The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
New.pap.r Union New. service,

County Fairs.
sept 2o-22-Pine River Valley Fair at
lYnacio
Sept. zo-aa-Phlllips County at Hol-
yoke.
Sept 2S-2s-colorado New MEXICO at
Durango.
sept. 25-2s.-Meeting State Women .
Club Federation at Boulder.
Sept 20 -2s-Las Animas County at
sept. 2e-2s-Annuai Fair at calhan.
sept z6-2s-Yuma County. at Yuma.
sept. E-2s-Lincoln County at Hugo.
sept E-ss-Grand County at kremm-
oct 2.5-Ki, Carson County at Bur-
Nov. s-s-Llve Stock show at Grand
junction.
Manager Of Denver & Salt Lake rail.
road resigns.
A new church is to be built by Meth.
odists OF Montrose.
Senator Thomas, who has been Ill
for some time, is In Denver, recupe-
rating.
N. c. Nelson OF Ault sold his 100.
acre irrigated farm to Marion Petit
for $4,000.
Nail machines at Pueblo steel works
forced to close down because OF short.
age In kegs.
Complete mutual organization OF
farmers at Hotchkiss has been formed
to build a flour mill.
The shaft house OF the Good Hope
mine at Vulcan. Gunnison county,
burned. Loss $4,000.
The Third Field Hospital corps OF
Colorado arrived at Camp Mills. Mine
ola, Long Island. New York.
A federal market bureau will be con
Quoted in Greeley during the Weld
county potato shipping season.
The road from Somerset TO Crested
Butte is being rapidly built, but can
not be completed this season.
A recent check OF state lands shows
the value Of lands OF the public
schools to be about s200.0O0.0O
Thieves and 'yeggmen' in Denver
In one night burglarized a home and
jewelry shop and blew a safe.
Denvers first recruit for the suf.
frage picket line in Washington, Mrs.
Margaret Wood Kessler, left for the
national capital.
In order to supply the demand for
coins of the smaller denominations II
soon will be necessary for the Denver
mint to work overtime.
James j. Clancy. guard OF Com.
pany b. Third Colorado infantry, sta.
toned at water company pumping
station, died from hemorrhage.
Officials Of the Colorado Springs
Light, Heat and Power Company an.
nounee an increase OF ten per cent In
the salaries Of all its employees.
Contracts have been given out by
the City Council of Colorado Springs
for erection of an observation hospI.
tai, the building to cost sl9,770 and
the plumbing s4.776.
General improvements In the Royal
mine at Aguilar include new fan
engine, new escape and air shaft
building, new water system, and re-
modelling of the office.
Horace NJ. Albright, acting director
OF all the national parks in the United
States, placed Colorado's Mesa Verde
park in the front rank OF the worlds
most magnificent scenic wonders.
Eight La Janta bootleggers contrib.
uted freely to the justice courts when
they were asked for sloO each for vio-
lating the bone-dry law. Most OF the
men had plenty Of money to pay their
fines.
Two sets OF lessees-Frank Galley of
Littleton and the Cripple Creek Deep
Leasing Company, a Denver corpora.
tion-are operating the Jerry Johnson
mine on Ironclad hill and producing
steadily.
One thousand exhibits OF vegetables
and flowers grown in Denver war gar.
dens. and OF canned vegetables put
up" In Denver kitchens we're in place
when the Denver Parent.Teacher As.
sociation war garden exhibit was
opened.
When the city OF Denver opened the
doors of the municipal coal depart.
ment for the first time, many resi-.
dents were waiting to avail them.
selves OF the opportunity to purchase
lump Ignite at the cost Of S4.l5a ton.
delivered
Damages for breach OF promise to
marry and for assault and battery are
demanded In one complaint filed In
the District Court In Denver BY Miss
Vera M. Tiedman against Ray Cham.
berlain. total OF $l4, 500 is asked by
the plaintiff.
Members Of the French mission. be-
fore leaving Denver. expressed the
opinion that the Rocky Mountains sur.
pass, in beauty Of scenery, anything
Switzerland can offer. The mission
was taken for a motor trip over the
Genesee road and through the noun
tain parks. N. de Billy was especially
enthusiastic.
Samuel Staple Of Montrose and part.
ners have bought all the old May.
flower tram now standing or connect
ed with the property, and have a half