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The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27

Mrs. Dave Ullery is caring on
Mrs. Gcrtic Bruce.
The J. C. Munsl. Lee Headrick,
Bud Hurd, and Ralph Ashton famt-
lies enjoyed u Christmas tree party
ut the Munal home Monday night.
Mrs. VIM. Bueb and children will
leave soon for San Diego. Calf.
where they will visit with Mrs Bueb's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Weaver,
formerly Of Arvndn.
A. c. Neighbor and sister Mrn.
Brookmnn and child of West Grand
Vie wavcnuc left last week for Phoc-
nix, Arizona. where they will make
thotr home In the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Somcrs entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Tcrwilligcr. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Dickcrson. Mr.. and Mrs.
V. a. Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. Mont
Dickcrson at Christmas dinner.
Mrs. j. S. Mollct has received
word from Mr.. Mollct, who left for
Los Angeles, Calf, recently, stating
that he liked II there very much and
thinks the climate will be n great
benefit to his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Nichols are
the proud parents Of "A son born De
e"mbcr 10. Mrs. Nichols In n dauyh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. II. Snckctt Of
East Rnlston and IN spending the hol-
days with h"r parents.
Paul Scott writes from Casper,
wyoming. tnat he has been having
blood poisoning in one Of his bands
which has kept him from working.
but declares IL was better at the time
h. wrote.
Mrs. s. W. MAJ. um Of EaFt Raj
stpn avenue cntcrla ned u dinner
Christmas day her brotter and fam
ily, Mr.. and Mr.. l. Vaughn of Wind
sor. also Miss Springer Of Windsor.
and her daughter and family, MIR.
and Mrs Joe Kcrs,cin Of Lake wood.
and A. Marcum and fnmily Of west
of Aryadh.
Mr.. and Mrs X. h. Whortcr of
West kalston avenue, entertained at
dinner Christmas day. the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
"hort"r Of Denver. his sister and
her husband, Mr.. and Mr.. Day. Ey-
ans Of Greeley and Mrs. McWhortnr's
parents. Mr., and Mrs. KaItcr and son
frnnk, also Mrs. NJ. Burras Of Dem
yer.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27

diturc of our mOncys) that the p.o-
pie are being put to, under our pres.
ent form Of government Is due to the
fact that our town council and our
mayor, being very busy men, having
their own personal interests demand.
ing their attention and time, are un-
able to give town affairs the rcquir.
ed attention which they mus, have
and Of which they are sorely In need.
For an illustration Of the wonder.
full benefits to be derived from man
agership. we refer you 10 our neigh.
Dor, the city Of Boulder. About ten
years ago Boulder WIS struggling in
the rut we are now in, only on
larger scale. They were fortunate in
having this same proposition placed
before them. and were forcsighted
enough 70 grasp the situation, and
today Boulder is IA thriving city ~
well ns one Of our beauty spots. due
70 the able management Of their
town manager. Their thxcs have been
reduced and their expenditures have
been 50 handled as TO make all Of
Improvements permanent assets.
The problems now fhcinp Arvadn
are Of such magnitude that /. cannot
be expected that they be taken care
Of economically by our present grh,is
form Of government. II the tax pay
ers are desirous Of obtaining an eco
nomicnl handling Of their money, this
form Of government seems % be the
most logical way out Of our present
and future difficulties. Let us hear
from others through the columns Of
The Enterprise, on the town manager
form of government, or even some.
thing better.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27

Compare Arvada Of twenty years
ago and today. AT that time, our
little village was taking care of it.
self. Today practically no one is in
reality taking care Of ii, that is, from
an economical standpoint only. Ev-
erybody's business is nobody's busi-
ness
Today we have some wonderful
monuments Of services donated to
our town, such as our water system,
paved street, sewer, etc, not men
tioning hundreds of other improve
ments for the betterment Of our
town.
Have any Of you ever given il n
thought, that with the first three
named improvements being Of such 4
nature as to require constant over
seeing, and for the lack Of the same
(which we cannot and should not ex-
pect from our town board) we are
losing monthly enough revenue from
our water system alone 70 pay FOR
economical management.
For instance, do you know that
thcr. is something like $4,000 gal
Ions Of our precious water wasted
daily, through the lack Of economi.
cal usage? The expense Of pumping
this unnecessary amount Of water, 70
say nothing Of the "wcar and tear"
to the water plant would save the
taxpayers hundreds Of dollars per
year. !, IL needless 10 mention the
other very numerous WASTES Of mon.
ey for the repairs and upkeep Of
streets. alleys, sewers, etc.
We feel that you will agree with
US tha. the seemingly unnecessary
expenses twhilc not "A wilful e1pen-
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
BABIES ARRIVE
FORCHRISTMAS
SANTA CLAUS ACTS AS STORK
FOR TWO ARVADA FAMILIES
BRINGING GREATEST GIFT IN
HIS PACk-BOTH NEWCOM-
ERS ARE GIRLS.

