The Arvada enterprise., 1923-11-15
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Junction to Fruita into rich and htth.
ertO undeveloped farm lands Of the
high line section, with view to dOu-
bling the beet sugar acreage in that
district, by A. Z. Carlton, president OF
the Holly Sugar Company, and the
Grand Junction Utilities Company ana
Spencer Penrose Of Colorado Springs,
stakeholder in both concerns. Mr..
Carlton and Mr.. Penrose spent the
week end ut Grand Junction inspecting
the proposed extension project, which
will bring transportation facilities to
the back door of the farmer. The pro.
ject will cost about S65O,OO according
to estimates. farmers having agreed to
donate the right of way. Rails are al
ready on hand and the work will be
started soon as possible to make the
territory available for beet sugar grow
ers in the spring.
Denver.-FOur hundred and eight
cases were handled by Denvers four
police surgeons during the month Of
October, which Is the best monthly re-
port, from a humanitarian standpoint,
since last June, according to report
issued by the police surgeons. In June
only 4O5 cases were handled, but dur
ing the three succeeding months, the
monthly average was high. During the
month of October. the police ambu-
lance made 2O2 emergency runs. Six
teen persons were dead when the am
bulance responded to calls. Three Of
the deaths were due to suicide. The
police surgeons treated nine persons
who attempted suicide and carried 315
persons who were injured In accidents.
Five Of the accident victims died from
their injuries. One hundred and forty
six persons were carried from one
point to another by the ambulance dur
Ing the month, 103 Of these being TAX
en- to the county hospital.
Denver.-Denver 4 Rio Grande
Western passenger train No. 3, form
.rly departing ut 2:4O o'clock, now
caves the union station ut 4 o'clock
each afternoon under new schedule
announced in union station time table
No. SO. Train No. 10 on this road.
which arrives In Denver from the
West daily at Z 80 o'clock In the
morning, will not handle hereafter a
connection from Kansas and st. Louis
the new time table announced. Train
No. 2, arriving here at 8 30 each eve
ming. will handle such connection.
however.
GlenwoOd Springs. bullet
through her brain. the body Of Mrs.
Myrtle Philips, 50. was found in
ilenwood Springs in her room at the
Midland hotel. Mrs. Philips Is the
wife Of william Philips, a prominent
Basalt ranchman. and had Just re-
turned from visit to Los Angeles.
No note or other information was left
~ the dead woman, but 1t Ia believed
dependency over the absence Of her
husband. who has been visiting his
former home In England. was respon.
sible.
Colorado Springs.-An insurance
policy guaranteeing foot Of snow on
the ski course on Pixies Peak for the
ski tournament to he held there next
spring has been taken out by the
Pixies Peak Auto Highway Company.
The policy Ia the first Of Its kind In
history. Thus the last obstacle to the
planning Of this tournament has been
removed and plans will go ahead now
1t q rapid rate. The tournament ar.
ranged for last season was abandoned
for lack Of sufficient amount Of snow.
Loveland.-A bridge over the swol.
len Big Thompson river, four miles
west Of I.oveland, collapsed beneath
the weight Of a herd Of CATTLE and M
teen Of the animals were plunged Into
the water. Several head were rescued
after being carried some distance
downstream and others were badly In
jured when buffetcd against the rocks.
The cattle were being driven by Louis
Periman from their summer pasture
In the mountains to the feed yards In
Loveland.
Fort Collins.-Olin c. Krum, a grad.
uate Of Cornell University. has been
appointed extension specialist In poul.
try At the Colorado Agricultural Col
lege to take the place left vacant by
the resignation Of Hurry H. Embleton.
Mr. Krum's work will take him to all
corners OF the state during the next
few months. In addition to his duties
with the international egg.laying CON
test at Canon City. After graduating
from Cornell. In 1917, Mr.. Krum re-.
malned ut That institution rs instructor
In poultry until he enlisted In the army
In 1918 ind served nine months over.
seas Upon his discharge he returned
to his former position, but In 1921 he
went to the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege mt Corvallis M an instructor in
poultry husbnndry. from whence he
comes to Colorado.
La Junta.-Itobert W. Patterson. In
Iunta banker and stockman ind res.
ident OF La Junta for nearly forty
years, was killed In IN automobile nc.