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FORD OCCUPANTS i ] = :: =
ESCAPE AS TRAIN a.
'r'' be-. DEMOL|SHES CAR

Eaton - Thru freak of fate
Arthur Molander and Sam Lopez.
two men employed on the ranch of
Ralph J. Eaton, west of Eaton, es-
capped with scratches at O'Clock
Saturday night when the Ford road
ster they were riding was struck and
completely demolished by Union
Pacific freight train. The accident
happened at thes crossing which APP
proaches the freight depot. The
Ford belonged to Ralph Eaton,
A freight locomotive was backing
cars over the crossing and the rear
car of hte string struck the Eaton
Ford. The two men were thrown to
one side OF the track. The Ford was
caught and ground to splinters before
the engine stopped. Eaton garage
men say that the machine is the most
complete wreck that they have ever
seen. 4
Members of the Ralph Eaton fami-
ly stated that the freight train was
not protected by q flagman or lantern
and that il was being backed over
the crossing at high speed. The two
men in the wrecked car stated that
they did not see or hear the train
until they were hurled into the air
by the force of the collision. But for
unexplainable chance they would
have been ground under the wheels
OF the train.
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NEGROES THANK
NORTHERN BOARD

Eaton,-The northern Weld draf
board has received the following
letter from the three negro soldier,
who entrained from here for CAM
Funston, Oct. q.
Camp Funston, Oct. 80, Fl
To the Local Board. Eaton, Colo,
Mr.. r. C. Philips. chairman.
Sirs.-We wish to extend to the
board our best wishes and regards
in appreciation OF your kindness
an1 we shall always remember,
even when under fire. the exciting
game between Eaton and Long
mont. We wish to thank also the
Red Cross for the blankets and
socks. We would appreciate. a
copy of The Eaton Herald occas-
ionally. should 1t not be too much
trouble. aH ~
Samuel Threadgill,
Wayne Tichenor,
Alva c. Thomas.
Co. K, Colored Regiment, Nation
al Army, Camp Funston, KAN :
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POISON BERRIES
KILL HUDSON BOY

That the two and oone-half year
old son nj William A. Piper, a Hud.
son rancher, died last Monday as
ries has been established by re-
port received by DR.. Earl Crawford
from the state agricultural colledge
at Ft Collins.
The youngster died Monday
the result OF eating poisonous ber-
morning after very sudden illness
He was brought to the physicians
office hut died before any aid could
be given him. Mrs. Piper stated
that the little boy and his five-year
old sister We're picking berries Sun
day when she took the unknown
fruit away from the youngster and
told the girl that the berrie. were
probably poisonous.
When the boy became critically
i'll Monday, the little girl said "Ma-
ma he ate to many of those her,
ries," q
The berries in question are
known as three leaf nightshade.
The authorities at the "Aggie" col
lege state that they are poisonous
but that the Piper case is the first
human poisoning to result from DAT
ing them that has ever been inves4
tigated there.-Greeley Tribune
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THE G0BLINS WERE OUT
ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT
Did Some Good, Some Bad and Some
Debatble Acts Of Usual Nature

The goblins, visited Raymer on
Hallowe'enl and performed about
the usual pranks OF spirits in wei
times and dry times. Some of the
acts met with unstinted praise, 9th
ers were more appreciated here in
Raymer than in portions OF the
earth more remote from the scene
oof their activities.
The wind mill which for some
time has0 ceased to be either orna-
mental or beneficial was forcibly re-
moved from its place in the midlt
OF Centre Avenue and taken hence
and the place that knew 1t once will
know II no more and there is neither
mouorning nor anger at its very
timely removal. s#@ g'N@Es
Evidently the goblins considered
that the two ancient cars whic serve
as a depot at this place had alst
served their day and generation In
such manner as to entitle them t.
discharge with sighting mention
OF their passing on. There is eve
ry Indication that the plans were
we'll laid and the failure to carr,
out IT, opurose was due to miscal'
crfasfs. OF the man 1--WE mean spir
it, power of the goblins. The thinf
still stood in the morning, but III
appearance had not been improved
by the attempt too wreck 1t.
So far as we have heard no ONT
in Raymer would have mourned iti
removal any more than they DIP thu
moving OF the old mill, but the en-
thusiasm OF the superintendent al
Sterling did not manifest itself tn,
next morning in words Of praise fol
the deed.
Not that Mr.. McShane lacked en-
thusiasm, far from 1t. He ever
eloquent as he discoursed TO fep
business men on the subject. Hi
fow Of language is said to have beer
very complete and his quotation
were from profane history as tina
term is quite commonly understood
The Enterprise does not wish a
any time to seem to countenanc'
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BUCKINGHAM BUDGET