Santa Claus had two babies in his
pack Christmas day for Arvada and
made two families happy with the
best possible Christmas gift.
Both of the Christmas babies re-
ported for Arvada were girls.
A daughter was born Christmas
day to Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman Of
Denver. Mrs. Hickman is the daughI
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Bott of
Arvada. Mother and baby are doing
nicely.
A daughter was born to DIR. and
Mrs. Thomas j. Mills Mt the st. An
thony hospital Christmas night. The
little miss weighed seven pounds, and
with her mother is reported as doing
nicely.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
ATTY. GENERAL
FLEMING DEAD
BLOOD POISONING RESULTS FA.
TALLY FOR RUSSELL w. FLEM.
ING AT FORT COLLINS HOSPI.
TAI CHRISTMAS DAY AFTER
NOON.

Russell W. Fleming, attorney gen.
eral of Colorado, died in the Fort
Collins hospital Tuesday afternoon as
result of blood poison caused by
an infected arm.
Mr.. Fleming had gone to Fort Col
Inns Saturday afternoon after receiv-
ing hypodermic injection for sub
normal blood pressure. His arm be-
gan to pain him Sunday and he called
his family physician who ordered him
to the hospital and called the best
medical and surgical talent available
into consultation.
Mr.. Fleming was "A years old, and
was born in Georgia, where his fam
lily is very prominent. He came to
Colorado in 1905 for nervous break.
down, settling in Fort Collins to en-.
ter the law practice. He was ap-
pointed district attorney for the dis
trict embracing Boulder, Weld Lari
mer and Jackson counties in 1915,
and was reelected to the position in
1917. He was elected as attorney
general in 1922.
Mr.. Fleming was one of the ablest
lawyers in Colorado, and was partic-
ularly capable as an irrigation law.
yer. He was the moving spirit that
induced the Union Oil company to
prospect the northern Colorado oil
field and leases held by him would
have made him, in time, quite well to
do.
Mr.. Fleming was 32nd degree Ma.
son, an Elk, Rotarian, and mem.
ber of the Presbyterian church.
He was married and had a daugh.
ter, she twith her mother being with
Mr.. Fleming's parents in Georgia for
the winter.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
GIVE CREDlTABLE PLAY

The senior class Of the Arvada
high school gave two presentations
of the George NJ. Cohan comedy,
"Come Out Of the Kitchen at the
high school auditorium Friday and
Saturday nights.
The play was very creditably en-
acted, pleasing good audiences both
evenings. An entertaining feature
was the series of "between acts" to
hold up the interest Of the audience
in the intervals between acts.
The show was also financial sue
cess, the class clearing something in
the neighborhood of one hundred dol
lars, after expenses were paid.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
CHRISTMAS BUSINESS GOOD
IN ARVADA THIS YEAR

After mighty slow start, Christ
mas buying in Arvada finished strong
and the total purchases made in local
stores was quite up to the average, if
not considerably higher.
Some Of the stores report better
business than in years, but the great
majority report business much the
nme, but no lower than previous
years. All Of them are united in the
oeclaration that the business came in
the two or three days before Christ
mas.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
HOUSE
IS FINISHED
FORMS TAKEN FROM CONCRETE
STRUCTURE WEDNESDAY
WORK OF PLACING NEW PUMP
IN POSITION TO START At
ONCE,

The new house, ordered construct
ed by the town board for the new
well at the rear Of the city hall, is
now completed and ready for occu-
pany by the big new pump.
Wednesday saw the removal Of all
the forms from the concrete and
work of placing the new pump in po-
sition is to be started Immediately.
The new house is l2x20 feet in
size and is constructed partly below
ground to eliminate noise from tho
action of the pump. The roof is
rounded to permit more height in
the center of the building over the
pump head. Access to the pit il gain
by cement stairway on the east
side of the wall
The new pump is a Gould double
stroke pump and is rated as carrying
sufficicnt water to supply any reas-
enable needs Of the town for years to
come.
The pump employs two barrels in
side of the water barrel, one maniy,-
ulated by II hollow pump rod. and tho
other from an inner rod. The
weight Of the rods on the outer and
inner set are exactly nike, the double
stroke being accomplished thereby
without the head being compelled To
liit the balanced weights.
a Acknowledgements motor will be-
the motive force Of the outfit.
A hole has been left in tho roof for
the lowering Of the working barrel
and two sets of rods into the well,
and two ventilators carry Off foul
air.
Chris Johnson il the contractor IL,
charge of building the house, while
the Whitaker Ranch Light and Power
company of Denver is installing the
pump.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
ENTERPRISE ADVERTISING
SURE GETS THE BUSINESS,
SAYS FEDERAL THEATER

