The Raymer enterprise., 1917-12-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Shippers warned to heed reports of
weather bureaus.
Colorado's pinto bean crop this year
totals s0,000,o00 pounds.
There were thirty weddings on
Thanksgiving in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay NJ. Van of Denver
celebrated their fiftieth wedding ami
versary.
A French club has been organized
at Hayden. most OF the high school
pupils being enrolled.
In Breckenridge district the mill
formerly known as the Old Union has
again been put in shape.
The body Of an unidentified Mexi.
can was found al Pueblo The man
evidently had been murdered
The contributions on tag day to the
Saturday and Sunday Hospital Asso-
citation in Denver totaled s7,7S9.sS.
Lieut.. Harrison D. Wilson, Civil war
veteran of Westminster, was buried in
tse g. A. II. Plat at Crown Hill Gene
terry In Denver.
The total output of mines in the
Cripple Greek district in November
was $3.50 tons, with a total bullion
value of sl,044,697
Promoted for bravery is the dis
tinetion accorded Lieut. Ralph Martin
Davenport, Denver lad serving on the
fighting front in France.
Miss Edna E. Bergstrom of Denver
Is the second woman In the United
States to be given a license by the
government as a radio operator
The Chamber OF Commerce at
Sterling held prosperity meeting, a
Dutch lunch being substituted for the
proposed banquet because of the war.
Recruiting is at its height in Den
yer. The army recruiting office re-
ports seyenty-three men In three days,
40 per cent Of whom are under the
draft age.
Word has been received In Denver
OF the safe arrival in America OF John
Jordan, a Denver boy who has been
serving for six months in France as
an ambulance driver.
Mrs. James II. Baker was elected
president of the city and county of
Denver Council OF Defense to take the
place of Mrs. Henry Van Kleeck, who
recently resigned
The Right Rev. j. Henry Then, sec
ond bishop of Lincoln, was enthroned
In the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception as the third bishop of the
Catholic diocese OF Denver.
A complaint has been filed In Unit
ed States District Court against Or
lando b. Hit. prominent and
wealthy Mead farmer, charging him
with violation of the espionage act.
Attorney General Hubbard received
notice that District Judge McHendrie
OF Las Animas county sustained the
raise in valuation of sl90,290 made by
the State Tax Commission against the
Du Pont Powder Company.
With sears of bullet and shrapnel
wounds received In the battle of Ypres
on his chest and thigh, Christopher
Jensen, one of the soldiers entertained
by the Denver Rotary Club, is going
back again to fight the Kaiser.
Frank E. Wire of Denver an.
nounces the organization of the Cen.
trail Consolidated Tunnel, Mining and
Milling Company, capitalized at $780,
900, in 100000 shares, and owning a
bond and lease on the Burns. Moore
Tunnel, Mining and Milling Company
holdings.
To save vast Montana cattle herds
from possible starvation and to pre-.
sent to Colorado farmers at the same
time good business proposition, the
Denver federal office OF markets is
sending out data to all Colorado farm
ers describing cattle procurable in
Montana.
Organized labor officially began the
movement Of bringing to men and
women OF the ranks knowledge OF
the higher branches OF learning, when
representatives appointed last sum.
mer filed articles of incorporation at
the capitol in the name of the Colora-
do Labor Educational Association.
The Denver division Of officers who
recently arrived home after being
commissioned at Fort Sheridan train.
ing camp, met at a luncheon and IF.
fected organization of local branch
Of national movement looking
toward taking care of the needs of the
officers and their families. so that the |
officers minds will not be distracted
by domestic and business affairs while |
they are at the front.
DIR. w. H. Sharpley, manager of
health and charity in Denver, will |
urge Mayor Speer to allow him 10 go |
extensively into the hog business at
the county farm as result of his first
years experiment with porkers. The
farm sold LAT hogs for total of 49,.
e76.56, and there are 200 left.