The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-28

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Jan 2o.-Athletic Club boxing contests
At Denver.
Jan. 2o-27-Annual western Stock
Show at Denver
Feb. 2-t-Y. N. c. A. Annual conyen-
tion at Colorado Springs
Frederick is to have a new mill and
elevator.
During the past year, Colorado bank
deposits have increased sli.227 7023.
The total tax levy for the city and
county OF Denver in 1917 will be II
mills.
The business men OF Otis have
raised sufficient funds for the equip
ment OF brass band.
Building permits issued in the city
OF Denver during the last year amount
to over si.O0O,OO0.
Sugar growers. in Longmont,
are signing 1917 contracts. An in
crease in price Of 81 ton is provided,
The ninth annual poultry show of
the Northeastern Colorado Poultry AS
sociation will be held at Brush, Jan.
Sill.
The Burlington railroad has re.
newed its 1916 subscription OF $1,000
to the Denver tourist and publicity
bureau.
With nearly 300 more fires to fight
In 1916 than during 1915. the Denver
fire department reduced the fire loss
s67,055.6s.
Railroad officials report the biggest
Christmas holiday travel for several
years on the reduced round trip rates
In Colorado.
Two miles OF the 1s.foot concrete
pavement on the South Golden road
have been completed and thrown open
for public use.
Christmas cheer in the form OF
cash was given to the employees Of va.
rlous corporations and business instL
tutions In Denver.
J. F. Hay. As years old, a farmer and
hotelkeeper of Bennett. threw himself
before Rock Island train at Byers
and was Instantly killed.
The Oklahoma Normal basketball
team defeated the Colorado Agricul-
tural College quintet at Fort Collins,
Colo, by score of 3S TO 90.
Idledale. on Bear creek, has been
purchased by the Denver Motor Club
from NJ. l.. Baldwin for $4,000, &C.
cordipg TO Charles F. Roehrig. secre.
tary Of the club.
The Rev Irving P. johnson, who be.
comes bishop of the diocese of Colo
rado in the Protestant Episcopal
church on New Year day, spent
Christmas in Manitou.
Routt county bituminous coal
reached the highest price in the his.
tory OF the state when Il was ad.
yaneed to 81 a ton, an increase in the
former price OF 50 cents.
Marked improvement In the condi.
tion of United States Senator John F.
Shafroth, who has been seriously III
at Washington, was indicated in a
| telegram received In Denver.
There were thirty,fiye fewer deaths
in Denver during November. s19lG
than in the corresponding month in
1915, according to the monthly report
OF the Denver Bureau OF Health.
The silverton district shipped 172
cars of ore per month on the average
during the year ending December l.
The net average monthly return on
the shipments are estimated at sl52,.
600.
Monsignor p A. Phillips was off
cially named vicar general OF the
Catholic diocese OF Denver by Bishop
~ c. Matt He succeeds Monsignol
Brady, who recently resigned from
the post.
Chicago's Mining World, quoting its
New York correspondent, says the de
mand for tungsten has been very ac
tive, with sellers reporting a consider
able business done for delivery ovel
all OF 1917 at prices ranging from
$3.50 per unit for ordinary grades IL
SIS per unit for high grades.
The life OF guardsman on tn,
Mexican border itsnt nearly so dis
agreeable as some would have |
seem. according to Sergt. Franl
Stark of Denver, who is home on fur
lough. THE climate is healthful an,
hracing all along the border he said
land one cannot fail to benefit by tn,
military life and discipline
The annual report OF the United
Gold Mines Company of Cripple Greek
which covers the work accomplished
during the year, was sent to stock
holders with their dividend checks. |
shows that in the first eight months
OF 1916 1878 tons of ore of grosi
value of s219,215.75 were taken out b,
the lessees with net return OF s124
S50.o4. The royalties In that perio,
amounted to s30,s53.41.
George Parker, 43, who underwen
q blood TRANSMISSION at the county hos