"Arvsds people sure used our
p.'s which appeared in the En-.
tsvpviss. and We were able 10
make fine bunch Of now
frisnds," said M. BsvtsI. mana.
ger of the Federal thsstsv We'd
nssday.
"You' people are beginning TO
realize that they doss' sssd Ia
90 down town. park their esss
five or siH blocks est sf tks the
sssv district and walk the rest Of
the way just 10 zee . good show.
And don't run your paper
I'll wa ess get eVt there with .
new program for the ssat week.
u sure gets ~ sssvlls."
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
MIDWEST TIRE COMPANY
FACTORY TO BE SOLD ON
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

The factory, equipment and sup
plies Of the Midwest Tire Factory on
West Grand View avenue, will be Of
fered for sale at public auction Sat-
uday, Dec. 20, at the main entrance
Of the factory, to satisfy the fore
closure Of a first mortgage against
the property, as will be seen from a
kgal notice appearing in this issue.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
ARVADA THEATER OFFERS
WESLEY BARRY PICTURE

Manager Preus of the Arvada the
ater announces the presentation to-
morrow and Saturday of Wesley Bar
ry's masterpiece, "School Days. The
freckled one is said to be at his best
in this play.
A new educational serial, "In the
Days of Buffalo Bill" will also be
presented and on Saturday night a
big pie-eating contest has been ar
ranged. Bluebcrrics pies, the thick,
juicy kind have been ordered. and
the evening should be rather anus
ing.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
NICHOLAS SKINNER BREAKS
ARM CRANklNC FLlVVER

Nicholas Skinner suffered a brok-
en arm Friday when trying to crank
the Skinner delivery flivver.
The motor backfired, swapping the
arm in two. Though painfully hurt,
the young man is again able to be
around the street, but is not tackling
any fractions Fords yet.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
GOING TO PAINTEM
YELLOW AND SELL EN- IN
BUkCHES LINE BANANAS

Between June = and Dec. 7. the
Ford Motor company produced some
l,lll,lll motors at It's Dotroi, fac
tory, according TO X. o. Graves, loc-
al dealer.
Motor No. 7,777.777 wen, off tn.
assembly line June and was shipped
to Los Angeles. and on Dee. 7, Motor
No. S,sSS,SsS was completed and
sent to Chicago.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE
FOR LOCAL POULTRY COURSE

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the series of poultry lee
lures which will be given at the Ar
vnda high school by Prof. =. c. Jam
ison Of the Colorado Agricultural
college.
The lecture series consists Of ten
different lectures, each Of which will
be given in connection with demon
stration on local poultry.
The series is free to any persons
Ia the community who are interested
in poultry raising, either theoretically
or financially, and any who wish TO
so that more complete plans can be
made.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL MEET
AT RUSSELL HOME JAN. 2

The Womans' club will meet ut the
home of Mrs. Richard Russell We'd
nesday. January .. This meeting is
to be in the nature of n "house-warm-
ing" in Mrs. Russells new home and
all members are urged to be present.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
COMMUNITY CHORUS SCORES
HIT IN CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

The Arvada Community chorus
proved their singing ability Sunday
evening at the First Presbyterian
church in the rendition Of the can
tata, "Star of Hope"
The music was much appreciated
by the big audience which attended.
Following the cantata, DR.. Allen
Moore showed picture slides of Holy
Land.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
CLERK WHITE TO
SELL AUTO TAGS AT EDGE.
WATER SATURDAY, JAN. S

County Clerk Claude White will go
to Edgewater Saturday, January s,
to permit residents Of that section to
purchase their auto license tags with
out the annoyance of having to 60 to
the county seat to do so.
Mr.. White expects to spend all of
Saturday afternoon there.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Christie Rccht were
in hrvada Monday visiting with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Rccht, and family.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27

Henry Graves is spending the
Christmas vacation with his grand
mother, Mrs. j. Crooks.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
HIGH SCHOOLTO|
PLAY ALUM MI
,ncAL BASKET TOSSERS TAKE
SMALL END OF 36-l4 SCORE
AGAINST BOULDER PREPS AT
ROULDER; LARGE FLOOR AND
little PRACTICE is CAUSE.

