The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-10
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

ness district of LmOn was wiped out
a few days ago by fire, which started
from defective flue. The loss Is
estimated at $15O,OOO. Four buildings
the largest In Lmon, have been razed
and thousands Of dollars worth Of
merchandise have been destroyed. The
b. o. Ellis Drug Company and the
c. G. Hord Company suffered the larg.
est losses. The fire ragged for hours,
assisted by high wind, before being
put under control BY the local fire de-
partment, assisted by equipment of the
Rock Island railroad and some 200 or
800 citizens. When the fire threat
ened the entire city, Mayor ]. T. Os-
borne ordered the buildings surround.
ing the burning area wrecked. After
removing the contents Of the Lundy
Shoe Store, which was located next to
the burning buildings, number of
citizens began razing the structure.
The building, which Is a frame, was
later dragged away by a large truck
when the blaze came too close for the
citizens to continue tearing It down.
A. G. Sinclair, president of the First
National Bank. and Town Marshal
NARROW narrowly escaped death while
fighting the fire, when a wall in one
Of the burning buildings collapsed
They were only slightly hurt. The
fire was difficult to combat, having
started between walls. 1t gained con.
siderable headway before the alarm
was turned in. Beside the Ellis Drug
Company and the c. G. Hord Com.
pany, a large apartment house and
several small buildings were de-
strOyed.
Saguache. - Nina Kimberlin, 1e
years old, was killed instantly and her
brother Ernest, 1S years old, and an.
other girl, Pearl Adamson, 16 years
old, were pinned under an overturned
car In which they were riding for
fourteen hours recently during a
binding snow storm that assumed the
proportions Of blizzard. They were
found by passing motorist, who sum-
mOned aid and removed them from be-
meath the wrecked car. The trio had
left Saguache for Mineral Hot Springs.
The accident occurred thirteen miles
east Of Sagauche. The car was
wrecked in gully, overturning, kill
ing the Kimberlin girl instantly and
holding her brother and his companion
prisoners. An examination Of their in
1uries failed to show any broken
bones, and aside from exposure, they
suffered but little Persons who found
them declared that but for the fact
that they had been pinned under the
car during the entire night, they un.
doubtedly would have frozen to death.
Boulder.-Arthur Chapman. former.
ly managing editor Of the Denver
Times. has completed his textbook on
Colorado and met q few days ago at
Colorado Springs with the educational
committee Of Greater Colorado, Inc.
Upon it, acceptance, Mr.. Chapman
will leave for New York City to re-
sumo his Newspaper work, having
been granted a leave Of absence ~.
eral months ago to accept the commits.
sion from the Greater Colorado. Inc.
The book 10 to be used for instruc-
tion purposes in the intermediate high
schools and perhaps in colleges. The
purpose Of 1t b to teach Colorad0
school children the history and ~.
sources Of the state. 1t IL to be Illus
trated with many pictures. Prof.
Harry II. Barrett of the University Of
Colorado. former principal Of East
Denver High School. 10 chairman Of
the educational committee, which 10
composed of representatives Of every
section Of Colorado.
Pueblo.-Undaunted by 8inch
snow and by temperatures around the
zero mark. . large number Of Pueblo
men wore straw hats on New Years
day In keeping with the mayors proc
lamatiOn, issued several days ago
when he declared that January l
should be straw-hat day In Pueblo.
This proclamation was Issued In
token Of the usual mild weather ex-
perienced In this community at New
Years time. The oddity Of the occa-
sion was the combination of overcoats,
heavy gloves, ear laps and other such
accessories that accompanied the sum.
mer headgear.
Denver.-Wives Of three convicted
members Of the 100000 Denver
bunko ring arrested recently on sus-
piclon Of connection with an alleged
1880 bond pending hearing on a ha.
beas corpus proceeding instituted IN
their behalf before Judge George r.
Dunklee In the West Side court. The
three women, Mrs. Irene Mushnick.
alias Miss Anna Adams Mrs. Gladys
Byland. alias Miss Florence Rhodes.
and Mrs. Jennie Kelly. alias Mrs. EN-.
ma Lawrence, were granted their free
dom pending q hearing on their ap-