Ralph Dinsmoor. who has been at
tending school at Fort Collins, re
turned home Wednesday. Ralph has
mot been enjoying the best of health
and may remain home for the winter
A large crowd gathered at the Hall
for Halloween merry -making and in
dulged In various games till late
hour when refreshments were enjoy
ed, by, all, These social gatherings
80 far IN sereating or maintaining q
right community spirit.
Mrs. X. Nordell is visiting rela-
'tives in Julesburg. TUT al
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Potter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cook attended the Elevator
meeting at Sterling Saturday. ri
Mr.. J. Silvis is having a new house
built on his farm west of town.
F. l.. Doty returned Saturday from
a. business trip to Sidney. Nebr., and
intervening points. n.98Rvb
High School was dismissed d part
OF last week to give the teacher, Miss
Reynolds, an opportunity to attend
the Teachers Association which was
held IN Denver. She reports very
enthusiastic and inspiring meeting
with five thousand teachers in at
tendance. A.-s+ ~Fl=
Roy Gray and Arlington Doty each
lost a valuable horse lately with
founder. Sn anl
Fl. ID. Lauer, with his mother and
Mrs. James Amber, motored to Fort
Collins last Thursday.
I Mr. G, E. Hobbs halAed several
loads OF wheat to tswn this week
with his Ford truck.
{ Jerry Wagor was called to his
boMe in Kansas last week by the ILL
ness of his motber.
c. A. Sides is carrying the mail on
Route l. in place of II. D, Lauer, who
resigned
The following pupils in the Buck
ingham school were neither tardy
nor absent during the month of Octo.
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SCHOOL NOTES

Don Niekerson was on the sick
list last week.
The Seventh and Eighth Grade
girls entertained the Seventh and
Eighth grade boys at party in thu
afternoon on October 81 The usual
ffaliowe'en games were played
Mrs. Hewitt room has class In
Current Events every Friday after
noon from 2:45 to $3.50. ThepubliC
IL invited.
Pauline Rasmussen, Of Lost Springs
Kansas, is enrolled in the sixth grade
in Mrs, Hewitt's room.
The school will give Thanksgiv-
ing entertainment Friday evening
Now 90, commencing at S:15. Each
room will give an exercise plays
drills, music. etc Don't miss It, Ad-
mission Is and 25 cents. Proceeds
10 be used for playA ground equipment
and other school purposes.
Theregular weekly teachers meet.
Ing was held Monday evening. Plans
We're made to organize into a clut
and take up the regular reading cir.
Gle books.
The school was given a quarter
holiday last Friday as "Clean-up'
day to clean up the school yard
Did you notice what good job the
pupils did?
Miss Danielson and Prof. Dupuy
attended the Teachers Association
al Denver last Thursday and Friday
These teachers will give report OF
the meeting at the teachers meeting
here Monday after school Nov. 10
All interested are invited to hear
this report Fhe High School had Q
vacation while the teachers wer,
away.
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NELD.COUNTY I'd. Be
ORGANIZED FOR ALL +,
= .s.ass slssa WAR ACTIVITIES

don. Quinn and The Enterprise
man We're called to Greeley Tuesday
evening to To be present at a meet
ing called forsthe purpose. of eorgtn-
izing all OF the county into a live,
active body of men ready to be call
ed al any time to do their part in ev-
cry movement required for the pros
eeution of the war. from Liberty loan
drives TO Red Cross and Y M. G. A.
and Food Conservation campaigns
Representative men from all oyer
The county were there and some in
tensely interesting addresses were
given by earnest men ready to do
their bit.
From this meeting the men pres
ent were urged to go home and stir
|up every community to the enthusi-
astic and earnest support of the vari-
ous lines of work required, so that
The county might have team work
along all lines.
In keeping with this idea a meet
ing of all the people of the Raymer
precinct is called for the Auditori-
um at the School house next Sunday
morning at 1900 o'clock to organ
i2e for service to our country.
II is important that this be done
al once, for next week a drive strts
10 raise s15.o0D 90 for the army Y.
NJ. g, A., that much money to be CIV
en- by Weld county,
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COMMERCIAL CLUB GETS
INTO ACTION FOR NEW DEPOT
Committee of Business Men Inter-
view Utilities Commission

