The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-06
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

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tall when the state body will be called
upon to eQualize Valuations The nb.
stracts OF Boulder and Wad county,
Tor example, show great discrepancies
and there Is possibility that Boulder
civic interests will demand that Weld
countys valuation be Increased or that
Boulder county make Il corresponding
decrease. The two counties border
each other. In Weld county nutomo-
biles are appraised on an average OF
$lS6.6I, decrease OF nearly $l0O over
last year. In Boulder county the valu.
alton on autos averages $2065N lrri.
gated land in Weld county Is assessed
$lol1I; in Boulder, Sll2,32: dry furm-
Ing, $ll.32 in Weld. S5l.92 in Boulder
horses. Si5,23 in Weld. S5I.75 in Boul
der; mules $466i compared to S736,
In Boulder: range cattle, S23.I7 In
Weld. S25.3l in Boulder; milch cows,
SAILS in Weld S432s in Boulder
Denver.-Bolstercd by the backing
OF the Denver Clearing House Associu-
ton and large deposits of score or
more of prominent business men, the
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Kept Its doors wide open. This nssur-
ancc was given by Frank l., Bishop
and Michael A. Mclaughlin. president
and vice president, respectively. of the
bank. They are of the opinion, as is
most OF the rest OF the banking frnter.
nifty, that the hysteria and apprchcn-
sion thnt attended the assignment OF
the Interstate Trust Company and the
fnilure OF the llibcrnia Bank and Trust
Company Is passing rnpidly. The peak
of the excitement, based solely on the
promscuous spreading OF unfoundcd
rumors, was believed reached,
Denver.-WOrk was begun recently
to convert the fifty-four mile Farm
ington. n. NJ, branch OF the Denver h
lilo Grande Western railrond from
standard to narrow gauge. according to
announcement by Frank A. Wudleigh.
general passenger agent of the Denver
4 Rio Grande. A report from Durango
Incorrectly stated that the road was to
be converted into Il standard gauge.
1t Is now standard gauge. according to
Mr. Wndleigh, and the chnnge to mar
l e""e> ." o~'"k bhs"N y" "aA"'" s.
uniform guuge road from Alnmosa to
Farmlngton. thereby eliminating trans
fer Of live stock and other freight from
one gauge to another.
Denver.-COal production for the
state OF Colorado during the month OF
July was 0S0.254 tons, bringing the to-
tal for the year to 5.7l6,65s tons. nc
lima tN al. -
James Dalrymple. state coal mine In.
spector. The report shows that there
hus been an Increase Of 637 ,78l tons Of
coal mined this year, compared with IL
similar period last year. There were
l,472 men employed In the mines OF
the state during the month.
Colorado SpringA - Following the
resignation OF Sheriff Sum Berkley
from the Elsie Suttle murder investi-
cation, and his charge Of lack Of co.
operation on the part OF police and the
district attorneys office. District At
torney Willis Strncham declared that
II was and Ii the duty Of the sheriff to
continue to aid the district attorneys
office In the probe OF the murder
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knew OF no lack Of cooperation.
Fort Collins.-I'lftccn students re-.
ceived their degrees from the Colorado
State Agricultural College here. We'd
nesdny, nt the first regular commence.
ment and comforting of degrees ever
held In Fort Collins, ut the close OF
n summer session The students pc.
titions for degrees wer. approved last
spring by the State Bonrd of Agricul.
ture, with the condition that they full
MI certain requirements during the
summer session.
Fort Collins.-S. Is. Nuckols. npron.
omist with the United Stntcs Depart.
ment OF Agriculture, stationed at Fort
Collins for seycrnl years in charge Of
sugar beet Investigation work, has
been ordered Ia Washington, where he
VIII be connected with the tariff com.
mission for the purpose Of determining
the cost OF growing sugar bec,s.
Colorado Springs Friction bctw"ss
Sheriff Berkeley on the one side D,,:
the police department and District ~.
torney Willis l.. Strnchnn on the other.
was the outstanding development Of
the ffth dny of the Elsie Jorgcnson
Suttlc murder mystery, As II result
Of their differences, th" sheriff is un-
dcrstnod to have Withdrawn In II lhrgc
measure from the cns", and loft the
tnsk Of hunting down the pcrp.'rator
Of the crime to chief Hugh - Iinrp"r
and the district attorneys office Sh"f
IN Bcrklcy let II be known TINT his
theory wns thnt the crime was an IN
side job"
Denver Maintenance crews 81 the
Stute Highway Department VIII begin
the erection OF 500 new road signs In
the near future, according 10 an an
hOunccIncnt mad. by officials Of ih'
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