The Arvada enterprise., 1923-10-04
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS
Fort Collins.-Just few minutes
before he went on trial In the District
Court here, charged with the theft Of
an automobile, William B. Sheriff. and
Miss Mary A. Potter were married.
| This was the second wedding cere-
| mony for the couple, the first having
been in Texas. Judge j. H. BOuton OF
the County Court performed the cere-
mony. The repetition Of the ceremony
was held here, it was explained, to
make the marriage legal, since find
ing that Sherill was not sane made the
former marriage invalid.
Notwithstanding Is to be taken
up by the University Of Colorado this
fall for the first time, Us n result of
the completion in Boulder of fine
pool. Two hundred students, includ-
ing both boys and girls, have signed up
for the courses in preference to other
athletic work which they are required
to take as freshmen or sOphOmOres.
An effort Is to be made to secure con-
tests with the School of Mines, Colo
rado College, Aggies and the Denver
Y. NJ. G. A.
Canon City.-Wild life in the Royal
Gorge game preserve may soon become
as tame and interesting as in the Yel-
lowstone National park, and hunters
who have heretofore slain many deer
In this territory during the open sea-
son will be for the first time prOhlb-
tied from killing them when the ap-
preaching deer-shooting season opens.
The Royal Gorge game preserve, Gre
ated by action of the last Legislature,
extends to the very limits of canon
City and embraces 5000 acres.
Denver.-The Blue river branch of
the Denver & Rio Grande Western
railroad, 35.6S miles of narrow gauge
track beginning ut Leadville, running
through Fremont pass and Frisco, and
having its terminal at Dillon, Colo,
will be abandoned If the State Public
Utilities Commission grants T. H.
Beacon, receiver Of the Denver 4 Rio
Grande Western, certificate Of public
necessity and convenience authorizing
total abandonment of and salvaging Of
this strip Of track.
Denver.-Ralsing money for the con-
struction Of a new $4,000 home for
disabled World War veterans Of Colo
RADIO and the creation Of u new annu-
al event on Denver's social calendar
are the aims Of five-day Horse Jubi-
lee to be held ut Overland Park, Oct. 8
to 13. Running and harness races
polo, bucklng contests and horse
show will make up the program.
Boulder-Joseph Ragland Long. for
mer Denver attorney, and dean Of the
school of law ut Washington and Lee
University since 1917, has been named
to succeed Herbert s. Hadley as pro-
fessor Of law ut the University Of
Colorado. Professor Long practiced
law in Denver from 1897 to 1902, when
he went to the Virginia University to
be professor Of constitutional law.
Denver.-For the first time il Colo
RADIOS history corn will this year be
the states leading crop in point Of
acreage and may hold that position In
total value. For several years wheat
has been grown on larger acreage
than any other Colorado crop, but this
years corn crop will be harvested
from at least 100000 acres more than
the wheat crop.
Denver.-AIrs. Anna NJ. George, IS,
of Alliance, Ohio, died ut the county
hospital of injuries received In an ac-
cident at the Central garage. The au-
| ,nl,I1n ~ x,htn1, obo Sv,po atfftnu a
driven into an open elevator shaft by
Frank TOwey, a garage employee. 1t
dropped to the basement. turning over
In the plungs, and pinned the woman
beneath 1t.
Durango.-Every effort Is being
made to locate Mr.. and Mrs. James
Baughman, parents Of q 4-months-old
baby, who Is dead here. The baby was
left at a local hospital several days
ago and died last week.
Colorado Springs.-Charles w. Bo-
gart, race driver, drove his touring car
Into this city few days ago. beating
Santa Fe train No. by twenty min
utes, after an exhausting race from
Kansas City. Mo.
Leadville.-The ore strike of
the day has been made In the
famous Leadvllls district. It was
announced recently TINT In the Lat
tie Alice mine, In Iowa gulch, vein
was cut In the Ready Cash tunnel, L.
60 feet from the portal, which meas.
ures six feet In width In vertical fis.
sure. When first opened, this vein
showed two feet Of high grade ore, as.
saying 400 to 500 ounces Of silver and
sixteen to eighteen onuces of gold to
the ton. Since the discovery the vein
has been wldened on each side Of the
flssure and now the whole six feet OF
high grade ore Is exposed. The value
has increased us the vein was opened.