Last week the Commercial Club
held a meeting to determine what
should be done in regard to several
matters, but more especially about
depot and the roads leading into
town and crossings in the town.
Probably the action of the boys
at the depot Halloween and the
subsequent remarks Of the superin-
tendent about the distance of the
time when a depot would be built
had something to do with the i'm
mediate action determined upon.
Upon the depot matter a commit
tee composed OF Louis Allen, +. l..
Knapp, Mr.. Frantz, j. N. Quinn and
The Enterprise man were appoint
ed to go to Denver and present the
matter to the Public Utilities Com
mission Of the state. The gentle
men were also instructed to find out
what, could be done to relieve the
car shortage for wheat shipments.
The committee got into commu-
nication with the Commission by
phone and arranged for a meeting
with them on Monday morning of
this week, The committee found
that the Commission was confront
ed with many insistent demands for
cars, but that conditions were inn
proving Especially on the western
slope has the situation been most
serious. There the demand for cars
i'll which to move perishable prod
ucts had been way beyond the abil-
lty Of the railroads to meet the de-
mand, with the result that large
quantities Of fruit was frozen and
destroyed The Commission had re-
ports on the needs of this locality,
but promised To do all that could
be done to relieve the situation at
this point and see that we received
cars as rapidly as possible and at
the same time not rob other places
OF their fair portion of the transpor-
tation facilities. There is no doubt
that the railways are taxed way be-
yond their ability to take care OF a
crop that has broken all records in
Colorado, a least.
In the matter of a depot, q petit
lion was filed with the Commission
settling forth the needs and this will
have to take its turn, but the com
pany will have ten days in which to
lile an answer and then, IL they de-
ny the need of the Improvement,
hearing Will be had at later date
The Commission will not wish to
Ioree the railway unless they find
that they are negligent In the mat
ter, for we all appreciate that the
railways have tremendous bur-
den in these strenuous war times
AT the meeting OF the Club II was
decided that road work could not
walt longer on the pleasure Of the
county authorities. and 1t was de-
cided to employ Mr.. Kile to do
considerable work, on the more i'm
portant and worst roads before the
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-11-08
Lick Your Plate and Lick Kaiser" "

El Paso, Texas.-"Lick your plate
and lick, the kaiser" is the slogan
adopted by the Hoover food commiss-
ion here. This slogan will be used
in the campaign to conserve food.
A big Illuminated sign has been
erected on the city hall urging every
one TO save food and help defeat Ger
many.
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where sale is going on.
Mr.. Wanser has moved the house
in that Mrs. Johnson lived in this
summer, onto his land in the west
part OF town. His family will move
here soon from Nebraska.
Miss Verna Bishop departed last
Saturday for her home in York. Neb.
(after agtiye or six weeks visit with
her aunt, Mrs. A. F'ike. She eX-
presses herself as charmed with this
section of the country.
Arthur Dueker. 0rville Northup
and Lloyd Fowler came over from
Fort Collins Saturday for an over
Sunday visit with the home folks.
The boys are enthusiastic about the
town and school at TT. Collins.
Dr. j. LHancock, OF Kearney,
Nebraska. arrived in Raymer Satur-
day TO look over his holdings in this
vicinity, but when he arrived at
Raymer, he was not certain II was
the place, so much has II grown the
past year. .Hit '.a
Misses Myrtle Danielson, Ruth
Graves, Frances wilkins aand Mr..
Du Puy teachers from near Raymer
attended the Teachers meeting at
Denver the latter part of the week,
returning to their school work Mon
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carberry, who were
members OF the Lucas show compa-
my showing al this place last week
have decided to remain in Rsymer
and locate here. They elft for Den
yer Monday to prepare their house
hold goods for moving
Mesdames Wellman and Erford
and the little son OF Mrs. Erfonl
went TO Denver last week where the
little fellow had an operation per
formed on his limb. The little fell
low is getting along nicely and they
expect to be home this week.
Mr. Splitter and his daughter, Leota
were obliged to cut hteir trip tC
Denver short last week on account
Of Mr.. Splitter haveing an attack Of
sickness that made II necessary fol
him to come home. and MissLeots
Game with him missing the Teach
Iers' meeting much to her regret anc
disappointment. nj ff egs..t n
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LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST
OsaGs oI The People Of Raymer and Vicinity Tor Past
Of ea sool Week lold IN Brief Et4tl
.sIdeal weather all last week.

