The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-01
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Platteville is making arrangements
for Pickle Day." Aug 81.
The new $4,000 Catholic church at
Montrose has been dedicated.
Southern Colorado Pioneers Associ-
alton held big celebration in Pueblo
Aug. l.
Recent rains in Ell Paso county have
caused loss to roads amounting to
$4,000.
Wheat in the vicinity of Briggsdale
is yielding from fifteen to forty BUSH
els per acre.
Two Denver men have been arrested
charged with carelessly firing the for
est at Estes Park.
During the run Of two weeks at the
Johnstown pea huller, 250,OO0 pounds
OF early peas were handled.
]. p Robinson, a pioneer cattle rails.
er and farmer Of Fountain valley, died
at his home near Wigwam recently.
Saloons in Marshall. a mining camp
In Boulder county. have been closed
for the first time in thirty.five years.
William Morgan, one Of the best
known residents Of the Snake River
valley, died at his home in Craig re-
Gently.
c II. Irwin, former president Of the
La Plata County bank at Durango has
been arrested on charge Of embezzle-
ment
Meeker's Catholic church has beel
completed The edifice is one Of the
most substantial and beautiful on the
Western slope.
Farmers in the dry land districts,
nea keota. have cut and stacked hun
dreds of tons Of Russian thistles to be
used as fodder.
President c. P. Allen of the state
highway commission Is In the Meeker
country in the interest of public road
improvement.
The two-year.old daughter of Ig.
mace c. Palpnek, an Austrian coal
miner, was drowned in an irrigating
ditch at Canon City.
Loveland Is sending a carload OF
raspberries to Denver and Colorado
Springs every other day, for which the
growers receive 81 per crate.
Philip Wehrwin, who was waylaid
on the road between Silverton and
Blackstone and terribly beaten. July 6.
died at his home In Sllverton.
The De Beque Town Council is look.
ing for man who is willing to dis
charge the duties Of mayor of the vii
lage for the salary Of $40 month.
DR.. J. H. Spencer Of Colorado
Springs was elected president Of tho
Colorado Baptist assembly. which
closed its ten.day session there re.
Gently.
There has been heavy loss of cat.
tie in the Alder country. Nearly 4
hundred head have died thus far this
year A poison weed is causing the
trouble.
The body Of Arvita Martinez. the
Mexican girl. who drowned herself in
the Arkansas river near Salida recent.
ly, was found in the Royal Gorge, near
Canon City.
Following a quarrel over pool
game, Frank Florris was disembow.
eled at Delta by Carlos Acuma. beet
worker. who attacked Florris at his
home with knife.
The jefferson County Fair Associa.
tion has decided to hold the fair Sep.
tember 3 to 7. Two thousand dollars
In premiums will be offered, with
many special prizes.
The Rocky Mountain Climbers Club
Is arranging for trips to include the
ascent OF several Of the highest noun
tain peaks. The first trip will start
from Boulder Aug. 1G.
John d. Rockefeller has donated
$4,000 for the Y. NJ. c A. conference
camp at Estes Park A. II. Hyde OF
Kansas City has also donated $4,000
and c. P. Dodge OF Colorado Springs
has given $4,000.
Denver citizens, who suffered r..
nanclal losses by the recent flood OF
Cherry creek In that city. will prob.
ably sue the city for damages caused
by the backing up Of water by bridges
built too low.
According to figures compiled by
Emil PeleIffer, state bank commission
cr. there Is on deposit in the Colorado
banks slll,5l0,7373l. The per capita
bank deposit wealth OF the United
States is only $34.
Morris Blackford, gold dredger,
was electrocutcd when he came In con.
tact with a live wire In the transfer.
mer house Of the Reliance gold dredgt
boat at Breckenridge. II Is estimated
$4,000 volts passed through his body.
Frederick g. Bonfils, one OF the
owners OF the Denver Post. was sen.
fenced to sixty days In the county jail.
assessed fine OF $1,000 and a hali the
costs Of suit, by Judge Hubert l.. Shat.
tuck In the Criminal Court for criminal