The Raymer enterprise., 1911-10-19
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
state Worth While.


Thos. Mcfarland, once mine owner
1t Ouray, died In Grand Junction.
Earl West was fined 500 for sell.
ing intoxicating liquors in Lamar.
The Grand Junction prohibition elec.
hon has been set for November Z.
A light frost recently visited Rocky
Ford but no serious damage was done.
The fall tennis tournament at Den.
YER closed with Russell B. Wells cham.
pion.
The Fort Lupton water works plant
has been completed at cost Of ;35,
300.
William Bosh Of Alamosa was shot
and seriously wounded by Orvie Cope.
land.
The new automobile wagon road ov.
or the Monarch pass from Salida Is
now open.
The Colorado Electrical Association
Is holding its second annual Electric
Show in Denver.
Miss Charlotte Perry OF Denver,
while on hunting trip with her faith.
er recently killed a bear.
Within the last few days five per.
sons have been taken into custody at
Greeley because of insanity.
The Union Pacific's shipments
strike In Denver continues to be noted
for the peacefulness of the strikers.
Active work has begun in Denver
to get one or both of the great party
national conventions to Denver.
The entire Montezuma county fair
apple exhibit is packed and ready for
shipment to the apple show in Den
yer.
A number of Denver Chinese citi.
zens have contributed money to the
revolutionists who are waging war in
China.
In the prize fight at Akron Jack
Redman defeated Joe Highland OF
New York. fairly chopping him to
pieces.
The La Junta High School team was
defeated by the Centennial High
School eleven Of Pueblo. by a score OF
II to 6.
]. Clyde McClaucas, a well known
farmer, Is In critical condition in the
Loveland hospital as the result Of q
runaway.
The University OF Colorado football
team Is rapidly rounding into shape
for its game with the alumni Of the
institution.
Eastern capitalists are considering
a project to build an electric railway
between Manitou and the Cripple
Creek district.
Rev. E. Luther Edwards, pastor fol
four years Of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Grand Junction, has re
signed.
The Rev. Manus Boyle. young
priest who was ordained last July al
Belgium, is to be assigned to the Den
yer diocese.
DR.. E. s. w. Lawrence, aged seven
ty.five, for thirty.six years residen,
Of Colorado, a prominent dentist and
churchman, died in Denver.
The first annual Sugar Day at Su.
gar City in connection with the cele.
bration Of the creation Of Crowley
county by the last Legislature was a
great success.
Grand valley eggs from this time
forth will be guaranteed for freshness
In every market Of the country. The
Grand Valley Egg Exchange is incor.
porated, with capital Of $50.OOO.
A new bond issue Of $4O.O0O.OOO de.
signed to be sold for the construction
Of the Moffat road westward from
Steamboat Springs and to bore the
six.mile tunnel under the main range
west Of Denver, was voted at the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Denver. Northwestern and Pa
cific railroad in Denver.
The contention raised by railroad
attorneys that the State Board OF
Equalization has no power to change
tax assessments after October 1st IL
not good one according to on opin'
ion rendered by Deputy Attorney Gen
eral A. A. Lee. He holds that the
board still has power to change as
sessments.
The Longmont sugar factory has
been running about two weeks and
has never made such record before
1t has averaged 1000 tons Of beets per
day. the best days run being 1906
tons The largest output Of sugar for
one day was 5.420. the average sugar
content has been 16h per cent and
the yield per acre will average 10 to
IA tons.
That the statement Of John Ar
buckle. New York refiner and coffee
magnate. that he will 60 before Con.
gress next winter to fight for free
sugar. is the first gun In a battle be-
tween the beet sugar manufacturers
and the cane sugar refineries Is the
declaration Of Clarence c. Hamlin