;sIdeal weather all last week. j, !
Mrs. Louetta Wanser left Satur-
day for visit at North Platt, Neb.
Miss Elders hoouse is completed
|and they expect to move in this
week
Mrs. l.. A. Beson has bot couple
OF Raymcr lots and expects to build
in the near future.
Mr., Molthu has recently bot him
~ hewp Twin City Tractor and is busy
this week tearing the earth.
Mrs. II. c. FIX returned home
Sunday after spending few days
In Morgan, having dental work
done '
We received card from Mrs J.
H. White, saying they expected to
be home this week and were having
a fine trip. EaM
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Niekerson
made a trip to Fort Collins Saturday
and brot their son Cyrus home to
visit until Sunday afternoon.
William Seavy came up from Ster-
ling last Thursday for visit at the
homestead, taking advantage of a
vacation in the Sterling schools.
Mrs. A. b. Allen returned home
Monday after several days visit with
her daughter. Mrs. Stephens. Her
little grandson accompanied her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Petri had q very en-
joyable trip to Fort Collins and the
Big Horn country Saturday and
Sunday, returning home the follow
ing day -4F ogJ all.-a a.
l.. A. Whittier and family OF Ster-
ling drove up Sunday and spent the
day at 6. l.. snyders. Merle who
e. me, up last week returned home
with the family,
Mr. -Veron Saiyers of Alma, Neb.,
arrived in Raymer Friday for a visit
with his father James Salyers, and
also with the Fiscus boys. his old
neighbors in Nebraska.
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Miss sVerna Bishop departed last
Saturday for her home in York. Neb.
after agtiye or six weeks visit with
her aunt. Mrs. A. Fike. She ex-
presses herself as charmed with this
section of the country.
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Mr.. Veron Salyers of Alma, Neb.,
arrived in Raymer Friday for a visit
with his father James Salyers. and
also with the Fiscus boys. his old
neighbors in Nebraska.
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Mr.. Wanser has moved the house
in that Mrs. Johnson lived in this
summer, onto his land In the west
part OF town. His family will move
here soon from Nebraska.
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Meet me at the Bargain Store
where sale is going on,
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Everything marked in plan figures
1t Norwoods. NWFsr.
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l.. A. Whittier and family OF Ster-
ling drove up Sunday and spent the
day at g. l.. Snyders. Merle who
&. me, up last week returned home
with the family.
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Big bargain counter A. isorwpsa
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-11-08

Arthur Ducker. 0rville Northup
and Lloyd Fowler came over from
Fort Collins Saturday for an over
Sunday visit with the home folks.
The boys are enthusiastic about the
town and school at TT. Collins.
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Mr. and Mrs. Petri had q very en-
joyable trip to Fort Collins and the
Big Horn country Saturday and
Sunday, returning home the follow
ing day, 4 f.4.. 4.....s .--
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CONTINUED on page q
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Abused superlatlves.

It Is hard to make people understand
that the adjective almost invariably
weakens the noun, and that the word
''very," for instance, does not strength
en- a statement. but qualities 1t. A
good example might be taken from the
August communications Of our presi-
dent, who weakens the word "sincere"
by saying "very sincere" But the use
Of the superlative is even more abused.
We talk of the 'unimpeachab hon
esty of somebody or other, knowing
perfectly well that anybody's honesty
may be impeached. What seems to be
required is a readjustment Of our hab-
Its Of thought, and better teaching OF
the value of words and even Of the
usefulness of grammar. A superlative
necessarily involves an axiom. 1t COM
mits you, like saying that the sum of
the angles Of any triangle is equal to
two right angles. Your dilemma arises
when you try to prove 1t. "Impregna-
bility" and 'invulnerability," and all
the other superlatives In such general
use are posing as axioms when they
are mostly fallacies.-wall Street
Journal.
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Observation-Disclosures
5 HANDICRAFT
s FOR BOYS
8 BY A. NEELY HALL
cssas@.n," HsaSiersSl0 s HsndS .
= Boyn" etc.
u"RhRhHHhHS
Copyright. BY A. Nicely Haill
A GARDEN WHEgLeARRoW.

The homemade wheelbarrow in Fig.
I 10 similar to one ! have used for
several years In my own garden, and
10 90 simple in construction that any
boy can make one like II.
Fig. Q shows the complete frame.
work. Handle-bars A are pieces OF
2x2 4 feet 4 inches long Zig. 81. Whit
tie the handle ends round for . dis
lance Of 10 or ~ inches. The handle
bars are connected by the ia cross
pieces b and c. with B placed 10
inches from the wheel ends. and c
about Fl inches from the handle ends
You will see by Fig. that the wheel
ends Of the bars are placed 8 inches
apart, and the handle ends . feet
apart. You will also notice that cross
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pieces B and C are placed at right an
giles TO . center line drawn through
points half way between the ends. This
IL very important Nail the crosspieces
in place; then saw on their ends even
with the handle-bars. Az holes must
be bored through the crosspiece G for
the wheelbarrow legs Gig. 81. pro-
vide Q space for the holes when nail
ing @ to bars A.
II you can get 10 or 11inch Iron
sheave. or pulley wheel. at your hard
ware store. It will make . splendid
barrow wheel. A 10-inch carriage bolt,
flve-eighths inch In diameter. and .
couple OF iron washers. will be needed
for mounting the wheel.
The space between the wheel ends
Of the handle-bars 10 much wider than
necessary for the wheel. and must be
taken care Of by spiking . block u.
Figs. 4 and 81 TO each bar. This pair
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Home bu!l'
! : Helps 7
SITE SHOULD FIT THE HOME


