The Arvada enterprise., 1924-03-20
LATE NEWS
From All Over
COLORADO
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Delta.-Fruita boys basketball team,
Staging great comeback, won the
western Slope basketball title by de-
featins Gunnison, "A to 81, in the final
ana feature game Of the Slope tournu-
ment
Denver.-A telegram received from
the chief forester of the United Stutes
announced that President Coolidge had
signed IN executive order changing the
name of the Battlcment National For
est to the Grand Mesa National For
est.
Denvcr-At a fur sale conducted by
the United States bureau of biological
survey III conjunction with the state
board of live stock inspection commits
sionerS, l55 skins collected by govern
uncnt hunters were sold to l.. A. Ste
phens Co. of Denver, whose bid OF
sl,2O9.40 was the highest or five which
were received
Denrer.-The Department Of Com
Inerce at Washington announces, for
the state of Colorado, its preliminary
estimate of the value, Dec. 81, 1927,
of the principal forms of wealth. the
total amounting to S3.229, 3D. 900. rs
compared with S2,29l, $4,000 In 1912,
an increase OF 400 per cent. Per capi-
ia values increased from S2,67a to 49,
2S5, or OBS per cent.
Rocky Ford-The First National
Bank of Rocky Ford. which closed vol.
UNFAIRLY, following run and heavy
Withdrawals, will reopen within few
days, it was announced by Boon Best,
president of the institution. A group
Of citizens raised S5O,OOO which was
added to the banks funds, and this
sum, 1t Is felt, will be sufficient to as
sure reopening.
Fort Morgan.-A paved highway
from Sterling, through Merino. Hillrose
| sured, with the acceptance of Il route
| for the last gap in the system between
Brush and Merino in Logan county
| State highway engineers under the di
rection of William Lewis. who has
opened an office in Brush, are making
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route between Brush and Hilirosc in
Morgan county
| Denvcr.-A wedding ceremony per
formed in the presence of members OF
the family and few intimate friends
united George A. Carlson, former gov
ernor OF Colorado. nnd Mrs. Louis A.
Crosse, formerly OF Fort Collins, mt the
home OF the brides mother, Mrs.
Frank Avery, In the Kilbourne apart
ments. The ceremony was performed
BY the Rev. DR.. Robert A. Pollock.
pastor OF the First United Presby-
terian church.
Denver.-A total Of "a. 100 Christmas
trees were cut from the forests of Colo.
RADIO and 47,4OO of them were used in
Denver during the holiday period. ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
United States fore service in Den
yer, made public by NJ. W. Thompson,
assistant district forester. OF this mum.
ber about $500 trees rctailed In Den
yer were cut on the Pike National for
est, while the remainder were obtained
from private lands In the mountains
adjacent to Denver.
Denver.-As the climax OF chase
through downtown Denver streets and
a gun battle In full sight OF hundreds
| Of pedestrians. Lawrence Clifford Mel
son, alleged member OF n bandit gang
| that has tcrrOrized Denver for the last
month. was fatally shot. and his com.
paniOn, Eugene Charles VOs was ar
rested. Nelson was shot with IL riot
gun in the hands Of PutrOlmnn Arthur
c. Wachter, when he pulled his gun
from his pocket to shoot the officer
after he Ind been cornered with Vos
by II police automobile.
Dcnver.-The estate Of Dennis
Sheedy. pioneer Denver business man
md nnnncier. md president OF the
Denver Dry Goods Company. will be
taxed S175,0OO under the state Inherit
nncc tax lnws, according 10 nm mn.
nounccment by the tax department
The value OF the estate. which In
cludcd n controlling interest In the
Denver Dry Goods Company. was
listed nt s3.si0,OO0.
Boulder.-Windso high school bns.
ketbnll team, backed by the Windsor
hand and n roofing squad Of more than
200 frcnzicd Windsor fans. won the
state championship nt the state high
school tournament, which came 10 n
close here. when they Defeated N"
Canon City team 81 to IL. Windsor
went through the entire three days Of
play without, losing n game. and ns n
result captured the second leg on the
large silver loving cup, which repre-
scn,s the championship Of the Colorado
high schools In basketball and which
mus, be taken three consecutive times
TO be retained. They also won the
SpnIdlng cup ms n permanent trophy.
Canon City wins the cup offered for
runnersup MS well nS bronze shield
for second place.