan.-Penniless, hungry
and desperate, Tony Hernandez ap.
preached the manager Of the Brush
festival last week. stating he was u
professional snake charmer and that
lie would perform in a den Of rattlers.
The services were accepted and Her.
nandez stepped into the cage of ser
pents and before crowd bravely
went through with his "lie." His ef-
forts met with some success. for the
moment, but us he picked up huge
rattler and held 1t ut arms length.
there was hiss and flash. and blood
trickled from several tiny points on
his barred arm. Several awe-stricken
women spectators screamed as the
brave youth let go and backed away
from the pile Of coiled monsters. Hs
half fell and was Carried from the
cage to the Fort Morgan hospital
where he died II few days later.
Denver. - Damages amounting to
$15S,20O are sought by W. Il. Stubbs, J.
+. Stubbs and the Stubbs Land and
Cattle Company, from the ReOrganized
Cutlin Consolidated Canal Company, In
u suit filed in the office OF the clerk
Of the Federal District Court. The
plaintiff company contends that
through the negligence of the canal
company in erecting u diversion dam
near their ranch In Crowley county,
the flood waters of the Arkansas river
In June, 121, destroyed quantity Of
feed, horses, cattle and buildings on
the ranch and rendered 200 acres of
land, valued ut $500 an acre, unfit for
agricultural purposes.
BOulder.-The destruction Of YOkO-
hama, the great japanese city und
port, was witnessed by Prof. and Mrs.
T. d. A. Cockerell Of this city. who re-
turned with the Information that press
accounts Of the terrible catastrOpht In
japan probably had not been exagger-
ated except perhaps In the estimate Of
the number Of lives lost. Nobody
knows how many were killed and In
all probability the loss Of life never
will be known" said Professor Cock
erell.
Denver.-A delegation of 1O2 mem.
bers Of the Maine State Chamber Of
Commerce arrived In Denver ON q spe-
cial train u few days ago where they
were welcomed by President Elias N.
AmmOns Of the Civic and Commercial
Association. Chairman Charles A.
Johnson Of the entertainment commit
tee and other members Of the commit
tee Of the association.
Fort Collins.-MOre than 200 repre-.
sentatives Of COlOradO's manufactur-
Ing, agricultural, mining and mercan.
tile Industries gathered In Fort Collins
for the sixth annual convention of the
Colorado Manufacturers and Merch.
ants Association.
Denver.-The state auditing board
by unanimous vote decided that the
necessary flags for the battleship Colo
radO, one Of the two largest units Of
the United States navy. will be pre-.
sented to the commander by the state
Of Colorado.
Trinidad.-Three men were shot.
one fatally and two others seriously
Injured ut u dance which was 4 wind.
| up OF two days celebration OF Mex.
lean independence day at Cokeville.
Ralph Garcia, 22. was shot three times
and Len Trujillo twice In the body
Trujillo is In the hospital here In Y
critical condition and Garcia died
from his wounds. AgrepIno Nolasco
was said to have done the shooting.
Denver.-The farm value Of all
crops grown In Colorado this year at
preailing prices 10 ut least $llOOOO,OOO,
or from <5.OO0.OOO to $lOOOO.OOO above
the value Of last years crops. This in.
crease is partly due to Increased pro.
ductiOn Of corn. sugar beets, sorghums.
beans and certain truck crops, and to
Increased prices for certain crops, not
nbly corn, fruits and potatoes.