The Arvada enterprise., 1924-02-14
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From All Over
COLORADO

SoNtTuOT ul SolO-
"uo' ana his friends from all parts of
oe''a county, met here last week and
iofilied the first Rockwell ll-for-t;overno
Club.
i'eh'er.-The Denver tourist bureau
Is working hard to raise fund of
sloo'ooo to advertise Colorado climate.
oo'''"uo scenery, Colorado industry
ana Colorado homes throughout the
United States,
'ahoh City.-Mr. and Mrs. W. Y.
JENKINS recently celebrated their six
heth wedding anniversary at their
nome here. Warren Y. jenkins and
susan Virginia Boone were married
'ebruary >, 1864, at Hillboro, III.
behHer.-Senator Phipps introduced
pill in the Senate last week provid.
ing Tor the issuance Of grazing per
mts on unreserved public tomains in
much the same manner as permits are
issued fer grazing on forest lands.
benver.-J. E. Laffey, charged with
the murder of Ed Frazier Sept 4, 1923,
was declared not guilty by the jury in
Judge &. j. Morlcy's court 1t was al-
legged that Laffey killed Frazier during
drunken brawl in u roomins house
here.
Denver-John A. Mccain, an as
sistant United States district attorney
OF Colorado, is in Washington consult.
ing with Department of Justice and
Postoffice Department officials on the
law relating to the use OF mails to
| defraud
Montrose.-The Wnr Department at
Washington announced that Gwen r.
Coffin of Montrose, Colo. has been
designated rs II candidate to tnke the
West Point examination March 4 with
view to entering the military acad.
emy July l.
Fort MOrgan.-The 25,OOO acres
planted to sugar beets in. Morgan coun.
| ~ in 1923 will be increased by 10 per
cent in 1924, according to the estimate
of the field men of the Great Western
| Sugar COmpany's plant here, who are
at work signing up growers on the 1924
contract
| Denver.-A decision by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in the
Denver 4 Rio Grande Western Rail.
road reorganization case is not expect
ed for some time, according to james
A. Marsh, former city attorney, who
returned n few days ago from Wash
lngton, where he appeared before the
commission rs special counsel for
Colorado in opposing the scheme.
Colorado Springs.-A gift OF $500
from Simon Guggenheim Of New York
| City, former United States senator
from Colorado, to Colorado Colleges
endowment fund. has been announced
Mt the college. Special services were
held last week mt the college IN com
memoration Of the fiftieth anniversary
of the founding of the institution. The
charter for the college was signed on
Feb. 4, 1874.
Denver.-Colorndo farmers now
have 4,955,0O0 head OF live stock on
the farms and runges compared to s.
Dol 600 on January !, 1923, according
to the report released by the federal
state crop reporting service. The val
ues OF this stock Is placed at $751;
100000 this year. compared with II
totnl OF S93,516.OOO last year. This ic
a decline In four years of 4G per cent
In value.
GOldcn.-The tenth session OF the
course for prOspectors md practical
mining and mill men has opened at the
Colorado School OF Mines. Students
registered from Denver, Aspen, Ouray,
Edgewater, Pueblo and other Colorado
points. Among the outside students
were men from Ohio, Iowa, Tennessee,
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Tex.
as, the petroleum sections being well
represented.
Canon City.-The steel viaduct sup
porting the pipe line OF the Canon city
water works system across deep
gulch In the hills near the tunnel
driveway at the mouth Of the Roynl
Gorge collapsed n few days ngo 4,nd
| fell with IA great crash into the ravine
| below.
Walscnburg.-H. u. MustaIn, mayor
| Of WalScnburg. issued n statement CON
rerning the booze graft charges made
against him and Charles II. Sanchez,
night chief Of police nt Wnlscnburg,
| in the Ilucrfnno County District Court
and BY the Federal Grand Jury IN
Denver. Mustain does not make di.
rect denial Of the charges, but asks
the public to withhold judgment OF
| him until he has been tried in court.
| Denycr.-An expenditure OF more
| than million dollars for postoffice
buildings In Colorado Is outlined by
Secretary Mellon in communication
| TO Congress last week. Mellon csti'
mates that $4,000 will be required 10
| construct n federal building ut Duran
| go. or SIJOOOO more than the balance
| now available. Amounts required In
other Colorado cities follow Canon
city. $4,000; Monte Vista, 100000
Mon,rosc, 100000: Sterling. $4,000