The alumni teams of the Ar.
,.da high school, both boys and
,irls, have decided that the play.
.rs Of the present generation
.rs entirely too boastful and will
,how the youngsters how to play
The game of basketball At a game
to be played at the high school
gymnasium Friday evening. Ad.
mission to the game will be rs
cents.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-27
VOTER MISREPRESENTATION
OF CITY MANACERSHlP PLAN

(Th Arvda Public
exceeding five hundred words length solicited
be
of the will be withheld
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23
RICHARD LLOYD JONES
SAYS @
Be A Leader

What hinss0 oe ust,, eu.e,r, Ia
~
Edward Everett Hall teh .fathd- Aas uiued
reputation for beanS "safe
enough to play anything else bat sa userats be Of
man he knew who acquired
shonshs. because he Vas always telling ho~ careful
sert his alcoholic
people he established epotsion for wisdom
speeches There
add nothing the Other gentleman on the other
side Of the - 49, ~
Very broad liberal convincing this chap!
Put
nnd the index Niger the dial has left
weighs has
Nrlne Is measured iy himself
Of
10 LINZ the dftwo" Of the eige~ INFO the
hnkers otherpr
\ mediocre mind Me weak
l. W fakes a grcatL Lles ntr In
that all H. ~ - ''N - ~
Progress Is affected driver In vbc~
heart L. found the
men- hot for rourrrrd .lr"
W" me world think ~ him Of
WHO Is to others for him
copyrxht 1914 By Richard lloyd Jones
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23
BY DANIEL F. COHALAN
Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York

De Tocquevlle, the French political philosopher
wonder if he would repeat that statement if he knew the
way in which Presidents made in this all
publics.
Let take look the prospects of in 1924 and
how in spite of vauned liberty be
tied in advance probably be left to make choice
between two who the financial
Fate us on the Republican sde for
the death OF President Harding
into the White House and has made him the
for the nomination Does any sensible he would
to be VicePresident that been nominated
for vicePesdent in 1920 not thought that Harding
Fate plays strange tricks with nations with men,
The sound sense Of the people yet assert itself and
world during the next few months and show himself
great man.
OF the two candidates for whom vote-aready
fed-and he is neither a jefferson or a Lincoln
minds Composite picture Of you Yoe Ke your
man, OF illinois, and Tagga of Indiana will have before
you the force that maybe will relieve majority of the
These three worthless preparing choice They
prepared let the people take of such
action are marshang their forces through the
form Of holding Conventonprobaby in New York City
that will simply register their will They will pull strings
the delegates selected by the rest The amos
phere of responsibility and the appearance deency will 40
Tar as possible be thrown around the gathering but
be to Of them who dominate deceive the
other two:
make President in order satisfy ambition Brennans
henchmen in him the Warwick l924-athough most Of
them would not put that Tagxa saying nothing
saving wood What travesy self
the plans of this crowd work they with the aid Of
the unit rule and the twohirds rule aside
Jackson? ~
II so. De Tccquevile wrong and will take some
gone out Of fashion in America.
We are told that cannot gather figs from thorns Az
dent chosen by with the which this trio
has emerged.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23
COOPERATIVE MARKETING OF POTATOES
RECEIVING THE ACID TESr

The big question agitatng the minds farmers
Of the San Luis valley that Of marketing of
toes The San Luis valley probably heavier signed up with
the cooperative association than other section state
and consequently vitality success or
failure Of the marketing plan.
h: been b..caiiy recognized that :omethns had to
and the cooperative marketing plan suggested 40
remedy This plan receiving for the first time
ing and those who have In tobacco oranges
and ether crop are confident that the potato b
under the former custom Of open eompston On the
trary cooperative marketing Of potatoes attacked the
eonts.on that they too widely and bs
rollsd that the overhead will the pros that the CO.
operative association under and deorazes the
ably injured therefrom
claim has bsen made by those profess 70 know
that he time b not far distant when the will se a h
pepdues eooperavely and the position Of benR ab
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23