Most Of the suburbanites who are
saving to build a house-the sort they
have dreamed Of possessing-give so
much attention to the actual plans OF
the dwelling that they do not stop to
think at all of the vast importance
of the houses setting.
There are Joys and profits In site
hunting. and the average home-builder
who Is willing to content himself with
the first strip Of land In a desirable
neighborhood with which his real-es-
tate dealer confronts him never
guesses.
Obviously. the average suburban lot
Is the "flat, treeless, so by 1OO," on
which, of course. there Is little posi-
BILE latitude in building. The house
must be oblong and stand on one Of Its
ends about In the center Of the lot,
with an inconsequential margin on
either side Of green in front and rear.
There are interminable streets Of these
In every suburb.
But in every suburb also there are
odd corners that have been passed by
as unsuitable. Like the neglected
creed beds In the farmers fields, they
are generally In odd shapes and wood
ed, the hand Of the "improver" hav-
ing passed them as hopeless. In ru-
raj districts where land Is rated by Its
cultivatable area, these are literally
waste and can often be bought for
very little.
One of the least-appreciated kind OF
sites for a home Is the gully or draw.
Everywhere among the hills there are
places where the waters have cut out
a bed to the rocks and stream
splashes swiftly downward among the
trees.
II you have a definite plan for your
house in mind before you have an idea
for the site, you should seek your site
to At the home. A chateau would be
out Of place where bungalow cottage
would be wholly at ease. A barn might
be badly misplaced on the ideal site
for a farmhouse. Your house, as has
been said. is the chief element In YOU
composition.
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of blocks should be Of the proper
shape and size 20 their inside faces
will be parallel and about AZ inches
apart. Bore Q hole through the bars
and blocks for the carriage bolt axle.
being careful to get the holes exactly
opposite 90 the wheel will run straight
and true when mounted.
The wheslbarrow legs are pieces OF
broom handle IL inches long. Bore an
inch hole through crosspiecs G near
each end Zig. 81 for each leg to Mt
in, and then, to make q deeper socket.
cut the pair of blocks d Fig. 81. bore
the same size hole through each. and
nail to crosspiece G. Figs. and .
show how to brace the legs with wire.
These wires must BE- ~ taut ~ pos
sible. and the way to mako them taut
10 BY doubling the wire. slipping .
nail between the strands. and turning
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Outlawed Rob Roy.

When the sheriff court was removed
from Inveraray to Dunoon, there was
among the documents the proclama-
ton making Rob Roy an outlaw. The
letter-press Is as black as when 1t left
the press of the kings printer, nearly
200 years ago. The Endorsement Is as
follows: Proclamation for the &C
cusing and apprehending Robert Roy
Campbell. alias McGregor. dated 10th
March. l719. 9th March, 17l9.-Pub-
lished at the Mercat Cross OF In
veraray by John Mcpherson. messen-
ger, before these witnesses: James
Campbell. Provost there: Archibald
Campbell and Charles Stewart. writer's
there. and divers Others. "-Edinburgh
Scotsman.
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this nail until the wire IL tightly twist

this nail until the wire 10 tightly twist
cd from end to end Gig. %.
A grocery boz may be used for the
barrow boz Zig. l0). Remove one
end. and then to hold the bottom
boards together nail batten across
the under side Oh. Fig. 10). Nail an
other batten Of corresponding thick
ness across the bottom at the other
end Cd. Fasten together the ends Of
the side boards by the two pairs OF
strips J. Place them one inch apart
TO provide for Q removable end TX.
Zig. 100.
Increase the depth Of the boz at its
front by the addition Of . board IL.
Fig. l0). FAstsn this In place with Q
pair OF bsttens (M. Then cut the
triangular side pieces N Of the shape
shown. and nail them In place.
When the boz has been completed
nail II TO the barrow frame.