1hanksgivin' bay I. herr st hand. with
Joys that all may understand: I take Il,
mat our folk. viii shnrr the friendly
,'r'in' everywhere: that each and every
heart an mind hold. Isss~-Gcod. viii for
nl' mankind. I can't heip thiukiu'
mars the way 10 celebrate Thauksg1viu
bay.
III ssy-so fur q. rm con~~rned. from
whst J f'~l and what I've lesss,ed-
the so'il that's rrn'cfni,in IT, way. shssh
render thanks mot every day. Our blr~s.
h's c'me ~ thick aitd fast-es~h prw
On" richer thar the kA-- Il aessus
We sint rc' time to ISay. f0e. Ilfs's oess
'"11 Thanksgi,in' bay!
'he Sls'rit horn At I1ymouth Rork,
.mfinks not from fear or tesnr~st shock
We r"n.scrn'- "rr sost right hand 10
.'S n"' !'on'~. aud Native Land! From
n~sf! within. 10 'od oerhead. we'rv
'hanhful Tor our daily brsad! Reha,d
me s,nn-i nn' hs.'ssl tsivk. >. Roll up
Yer s''~,r---an' ~ to work!
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23
4&afeb5X6e&
h 1Aea R,r~iss SslfsA ouaVlv Csansa
l Nnss. Wsrps csGin1aiey tsas
A Song For Thanksgiving

Sweet land Of Liberty fitting il this hour Of thanks
giving for 81 the blessings We enjoy How inspiring is the
vision Of bounty under based equality
and temperate consideration Of human rights There
thing deeper In the day than ssh those better
should thanks 60 forth Him for planting American
hearts those principles of which happ
ness and contentment
We will b poor offer only formal lip
OF appreciation fail firmly to resolve to the last
ounce OF power sacred heritage of freedom Yes at
Fro tune let each shSst 'hou IN clarion tones
glorious Of inspiration let each gd his oins resist
the nsidious attacks that constantly undermine the
Our thanks for bounteous will tinkng cymbals
each Of watchman ready
to the alarm when sinister interests seek the
tler OF the soil Our praise for prosperity will be but
babbe II do the nsdious and grasping flank
assaults on equal opportunity.
Americans will give greatest action Let Us
thanks intelligent interest the management of
our country. The government is thing apart It
private enterprise 1t does belong officials
is the only successful system of government the world
Let give thanks . existence but let this
thanks be 6uttFessd by determination protect Sweet
Land Of Liberty.
Acors I. a:utt. recently
chis s4oo running
Tour city be mistaken for q
sountrymsn The proud being
:r.e r., z.nsvll told New that co-.
rss ssn sense Ss 'ues " - and asn,y and absolutely
money worth ~ ~ " -S"''N "e 'A'' ne nAo nad MS
and his delicate wit horn In
Cork. Ireland
com. ; nr sn~.s declare. nne,. Of hi.
aires have At least something in
the turf involving zev p,p,u,
after an .s ~ seis & 'ns s % ass . s: the only . res, at
lows nag aud ths last horse ~ ~ "
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23

have something to the price he sha receive Run
not obtain through the marketing end Of the probm st
rather through control Of production and that price then
automatically takes care Of itseN ' '"'"
In view Of the magnitude Of the proposition and the
phases that enter into It. man Il qualified to express A.
:rdy o. y, merit but concerned tie success q
ana giving tefne farmer fair pGe for bis labor
may be speedily worked ont 70 that end. S
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23

supreme Jlse Daniel Cohalan New Yes says .Bo..
Nuphy exbafkeetsr and
e jad rule the IL prx fourtsen
deciding so they shan seleet os tbe
party for President By pssuctous
% n , more % sTnSn. M % twin erother the
the next Presidential candidate scket
siectlon" ~ '~N'"< VI" i"e'e"' suen
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23

Charles NJ Schwab declares ninety percent his msfo
come from his Kindness TO others II Is pleasing note
aires have At least something in newspaper
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-11-23

II We wonder whence Henry Ford obtained hi. great ir
ana his delicate Wit let remember that his parents
Cork, ireland.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
"J0HN w. DAVIS CLASS"
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MARTINSBURG, w Va, June 10
The John w. Davis Class" so named
because the former ambassador to the
court of st. James has relatives in
Jefferson county and frequently visits
there, was graduated from Shepherd
College. at Shepherdstown, yesterday
in formal closing exercises. Ninety
seven diplomas, scattered over five
courses. were awarded to ninety-four
students, three students taking more
than one diploma
The class left as a memorial to the
college a set of former Presiden
Woodrow Wilson's literary and legal
productions, in. a handsome library.
and promised to add a bust of the
former chief executive later. Mr.
Wilson. as the president of the class
explained in his presentations was
born at the other end of the Shenan-
doah valley (Staunton, Va)." Presi-
dent w. III. 8. White of the college
formally accepted the memorial for
the school.
The exercises were DISTINGUISHED by
the presence of three members Of
the state board of education. Mrs
Lenna Lowe Yost of Morgantown,
who presented the diplomas to the
class; Howard M. Gore of Clarksburg
and Washington and l.. W. Burns. re-
Gently of Grafton, but now superin-
tendent-elect of city schools here. All
three appeared briefly on the program
of addresses.